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Table 1 Characterization of the participants

From: Interpersonal relationships and drug use over time among homeless people: a qualitative study

Respondents

Age

Sexual Orientationa

Work

Income Source

Children

Living withb

Marital Status

Number of Siblings

Respondent 1

20–30

Heterosexual

Yes

Government Aid

0

Street Friends

Single

12

Respondent 2

31–40

Homosexual

No

Government Aid

0

Partner

Cohabiting

3

Respondent 3

31–40

Homosexual

No

Government Aid

0

Street Friends

Engaged

1

Respondent 4

31–40

Heterosexual

Yes

Work

2

Alone

Single

2

Respondent 5

31–40

Heterosexual

Yes

Work

0

Alone

Widowed

10

Respondent 6

20–30

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

0

Street Friends

Single

1

Respondent 7

20–30

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

0

Alone

Single

5

Respondent 8

31–40

Homosexual

Yes

Work

3

Partner

Married

7

Respondent 9

41–50

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

5

Alone

Single

1

Respondent 10

20–30

Heterosexual

Yes

Work

0

Alone

Single

6

Respondent 11

31–40

Heterosexual

No

Pension

3

Street Friends

Divorced

8

Respondent 12

51–60

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

1

Street Friends

Separated

6

Respondent 13

31–40

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

5

Shelter

Single

4

Respondent 14

31–40

Heterosexual

No

No

3

Alone

Single

5

Respondent 15

31–40

Heterosexual

Yes

Work

3

Alone

Single

3

Respondent 16

20–30

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

1

Partner

Single

5

Respondent 17

20–30

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

4

Partner

Cohabiting

0

Respondent 18

51–60

Heterosexual

No

Government Aid

3

Shelter

Single

15

Respondent 19

20–30

Heterosexual

Yes

Work

1

Shelter

Separated

11

Respondent 20

51–60

Heterosexual

Yes

Government Aid

2

Shelter

Separated

6

  1. a The definitions of gender, transsexuality and sexual orientation were based on the article by Joan Scott and a manual of theoretical concepts on this issue [49, 50]
  2. b The column “living in the street” describes whether the person lives with someone on the street or lives in a shelter, and is classified as alone, with street friends, or with a partner