Table 3.
Associations between history of homelessness and health and well-being
| Had not been homeless | Had been homeless | P value | |
| Fair/bad/very bad self-rated health | |||
| % (SE) | 30.5 (0.6) | 41.9 (4.5) | – |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.75 (1.07 to 2.86) | 0.025 |
| Limiting long-standing illness | |||
| % (SE) | 33.5 (0.6) | 55.8 (4.7) | – |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (Ref) | 2.66 (1.65 to 4.30) | <0.001 |
| Depressive symptoms above threshold | |||
| % (SE) | 13.0 (0.4) | 33.3 (3.5) | – |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (Ref) | 3.06 (1.85 to 5.05) | <0.001 |
| Life satisfaction | |||
| Mean score (SE) | 19.96 (0.1) | 17.34 (0.7) | – |
| Coeff. (95% CI) | Ref | −2.78 (−4.18 to −1.37] | <0.001 |
| Quality of life | |||
| Mean score (SE) | 41.21 (0.1) | 39.02 (0.9) | – |
| Coeff. (95% CI) | Ref | −2.25 (−4.03 to −0.47] | 0.013 |
| High loneliness | |||
| % (SE) | 21.0 (0.5) | 27.1 (4.2) | – |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.50 (0.91 to 2.47) | 0.110 |
All figures are weighted for sampling probabilities and differential non-response and adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, marital status, wealth, smoking status, alcohol intake and physical activity.
Possible scores on the quality of life scale range from 0 to 57 and on life satisfaction scale range from 0 to 30.
SE, SE error; coeff, coefficient.