Number of evictions by county and demographics variables.
Link to App: Evictions Dashboard
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Methods and thoughts on defining geographic markets for health care services, i.e., a guided tour of a particularly complex rabbit hole. John Graves et al. https://github.com/graveja0/health-care-markets.git
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Desmond, M., & Kimbro, R. T. (2015). Eviction's fallout: Housing, hardship, and health. Social Forces, 94(1), 295-324. This study provides evidence that eviction can lead to numerous negative consequences, including residential instability, increased material hardship, and depression. The authors argue that eviction is not just a condition of poverty but a cause of it.
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Hartman, C., & Robinson, D. (2003). Evictions: The hidden housing problem. Housing Policy Debate, 14(4), 461-501. This research revealed that eviction is a significant cause of homelessness. It also discussed how eviction can lead to job loss, due to the stress and logistical issues associated with finding new housing.
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Desmond, M., & Gershenson, C. (2016). Housing and employment insecurity among the working poor. Social Problems, 63(1), 46-67. This paper discussed how eviction can result in job loss, as the stress and upheaval make it harder to maintain employment. This can then lead to a downward spiral of increasing housing and job insecurity.
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Fowler, K. A., Gladden, R. M., Vagi, K. J., Barnes, J., & Frazier, L. (2015). Increase in suicides associated with home eviction and foreclosure during the US housing crisis: findings from 16 National Violent Death Reporting System States, 2005–2010. American Journal of Public Health, 105(2), 311-316. This study found a significant correlation between the rates of eviction and suicide in the US, highlighting the severe mental health impacts of eviction.
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Leifheit, K. M., Pollack, C. E., & Pollack, H. A. (2021). Evictions and mortality: evidence from a quasi-experiment. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The authors found that evictions significantly increased mortality rates among evicted individuals, suggesting a profound health risk associated with eviction.