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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 />
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