title: A model of homeless migration:  homeless men in Skid Row, Los Angeles.
abstract: "In this paper a conceptual model of homeless migration is developed that links migration behavior with the coping status of homeless individuals.  The model is evaluated by using data drawn from a recent random probability sample of men surveyed in Skid Row, Los Angeles, [California]. Results indicate that homeless migrants tended to be young, never married, white, mentally disabled, and either newly or cyclically homeless individuals.  Long-term residents, in contrast, were apt to be older, physically disabled or suffering from a health-related problem, and had been homeless for some time.  The dominant reason given for moving was to find a job...."  Coping strategies and migration behaviors are also described.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahimian
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wolch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koegel
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014481:United States
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Homeless Persons; Migration; Migration, Internal; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychosocial Factors; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; United States