Housing instability and health: Findings from the Michigan recession and recovery study

► Housing instability was not rare in the recent recession; about one third of respondents overall and half of renters reported some instability. ► Moves for cost, delinquent housing payments, foreclosure and homelessness were associated with poorer health. ► Doubling up, eviction, and frequent moves were not associated with health after multivariate adjustment. ► It is useful to distinguish various types of housing instability and use appropriate risk groups and comparison categories.