Table 1.
Socio-demographic and housing indicators of study participants before rehousing (n = 102 study participants; 87 households)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristicsa | |
| Age categories | |
| 18–25 years | 36 (35) |
| 26–35 years | 40 (39) |
| 36–45 years | 11 (11) |
| ≥ 46 years | 15 (15) |
| Sex (women) | 58 (57) |
| Region of residence (Nunavut) | 49 (48) |
| Work for pay (yes) | 63 (62) |
| Personal income | |
| < $20,000 | 59 (58) |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 22 (22) |
| >$40,000 | 16 (16) |
| Missing | 5 (5) |
| Housing indicatorsb | |
| Time on the waitlist | |
| < 1 year | 11 (13) |
| 1 to < 2 years | 15 (17) |
| 2 to < 4 years | 25 (29) |
| ≥ 4 years | 33 (38) |
| Missing | 3 (3) |
| Average number of occupants per housing unit (adults and children), mean (SE) | 6.9 (0.4) |
| Overcrowding (PPR >1)c | 57 (66) |
| Perceived overcrowdingd | 53 (62) |
| Households with people who had no place to live (hidden homelessness)e | 27 (31) |
| Missing | 3 (3) |
aDescriptive data, 102 study participants
bDescriptive data, 87 households
cPPR: ‘Persons per room’ is an indicator of the level of household crowding calculated by dividing the number of persons in the household by the number of rooms in the dwelling. PPR > 1 = overcrowding. At the time of data collection, it was the indicator used by Statistics Canada
dHousehold respondent who answered ‘yes’ to the question: Do you think there are too many people living in your house?
eHousehold respondent who answered ‘yes’ to the question: During the past year, were there people living in your house because they had nowhere else to live (i.e., they did not have a house to live in)?