Table 1 Frequency distribution of sample population demographics (N = 263)
From: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) insecurity in unhoused communities of Los Angeles, California
Characteristic | Category | Count (%) |
|---|---|---|
Housing status | Unsheltered | 231 (87.83) |
Emergency shelters | 25 (9.51) | |
Family/friends | 4 (1.52) | |
Transitional housing | 3 (1.14) | |
Community | Skid Row | 134 (50.95) |
Downtown Los Angeles | 92 (34.98) | |
Greater Los Angeles | 37 (14.07) | |
Gender identity | Male | 180 (68.44) |
Transgender male | 2 (0.76) | |
Female | 79 (30.04) | |
Transgender female | 1 (0.38) | |
Missing | 1 (0.38) | |
Age | 18 to 24 | 8 (3.04) |
25 to 34 | 33 (12.55) | |
35 to 44 | 55 (20.91) | |
45 to 54 | 69 (26.24) | |
55 to 61 | 60 (22.81) | |
Greater than or equal to 62 | 32 (12.17) | |
Missing | 6 (2.28) | |
Race/ethnicity | Black/African American | 109 (41.45) |
Latinx/Hispanic | 80 (30.42) | |
White | 39 (14.83) | |
Another group | 17 (6.46) | |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 11 (4.18) | |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 3 (1.14) | |
Missing | 4 (1.52) | |
Sexual orientation | Heterosexual | 222 (84.03) |
Bisexual | 18 (6.34) | |
Homosexual | 13 (4.94) | |
Asexual | 1 (0.38) | |
Other | 2 (0.76) | |
Missing | 8 (3.04) | |
Duration of homelessness | Less than 1Â year | 41 (15.59) |
1–3 years | 104 (39.54) | |
4–6 years | 42 (15.97) | |
7Â years or greater | 65 (24.71) | |
Missing | 11 (4.18) |