Socio-demographic variables
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Need Level
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High
|
3.8 (2.8)
|
0.423
|
Moderate
|
4.0 (2.8)
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Gender
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Male
|
3.7 (2.8)
|
0.071+
|
Female
|
4.3 (2.8)
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Age at enrolment
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19-24 years
|
3.5 (2.7)
|
0.672
|
25-44 years
|
4.0 (2.8)
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> 44 years
|
3.8 (2.8)
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Ethnicity
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Aboriginal
|
4.8 (3.0)
|
0.004**
|
White
|
3.9 (2.7)
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Other
|
3.4 (2.7)
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Education
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Completed high school
|
3.3 (2.6)
|
0.001***
|
Incomplete high school
|
4.3 (2.8)
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Marital status
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Single (never married)
|
3.8 (2.6)
|
0.204
|
Other
|
4.2 (3.1)
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Housing status
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Precariously housed
|
3.9 (2.8)
|
0.570
|
Absolutely homeless
|
3.7 (2.8)
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Duration of homelessness (lifetime)
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> 36 months
|
3.8 (2.7)
|
0.711
|
≤ 36 months
|
3.9 (2.8)
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Duration of homelessness (longest single episode)
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> 12 months
|
3.6 (2.7)
|
0.032*
|
≤ 12 months
|
4.2 (2.8)
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Age of first homelessness
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< 25 years
|
3.8 (2.8)
|
0.413
|
≥ 25 years
|
4.0 (2.8)
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Physical health
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Blood-borne infectious disease
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No
|
3.6 (2.7)
|
0.008**
|
Yes
|
4.5 (2.9)
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Multiple (≥3) physical illness
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No
|
3.1 (2.7)
|
<0.001***
|
Yes
|
4.2 (2.8)
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Overall health
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Fair/good/excellent
|
3.7 (2.7)
|
0.029*
|
Poor
|
4.6 (3.1)
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Mental disorders (past month)
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Less severe cluster
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No
|
3.4 (2.6)
|
0.001**
|
Yes
|
4.3 (2.9)
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Severe cluster
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No
|
4.1 (2.6)
|
0.314
|
Yes
|
3.8 (2.9)
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Multiple (≥2) mental disorders
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No
|
3.4 (2.6)
|
<0.001***
|
Yes
|
4.4 (2.9)
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Alcohol dependence
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No
|
3.7 (2.7)
|
0.005**
|
Yes
|
4.6 (2.8)
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Substance dependence
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No
|
3.7 (2.7)
|
0.005**
|
Yes
|
4.6 (2.8)
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Suicidality
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High
|
3.7 (2.7)
|
0.038*
|
No/low/moderate
|
4.5 (2.9)
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Substance use (past month)
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Age first drunk
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Before 14 years
|
4.6 (2.7)
|
<0.001***
|
14 years or after
|
3.3 (2.7)
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Age first used drugs
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Before 14 years
|
4.8 (2.7)
|
<0.001***
|
14 years or after
|
3.5 (2.7)
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Frequency of substance use (including alcohol)
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Less than daily/none
|
3.6 (2.7)
|
0.006**
|
Daily
|
4.5 (2.9)
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Frequency of drug use
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Less than daily/none
|
3.6 (2.7)
|
0.001***
|
Daily
|
4.7 (2.9)
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Frequency of marijuana use
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Less than daily/none
|
3.8 (2.7)
|
0.015*
|
Daily
|
4.8 (3.0)
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Frequency of alcohol use
| | |
Less than weekly/none
|
3.8 (2.8)
|
0.089+
|
Weekly or more
|
4.3 (2.8)
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Injection drug use
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No
|
3.8 (2.8)
|
0.148
|
Yes
|
4.3 (2.8)
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Poly-substance use
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Two or less
|
3.7 (2.8)
|
0.056+
|
Three or more
|
4.3 (2.7)
| |
Poly-drug use
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Two or less
|
3.8 (2.8)
|
0.122
|
Three or more
|
4.3 (2.6)
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