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MONTANA HOMELESS SURVEY DATA AMERICAN INDIAN Gender of Homeless American Indians in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Male 49% Female 51% American Indian Homeless Population in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Non-American Indian 69% American Indian 29% Missing or N/A 2% Number of Respondents With Family Members 34 27 43 108 90 115 0 20 40 60 80 100 [PHONE REDACTED] 2006 2007 # Respondents # Respondents + family members City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Causes of Homelessness in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 59 43 36 34 29 24 22 17 14 13 4 3 3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Substance Abuse Job Loss Eviction Lifestyle Choice Domestic Abuse Other Mental health Disability Car problems Release Migrant Worker HIV/AIDS Aged out of CARe Age of American Indian Respondents in Billings 1 53 144 5 3 19 1 44 114 5 1 3 6 41 112 1 0 0 3 46 123 4 1 7 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Under age 18 18 - 29 30-59 60-64 Over age 65 Missing or no answer 2005 2006 2007 Average Age of American Indian Respondents in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 7 4 17 21 8 1 3 8 1 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Pregnancy Under 1 yr old 1 to 5 yr old 6 to 13 14 to 17 18 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 50 51 to 61 62 to 64 65 and older City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Location Slept on Night of Point-In-Time Survey in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 56 50 7 7 2 2 1 1 1 42 11 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Outside Shelter Motel w / Voucher Transitional Housing Facility State Prison Jail Treatment facility Hospital With Others Motel - No Voucher Foster Care Length of Time Homeless 2006 & 2007 Averaged 17 19 31 31 26 14 24 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 7 days or less > 1 week > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years Being Asked to Leave Within One Week Average from 2005-2007 Yes 19% Missing or N/A 4% No 77% City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Previous Living Arrangements 2006 & 2007 Averaged 11 63 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 68 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Owned Home Rented Apt. With Others Facility Transitional Housing Treatment Facility Hospital Foster Care State Prison Jail Military Lifetime Resident of Billings 2005, 2005 & 2007 Averaged Missing or N/A 1% Yes 26% No 73% Length of Residency in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 14% 14% 9% 14% 21% 13% 9% 7% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 < 1 month 1 month to 3 mos 4 mos to 1 yr 2 to 5 yrs 6 to 10 yrs 11 to 20 yrs 21+ yrs Entire life City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- Number of Times Homeless in Last 3 Years 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Once 43% Twice 30% Three times 9% Four times 4% More than four times 14% Have you been homeless more than once in the past year? 2006 & 2007 Averaged No 66% Twice 20% 3 Times 2% More than 3 12% Level of Education 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Less than 9th Grade 9 - 12th (no diploma) HS Grad and GED Some College (no degree) Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Graduate Degree 2005 2006 2007 Average City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- Homeless American Indians with Military Service 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Yes 11% No 89% Sources of Income 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 23 17 30 1 1 14 12 1 1 1 0 1 16 74 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 None Part-time Job Full-time Job TANF Unemployment Workers Comp SSI SSDI SS Retirement Vet Disability payment Vet Pension Child Support Alimony Other Benefits Received 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 50 8 2 3 0 1 5 1 1 2 3 103 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Food stamps MEDICAID MEDICARE MT Mental Health Svc Plan WIC SCHIP VA Medical Service TANF Child Care svcs TANF Transportation svcs Other TANF svcs Housing asst Other City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- American Indian Military Service 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2nd Gulf War (3/03 to present) 1st Gulf War Era (8/91 to present) Vietnam Era (8/5/64 to 5/7/75) Vietnam, Incountry (2/21/64 - 8/5/64) Korea (6/27/50 to 1/31/55) 2005 2006 2007 Percent of American Indian Homeless Population with Disability 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged No 54% Yes 43% Missing or N/A 3% American Indian - Types of Disabilities 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Mental Illness Substance Abuse Physical Disability HIV / AIDS Developmental Disability Don't Know Other 2005 2006 2007 City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- American Indian - Diseases 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 20 19 18 18 10 8 4 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Hypertension Hepatitis C Asthma Diabetes Bronchitis Heart Disease TB HIV/AIDS City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 American Indian 8