Table 1.
Population characteristics: a comparison of homeless and not homeless in adulthood (N = 1,050)
| Ever homeless (ages 15–42) | p value (logit) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Total | 81.3% | 18.7% | |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 78.2% | 21.8% | 0.020 |
| Females | 84.2% | 15.8% | |
| Background factors | |||
| First grade poverty (0–1), n (%) | 50.6% | 56.0% | 0.215 |
| First grade mother lone adult in household (0–1), n (%) | 34.7% | 40.6% | 0.160 |
| First grade aggressiveness (0–1), n (%) | 29.5% | 38.3% | 0.030 |
| First grade poorer classroom conduct (range 0–3), mean, SE | 1.3, 0.03 | 1.5, 0.07 | 0.001 |
| Adolescent factors | |||
| Moves since birth (range 0–13), mean, SE | 3.6, 0.10 | 4.0, 0.21 | 0.078 |
| Low school bonds (range 5–28), mean, SE | 11.8, 0.18 | 13.7, 0.44 | 0.001 |
| Lower family warmth (range 5–25), mean, SE | 16.9, 0.29 | 17.7, 0.63 | 0.256 |
| More angry mood (range 7–40), mean, SE | 18.0, 0.30 | 20.2, 0.72 | 0.005 |
| More depressed mood (range 7–39), mean, SE | 13.6, 0.26 | 15.6, 0.60 | 0.002 |
| Adolescent risk behaviors | |||
| Alcohol and marijuana, times used in past 2 months (0–15), mean, SE | 3.6, 0.16 | 5.3, 0.42 | 0.001 |
| Violent acts in last 3 years (natural log 0–32), mean, SE | 2.4, 0.01 | 2.6, 0.04 | 0.001 |
| Teen parenting (before age 20, 0–1) | 27.0% | 36.0% | 0.022 |
| Running away more than once (0–1) | 9.9% | 28.9% | 0.001 |
Imputed data (number of imputations = 40); for all variables, higher values indicate more risk