TABLE 1.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Never-Homeless and Ever-Homeless Fifth-Grade Children: Birmingham, AL, Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX; Healthy Passages; 2004–2006

	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.