This statistic shows the main obstacles to improving housing access for low-income families according to mayor in the United States in 2017. In that survey, 50 percent of respondents said that the lack of state or federal funds was the biggest obstacle to improving housing access for low-income families.
What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families?
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Boston University. (January 23, 2018). What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/
Boston University. "What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families?." Chart. January 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/
Boston University. (2018). What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/
Boston University. "What Are Two Biggest Obstacles to Improving Access to Housing for Low-income Families?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/
Boston University, What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
What are two biggest obstacles to improving access to housing for low-income families? [Graph], Boston University, January 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/802347/main-obstacles-to-improving-housing-access-for-low-income-families-usa/