Evicting Children

This study identifies children as a risk factor for eviction. An analysis of aggregate data shows that neighborhoods with a high percentage of children experience increased evictions. An analysis of individual data based on an original survey shows that among tenants who appear in eviction court, th...

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Published in:Social forces 2013-09, Vol.92 (1), p.303-327
Main Authors: Desmond, Matthew, An, Weihua, Winkler, Richelle, Ferriss, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggregate Data
Analysis
Children
Children & youth
Company legal issue
Courts
Discrimination
Eviction
Evictions
Freedom
Freedoms
Habitat
Housing
Housing discrimination
Housing policy
Human ecology and demography
Judgement
Judgment
Landlords
Leases
Modeling
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
Policy making
Poverty
Psychological aspects
Risk
Risk factors
Sociology
Statistics
Tenants
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Summary:This study identifies children as a risk factor for eviction. An analysis of aggregate data shows that neighborhoods with a high percentage of children experience increased evictions. An analysis of individual data based on an original survey shows that among tenants who appear in eviction court, those with children are significantly more likely to receive an eviction judgment. These findings indicate that policymakers interested in monitoring and reducing discrimination should focus not only on the front end of the housing process—the freedom to obtain housing anywhere—but also on the back end: the freedom to maintain housing anywhere.
ISSN:0037-7732
1534-7605
DOI:10.1093/sf/sot047