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. 2013 Dec;103(Suppl 2):S282–S288. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301302

TABLE 2—

First-time Homelessness at Wave 2, by Substance Use Disorders and Poverty at Wave 1: National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, United States, 2001–2005

Variables Not In Poverty, % (95% CI) In Poverty, % (95% CI) Overall, % (95% CI)
Substance-use disorders
 No alcohol- or drug-use disorder 3.3 (3.0, 3.6) 6.5 (5.6, 7.7) 3.7 (3.4, 4.0)
 Alcohol-use disorder only 6.2 (5.0, 7.7) 18.7 (13.3, 25.5) 7.9 (6.6, 9.4)
 Drug-use disorder only 12.4 (7.5, 19.8) 34.7 (20.8, 51.7) 17.1 (11.8, 24.2)
 Both alcohol- and drug-use disorder 13.3 (8.0, 21.1) 21.0 (11.0, 36.5) 15.5 (10.1, 23.1)
Overall 3.6 (3.3, 3.9) 7.9 (6.9, 9.1) 4.2 (3.9, 4.5)

Note. CI = confidence interval.