Table 3.

Assessment of respondent knowledge about homelessness^a

Knowledge assessment questions	Number of respondents (n)
What is the average years of deathb of a homeless individual in the UK? (n = 314)
37 years	31 (9.9)
47 years	159 (50.6)
57 years	89 (28.3)
58 years	35 (11.1)
Which of the below approximate number of rough sleeps in Scotland and England combined on any given night? (n = 312)
4000	42 (13.5)
8000	85 (27.2)
10,000	125 (40.1)
12,000	60 (19.2)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is living in a hostel? (n = 315)
Yes	209 (66.3)
No	106 (33.7)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is living in a bedroom at a friend’s house? (n = 315)
Yes	177 (56.2)
No	138 (43.8)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is living in a bedroom at a relative’s house? (n = 315)
Yes	171 (54.3)
No	144 (45.7)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is sleeping rough? (n = 315)
Yes	305 (96.8)
No	10 (3.2)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is sofa surfing with family and friends? (n = 315)
Yes	211 (67.0)
No	104 (33.0)
An individual is only considered ‘homeless’ if he/she loses their home AND is all of above (315)
Yes	170 (54.0)
No	145 (46.0)
Which group makes up the majority of the homeless population? (n = 310)
Families with children	18 (5.8)
Single men	286 (92.3)
Single women	6 (1.9)
The number of homeless individuals in the UK is … (n = 313)
Rising in number but very gradually	67 (21.4)
About the same for the last 10 years	19 (6.1)
Rising in number abruptly	57 (18.2)
On the rise	170 (54.3)

^aCorrect answer highlighted in bold

^bAppeared as ‘life expectancy’ in the questionnaire which lends to a different meaning. This may have negatively impacted on the number of correct responses