All participants (n = 1181) | Participants with unmet needs (n = 445) | Participants without unmet needs (n = 736) | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics, n (%) | 0.71 | |||
Homeless | 592 (50.1) | 220 (49.4) | 372 (50.5) | |
Vulnerably housed | 589 (49.9) | 225 (50.6) | 364 (49.5) | |
Age group, n (%) | 0.52 | |||
<30 years | 159 (13.5) | 62 (14.0) | 97 (13.2) | |
30–39 years | 291 (24.7) | 116 (26.2) | 175 (23.8) | |
40–49 years | 439 (37.2) | 166 (37.5) | 273 (37.1) | |
≥50 years | 290 (24.6) | 99 (22.3) | 191 (26.0) | |
Gender, n (%) | 0.25 | |||
Male | 773 (65.7) | 286 (64.4) | 487 (66.4) | |
Female | 386 (32.8) | 154 (34.7) | 232 (31.7) | |
Transgender | 18 (1.5) | 4 (0.9) | 14 (1.9) | |
City, n (%) | 0.16 | |||
Vancouver | 391 (33.1) | 160 (36.0) | 231 (31.4) | |
Toronto | 396 (33.5) | 136 (30.6) | 260 (35.3) | |
Ottawa | 394 (33.4) | 149 (33.5) | 245 (33.3) | |
Born in Canada, n (%) | 992 (84.5) | 386 (87.1) | 606 (82.9) | 0.05 |
Racial/cultural group, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
White | 712 (62.2) | 282 (65.0) | 430 (60.5) | |
Black/African-Canadian | 106 (9.3) | 33 (7.6) | 73 (10.3) | |
First Nations/Aboriginal | 204 (17.8) | 79 (18.2) | 125 (17.6) | |
Mixed ethnicity | 64 (5.6) | 30 (6.9) | 34 (4.8) | |
Other | 59 (5.2) | 10 (2.3) | 49 (6.9) | |
Highest level of education, n (%) | 0.38 | |||
Some post-secondary education or more | 375 (32.0) | 148 (33.4) | 227 (31.1) | |
Completed high school or equivalent | 274 (23.4) | 94 (21.2) | 180 (24.7) | |
Some high school | 523 (44.6) | 201 (45.4) | 322 (44.2) | |
Employed past 12 months, n (%) | 468 (39.7) | 186 (41.9) | 282 (38.4) | 0.23 |
Lifetime duration of homelessness (yrs), mean (SD) | 5.1 (6.0) | 5.5 (6.3) | 4.9 (5.8) | 0.07 |
EQ-VAS score (perceived state of health), mean (SD) | 61.5 (21.8) | 55.5 (22.2) | 65.0 (20.8) | <0.01 |
EQ-5D index score, mean (SD) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.2) | <0.01 |
Been victim of sexual assault over past 12 months, n (%) | 104 (8.9) | 55 (12.4) | 49 (6.7) | <0.01 |
Has a provincial health card number, n (%) | 991 (86.9) | 365 (85.5) | 626 (87.7) | 0.29 |
Has unmet needs for mental care, n (%) | 275 (23.4) | 183 (41.4) | 92 (12.6) | <0.01 |
Has primary care provider, n (%) | 713 (60.5) | 252 (56.8) | 461 (62.7) | 0.04 |
SF-12 PCS, 1 mean (SD) | 44.5 (11.3) | 41.4 (10.9) | 46.4 (11.1) | <0.01 |
SF-12 MCS, mean (SD) | 39.1 (13.1) | 34.9 (12.2) | 41.6 (12.9) | <0.01 |
Number of chronic health conditions, 2 n (%) | <0.01 | |||
0 | 150 (12.7) | 30 (6.7) | 120 (16.3) | |
1 | 248 (21.0) | 69 (15.5) | 179 (24.3) | |
2 | 195 (16.5) | 65 (14.6) | 130 (17.7) | |
≥ 3 | 588 (49.8) | 281 (63.1) | 307 (41.7) | |
Diagnosed with a mental health disorder, n (%) | 600 (51.5) | 260 (59.2) | 340 (46.9) | <0.01 |