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A comparison of living arrangements between sheltered individuals and persons in families<br />

reveals several striking differences. More than 6 in 10 persons in families came from a<br />

housing situation, with most staying with family and friends. Only about one-quarter of<br />

persons in families were already homeless prior to entering the shelter system during the oneyear<br />

reporting period, and very few were in institutional settings. By comparison, fewer than<br />

4 in 10 individuals came from a housing situation, two-fifths were already homeless, and<br />

more than 1 in 10 came from an institutional setting. Thus, for individuals, the most common<br />

pathway into the shelter system during the one-year reporting period was another homeless<br />

location, whereas among persons in families it was from a “housed” situation.<br />

Exhibit 3-8: Previous Living Situation of People Using Homeless Residential<br />

Services, 2008 a<br />

Living Arrangement the Night before<br />

Program Entry<br />

Total<br />

Percentage of<br />

Individual<br />

Adults b<br />

Percentage of<br />

Adults in<br />

Families<br />

Total Already Homeless 37.2% 39.4% 25.9%<br />

Place not meant for human habitation 12.9% 14.7% 4.0%<br />

Emergency shelter or transitional housing 24.3% 24.8% 22.0%<br />

Total from “<strong>Housing</strong>” 41.0% 37.0% 61.5%<br />

Rented or owned housing unit c 12.5% 11.2% 19.2%<br />

Staying with family 16.4% 14.2% 27.8%<br />

Staying with friends 12.1% 11.6% 14.5%<br />

Total from Institutional Settings 11.9% 13.6% 2.4%<br />

Psychiatric facility, substance abuse<br />

center, or hospital 6.7% 7.6% 1.8%<br />

Jail, prison, or juvenile detention 4.8% 5.6% 0.5%<br />

Foster care home 0.4% 0.4% 0.1%<br />

Total from Other Situations 10.1% 10.0% 10.2%<br />

Hotel, motel (no voucher) or “other” 10.1% 10.0% 10.2%<br />

Number of Homeless Adults 1,283,272 1,092,612 203,199<br />

a<br />

The exhibit reports on adults and unaccompanied youth only because the HMIS Data and Technical Standards require<br />

the information to be collected only from these persons. About 21 percent of the records in HMIS were missing this<br />

information in 2008.<br />

b<br />

This category includes unaccompanied adults and youth as well as multiple-adult households without children.<br />

c<br />

Includes a small percentage in permanent supportive housing.<br />

Sources: Homeless Management Information System <strong>data</strong>, 2008<br />

Chapter 3: Sheltered Homeless People in 2008 35

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