Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of homeless participants surveyed

Characteristic	No. of participants^* n = 100
Sex
Male	64
Female	36
Age, yr, median (IQR)	46 (37–58)
Age group, yr
20–39	32
40–49	22
50–59	26
60–69	14
70–79	6
Length of time spent homeless, yr
< 1	38
1–5	33
> 5	29
Median (IQR)	2 (0.5–6.0)
Ethnicity
White	57
Black	35
Aboriginal	4
East Asian	2
South Asian	2
Marital status
Single	66
Married/common-law marriage	9
Divorced, separated or widowed	24
Declined to answer	1
Highest level of education achieved
Elementary school	1
Junior high school	8
Some high school	19
High school graduate	37
Some college education	35
Monthly income, $
< 500	45
500–1000	23
> 1000	22
Declined to answer	10