TABLE 2—

Factors Precipitating Current Homelessness Episode by Unstructured or Structured Responses (n = 44): Los Angeles, CA, 2003–2005

Precipitants	Unstructured, % or Mean ±SD	Structured, % or Mean ±SD	P
Financial	23	77	.58
Eviction	26	42	.48
Physical health	26	33	.49
Crisis	5	2	.95
Social support	37	30	.59
Substance abuse	33	33	.09
Mental health	7	24	.43
Legal or incarceration	11	14	.54
Average no. of factors	1.6 ±0.6	2.5 ±0.6	< .01