Sociodemographic and health factors in the well-being of homeless men in Sydney, Australia

Ian Darnton-Hill, John A. Mandryk, Philip A. Mock, June Lewis and Charles B. Kerr

Social Science & Medicine, 1990, vol. 31, issue 5, 537-544

Abstract: Throughout the world, homelessness is generally increasing. This paper examines some of the historical precedents and, in an Australian sample, some of the factors leading to ill-health in this group. All studies have shown the ill-effects on health of being homeless and in this group drinking alcohol and length of time on skidrow appear to be the major factors. It is also suggested that the homeless are generally from comparatively disadvantaged backgrounds before becoming homeless, and more likely to be migrants. They were also less likely to have ever married and more likely to have been in jail or psychiatric institutions.

Keywords: homelessness; health; factors; disadvantage; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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