Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of Vancouver At Home participants who consented to administrative data and could be linked (n = 425).
| Variablea | Mean (SD) / n (%) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |
| Age at randomization (in years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 40.8 (11.0) |
| Median (IQR) | 41.4 (32.2, 47.8) |
| < 25 years | 33 (7.7) |
| 25–49 years | 308 (72.5) |
| ≥ 50 years | 84 (19.8) |
| Gender, n(%) | |
| Woman | 107 (25.4) |
| Man | 314 (74.6) |
| Ethnicity, n(%) | |
| Indigenous | 69 (16.2) |
| White | 232 (54.6) |
| Other | 124 (29.2) |
| Education level, n(%) | |
| High school or higher | 178 (42.2) |
| Less than high school | 244 (57.8) |
| Age of first homelessness, n(%) | |
| < 25 years | 187 (44.4) |
| ≥ 25 years | 234 (55.6) |
| Social assistance payments during the year preceding baseline, n (%) | |
| None/single (0–1) | 48 (9.4) |
| Irregular (2–11) | 114 (26.8) |
| Regular (12) | 271 (63.8) |
| Non-substance-related mental disorders (NSMD) during the year preceding baseline, n(%) | |
| Schizophrenia | 177 (41.7) |
| Bipolar disorder | 138 (32.5) |
| Neurotic disorder | 108 (25.4) |
| Personality disorder | 36 (8.5) |
| Depressive disorder | 124 (29.2) |
| Substance use disorders during the year preceding baseline, n (%) | |
| Alcohol dependence | 52 (12.2) |
| Drug dependence | 137 (32.2) |
| Nondependent drug abuse | 31 (7.3) |
| Acute hospitalization during the year preceding baseline, n (%) | |
| Psychiatric (NSMD-related) hospitalization | 141 (33.2) |
| Substance use disorder-related hospitalization | 48 (11.3) |
| Non-psychiatric hospitalization | 67 (15.8) |
aSocio-demographic variables reported at study baseline and all other variables reported using their values in the year before baseline.