Family
New Arrivals
Substance
Misusers
Family
Violence and Sexual Assualt
Ethnic
Minorities |
|
| Median
Length of Street Sleeping | |
| Year |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| Median
Length of Street Sleeping (Month) | 47 |
55 |
40 |
| Length
of Street Sleeping | |
| Year |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| Length |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
| < 1
month | 10 |
1.2 |
16 |
2.9 |
25 |
4.1 |
| 1 - <
6 months | 42 |
5.0 |
47 |
8.4 |
96 |
15.7 |
| 6 - <
1 year | 36 |
4.3 |
28 |
5.0 |
50 |
8.2 |
| 1 - <
2 years | 153 |
18.1 |
49 |
8.8 |
73 |
11.9 |
| 2
- < 5 years | 256 |
30.3 |
156 |
28.0 |
131 |
21.4 |
| 5 - <
10 Years | 198 |
23.5 |
130 |
23.3 |
123 |
20.1 |
| 10 - <
20 Years | 116 |
13.7 |
99 |
17.8 |
81 |
13.2 |
| 20 years
or over | 33 |
3.9 |
32 |
5.7 |
33 |
5.4 |
| Total |
844 |
100.0 |
557 |
100.0 |
612 |
100.0 |
Source:
SWD. Survey of Street Sleeper,1996, 1998, 2000. HK: SWD |
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