A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Housing First in a small Canadian City

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Characteristics of Study Participants^a

	Housing First		Treatment As Usual
	n	%	n	%
Gender
Male	67	66	63	63
Female	33	33	37	37
Trans	1	1	0	0
Age
18–30	29	29	22	22
31–40	21	21	27	27
41–50	31	31	37	37
51+	20	20	14	14
Language
English	75	74	66	66
French	24	24	31	31
Other	2	2	3	3
Ethnocultural identity
Indigenous	6	6	3	3
White	80	79	82	82
Other	15	15	15	15
Education
Grade 8 or less	15	15	21	21
Some high school	42	42	38	38
Completed high school	21	21	24	24
Postsecondary	22	22	17	17
Marital status
Single	67	66	66	66
Sep., div., widow	31	31	28	28
Married or common law	3	3	6	6
Housing status
Absolutely homeless	54	54	59	59
Precariously housed	47	47	41	41
Lifetime homelessness (months)
0–12	37	37	33	34
13–24	14	14	15	16
24–36	9	9	15	16
37–48	8	8	13	13
48+	31	31	21	22
Need level
High need	35	35	38	38
Moderate need	66	65	62	62
Mental health
Major depressive episode	66	65	76	76
Manic or hypomanic episode	18	18	16	16
PTSD	44	44	47	47
Panic disorder	27	27	29	29
Mood disorder (psych. feats.)	12	12	14	14
Psychotic disorder	22	22	25	25
Addictions
Alcohol dependence	31	31	32	32
Substance dependence	56	55	51	51
Chronic health conditions
0–1	12	12	9	9
2–4	31	31	28	28
5–8	37	37	43	43
8+	20	20	20	20

^aThere were no significant differences between the baseline characteristics of the groups

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