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TABLE 4—

Changes in Health Care Use by Newly Homeless Persons 18 Months After Entering New York City Shelter System

	All Respondents (N = 351)			Participants With Housing at 18 mo (n = 265)			Participants Homeless at 18 mo (n = 86)
Indicator	Baseline, %	18 mo, %	P	Baseline, %	18 mo, %	P	Baseline, %	18 mo, %	P
Sought medical treatment in past year	79.8	84.0	.155	79.2	83.0	.295	81.4	87.2	.405
Made a visit to emergency room	34.2	31.9	.543	34.0	32.1	.691	34.9	31.4	.720
Took prescription medication in the past	36.5	40.5	.175	35.9	42.0	.072	38.4	36.0	.832
Had health insurance	46.3	69.5	<.001^a	49.2	71.8	<.001^a	37.2	62.8	<.001^a

^aStatistically significant difference at P ≤.001.