In the following section, the question asked in the survey is provided, followed by summary analysis, detailed analysis, and the data collected in the survey. Some areas have a very high rate of homeless people who live in the area. This suggests that homeless people in some communities identify themselves with the area and are more likely to conduct their activities in that area, whereas others have a more tenuous connection to the community. The effect is that site identification will be more effective in some communities than in others. Stability in the Boyle Heights and Venice street homeless population may result in a higher count, while other areas will be more difficult to enumerate.
Some homeless people remain in their neighborhood.
Some homeless people are mobile and do not remain in a neighborhood. Some homeless people stay in an area for awhile but don't see it as their home. A substantial portion of those who indicated that they live in the study area have also been on the streets in that area for awhile. A substantial number of those who indicated that they live in the area have been homeless for 7 days, while among those who say they do not live in the area, most have been homeless only a few nights in the last week. The result is that there is no more appropriate site where these people will be enumerated by the Census Bureau.