Table 2.

Behavioral characteristics associated with homelessness among youth

Characteristic*	Homeless		Odds Ratio (95% CI)‡	p-value
	No (%)	Yes (%)
Sex trade involved
No	172(88.7)	253(89.1)
Yes	22 (11.3)	31 (10.9)	0.96 (0.54 – 1.71)	0.884
Drug dealing
No	118(60.8)	136(47.9)
Yes	76 (39.2)	148(52.1)	1.69 (1.17 – 2.45)	0.005
Frequent crack
No	168(86.6)	222(78.2)
Yes	26 (13.4)	62 (21.8)	1.80 (1.09 – 2.98)	0.019
Frequent heroin
No	174(89.7)	253(89.1)
Yes	20 (10.3)	31 (10.9)	1.07 (0.59 – 1.93)	0.833
Frequent crystal meth
No	182(93.8)	262(92.2)
Yes	12 (6.2)	22 (7.8)	1.27 (0.61 – 2.64)	0.514
Public injection
No	165(85.1)	202(71.1)
Yes	29 (14.9)	82 (28.9)	2.31 (1.44 – 3.70)	<0.001
Gallery attendance
No	162(83.5)	222(78.2)
Yes	32 (16.5)	62 (21.8)	1.41 (0.88 – 2.27)	0.150
Non-fatal OD
No	179(92.3)	245(86.3)
Yes	15 (7.7)	39 (13.7)	1.90 (1.02 – 3.55)	0.042
Borrow syringes
No	185(95.4)	265(93.3)
Yes	9 (4.6)	19 (6.7)	1.47 (0.65 – 3.33)	0.348
Lent syringes
No	187(96.4)	264(93.0)
Yes	7 (3.6)	20 (7.0)	2.02 (0.84 – 4.88)	0.110
Require help injecting
No	183(94.3)	262(92.2)
Yes	11 (5.7)	22 (7.8)	1.40 (0.66 – 2.95)	0.379
Any treatment
No	140(72.2)	227(79.9)
Yes	54 (27.8)	57 (20.1)	0.65 (0.42 – 0.99)	0.048
Victim of violence
No	113(58.2)	135(47.5)
Yes	81 (41.8)	149(52.5)	1.54 (1.07 – 2.22)	0.021

Note:

^‡CI = Confidence Interval,

^*All variables refer to activities in the prior six months unless otherwise indicated