We used descriptive statistics (SAS, version 9.4 [SAS Institute]) to understand trends in demographic characteristics, living situations, causes and locations of death, toxicology findings, and use of health and social services in the year prior to death. Results In the first year of the ...
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The goal of the formation of this documentary is to raise over-all awareness of the precipitants of homelessness by presenting the human story behind the statistics. The interviewees identified a variety of causes including drug and alcohol use, family break-up and relocation which reflect what ...
Researchers and advocates from The Sentencing Project, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and two regional organizations based in Nashville and San Francisco sought to contextualize national and regional statistics with projects they’ve undertaken in specific ci...
Homelessness is everywhere. But since we are not, nor can we be, we need to focus on the areas we can: our region, our state, and our own backyard. Change does come from each and every one of us. Looking at statistics, that change isn't really happening. ...
Descriptive statistics (e.g. prevalence, medians and interquartile range [IQR]) of baseline individual, interpersonal and work environment factors were presented, stratified by homelessness. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with GEEs was used to examine the relationship between individual, ...
Notably, this is a chart of only documented reports — the actual amount of feces on San Francisco’s streets is likely even higher than these statistics suggest. “I will say there is more feces on the sidewalks than I’ve ever seen growing up here,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed to...
It is particularly difficult to provide accurate statistics on the size of the homeless population in the United States. Evidence suggests that up to 3.5 million individuals may experience homelessness on any given day. Recent studies report an estimated 14–28% of the homeless are aged 50 and ...
US age- and sex-adjusted mortality from the National Vital Statistics System19 was used (with overdose removed) to derive the competing risks mortality. The increased risk of death among people experiencing homelessness was accounted for by using age group–standardized mortality ratios from the stud...
evictions have risen by over 50% in some cities, like Houston and Minneapolis. Rents nationwide are 30% higher than in 2019, with inflation making it increasingly difficult to cover rent, food and energy expenses. Government statistics show landlords file to evict some 3.6 million people every ...