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. 2012 Jan 11;89(3):432–446. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9641-y

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