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. 2003 Jul 12;327(7406):81. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7406.81

Table 5.

Conditions during upbringing of 185 homeless people in Copenhagen compared with 488 people in general population, adjusted for age. Values are numbers (row percentages) unless stated otherwise

Condition during upbringing Homeless people (n=185) General population aged 20-49 years (n=216) Odds ratio (95% CI)*
Had not lived with both parents by age 17 118 (64) 40 (19) 6.6 (4.4 to 11.1)
Father died before interviewee was 17 25 (14) 10 (5) 4.6 (2.4 to 9.4)
Mother died before interviewee was 17 20 (11) 2 (1) 18.9 (6.0 to 59.4)
*

Based on comparison with 488 people in general population investigated in Copenhagen welfare survey, 1986.13,14