QuickStats: Percentage of Men and Women Aged 25–49 Years Who Spent at Least One Night in the Past 12 Months at an Alternate Location Because They Did Not Have a Permanent Place To Stay, by Type of Location

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Among adults aged 25–49 years, a higher percentage of men (4.1%) than women (2.3%) stayed at least overnight in a shelter or car or outdoors in the past 12 months because they did not have a permanent place to stay.

A higher percentage of men (6.4%) than women (4.1%) stayed at least overnight with a friend or relative in the past year.

Among both men and women, the percentage who stayed at least overnight with a friend or relative was higher than the percentage who stayed at least overnight in a shelter or car or outdoors.

Source: National Survey of Family Growth, 2017–2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/index.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7028a4.htm

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Page last reviewed: July 16, 2021
Page last updated: July 16, 2021