FIGURE 1—

Percentage of homelessness in the next year as a function of baseline money mismanagement and annual income: National Post-Deployment Adjustment Survey, United States, 2009–2011.

Note. This model was statistically significant (χ²₃ = 54.046; P < .001). Weighted numbers are rounded and as a result do not add up to the reported sample size of n = 866. Annual income was dichotomized as high (median ≥ $50 000) vs low (median < $50 000). Money mismanagement was operationalized as a participant reporting in the previous year that he or she had written bad checks or bounced checks, gone over his or her credit limit, been turned over to a collection agency, forged a check, or been a victim of a money scam. In total, 30.2% of the sample endorsed at least 1 of these money mismanagement items.