Table 6 Class characteristics identified with latent class growth analysis
Variable | Sharp rise, sustained and decline housing | Hardly anytime housed | High rise, sustained and decline housing |
|---|---|---|---|
TAU, n (%) | 327 (26.4) | 529 (66.6) | 50 (46.7) |
HF, n (%) HF ICM, n (%) | 913 (73.6) 587 (64.3) | 265 (33.4) 161 (60.8) | 57 (53.3) 30 (52.6) |
Age (years) | 41 | 39 | 39 |
Gender (%) | |||
Female | 35 | 27 | 29.9 |
Male | 65 | 73 | 70.1 |
Education (%) | |||
< High school | 53.1 | 61.6 | 56.1 |
Completed high school/some higher education | 19.4 | 16.9 | 21.5 |
Completed trade school/ undergraduate | 27.4 | 21.5 | 22.4 |
Age first time homeless | 16 | 27 | 31 |
Total time homeless (years) | 5.9 | 6.8 | 3.9 |
Childhood trauma (Ace total score) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Diagnosis (MINI %) | |||
Depression | 51.3 | 51.4 | 52.3 |
Mood disorder with psychotic features | 16.1 | 16.9 | 14 |
Psychotic disorders | 35.4 | 38.8 | 35.5 |
Panic disorder | 22.3 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
Manic or hypomanic Episode | 12.8 | 13.6 | 15 |
PTSD | 29.6 | 28.5 | 26.2 |
Baseline mental illness | |||
severity (CSI cut-off, %) | 75.9 | 75.1 | 74.5 |
Social network (MCAS %) | |||
Nobody (baseline) | 6 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
Nobody (6 months) | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Nobody (12 months) | 1.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
Nobody (18 months) | 1.2 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
Nobody (24 months) | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Time in prison during study (%) | |||
6 months | 1.5 | 7 | 3.7 |
12 months | 1.12 | 9.6 | 2.8 |
18 months | 0.31 | 12.46 | 3.89 |
24 months | 1.13 | 10.24 | 8.03 |
Substance problems (GAIN SPS high use, past year) | |||
12 months | 36.9 | 46.2 | 46.7 |
24 months | 28.5 | 35.5 | 43 |