Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Housing Instability

This encompasses a number of challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, living in overcrowded conditions, moving frequently, living with friends or relatives out of necessity, being unhoused, or spending the bulk of household income (>50%) on housing. (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/housing-instability)

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Abstract

This encompasses a number of challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, living in overcrowded conditions, moving frequently, living with friends or relatives out of necessity, being unhoused, or spending the bulk of household income (>50%) on housing. (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/housing-instability)

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Housing Insecurity
  • Housing Insecurities
  • Insecurity, Housing
  • Instability, Housing
  • Housing Eviction
  • Residential Eviction
  • Eviction, Housing
  • Eviction, Residential
  • Housing Evictions
  • Residential Evictions

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Indexing Annotation

for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Housing (2010-2021)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.880w.853.996w.134.750
  2. N01.824w.363

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Housing Instability. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000091003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000091003
  2. Housing Instability. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112159693