TABLE 1.
Baseline (Wave 1) Characteristics of Sample and Homelessness Status at Wave 2, by Predictors of First-Time Homelessness and Control Variables: National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, United States, 2001–2005
| Variable | Never Homeless, 2001–2002 (n = 29 336), % |
First-Time Homeless, 2001–2005 (n = 1222), % |
|---|---|---|
| % of full wave 2 sample | 85.10 | 3.70 |
| % of those not previously homeless at wave 1 | 95.80 | 4.20 |
| Main predictors | ||
| Poverty | 12.5 | 24.8 |
| Alcohol- and drug-use disorders | ||
| Neither alcohol- nor drug-use disorder | 92.4 | 81.8 |
| Alcohol-use disorder only | 6.4 | 12.6 |
| Drug-use disorder only | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Both alcohol- and drug-use disorders | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Control variables | ||
| Age, y | ||
| 18–29 | 20.3 | 54.3 |
| 30–39 | 19.4 | 20.6 |
| 40–49 | 20.5 | 12.7 |
| ≥ 50 | 38.9 | 12.5 |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 71.3 | 65.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 10.7 | 17.0 |
| Native American | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic | 11.5 | 13.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 47.1 | 49.9 |
| Female | 52.9 | 50.1 |
| Education | ||
| < high school | 13.9 | 19.1 |
| High school graduate | 28.9 | 29.9 |
| At least some college | 57.2 | 51.1 |
| Married or live as married | 64.9 | 37.7 |
| Live in urban area | 79.7 | 81.8 |
| State cost of living above average | 57.7 | 56.3 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 20.5 | 15.9 |
| Midwest | 23.1 | 20.6 |
| South | 35.5 | 39.1 |
| West | 21.0 | 24.3 |
| Any psychiatric disorder | 16.5 | 35.5 |