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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 245)

From: Gun violence against unhoused and unstably housed women: A cross-sectional study that highlights links to childhood violence

Variable

N (%)

Age

51.6 years (SD = 10.8)

Race

Black/African American

97 (39.6)

Alaskan/Native American

16 (6.5)

Asian/Pacific Islander

8 (3.3)

White

68 (27.8)

Multiracial/Other

56 (22.9)

Hispanic/Latina

37 (15.1)

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual

181 (73.9)

Homosexual/Lesbian

16 (6.5)

Bisexual

39 (15.9)

Other

9 (3.7)

Hit or kicked as child

119 (48.6)

Forced sexual contact as child

108 (44.1)

Attacked with gun as child

19 (7.8)

Attacked with knife or another weapon as child

51 (20.8)

Education level

Less than high school

72 (29.6)

Completed high school

138 (56.8)

College graduate

33 (13.6)

Time homeless

8.1 years (SD = 7.8)