Table 2 Characteristics of people experiencing homelessness by displacement status in Denver, Colorado, September 2018-February 2019
Characteristic | Overall study sampleFootnote 1 N = 397 | Never displaced N = 159 | Displaced one or more times N = 238 | Fisher’s exact chi square p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.29 | |||
Under 24Footnote 2 | 38 (10%) | 14 (9%) | 24 (10%) | |
25–34 | 80 (20%) | 27 (17%) | 53 (22%) | |
35–44 | 79 (20%) | 29 (18%) | 50 (21%) | |
45–54 | 102 (26%) | 41 (26%) | 61 (26%) | |
55+ | 98 (25%) | 48 (30%) | 50 (21%) | |
Race and Ethnicity | 0.13 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 163 (41%) | 62 (39%) | 101 (42%) | |
Black or African American | 59 (15%) | 25 (16%) | 34 (14%) | |
Hispanic or Latinx | 70 (18%) | 36 (23%) | 34 (14%) | |
Mixed Race or OtherFootnote 3 | 105 (26%) | 36 (23%) | 69 (29%) | |
Gender Identity | 0.22 | |||
Cisgender Male | 269 (68%) | 100 (63%) | 169 (71%) | |
Cisgender Female | 110 (28%) | 51 (32%) | 59 (25%) | |
Transgender, Nonbinary, or OtherFootnote 4 | 18 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 10 (4%) | |
Duration Homeless | 0.02* | |||
< 6 months | 43 (11%) | 26 (16%) | 17 (7%) | |
6–12 months | 44 (11%) | 20 (13%) | 24 (10%) | |
1–2 years | 92 (23%) | 37 (23%) | 55 (23%) | |
> 2 years | 218 (55%) | 76 (48%) | 142 (60%) | |
Primary Sleeping Setting | < 0.001* | |||
Sheltered or other | 133 (34%) | 81 (51%) | 52 (22%) | |
Outside, in a car, or abandoned building | 264 (67%) | 78 (49%) | 186 (78%) | |