Table 1.
Profile of the Homeless Population.
| Proportional Distribution of Homeless People According to the Sociodemographic Characteristics Based on the Sample Number (n = 304) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | f | % |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 45 | 14.8% |
| Male | 259 | 85.2% |
| Race | ||
| Black/brown | 221 | 72.7% |
| White | 69 | 22.7% |
| Yellow/Indigenous | 1 | 0.7% |
| No answer | 12 | 3.9% |
| Age group | ||
| 18 to 30 years | 49 | 16.1% |
| 31 to 40 years | 99 | 32.6% |
| 41 to 59 years | 128 | 42.1% |
| Over 60 | 27 | 8.9% |
| No answer | 1 | 0.3% |
| Nationality | ||
| Brazilian | 296 | 97.4% |
| Other | 2 | 0.6% |
| No answer | 6 | 2.0% |
| Education | ||
| Literate | 28 | 9.2% |
| Illiterate | 23 | 7.6% |
| Complete high school | 1 | 0.3% |
| Incomplete high school | 52 | 17.1% |
| Complete elementary school | 57 | 18.8% |
| Incomplete elementary school | 130 | 42.8% |
| Complete higher education | 2 | 0.6% |
| Incomplete higher education | 6 | 2.0% |
| No answer | 5 | 1.6% |
Note: “f” represents the frequency that the responses appear in our sample. The “n” is related to the total number of participants.