TABLE 2—

Health Service Encounters in the Previous 12 Months Among Homeless and Marginally Housed Individuals (n = 2532): San Francisco, 1996–1997

Encounter	Sample, No. (%)
Any ED use	1022 (40.4%)
No. of ED visits
0	1510 (59.6)
1	469 (18.5)
2–3	354 (14.0)
≥4	199 (7.9)
Any ambulatory (non-ED) care	1171 (46.3)
Inpatient hospitalization for physical illness	367 (14.5)

Note. ED = emergency department.