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Descriptor English: Housing Instability
Descriptor Spanish: Inestabilidad de Vivienda
Descriptor inestabilidad residencial
Entry term(s) desalojo de vivienda
desalojo residencial
inseguridad residencial
Scope note: Concepto que comprende diversos desafíos, como tener problemas para pagar el alquiler, vivir en condiciones de hacinamiento, mudarse con frecuencia, vivir con amigos o familiares por necesidad, no tener vivienda o gastar la mayor parte de los ingresos familiares (> 50 %) en la vivienda. (Traducción libre del original: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/housing-instability).
Descriptor Portuguese: Instabilidade Habitacional
Descriptor French: Instabilité en matière de logement
Entry term(s): Eviction, Housing
Eviction, Residential
Housing Eviction
Housing Evictions
Housing Insecurities
Housing Insecurity
Insecurities, Housing
Insecurity, Housing
Instability, Housing
Residential Eviction
Residential Evictions
Tree number(s): I01.880.853.996.134.750
N01.824.363
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091003
Scope note: This encompasses a number of challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, living in overcrowded conditions, moving frequently, living with friends or relatives out of necessity, being unhoused, or spending the bulk of household income (>50%) on housing. (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/housing-instability)
Annotation: for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Housing (2010-2021)
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
DeCS ID: 59833
Unique ID: D000091003
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2022/07/11
Housing Instability - Preferred
Concept UI M000747668
Scope note This encompasses a number of challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, living in overcrowded conditions, moving frequently, living with friends or relatives out of necessity, being unhoused, or spending the bulk of household income (>50%) on housing. (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/housing-instability)
Preferred term Housing Instability
Entry term(s) Housing Insecurities
Housing Insecurity
Insecurities, Housing
Insecurity, Housing
Instability, Housing
Housing Eviction - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000754986
Preferred term Housing Eviction
Entry term(s) Eviction, Housing
Eviction, Residential
Housing Evictions
Residential Eviction
Residential Evictions



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