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. 2003 Jul;93(7):1132-6.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.7.1132.

Overrepresentation of women veterans among homeless women

Gail Gamache  1 , Robert Rosenheck, Richard Tessler
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Overrepresentation of women veterans among homeless women

Gail Gamache et al. Am J Public Health. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: This study estimated the proportion of veterans among homeless women and their risk of homelessness relative to that of nonveterans.

Methods: Data came from 2 surveys of homeless women (1 clinical and 1 nonclinical) and 1 survey of domiciled women.

Results: The proportion of veterans (4.4%, 3.1%) among homeless women was greater than the proportion among domiciled women (1.3%, 1.2%). When we computed odds ratios for being a veteran among homeless women compared with nonhomeless women, homeless women were significantly more likely than nonhomeless women to be veterans.

Conclusions: Women veterans are at greater risk for homelessness than are nonveterans. Further study is needed to determine whether increased risks for veterans are a product of military service or reflect volunteers' self-selection into the armed forces.

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