TABLE 2—
Bivariate Associations Between Baseline Factors and Homelessness in the Next Year: National Post-Deployment Adjustment Survey Longitudinal Sample, United States, 2009–2011
| Factor at Baseline | No. | Homelessness at Follow-Up, No. (%) | χ2 | P |
| Age | 5.68 | .001 | ||
| ≥ median | 439 | 12 (2.84) | ||
| < median | 428 | 27 (6.21) | ||
| Education > high school | 1.07 | .3 | ||
| No | 153 | 9 (6.13) | ||
| Yes | 713 | 30 (4.21) | ||
| History of previous arrests | 22.83 | < .001 | ||
| No | 713 | 21 (2.98) | ||
| Yes | 153 | 18 (11.85) | ||
| Combat > median | 10.20 | .001 | ||
| No | 441 | 10 (2.32) | ||
| Yes | 425 | 29 (6.85) | ||
| Alcohol misuse | 9.05 | .001 | ||
| No | 656 | 22 (3.34) | ||
| Yes | 211 | 18 (8.30) | ||
| Drug misuse | 6.38 | .01 | ||
| No | 834 | 35 (4.19) | ||
| Yes | 32 | 4 (13.67) | ||
| Probable PTSD | 21.74 | < .001 | ||
| No | 711 | 21 (3.00) | ||
| Yes | 155 | 18 (11.61) | ||
| Probable depression | 30.45 | < .001 | ||
| No | 676 | 17 (2.48) | ||
| Yes | 190 | 23 (11.91) | ||
| Bipolar disorder | 18.01 | < .001 | ||
| No | 802 | 30 (3.69) | ||
| Yes | 64 | 10 (15.14) | ||
| Annual income ≥ $50 000 | 24.63 | < .001 | ||
| No | 373 | 32 (8.59) | ||
| Yes | 494 | 7 (1.49) | ||
| Money mismanagement | 39.69 | < .001 | ||
| No | 605 | 10 (1.61) | ||
| Yes | 262 | 30 (11.32) |
Note. NS = nonsignificant; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder. The sample size was n = 1090. The weighted sample size was n = 866.