Why is it difficult to know the exact number of homeless persons? (Select all that apply.)
a. Homeless people refuse to provide demo-graphic information.
b. Many homeless people refuse to be inter-viewed.
c. It is difficult to generalize from one loca-tion to another.
d. Some persons experience short intervals of homelessness.
e. Homeless individuals are most likely hid-ing within the community.
ANS: B, C, D
Those who are homeless are hard to find since they may sleep in boxcars, on building roofs, in doorways, or under freeways or pedestrian overpasses; temporarily stay with friends or family; refuse to be interviewed or deliberately hide the fact that they are homeless; have only short or intermittent episodes of being without a home; or may not fit in a general category.
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