TABLE 1.
—Characteristics of People in Doubled-Up Arrangements: National Sample, 1997
| Sample | |||
| No. | % | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Family status | |||
| Adults | 135 | 73.2 | 66.8, 79.6 |
| Children | 9 | 5.1 | 1.9, 8.3 |
| Families | 40 | 21.7 | 15.7, 27.7 |
| Relationship | |||
| Related to respondent | 81 | 44.0 | 36.8, 51.2 |
| Related to someone else | 21 | 11.5 | 6.9, 16.1 |
| Close friend | 54 | 29.4 | 22.8, 36.0 |
| Acquaintance | 13 | 6.9 | 3.2, 10.6 |
| Stranger | 10 | 5.6 | 2.3, 8.9 |
| Other | 5 | 2.7 | 0.4, 5.0 |
| Length of stay | |||
| ≤1 week | 27 | 14.5 | 9.4, 19.6 |
| >1 week to 1 month | 41 | 22.4 | 16.3, 28.5 |
| >1 month to 6 months | 64 | 35.0 | 28.1, 41.9 |
| >6 months to 1 year | 27 | 14.6 | 9.5, 19.7 |
| >1 year | 25 | 13.4 | 8.5, 18.3 |