Table 1. Characteristics of participants stratified by housing status (n = 830).
| Total % (n) | Housing status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable (n = 327) % (n) | Unstable (n = 503) % (n) | p-value | |||
| Age (years) | <25 | 6.9 (57) | 4.9 (16) | 8.2 (41) | |
| 25–34 | 18.8 (156) | 12.2 (40) | 23.1 (116) | ||
| 35–44 | 25.5 (212) | 25.1 (82) | 25.8 (130) | ||
| 45+ | 43.0 (357) | 51.4 (168) | 37.6 (189) | <0.001 | |
| Missing | 5.8(48) | 6.4 (21) | 5.4 (27) | ||
| Gender | Male | 74.5 (618) | 70.6 (231) | 76.9 (387) | 0.103 |
| Female | 20–30 (166–249) | 25–30 (82–98) | 20–25 (101–126) | ||
| Other | 0–5 (0–42) | 0–5 (0–16) | 0–5 (0–25) | ||
| First Language | English | 75.8 (629) | 78.6 (257) | 74.0 (372) | 0.299 |
| French | 16.3 (135) | 14.7 (48) | 17.3 (87) | ||
| Other | 8.0 (66) | 6.7 (22) | 8.7 (44) | ||
| Ethnicity | Aboriginal | 18.2 (151) | 18.7 (61) | 17.9 (90) | 0.327 |
| Caucasian | 70.6 (586) | 72.2 (236) | 69.6 (350) | ||
| Other | 11.2 (93) | 9.2 (30) | 12.5 (63) | ||
| Injected drugs in the last 12 months | Yes | 47.3 (393) | 51.1 (167) | 44.9 (226) | 0.083 |
| Other | 52.7 (437) | 48.9 (160) | 55.1 (277) | ||
| Opioid use in the last 12 months | Yes | 63.6 (528) | 65.7 (215) | 62.2 (313) | 0.303 |
| Other | 36.4 (302) | 34.3 (112) | 37.8 (190) | ||
| Education level | College/university graduate | 10.1 (84) | 11.0 (36) | 9.5 (48) | |
| Some college/university | 14.1 (117) | 16.2 (53) | 12.7 (64) | ||
| High school graduate | 28.2 (234) | 31.2 (102) | 26.2 (132) | ||
| Some high school or less | 47.6 (395) | 41.6 (136) | 51.5 (259) | 0.047 | |
| Monthly income | >$2000 | 13.7 (114) | 16.2 (53) | 12.1 (61) | |
| $1000–1999 | 33.0 (274) | 39.4 (129) | 28.8 (145) | ||
| $500–999 | 36.7 (305) | 36.1 (118) | 37.2 (187) | ||
| Less than $499 | 16.5 (137) | 8.3 (27) | 21.9 (110) | <0.001 | |
| Income source | ODSP | 39.2 (325) | 52.0 (170) | 30.8 (155) | <0.001 |
| Ontario Works | 37.7 (313) | 27.5 (90) | 44.3 (223) | ||
| Neither | 23.1 (192) | 20.5 (67) | 24.9 (125) | ||
| In jail in the last 12 months | Yes | 37.0 (307) | 26.6 (87) | 43.7 (220) | <0.001 |
| Other | 63.0 (523) | 73.4 (240) | 56.3 (283) | ||
| Currently on Methadone | Yes | 23.3 (193) | 30.0 (98) | 18.9 (95) | <0.001 |
| Other | 76.7 (637) | 70.0 (229) | 81.1 (408) | ||
| Has regular doctor | Yes | 55.2 (458) | 66.1 (216) | 48.1 (242) | <0.001 |
| Other | 44.8 (372) | 33.9 (111) | 51.9 (261) | ||
| Ever received support from a peer worker | Yes | 39.9 (331) | 45.0 (147) | 36.6 (184) | 0.016 |
| Other | 60.1 (499) | 55.0 (180) | 63.4 (319) | ||