Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the population assisted by Caritas Barcelona
| Direct Assistance Services | Housing Mediation Service | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| (n = 45) | (n = 130) | (n = 72) | (n = 73) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 16–29 | 5 (11.1) | 33 (25.6) | 2 (2.8) | 4 (5.5) |
| 30–44 | 27 (60.0) | 81 (62.8) | 35 (48.6) | 40 (54.8) |
| 45–64 | 12 (26.7) | 15 (11.6) | 34 (47.2) | 23 (31.5) |
| ≥ 65 | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (8.2) |
| Social Class | ||||
| I, II, III (non-manual) | 1 (2.3) | 10 (8.3) | 10 (13.9) | 12 (17.1) |
| IV (skilled and semi-skilled manual) | 25 (58.1) | 57 (47.5) | 49 (68.0) | 36 (51.5) |
| V (unskilled manual) | 17 (39.6) | 53 (44.2) | 13 (18.1) | 22 (31.4) |
| Education degree | ||||
| Primary or less | 15(33.3) | 37 (28.5) | 20 (37.8) | 21 (28.8) |
| Secondary | 24 (53.4) | 74 (56.9) | 40 (55.5) | 42 (57.5) |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 6 (13.3) | 19 (14.6) | 12 (16.7) | 10 (13.7) |
| Foreign-born | 40 (88.9) | 124 (95.4) | 44 (61.1) | 40 (54.8) |
| Legal status | ||||
| Spanish or member of the EU | 8 (17.8) | 19 (14.7) | 41 (56.9) | 46 (63.0) |
| Legal immigrant | 20 (44.4) | 51 (39.6) | 30 (41.7) | 25 (34.3) |
| Undocumented immigrant | 17 (37.8) | 59 (45.7) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 11 (24.4) | 69 (53.1) | 10 (13.9) | 32 (43.8) |
| Unemployed | 30 (66.7) | 53 (40.7) | 55 (76.4) | 32 (43.8) |
| Other situationa | 4 (8.9) | 8 (6.2) | 7 (9.7) | 9 (12.4) |
| Family composition | ||||
| Couple and children | 25 (55.5) | 49 (37.7) | 47 (65.3) | 17 (23.3) |
| Single parent | 3 (6.7) | 53 (40.7) | 2 (2.8) | 25 (34.2) |
| Alone | 5 (11.1) | 5 (3.9) | 8 (11.1) | 15 (20.6) |
| Other composition | 12 (26.7) | 23 (17.7) | 15 (20.8) | 16 (21.9) |
| Social support | ||||
| Adequate | 16 (36.4) | 42 (32.8) | 21 (29.6) | 17 (23.9) |
| Inadequate | 28 (63.6) | 86 (67.2) | 50 (70.4) | 54 (76.1) |
aStudent, housekeeper, permanent disability leave, retired