|
Age, mean (SD)
|
36.2 (12.3)
|
34.2 (11.1)
|
37.5 (12.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Sex/family status
| | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Single male
|
603 (50.6)
|
317 (66.7)
|
286 (39.9)
| |
|
Single female
|
304 (25.5)
|
125 (26.3)
|
179 (25.0)
| |
|
Adult accompanied by children
|
283 (23.7)
|
33 (6.9)
|
250 (34.9)
| |
|
Race/ethnicity
| | | |
< 0.001
|
|
White
|
662 (55.6)
|
300 (63.2)
|
362 (50.6)
| |
|
Black
|
266 (22.3)
|
72 (15.2)
|
194 (27.1)
| |
|
First Nations
|
100 (8.4)
|
60 (12.6)
|
40 (5.6)
| |
|
Other race/ethnicity
|
163 (13.7)
|
43 (9.1)
|
120 (16.8)
| |
|
Region of birth
| | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Canada
|
812 (68.2)
|
392 (82.5)
|
420 (58.7)
| |
|
Outside Canada
|
379 (31.8)
|
83 (17.5)
|
296 (41.3)
| |
|
Education
| | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Some high school or less
|
597 (50.3)
|
290 (61.3)
|
307 (42.9)
| |
|
High school or equivalent
|
255 (21.5)
|
92 (19.5)
|
163 (22.8)
| |
|
Vocational training/college or above
|
336 (28.3)
|
91 (19.2)
|
245 (34.3)
| |
|
Age at first episode of homelessness, mean (SD)
|
28.4 (13.0)
|
24.8 (11.9)
|
30.9 (13.2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Duration of current episode of homelessness in months, mean (SD)
|
15.7 (35.2)
|
18.7 (37.2)
|
13.8 (33.7)
|
0.02
|
|
Lifetime years of homelessness in years, mean (SD)
|
3.7 (5.5)
|
4.8 (5.6)
|
2.9 (5.2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Drugs and alcohol reported as an impediment from getting out of homelessness
|
162 (13.6)
|
128 (26.9)
|
34 (4.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Simultaneous use of >1 drug in past month*
|
501 (42.1)
|
363 (76.4)
|
138 (19.3)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mean pack-years smoked (SD)
|
17.8 (29.6)
|
21.5 (24.6)
|
15.4 (32.3)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mental health problems (present within the last 30 days)
|
444 (37.3)
|
212 (44.6)
|
232 (32.4)
|
< 0.001
|
