71. What are the primary causes of homelessness? The answers given are just what triggered the transition from bad to worse. My anecdotal explanation (besides

71. What are the primary causes of homelessness? The answers given are just what triggered the transition from bad to worse. My anecdotal explanation (besides substance abuse and mental illness) is that people who "failed to launch" in the sense that they were not cut out for professional careers (or who couldn't afford to go to college) ended up living on the cheap with their parents. When their parents passed away they weren't even in a position to work at a fast-food job. That's a scenario I imagine, but perhaps it doesn't correspond to reality...