Table 1.
Characteristics of the At Home/Chez Soi participants at baseline (n = 487).
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Consistently food secure | ||
| Yes | 194 | 39.8 |
| No | 293 | 60.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 333 | 68.4 |
| Female | 154 | 31.6 |
| Age group | ||
| 18–34 | 172 | 35.3 |
| 35–44 | 127 | 26.1 |
| 45–74 | 188 | 38.6 |
| Education level | ||
| Middle/high school | 228 | 48.1 |
| Completed high school | 85 | 17.9 |
| Graduate/post-graduate | 161 | 34.0 |
| Ethno-racial group membership | ||
| Ethno-racial | 282 | 57.9 |
| not ethno-racial | 205 | 42.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 327 | 67.1 |
| Married | 160 | 32.9 |
| Lifetime duration of homelessness | ||
| <3 years | 210 | 44.97 |
| 3 years or more | 257 | 55.03 |
| Number of children under 18 [Mean (SD)] | 487 | 1.6 (1.1) |
| Food bank use [Mean (SD)] | 487 | 1.97 (1.96) |
| Intervention | ||
| Housing First (HF) | 272 | 55.9 |
| Treatment as usual (TAU) | 215 | 44.1 |
| Severe psychopathology (CSI*≥30) | 378 | 77.6 |
| Alcohol use disorder | 214 | 43.9 |
| Substance use disorder | 231 | 47.4 |
*
Colorado symptoms index—SD, standard deviation.