Table 1.
Sample characteristics in relation to history of homelessness
| Had not been homeless | Had been homeless | P value | |
| (n=6827)* | (n=104) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 65.74 (10.64) | 60.94 (8.32) | <0.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 46.7 | 53.8 | 0.149 |
| Women | 53.3 | 46.2 | – |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 96.9 | 93.4 | 0.042 |
| Non-white | 3.1 | 6.6 | – |
| Highest level of education | |||
| No qualifications | 32.4 | 27.4 | 0.541 |
| Below degree | 52.2 | 56.6 | – |
| Degree or higher | 15.5 | 16.0 | – |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 66.2 | 45.7 | <0.001 |
| Unmarried | 33.8 | 54.3 | – |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| 1 (poorest) | 18.9 | 44.3 | <0.001 |
| 2 | 19.5 | 13.2 | – |
| 3 | 20.6 | 14.2 | – |
| 4 | 20.0 | 16.0 | – |
| 5 (richest) | 21.0 | 12.3 | – |
All figures are weighted for sampling probabilities and differential non-response.
Values are percentages unless otherwise stated.
*Unweighted sample sizes.