Table 1.

Prevalence of homelessness among persons with diagnosed HIV by sociodemographic characteristics —Medical Monitoring Project, 2015–2016

Characteristic	Homeless		Prevalence ratio (95% CI)	Wald F-test	P value
	No.a	Row % (95% CI)b
Total	669	8.5 (7.6–9.3)
Sex				6.6	.001
Male	499	8.5 (7.6–9.4)	1.12 (0.91–1.37)
Female	149	7.6 (6.1–9.2)	Ref.
Transgender	19	19.1 (9.5–28.6)	2.51 (1.53–4.11)
Race and ethnicity				10.4	<.001
White non-Hispanic	149	6.0 (4.9–7.1)	Ref.
Black non-Hispanic	331	10.3 (9.0–11.7)	1.73 (1.38–2.16)
Hispanic or Latino	136	7.7 (5.3–10.1)	1.29 (0.88–1.88)
Other/Multiracialc	53	10.6 (7.0–14.2)	1.77 (1.27–2.48)
Age (yrs)				9.3	<.001
18–29	84	14.0 (10.7–17.4)	2.10 (1.55–2.86)
30–39	149	12.3 (9.5–15.1)	1.84 (1.38–2.45)
40–49	171	7.5 (6.1–8.8)	1.12 (0.89–1.41)
≥50	265	6.7 (5.6–7.8)	Ref.
Education				27.8	<.001
< High school	192	14.1 (11.3–16.9)	2.45 (1.93–3.11)
High school diploma or equivalent	197	10.4 (8.7–12.0)	1.79 (1.47–2.20)
> High School	280	5.8 (5.1–6.5)	Ref.
Sexual behavior or orientation				18.4	<.001
Men who have sex with men	255	6.0 (5.1–6.9)	Ref.
Men who have sex with women only	229	13.6 (11.3–15.9)	2.26 (1.77–2.87)
Women who have sex with men	148	7.8 (6.2–9.3)	1.29 (1.01–1.63)
Other	37	13.5 (9.4–17.6)	2.24 (1.57–3.20)
Time since HIV diagnosis (yrs)d				9.6	<.001
<5	140	11.6 (9.5–13.8)	1.62 (1.29–2.03)
5–9	162	9.8 (8.1–11.6)	1.37 (1.11–1.69)
≥10	366	7.2 (6.2–8.1)	Ref.
Incarcerated >24 hours, past 12 months				205.8	<.001
Yes	121	33.0 (28.0–37.9)	4.63 (3.84–5.57)
No	548	7.1 (6.4–7.9)	Ref.
Any disabilitye				61.6	<.001
Yes	444	12.2 (10.6–13.7)	2.32 (1.88–2.86)
No	223	5.3 (4.4–6.1)	Ref.
Poverty level, past 12 monthsf				120.1	<.001
Above poverty level	140	3.7 (2.9–4.4)	Ref.
At or below poverty level	485	14.2 (12.4–16.0)	3.86 (3.03–4.93)

Notes: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; CI, confidence interval; all variables measured by self-report, except where otherwise noted.

^aNumbers are unweighted.

^bPercentages and corresponding CIs are weighted percentages.

^cIncludes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, or multiple races.

^dData from the National HIV/AIDS Surveillance System

^eDefined as self-reported problems with hearing, vision, cognition, mobility, self-care, or independent living.

^fPoverty guidelines as defined by the US Department of Health and Human Services.