TABLE 1.
Prevalence of Homelessness, % (No.) | Children Never Homeless, % | Children Ever Homeless, % | |
Sample size, no. | 5024 | 4662 | 362 |
Total | 7 (362) | ||
City | |||
Birmingham, AL | 6 (113) | 32 | 28 |
Los Angeles, CA | 7 (122) | 33 | 34 |
Houston, TX | 8 (127) | 35 | 39 |
Gender of primary caregiver | |||
Women | 7 (340) | 93 | 93 |
Men | 6 (22) | 7 | 7 |
Parent's age,** y | |||
18–34 | 9 (154) | 33 | 44 |
35–44 | 6 (154) | 48 | 42 |
≥ 45 | 5 (54) | 19 | 14 |
Child's age,* y | |||
≤ 10 | 6 (135) | 44 | 36 |
≥ 11 | 8 (227) | 56 | 64 |
Child's gender | |||
Girl | 7 (189) | 49 | 50 |
Boy | 7 (173) | 51 | 50 |
Child's race/ethnicity*** | |||
Hispanic | 7 (123) | 43 | 43 |
Non-Hispanic White | 2 (32) | 23 | 8 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 11 (182) | 28 | 44 |
Other | 7 (25) | 5 | 5 |
Annual household income,*** $ | |||
< 20 000 | 11 (192) | 34 | 56 |
20 000–34 999 | 8 (82) | 23 | 25 |
35 000–69 999 | 5 (47) | 21 | 14 |
≥ 70 000 | 2 (28) | 23 | 6 |
Parent's education level*** | |||
Less than high school | 9 (110) | 29 | 38 |
High school graduate or GED | 11 (110) | 20 | 31 |
Some college or 2-y degree | 7 (96) | 25 | 23 |
4-y college graduate or greater | 3 (44) | 26 | 9 |
Household composition*** | |||
2-parent household | 5 (146) | 59 | 44 |
Single-parent household | 10 (203) | 37 | 53 |
Other composition (foster, adoptive) | 5 (13) | 5 | 3 |
Parent's interview language | |||
English | 7 (272) | 70 | 65 |
Spanish | 8 (90) | 30 | 35 |
Positive screen for parental psychological distress* | |||
No | 6 (276) | 83 | 76 |
Yes | 10 (86) | 17 | 24 |
Note. GED = general equivalency diploma. Numbers are unweighted and percentages are weighted.
*P = <.05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.