Homeless Count Tables - City of Prince George

Prince George Homeless Count Report 2010
Table 2 Did You Participate in the PG Homeless Count in a Previous Year?
Response # of respondents (n=361) %
No 281 77.8
Yes 67 18.6
Don’t Know 7 1.9
Missing Responses 4 1.1
Invalid Response 2 0.6
Total 361 100.0
Of the 361 homeless people who participated in the 2010 Prince George Homeless Count, 49 people
(13.6%) responded that they had answered questions about where they live during the past day, while
the majority indicated that they had not done so (84.5%, 305 respondents). Table 3 provides a
summarized breakdown of the responses.
Table 3 In the Past Day, Have You Answered Any Questions About Where You Live?
Response # of respondents (n=361) %
No 305 84.5
Yes 49 13.6
Don’t Know 5 1.4
Missing Information 2 0.6
Invalid Response 0 0.0
Total 361 100.0
3.2.3 Where Homeless People Stayed Overnight
A total of 359 participants responded to the question, “Where did you sleep last night?” The majority of
the homeless people in Prince George who participated in this study slept indoors the night prior to the
count, while 11 people (3.1%) reported having slept outside (Table 4). The most commonly indicated
overnight sleeping locations include:
Safe house/emergency shelter/ or transitional housing (110 respondents or 30.7%)
Rented house or an apartment (80 respondents or 22.3%)
Someone else's place (family, friend, etc.; 62 respondents or 17.3%)
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