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Top self-reported causes of homelessness
| Veterans | Non-veterans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Unemployment | 57 | 45.8 | Unemployment | 141 | 64.4 |
| Alcohol/drug problem | 21 | 17.8 | Physical/medical problem | 14 | 6.4 |
| Physical/medical problem | 12 | 10.2 | Homeless by choice | 10 | 4.6 |
| Mental/emotional problem | 7 | 5.9 | Released from jail | 9 | 4.1 |
| Divorce/break up | 3 | 2.5 | Alcohol/drug problems | 8 | 3.7 |
| Foreclosure | 3 | 2.5 | Divorce/break up | 5 | 2.3 |
