Last data pull: November, 2024
Last updated: January, 2025

Health characteristics


Prefer not to answer for outcome variables are coded as “No” and factored in to the percents.

Note: California adult GAD-2 and PHQ-2 prevalence estimates (2023) provided by KFF health statistics. California adult fair/poor self-rated health, current smoker, health insurance, and primary care doctor status prevalences derived from 2023 CHIS survey. CHIS functional limitation estimates do not include difficulty walking or climbing and are thus an underestimate.

Health access indicators

Characteristic Unsheltered, N = 1,0191 Sheltered, N = 2301 Doubled up/hotel/institution, N = 1321 Housed, N = 701
Visited ER or hospital 168 (16.5%) 49 (21.3%) 24 (18.2%) 8 (11.4%)
Missed scheduled health appointments 209 (20.5%) 51 (22.2%) 25 (18.9%) 20 (28.6%)
Unmet health care need 311 (30.5%) 47 (20.4%) 26 (19.7%) 12 (17.1%)
Food insecure 737 (72.3%) 125 (54.3%) 77 (58.3%) 29 (41.4%)
Weekly drug use 332 (32.6%) 59 (25.7%) 51 (38.6%) 23 (32.9%)
Poor self-rated physical health (binned) 544 (53.4%) 126 (54.8%) 64 (48.5%) 40 (57.1%)
Anxiety symptoms 522 (51.2%) 111 (48.3%) 72 (54.5%) 26 (37.1%)
Depressive symptoms 510 (50.0%) 99 (43.0%) 64 (48.5%) 28 (40.0%)
Feelings of loneliness 357 (35.0%) 70 (30.4%) 43 (32.6%) 20 (28.6%)
Poor sleep quality 438 (43.0%) 102 (44.3%) 52 (39.4%) 17 (24.3%)
1 n (%)

All monthlies since April 2023

Prefer not to answer responses for the outcomes are not shown but factored into the percent calculations. Prefer not to answer responses for the stratifying variables are coded as “Missing”.