Hope for the Homeless NC State Student Survey 1. Do homeless people on Hillsborough St. affect your decisions about where to eat, walk, shop, etc.? Yes 10% No 67% Sometimes 23% 2. What is your response when approached by a homeless person? Smile and keep walking 50% Ignore the person completely 20% Give them money 11% Buy them food 5% Tell them to get a job 2% Try to just talk to them 12% 3. How do you feel when you see a homeless person? Sad 37% Indifferent 26% Guilty 6% Fortunate 25% Compelled to Action 6% 4. Do you feel physically threatened by the homeless on Hillsborough St.? Yes 1% No 69% Sometimes 30% 5. Why do you think these people are on the streets? Laziness 18% Drugs and alcohol 28% Work full time but do not make enough money to meet basic needs 7% Lack of supportive services 23% Other 24% 6. What would make you feel more comfortable about being around the homeless? “If they [the homeless] looked cleaner; If they wouldn’t beg; More police around; Not being alone around them; Killing them all; If they would start trying to help themselves; If they wouldn’t pressure for money/food; Knowing that they were honestly trying to work; If they weren’t drunk or on drugs; If they got a job; If they didn’t have so many mental problems; Knowledge of why they’re homeless (their background); Not having to feel guilty about being privileged; Getting to know them.”