租金援助计划是否可以缓解儿童的过度拥挤?
Frank Zhu1, Andrew Fenelon2, Penelope Schlesinger1
1Yale School of Public Health, 60 College St., New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
概括
联邦租金援助大大减少了有孩子的家庭的家庭拥挤. 扩大对住房计划的准入可以通过减少过度拥挤来改善健康结果.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 住房政策 住房政策
- 儿童健康 儿童健康
背景情况:
- 拥挤的生活条件会对健康产生负面影响,尤其是儿童.
- 负担得起的住房对于低收入家庭至关重要,以防止过度拥挤.
- 联邦租金援助计划旨在改善住房获取.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查美国住房和城市发展部 (HUD) 租金援助和家庭拥挤之间的关系.
- 调查不同类型的租金援助如何影响拥挤措施.
- 评估住房援助对有孩子的家庭的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了国家健康和营养检查调查 (NHANES) 数据.
- 将NHANES数据与HUD行政租金援助记录联系起来.
- 分析了与当前和最近的租金援助收款有关的拥挤措施.
主要成果:
- 住房租援助与统计学上显著减少家庭拥挤的可能性有关.
- 租金援助与拥挤之间的关联因援助类型 (公共住房,多户家庭,优惠券) 而异.
- 目前,不到25%的符合条件的家庭获得租金援助.
结论:
- 联邦租金援助有效地减少了家庭拥挤.
- 扩大获得租金援助的机会可以减轻与过度拥挤相关的不良健康影响.
- 有针对性的住房干预措施对于改善儿童和家庭福祉至关重要.
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