Variable | Total sample (n = 497) | Participants with valid ACE total score (n = 364) | Participants with missing or declined responses (n = 133) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Need level (High) | 297 (60) | 208 (57) | 89 (67) | 0.049* |
Gender (Male) | 359 (73) | 255 (71) | 104 (78) | 0.103 |
Age at enrolment visit | ||||
Youth | 36 (7) | 24 (7) | 12 (9) | 0.344 |
25-44 years | 281 (57) | 202 (56) | 76 (59) | |
> 44 years | 180 (36) | 138 (38) | 42 (32) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Aboriginal | 77 (15) | 62 (14) | 15 (11) | 0.251 |
White | 280 (56) | 199 (55) | 81 (61) | |
Other | 140 (28) | 103 (28) | 37 (28) | |
Incomplete high school | 280 (57) | 210 (58) | 70 (53) | 0.270 |
Marital status (Single) | 343 (70) | 250 (69) | 93 (72) | 0.570 |
Precariously housed | 109 (22) | 76 (21) | 33 (25) | 0.544 |
Duration of homelessness | ||||
Lifetime (>36 months)1 | 234 (48) | 173 (48) | 61 (46) | 0.697 |
Longest single period (>1 yr)2 | 245 (50) | 184 (51) | 61 (47) | 0.373 |
First homeless prior to age 25 yrs | 214 (44) | 152 (42) | 62 (47) | 0.313 |
Overall health (Poor) | 67 (13) | 53 (14) | 14 (10) | 0.240 |
Type of mental disorder | ||||
Less severe | 264 (53) | 202 (56) | 62 (47) | 0.079+ |
Severe | 363 (73) | 258 (71) | 105 (79) | 0.073+ |
Multiple (≥2) mental disorders | 240 (48) | 180 (49) | 60 (45) | 0.392 |
Alcohol dependence | 121 (24) | 91 (25) | 30 (23) | 0.574 |
Substance dependence | 288 (58) | 218 (60) | 70 (53) | 0.126 |
High suicidality | 87 (17) | 69 (19) | 18 (13) | 0.159 |
Blood-borne infectious disease | 157 (32) | 118 (33) | 39 (30) | 0.540 |
Multiple (≥3) physical illness | 344 (69) | 253 (70) | 91 (68) | 0.817 |
Age first drunk (≤13 yrs) | 164 (47) | 51 (40) | 215 (46) | 0.153 |
Age of first drug use (≤13 yrs) | 140 (42) | 43 (35) | 183 (40) | 0.178 |
Daily substance use | 143 (29) | 105 (29) | 38 (29) | 0.952 |
Daily drug use | 93 (25) | 33 (25) | 126 (25) | 0.867 |
Injection drug use | 88 (18) | 64 (18) | 24 (19) | 0.834 |
Poly-substance use | ||||
Two or more | 257 (52) | 193 (53) | 64 (49) | 0.397 |
Three or more | 148 (30) | 113 (31) | 35 (27) | 0.345 |
Poly-drug use | ||||
Two or more | 188 (38) | 145 (40) | 43 (33) | 0.150 |
Three or more | 108 (22) | 84 (23) | 24 (18) | 0.253 |
Weekly alcohol use | 111 (22) | 85 (23) | 26 (20) | 0.394 |
Daily alcohol use | 26 (5) | 20 (5) | 6 (5) | 0.678 |
Daily marijuana use | 70 (14) | 49 (13) | 21 (16) | 0.509 |