Homeless Count Tables - City of Prince George

3.6 Health and Homelessness
Prince George Homeless Count Report 2010
3.6.1 Health Conditions
To gain a better understanding of the health conditions of homeless individuals in Prince George, the
survey questionnaire asked participants if they were currently experiencing any addiction issues, health
conditions, physical or mental disability, etc. Respondents were able to check multiple responses for
this question. When asked if they were experiencing any of a list of health conditions, the three most
frequently reported conditions were:
Drug/alcohol issues (185 respondents or 51.2%);
A health condition/physical illness (140 respondents or 38.8%); and
A physical disability (116 respondents or 32.1%).
Table 12 provides a detailed overview of the different types of health issues reported by respondents to
the Prince George Homeless Count.
Table 12 Reported Health Conditions*
Health Conditions
# of respondents
(n = 361) %
Drug/alcohol Issues 185 51.2
Health condition/physical illness 140 38.8
Physical disability 116 32.1
Mental illness 88 24.4
Brain injury 48 13.3
No answer 40 1.1
Developmental disability/handicap 25 6.9
Other** 24 6.6
*Respondents were able to check more than one option.**For a complete list of other health conditions
provided by respondents please see Appendix A, Table A 8.
When reviewing the number of health conditions reported per person, it is apparent that just less than
one-third (29.7%) of the homeless individuals in Prince George suffer from three or more health
conditions. In particular, the results show that the following number of respondents suffers from:
One health condition (166 respondents; 49.8%)
Two health conditions (68 respondents; 20.4%)
Three health conditions (54 respondents; 16.2%)
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