Table 1.
Descriptive statistics describing Doubled-Up Latinx Youth’s Experiences of Homelessness
| Who are you currently living with? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
| 1. I live with both parents | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2. I live with a single parent | 4 | 6.3% | 6.3% | |
| 3. I live with a relative | 30 | 46.9% | 53.1% | |
| 4. I live with a foster parent(s) | 1 | 1.6% | 54.7% | |
| 5. I live with an adult caregiver | 9 | 14.1% | 68.8% | |
| 6. I do not have a permanent home or caregiver | 14 | 21.9% | 90.6% | |
| 7. Missing | 6 | 9.4% | 100% | |
| Mean = 3.98 | ||||
| SD = 1.40 | ||||
| How long have you lived in your current placement? | ||||
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
| 1. 1 day - 1 week | 4 | 6.3% | 7.0% | |
| 2. 1 week - 1 month | 3 | 4.7% | 12.3% | |
| 3. 1– 6 months | 22 | 34.4% | 50.9% | |
| 4. Over 6 months | 28 | 43.8% | 100% | |
| 5. Missing | 7 | 10.9% | ---- | |
| Mean = 3.30 | ||||
| SD = .87 | ||||
| What is the longest amount of time that you spent in any home/placement/setting during the past year? | ||||
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
| 1. Over 6 months | 40 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 2. Over 3 months | 11 | 17.2% | 85% | |
| 3. Over 1 month | 5 | 7.8% | 93.3% | |
| 4. Less than 1 month | 4 | 6.3% | 100% | |
| 5. Missing | 4 | 6.3% | ---- | |
| Mean = 1.55 | ||||
| SD = .91 | ||||