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In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 single-person households, with individuals aged 19\u201339 years, living in Seoul, the demographic group with the highest housing poverty rate in South Korea. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Based on the health concepts of the respondents, housing poverty negatively affected health in terms of \u201cthe occurrence and continuation of anxiety,\u201d \u201cthe increase and continuation of lethargy,\u201d \u201cthe difficulty in managing daily life and taking care of health,\u201d \u201cthe lack of a dependable support person,\u201d and \u201cthe difficulty in preventing and treating disease.\u201d The majority of young people experienced difficulties responding to their situations, and their housing poverty was hard to overcome. 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