Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants at Baseline (N = 120)
| Characteristic | Descriptive Statistic |
| Age, M (SD) | 47.15 (10.35) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 69 (56.10) |
| Female | 54 (43.90) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 55 (44.72) |
| African-American | 53 (43.09) |
| Hispanic | 4 (3.25) |
| Asian | 1 (0.81) |
| Other | 10 (8.13) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Lower than high school | 14 (11.38) |
| High school graduate or GED | 37 (30.08) |
| Some college | 46 (37.40) |
| College graduate or more | 22 (17.89) |
| Homeless duration, days, M (SD) | 1,830.67 (2,462.01) |
| >1 yr, n (%) | 34 (27.64) |
| <1 yr, n (%) | 82 (66.67) |
| GAF,a M (SD)b | 41.90 (7.19) |
| Some mild symptoms or some difficulty in functioning (61–70), n (%) | 4 (3.3) |
| Moderate symptoms or moderate difficulty in functioning (51–60), n (%) | 11 (8.9) |
| Serious symptoms or any serious impairment in functioning (41–50), n (%) | 44 (35.8) |
| Some impairment in reality testing or communication or major impairment in several areas (31–40), n (%) | 61 (49.6) |
Note. GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning; GED = general equivalency diploma; M = mean; SD = standard deviation. Table lists only the GAF categories in which participants scored.
b
Total score = 100.