people in the top third of their spending priorities. Respondents to surveys also feel that 55% of homeless people are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and that 45% of homeless people have been to jail before. The majority of U.S. residents surveyed also think that homeless people make neighborhood worse, and that their presence brings down the profitability of local businesses. See also Vagrancy law Homelessness Criminalization Discrimination against homeless people Sit-lie ordinance References External links Constitutional Problems with Criminalization Measures National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. Class discrimination Discrimination against the homeless law Homelessness solutions Human rights by issue Statutory law Housing legislation