Table 1 Demographic and Tobacco Use Characteristics of Youth Experiencing Homelessness
N = 96 | ||
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Age | ||
14–17 | 3 | 3% |
18–24 | 93 | 97% |
Age (mean, SD) | 21.82 | 2.00 |
Gendera | ||
Male | 52 | 54% |
Female | 39 | 41% |
Transgender Female | 2 | 2% |
Transgender Male | 2 | 2% |
Non-binary | 1 | 1% |
Sexual Orientationb | ||
Heterosexual/Straight | 71 | 74% |
Bisexual | 19 | 20% |
Other | 6 | 6% |
Race | ||
White | 15 | 16% |
Black | 51 | 53% |
Bi or Multi-racial | 27 | 28% |
Other | 3 | 3% |
Ethnicity | ||
Non-Hispanic | 88 | 92% |
Hispanic | 8 | 8% |
Education | ||
Less than High School | 31 | 32% |
High School Diploma | 46 | 48% |
GED | 4 | 4% |
More than High School | 15 | 16% |
Children | ||
None | 55 | 57% |
1 or more | 41 | 43% |
Currently Pregnant | ||
No | 36 | 86% |
Yes | 3 | 7% |
Don’t Know | 3 | 7% |
Hours Work per Week | ||
0 | 50 | 52% |
1–39 | 20 | 21% |
≥ 40 | 24 | 25% |
Where Slept Most Nights | ||
With family or friends / Own home | 31 | 32% |
Shelter / Drop-in-center | 27 | 28% |
Group home / Treatment facility / Detention facility | 13 | 14% |
Outside / Car / Tent | 25 | 26% |
Tobacco Use | ||
Single Combustible | 10 | 11% |
Poly Combustible, no EVP/ST | 48 | 51% |
Combustible / EVP | 26 | 27% |
Combustible / ST | 3 | 3% |
Combustible / EVP/ ST | 8 | 8% |
Tobacco / Marijuana Use | ||
Tobacco Only | 14 | 15% |
Comb. / Marijuana | 48 | 50% |
Comb. / EVP / Marijuana | 24 | 25% |
Comb. / ST / Marijuana | 3 | 3% |
Comb. / EVP / ST / Marijuana | 7 | 7% |
HONC (median, IQR) | 6 | (3.5–8) |