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1 survey Andrea Szabó - What is? Independent annual survey since 1999 in Hungary; 17 th survey was in 2015 The data collection is on the each year Developed and coordinated by an independent working group: group of individual researchers, experts Target group: homeless people in contact with service providers The questionnaire is anonym and voluntary 1

2 How did it all start? The number of homeless women increased since last year (by the leader of a women s shelter) The proportion of roma homelessness is dropping (by a street worker) Homelessness is unemployment; lately all people are loosing home because of loosing their job (by a social worker at a day center) Homeless men are getting older (by a program leader of a complex service provider) True or False? How did it all start? A group of researchers, experts of homelessness, CEO s of service providers started to develop a tool to answer these questions (all of them from Budapest) There were several questions to answer during this process (lots of them still unresolved) The process was driven by curiosity, but also by service management needs The survey is based on the joint effort of service providers, social workers, researchers, and homeless people 2

3 How it evolved during 16 years? After few years the service providers in main cities outside Budapest encouraged the working group to organize data collection at their locations Few years ago smaller cities of the countryside decided to join Clients are committed to answer the questions: response rate in shelters is around 70% Location of the survey Budapest Main cities cities regional and county centers Smaller cities cities, towns with services for homeless 3

4 Number of respondents Number of respondents, (N= person in Years ) Data of 2015 still in progress! Number of new respondents New respondents never filled out a questionnaire before (N= person in Years ) 4

5 Locality / regionality Number of respondents, (N= person in Years ) Data of 2015 still in progress! Responded (also) in Budapest (N=27 959) Responded in other cities (N=19 973) Locality / regionality Number of respondents (N= person in Years ) Central Hungary Central Hungary Western Transdanubia Budapest Pest County Central Transdanubia Southern Transdanubia Southern Great Plain

6 What do we do? We the working group (kindly) ask the service providers to join The service-providers decide if they join to the data collection We organize regional workshops to explain the process and the questionnaire, also for feedback about the previous survey To motivate the respondents in shelters and hostels they can join to a game: 50 mobile are offered as a prize in raffle; What do we do? The social workers (of the service providers) are offering the questionnaire the homeless people, and they also help to understand the questions, or write down the answers On the streets it is the social workers job to motivate the participants We with the help of the regional 24/7 hotline services collect the questionnaires We publish the latest data at least twice a year: a quick report in late spring (on regional workshops also) and detailed data at the Annual National Conference on Homelessness 6

Data structure Constant questions every year, and annual

longer period Each individual has an identical number

and the date of birth The long term follow up of each

data collection (e.g. on streets, in shelter etc.

7 Data structure Constant questions every year, and annual focus themes each year some of them repeatedly asked in a longer period Each individual has an identical number generated each time at the same method from the monograms and the date of birth The long term follow up of each individual respondent is possible including the place of the data collection (e.g. on streets, in shelter etc.) Data of the data collection: number of the filled out questionnaires How does it look like? 7

8 Target group HOMELESS PEOPLE IN CONTACT WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS street work: ETHOS 1.1 Public space or external space Living in the streets or public spaces, without a shelter that can be defined as living quarters ETHOS 11.1 Mobile homes Not intended as place of usual residence ETHOS 11.2 Non-conventional building Makeshift shelter, shack or shanty ETHOS 11.3 Temporary structure Semi-permanent structure hut or cabin ETHOS 12.1 Occupied dwellings unfit for habitation Defined as unfit for habitation by national legislation or building regulations night shelters,: ETHOS 2.1 homeless hostel ETHOS 3.1 residential care for older homeless people ETHOS 7.1. HOW TO REACH PEOPLE NOT IN CONTACT WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS? Target group Number of respondents, more than one respond (N= person in Years ) Data of 2015 still in progress! MORE respond streets only MORE respond shelter(s) only MORE respond shelter(s) and streets 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8

9 Why do they answer? THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS ANONYM AND VOLUNTARY Local social workers offer them the questionnaire It is good to be asked It is important for them to give us feedback The chance to win a present (mobile) is tempting??? QALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE? ANNUAL SURVEY Do we know more about the target group if we have more questionnaire? Do we know more about the target group if we have data on each year? Do we know what happened, if we know how the numbers are different? NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS 2,500-11,000 AT EACH SURVEY, 48,000 INDIVIDUAL BETWEEN 3 RD FEBRUARY 1999 AND 3 RD FEBRUARY

10 What can we ask in a survey? When did you last live in normal housing? What was the cause of your becoming homeless? How much money did you have in January 20? What was the source of your income? What does your permanent health problem or disability prevent you from doing? Have you ever been called Roma? Do you consider yourself homeless? If yes, how long ago are you homeless? Where did you live a year ago? Where did you spent the last night? What is your highest education? Who do you live with? What is your birth date (or birth year)? IS THIS ENOUGH INFORMATION? What is the story behind the numbers? What was the cause of your becoming homeless? (2014) Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Family conflicts ,6 44,9 44,9 Economical /financial reasons ,6 26,3 71,2 Valid Leaving an institution 552 5,3 6,2 77,4 Been a victim 505 4,8 5,6 83,0 Various /multiple reasons ,6 17,0 100,0 Total ,0 100,0 Missing ,0 Total ,0 Multiple response is allowed, 12 options + other 10

11 Locality / regionality How long ago are you homeless? Number of respondents, N=7 919, 2014 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% less than a year more than a year more than 2 years more than 3 years more than 4 years more than 5 years more than 6 years more than 7 years more than 8 years more than 9 years more than 10 years Locality / regionality How long ago are you homeless? Number of respondents, N=7 919, 2014 CENTRAL HUNGARY PEST COUNTY NORTHERN HUNGARY NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN SOUTHERN GREAT PLAIN SOUTHERN TRANSDANUBIA CENTRAL TRANSDANUBIA WESTERN TRANSDANUBIA CENTRAL HUNGARY BUDAPEST less than a year more than a year more than 2 years more than 3 years more than 4 years more than 5 years more than 6 years more than 7 years more than 8 years more than 9 years more than 10 years 11

12 CENTRAL HUNGARY BUDAPEST WESTERN TRANSDAN UBIA CENTRAL TRANSDAN UBIA SOUTHERN TRANSDAN UBIA SOUTHERN GREAT PLAIN NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN NORTHERN HUNGARY CENTRAL HUNGARY PEST COUNTY Locality / regionality How long ago are you homeless? Number of respondents, N=7 249, 2014 less than a year more than a year more than 2 years more than 3 years more than 4 years more than 5 years more than 6 years more than 7 years more than 8 years more than 9 years more than 10 years Pros and cons is effective because It is voluntary both for the working group, for the service providers, for the respondents It is transparent we publish data on several ways It is affordable we spend less than 1 on a filled out questionnaire It is based on a joint effort and a lot of voluntary work has barriers because It is a survey, individual stories, detailed information are limited The growing number of respondents is a huge challenge both financial and logistically It is hard to reach target group not in contact with homeless service providers It is hard to explain the local/regional differences (complex background) 12

Pros and cons is important because It provides baseline data for any research on homelessness It can help to develop the services, statistically describe the

analysis is also based on voluntary work limited resources to work with the data Independency and data protection is more important than financial stability

13 Pros and cons is important because It provides baseline data for any research on homelessness It can help to develop the services, statistically describe the potential target group It is possible to follow long term processes It can provide background information for policy development has gaps because Research and analysis is also based on voluntary work limited resources to work with the data Independency and data protection is more important than financial stability sustainability is always a question Thank you for your attention. Any questions? Andrea Szabó working group februarharmadika@gmail.com andiszabo22@gmail.com 13

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