Question the validity of claims regarding the demographic makeup of the homeless population and criticize the use of ambiguous survey results as evidence.
You know, I see and hear some folks say that most of our homeless population " are from here". The only "evidence" I have ever seen claimed is that in some surveys of homeless folks many say that their last "permanent" address was here. First, this survey can't possibly have any scientific validity in relation to the totality of the homeless population. Secomd, what that response means certainly has a lot of ambiguity in it. If it is true at all, the next question is to define what "permanent" means to them, followed by the question, how long did that "permanent" residency last? There are lies, damn lies and statistics. All can be the same.