TABLE 1.
Demographics of cisgender homeless respondents in San Francisco, by sexual orientation
| Cisgender men (n = 620) | Cisgender women (n = 336) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight (n = 521) | Gay (n = 44) | Bisexual (n = 22) | Queer/other (n = 33) | p | Straight (n = 193) | Lesbian (n = 56) | Bisexual (n = 66) | Queer/other (n = 21) | p | |
| Age (M, SD) | 45.1, 13.9 | 38.9, 13.9 | 36.5, 15.0 | 32.7, 12.8 | *** | 41.5, 12.7 | 34.6, 10.8 | 33.7, 12.6 | 31, 8.7 | *** |
| Race (%) | ns | ns | ||||||||
| Asian American/Pacific Islander | 2.9 % | 6.8 % | 4.6 % | 3.0 % | 6.2 % | 7.1 % | 9.1 % | 0.0 % | ||
| Black/African American | 32.8 % | 22.7 % | 18.2 % | 27.3 % | 32.1 % | 46.4 % | 34.9 % | 61.9 % | ||
| Multiracial | 6.1 % | 6.8 % | 0.0 % | 12.1 % | 6.2 % | 1.8 % | 10.6 % | 9.5 % | ||
| Alaskan Native/American Indian | 4.0 % | 2.3 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 5.2 % | 1.8 % | 1.5 % | 0.0 % | ||
| Other race/not specified | 18.0 % | 13.6 % | 18.2 % | 15.2 % | 16.1 % | 16.1 % | 16.7 % | 23.8 % | ||
| White | 36.1 % | 47.7 % | 59.1 % | 42.4 % | 34.2 % | 26.8 % | 27.3 % | 4.8 % | ||
| Ethnicity (%) | ns | ns | ||||||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.1 % | 20.5 % | 27.3 % | 24.2 % | 16.6 % | 19.6 % | 19.7 % | 14.3 % | ||
| Causes of homelessness (%) | ||||||||||
| Economic | 38.8 % | 43.2 % | 31.8 % | 42.4 % | ns | 35.2 % | 42.9 % | 33.3 % | 47.6 % | ns |
| Domestic | 21.7 % | 27.3 % | 31.8 % | 18.2 % | ns | 33.7 % | 17.9 % | 27.3 % | 19.1 % | ns |
| Mental health problems | 24.4 % | 11.4 % | 22.7 % | 9.1 % | ns | 19.2 % | 17.9 % | 16.7 % | 14.3 % | ns |
| Physical health problems | 9.2 % | 6.8 % | 4.6 % | 9.1 % | ns | 7.8 % | 10.7 % | 10.6 % | 0.0 % | ns |
| First time homeless | 28.7 % | 36.4 % | 27.3 % | 18.2 % | ns | 33.3 % | 37.5 % | 39.4 % | 14.3 % | ns |
| Current conditions (%) | ||||||||||
| Chronic health condition | 30.0 % | 27.8 % | 26.3 % | 38.5 % | 28.7 % | 23.4 % | 22.2 % | 36.4 % | ||
| Psychiatric condition | 33.1 % | 35.1 % | 45.0 % | 57.7 % | 39.4 % | 40.8 % | 43.6 % | 66.7 % | ||
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 26.6 % | 34.2 % | 21.1 % | 53.9 % | 28.6 % | 26.5 % | 20.0 % | 20.0 % | ||
| Drug or alcohol abuse | 46.2 % | 35.1 % | 33.3 % | 40.0 % | 33.7 % | 38.0 % | 19.6 % | 70.0 % | ||
| Current domestic violence/abuse | 4.7 % | 12.2 % | 5.0 % | 4.2 % | 12.6 % | 12.8 % | 17.0 % | 25.0 % | ||
Percentages are based on the proportion of individuals who answered the specific items
ns = no significant difference
p < .001