Data from the 2004 AGRM Fall Shapshot Survey of the Homeless

	2004	2003	1994
Gender
Male	77%	77%	82%
Female	23%	23%	18%

Age Groups
Under 18	9%	10%	8%
18-25	10%	10%	12%
26-35	18%	19%	29%
36-45	30%	31%	29%
46-65	29%	26%	18%
65+	4%	4%	4%

Race/Ethnic Groups
Caucasian	44%	48%	42%
African-American	40%	36%	44%
Hispanic	10%	10%	12%
Asian	1%	1%	2%
Native American	5%	5%	4%

Women/Children/Families
Couples	16%	12%	20%
Women with Children	60%	57%	60%
Men with Children	7%	5%	5%
Intact Families	16%	26%	15%


Other Information
Veterans - Male	23%	23%	28%
Veterans - Female	3%	3%	N/A
Served in Korea	5%	6%	N/A
Served in Vietnam	41%	41%	N/A
Served in Persian Gulf	12%	11%	N/A

Homeless less than 1 year	62%	65%	56%
Never before homeless	35%	37%	N/A
Homeless once before	26%	26%	N/A
Homeless twice before	18%	17%	N/A
Homeless 3+ times before	21%	20%	N/A

More than 6 month resident	72%	71%	67%
Harder to find work today than 6 mos. ago	58%	61%	N/A
Lost Government benefits in last 12 mos	20%	22%	N/A
Prefer spiritual emphasis in services	80%	79%	N/A
Comes to the mission daily for assistance	78%	N/A	N/A

In Long-term Rehab - Male	35%	31%	30%
In Long-term Rehab - Female	25%	21%	28%

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Read the Press Release for the 2004 Shap Shot Survey! Additional information is available on the AGRM website at www.rescuemissions.com or by calling 1-800-4RESCUE.