Table 2.
Characteristics of participants in the point-in-time count and survey on tuberculosis (TB) screening and TB outbreak awareness among persons experiencing homelessness, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2016a
| Variables | Total (n = 1369) |
Sheltered (n = 741) |
Unsheltered (n = 628) |
P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Experience of homelessness | ||||
| Sheltered | 741 (54.1) | NA | NA | |
| First-time homelessc | 628 (48.1) | 330 (47.5) | 298 (48.9) | .62 |
| Homeless ≥2 times in past 3 yearsd | 564 (46.5) | 325 (48.0) | 239 (44.6) | .30 |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age, y | ||||
| <18 | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.3) | 0 | .08 |
| 18-24 | 57 (4.2) | 35 (4.8) | 22 (3.6) | |
| 25-34 | 197 (14.7) | 115 (15.6) | 82 (13.5) | |
| 35-44 | 244 (18.2) | 126 (17.1) | 118 (19.4) | |
| 45-54 | 453 (33.7) | 229 (31.2) | 224 (36.8) | |
| 55-64 | 323 (24.1) | 185 (25.2) | 138 (22.7) | |
| ≥65 | 67 (5.0) | 43 (5.9) | 24 (3.8) | |
| Total | 1343 (100.0) | 735 (100.0) | 608 (100.0) | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 1146 (85.8) | 645 (88.6) | 501 (82.5) | .002 |
| Other/multiracial | 80 (6.0) | 41 (5.6) | 39 (6.4) | |
| White | 109 (8.2) | 42 (5.8) | 67 (11.0) | |
| Total | 1335 (100.0) | 728 (100.0) | 607 (100.0) | |
| Hispanic | 37 (2.7) | 17 (2.3) | 20 (3.2) | .24 |
| Male | 1153 (84.2) | 646 (87.2) | 507 (80.7) | .001 |
| Veteran | 160 (11.7) | 81 (10.9) | 79 (12.6) | .24 |
| Current or past medical conditionse | ||||
| Mental illness | 233 (22.3) | 79 (18.4) | 154 (25.0) | .01 |
| HIV/AIDS | 31 (3.0) | 10 (2.3) | 21 (3.4) | .31 |
| Drug abuse | 175 (16.7) | 51 (11.9) | 124 (20.2) | <.001 |
| Alcohol abuse | 202 (19.3) | 51 (11.9) | 151 (24.6) | <.001 |
| Chronic medical condition | 238 (22.8) | 95 (22.1) | 143 (23.3) | .66 |
| Total | 1045 (100.0) | 430 (100.0) | 615 (100.0) | |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
aThe point-in-time count is an annual count of all persons experiencing homelessness in a community on a single night in January of each year that is organized by community members to collect and report data for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
bUsing the Pearson χ2 test, with P < .05 considered significant.
cData on first-time homeless were missing for 64 persons surveyed (46 sheltered, 18 unsheltered).
dData on previous homelessness were missing for 156 persons surveyed (64 sheltered, 92 unsheltered).
eRespondents could report >1 condition. As such, numbers do not add up to total.