Hard_Edges_Mapping_SMD_FINAL_VERSION_Web

16 Hard edges
Profile (gender, age,
ethnicity, family status)
Gender
Previous research had suggested that
SMD, as seen through the lens of offending,
substance abuse and homelessness, was
likely to be a predominantly male phenomenon
(e.g. Fitzpatrick et al., 2013), 9 and our composite
analysis of the three main administrative
data sources confirms this. As indicated
in Figure 3 below, while women represent
a small majority of those who experience
homelessness only, males predominate in the
substance and, especially, offending domains,
and hence also in the combinations of two or
more domains (ranging from 71% of homeless
+ substance, to 78% of SMD3, and 85% of
homeless + offending).
ition of SMD Categories based on
ain Sources
8 out of 10
people facing SMD are men
9
Though note that street sex
work, closely interrelated
with some of these more
extreme manifestations of
SMD, is dominated by women
(Fitzpatrick et al., 2013).
Figure 3: Gender composition of SMD categories based on composite of main sources
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
22%
78%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Female
Male
HOMELESS
ONLY
SUBSTANCE
ONLY
OFFENDING
ONLY
HOMELESS +
SUBSTANCE
HOMELESS +
OFFENDING
SUBSTANCE +
OFFENDING ALL 3
Source: Composite of SP, OASys and NDTMS