Pathways into homelessness: recently homeless adults problems and service use before and after becoming homeless in Amsterdam

Table 3 Self reported problems before homelessness related to pathways into homelessness#

	total (n = 120)		eviction (n = 41)		relationship (n = 38)		other (n = 29)
Reported problems before homelessness	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Social problems (n = 109)	88	81	35	85	32	84	21	70
financial debts	73	61	33*	81	18	47	18	62
domestic conflicts	55	46	18	44	29**	76	6	21
Medical Problems (n = 109)	83	76	32	78	30	79	21	70
Addiction total	57	48	24	59	17	45	10	35
alcohol ##	26	22	12***	29	5	13	4	13
drugs	37	31	12	29	15	40	6	21
cocaine	33	28	10	24	14	37	6	21
heroin	14	12	5	12	6	16	1	3
gambling	22	18	10	24	5	13	4	14
Mental problems	67	56	26	63	20	53	16	53
depressed	61	51	24	59	18	47	14	47
fearful	29	24	15	37	6	16	5	17
confused	23	19	8	20	6	16	7	23
Physical problems	26	22	7	17	10	26	8	28

# 120 recently homeless people in Amsterdam who lost their house for the first time between April 2002–April 2004.
## according Garretsen scale [14]
*p = 0.009; **p < 0.001; ***p = 0.048

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