Stray Young People in Assen: Qualitative Interviews on Life Experiences

A qualitative dataset from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations contains interview transcripts with young people who have stayed at a youth shelter in Assen. The data captures their experiences with relationships, school, work, addictions, and social networks, as well as their views on support services and future aspirations. The dataset is available as a PDF document under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Thematic analysis of challenges faced by homeless youth based on described topics like relationships and addiction.
• Evaluating perceptions of social support services based on feedback about guidance mentioned in the description.
• Studying social isolation and network limitations based on the mention of limited or absent social networks.
• Understanding future aspirations of marginalized groups based on described desires for housing and a normal life.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the target population via interviews, providing firsthand accounts.
• Covers multiple life domains mentioned in the description: relationships, school, work, and addictions.
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Conversations/interviews with young people staying or having stayed in a youth shelter in Assen.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Assen, Netherlands