Many people poised to move through housing choice voucher programs cite violence as a primary factor in their decision-making. This study synthesizes a body of qualitative data to explore how participants recount their experiences with neighborhood violence and analyzes its relationship to residential decision-making. We find that while participants expressed a desire to move to improve their circumstances, they also recounted how neighborhood violence constrained choice by influencing a multitude of factors in the decision-making process. This shows the stress neighborhood violence places on households and how neighborhood factors constrain housing choice.

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移动改进？住房券持有人社区暴力与居住决策的定性元分析

许多准备通过住房选择券计划的人将暴力列为他们决策的主要因素。本研究综合了大量定性数据，以探讨参与者如何讲述他们在社区暴力中的经历，并分析其与住宅决策的关系。我们发现，虽然参与者表达了改善环境的愿望，但他们也讲述了社区暴力如何通过影响决策过程中的多种因素来限制选择。这显示了邻里暴力给家庭带来的压力以及邻里因素如何限制住房选择。