Table 2.
Study population service details and demographics, by cohort.
| Item | Cohort 1: Group hotel | Cohort 2: Enhanced shelter | Cohort 3: Shelter with basic services | Total Study population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study population and cohort sizes | ||||
| Size (n) | 383 | 926 | 326 | 1,635 |
| Size (% of total study population) | 23 | 57 | 20 | 100 |
| Service details | ||||
| De-intensified facility | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Room | Private | Shared | Shared | |
| Bathroom | Private | Shared | Shared | |
| Hours of access | 24/7 | Variable | Variable | |
| On-site case management | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Gender (% in cohort) | ||||
| Female | 31 | 24** | 39** | 29 |
| Male | 67 | 75*** | 60** | 70 |
| Other or unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race and ethnicity (% in cohort) | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 3*** | 3*** | 3 |
| Asian | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Black or African American | 28 | 29 | 19*** | 27 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11 | 12 | 16* | 12 |
| Multiracial | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 49 | 44 | 42* | 45 |
| Unknown | 4 | 2 | 9** | 4 |
| Age group (% in cohort) | ||||
| 18–24 | – | – | – | – |
| 25–54 | 52 | 58** | 63*** | 58 |
| 55 and older | 48 | 41** | 36*** | 41 |
| Chronic homeless status (%) | ||||
| Not Chronically homeless | 68 | 61*** | 83*** | 67 |
| Chronically homeless | 32 | 39*** | 18*** | 33 |
| Veteran status (%) | ||||
| Veteran Nonveteran | 7 | 12*** | 6 | 10 |
| Veteran Nonveteran | 93 | 88*** | 94 | 90 |
Note. Data in Table 2 are reported as of 9/1/2020 from the Seattle/King County Homeless Management Information System.
*, **, and ***
represent a statistically significant difference between Cohort 1 and Cohort 2, and between Cohort 1 and Cohort 3, at p ≤ .10, p ≤ .05 and p ≤ .01, respectively.