According to a survey conducted in 2023, 71 percent of Americans who identified as Independent and 76 percent of Americans who identified as Republican believed that drug and alcohol use was a major cause of homelessness in the United States. In comparison, only 63 percent of Democrats shared this belief.
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Morning Consult. (May 31, 2023). Share of Americans who believe that select issues are a major cause of homelessness in the United States in 2023, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/
Morning Consult. "Share of Americans who believe that select issues are a major cause of homelessness in the United States in 2023, by political party." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/
Morning Consult. (2023). Share of Americans who believe that select issues are a major cause of homelessness in the United States in 2023, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/
Morning Consult. "Share of Americans Who Believe That Select Issues Are a Major Cause of Homelessness in The United States in 2023, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/
Morning Consult, Share of Americans who believe that select issues are a major cause of homelessness in the United States in 2023, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of Americans who believe that select issues are a major cause of homelessness in the United States in 2023, by political party [Graph], Morning Consult, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446063/us-political-beliefs-on-what-causes-homelessness/