The proportion of veterans among homeless men
| Autor: | An-Me Chung, Linda K. Frisman, Robert A. Rosenheck |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Population Age Distribution Epidemiology medicine Odds Ratio Prevalence Humans education health care economics and organizations media_common Aged Veterans education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Mental Disorders Racial Groups Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities United States Substance abuse Socioeconomic Factors Unemployment Cohort Ill-Housed Persons No fixed abode business Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American journal of public health. 84(3) |
| ISSN: | 0090-0036 |
| Popis: | This study used data from four surveys conducted in 1986/87 to identify age-race cohorts of homeless men in which veterans are overrepresented. The overall proportion of veterans among homeless men (41%) was somewhat higher than that in the general population (34%). This overrepresentation is largely attributable to the disproportionate representation of veterans in the youngest age cohort (20 to 34 years) of homeless White men. Veterans in this group are 4.76 times more likely to be homeless than nonveterans. Other national data on this cohort reveal higher rates of unemployment, substance abuse, and antisocial personality among veterans than among nonveterans. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|