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Of all homeless adults in shelter, 63.2% are men, and 36.8% are women.

Topic: Homelessness


Source

Citation: The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, sec. 1, p. 8

Author(s): Solari, Cortes, Brown

Institution(s): Department of Housing and Urban Development



Link: https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2012-AHAR-Volume-2.pdf

File(s): http://www.mrarchivist.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/2012-AHAR-Volume-2.pdf



Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 2012

Source: Primary

Type: Statistical Analysis


Discussion

Other Notes:

“The gender differences are even more pronounced when comparing the U.S. poverty population to the sheltered homeless population. Among the poor, 58 percent are women, compared to 37 percent of the homeless population.”

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