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Age
For all SMD categories apart from homelessonly,
the most common age group is 25–34
years old, and in most instances the next most
common category is 35–44 years old (Figure 4).
The dominance of the 25–44 year old age band
is most marked for those SMD categories that
include substance misuse and/or offending.
It is notable that the homeless-only category
is the youngest, with over 40% aged under 25 10
(see also Homeless Link, 2014), whereas the
substance-only category is the oldest, with one
quarter aged 45–64. There are very few over
65s in any SMD group. This age breakdown,
as with the gender profile above, is very similar
to that found in the MEH survey (Fitzpatrick
et al., 2013).
f SMD Categories based on Comrces
This form of SMD
predominantly affects
men aged
25–44
10
We have excluded youth
homelessness (aged up to
17) from this analysis, for
consistency with the other
datasets and the general focus
of this study on adults, but note
that SP records many under-
17s, particularly among those
with homelessness only issues.
Figure 4: Age profile of each SMD category in 2010 based on composite of three
main sources
100%
90%
80%
70%
2%
14%
23%
60%
50%
40%
36%
30%
20%
10%
0%
HOMELESS
ONLY
SUBSTANCE
ONLY
OFFENDING
ONLY
HOMELESS +
SUBSTANCE
HOMELESS +
OFFENDING
SUBSTANCE +
OFFENDING ALL 3
17%
8%
65+
45–64
35–44
25–34
20–24
18–19
Source: Composite of SP, OASys and NDTMS