This is a composite measure of housing instability. A child was scored as having “Experienced housing instability” if they ever experienced homelessness or lived in a shelter, if their caregiver missed a mortgage payment in the past year, or if they have lived in 3 or more places or moved 2 or more times in the past 12 months.
National Survey of Children's Health; Child and Family Health Measures; Family Health and Activities; Indicator 6.29: Housing Instability
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