Table 1.
Respondent Demographics
| IL N = 67 Percent |
WA N = 59 Percent |
Total N = 126 Percent |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 58 | 59 | 59 |
| Male | 40 | 37 | 39 |
| Transgender | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Declined | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Race | |||
| Black | 55 | 12 | 35 |
| White | 37 | 58 | 48 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Native American | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Multiracial or other | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| Declined | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Latino or Hispanic | 12 | 22 | 16 |
| Income less than $1,500/month | 60 | 68 | 63 |
| Employment (at time of interview) | |||
| Employed | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Unemployed, but looking | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Unemployed, not looking | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Ever experienced homelessness | |||
| Yes | 48 | 64 | 56 |
| Don’t know | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Criminal case | |||
| Felony case | 31 | 15 | 24 |
| Misdemeanor case | 22 | 31 | 26 |
| Both felony and misdemeanor | 46 | 53 | 49 |
| Don’t know | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Source: Author’s calculations.