Research Article
A Qualitative Study of Georgian Youth Who Are on the Street or Institutionalized
Table 2
Study 1 free list responses, causes of children going to the street, Tbilisi and Gori combined, (
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| Q1. What are the causes of children going to the street? | Number reporting |
| They can’t afford/economic hardship | 49 | Because of disagreement at home/parents fight | 20 | Are orphans | 22 | Parents are drunkards | 20 | Lack care or attention/lack of guardian | 18 | Parents force them to make money | 15 | They have no shelter (homeless) | 12 | Beat (parents) | 11 | Were thrown out of (⋯) | 9 | When they quarrel with children | 9 | Freedom | 6 | Are afraid of coming home | 5 | Parents can’t understand children | 5 | Interest in street | 5 | Pride | 5 | Have sick/ill parents (beat them) | 4 | They have no patron | 4 | Meet friends in order not to be alone in the street | 4 | Street life becomes a custom/habit | 4 | For stealing | 4 | Because of punishment at home (the street attracted them) | 4 | Beggary | 4 |
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Reported responses with > 3 respondents.
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