Table 1. Characteristics of the cohort of homeless men and women in Rotterdam, 2001.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
| Age in years | |
| Mean | 40.6 |
| 20–29 | 345 (16) |
| 30–39 | 711 (34) |
| 40–49 | 665 (32) |
| 50–59 | 260 (12) |
| 60–69 | 89 (4) |
| 70+ | 26 (1) |
| Sex | |
| Men | 1846 (88) |
| Women | 250 (12) |
| Mean duration of follow-up (years) | 8.4 |
| Type of service | |
| Only day care | 635 (30) |
| Convalescence care | 80 (4) |
| Other (night care, day care + night care, sleeping rough) | 1381 (66) |
| Deaths during follow-up | 266 (13) |
| Emigrated (i.e. lost to follow-up) | 248 (12) |
| Alive at 1 November 2011 | 1588 (76) |