Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics, employment status, income generation and arrest history of sample, by sex
| Men (n = 124) mean (SD) | Women (n = 35) mean (SD) | Test statistic t | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 20.7(2.1) | 21.6(2.2) | 2.174* | |
| N (%) | N (%) | χ 2 | ||
| Race | 0.3905 | 0.532 | ||
| White | 11 (9.0) | 2 (5.7) | ||
| Non-White/Other | 111 (91.0) | 33 (94.3) | ||
| Marital Status | 0.6712 | 0.413 | ||
| Single/separ/div/widow | 100 (80.6) | 26 (74.3) | ||
| Married or cohabitating | 24 (19.4) | 9 (25.7) | ||
| Education a | 0.1736 | 0.677 | ||
| Some elementary school or less | 102 (82.3) | 29 (85.3) | ||
| Completed elementary school or higher | 22 (17.7) | 5 (14.7) | ||
| Housing status a [ 30 ] | 13.2492* | 0.000 | ||
| Stable housing | 71 (57.7) | 8 (22.9) | ||
| Unstable housing or homeless | 52 (42.3) | 27 (77.1) | ||
| Income sources [ 30 ] | ||||
| Formal or informal transfers (e.g., social assistance, money from family/friends) | 35 (28.2) | 10 (28.6) | 0.0016 | 0.968 |
| Paid employment/work | 82 (66.1) | 6 (17.1) | 26.503*** | 0.000 |
| Illegal activities (including drug-related work) | 25 (20.2) | 4 (11.4) | 1.396 | 0.237 |
| Sex work | 3 (2.4) | 16 (45.7) | 48.627*** | 0.000 |
| Begging/panhandling | 19 (15.3) | 14 (40.0) | 10.107*** | 0.001 |
| Arrest history | ||||
| Detained by police (past year) | 56 (45.2) | 11 (31.4) | 2.111 | 0.146 |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
aSubjects with missing data not included. [30]: in the last 30 days.