Demographic variables of contacts | Abbotsford (n = 739) | DTES (n = 498) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Male | 393(53) | 304(61) |  < 0.01* |
Age | 41.99(34) | 43(10) | 0.69 |
Homeless | 357(48) | 87(17) |  < 0.01* |
Years living in Abbotsford | 23(3) | 4(1) | 0.01* |
House/apartment | 201(27) | 31(6) |  < 0.01* |
Living with friends or family | 14(2) | 3(1) | 0.08 |
Years living in DTES | 0(0) | 177(36) |  < 0.01* |
Supported living | 115(16) | 168(34) |  < 0.01* |
Medical conditions | |||
Mental Illness | 196(27) | 55(11) |  < 0.01* |
HIV | 41(6) | 22(4) | 0.38 |
HCV | 149(20) | 63(13) |  < 0.01* |
Drug use | |||
Current drug user | 714(97) | 468(96) | 0.38 |
Injection drug use | 386(52) | 280(56) | 0.17 |
Smoking drug use | 694(94) | 449(90) | 0.01* |
Meth | 596(81) | 249(50) |  < 0.01* |
Crack | 183(25) | 213(43) |  < 0.01* |
Opioids | 346(47) | 222(45) | 0.44 |