Table 5
Experiences of homelessness, by sex, type of disability, and type of homelessness, 2014

Table 5
Experiences of homelessness, by sex, type of disability, and type of homelessness, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Experiences of homelessness. The information is grouped by Sex and disability (appearing as row headers), Strict homelessness, Hidden homelessness and Ever homeless, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Sex and disability	Strict homelessness^{Table 5 Note 1}	Hidden homelessness^{Table 5 Note 2}	Ever homeless^{Table 5 Note 3}
Sex and disability	percent
Women
Has a disability^{Table 5 Note 4}	3.2^Note *	12.2^Note ***	13.1^Note ***
Sensory disability^{Table 5 Note 5}	5.0^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	15.0^Note *	15.3^Note *
Physical disability	3.2^Note ***	12.6^Note *	13.5^Note ***
Cognitive disability	5.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20.8^Note *	22.2^Note *
Mental health-related disability	5.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20.5^Note *	21.9^Note *
No disability^{Table 5 Note †}	0.7^Note **	5.6^Note **	5.9^Note **
Men
Has a disability^{Table 5 Note 4}	4.1^Note *	14.4^Note *	15.7^Note *
Sensory disability^{Table 5 Note 5}	5.5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	13.4^Note *	14.8^Note *
Physical disability	5.3^Note *	14.9^Note *	16.7^Note *
Cognitive disability	8.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20.0^Note *	23.0^Note *
Mental health-related disability	6.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	23.2^Note *	24.5^Note *
No disability^{Table 5 Note †}	1.3	6.9	7.3
Total
Has a disability^{Table 5 Note 4}	3.6^Note *	13.1^Note *	14.2^Note *
Sensory disability^{Table 5 Note 5}	5.2^Note *	14.2^Note *	15.1^Note *
Physical disability	4.1^Note *	13.6^Note *	14.8^Note *
Cognitive disability	7.3^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20.5^Note *	22.6^Note *
Mental health-related disability	6.2^Note *	21.5^Note *	22.9^Note *
No disability^{Table 5 Note †}	1.0	6.3	6.6
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for men (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and from estimate for men (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Includes persons who indicated that they had ever lived in a shelter, on the street, or in an abandoned building. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes persons who indicated that they ever had to temporarily live with family or friends or in their car because they had nowhere else to live. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes persons who ever experienced strict and/or hidden homelessness. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes persons who indicated having a sensory, physical, cognitive, mental health-related, or any other unspecified disability. Note that this category is not a sum of its subcategories as respondents could indicate all disabilities which applied. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes persons with a vision or hearing disability. Return to note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

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Table 5
Experiences of homelessness, by sex, type of disability, and type of homelessness, 2014

Table 5 Experiences of homelessness, by sex, type of disability, and type of homelessness, 2014

Table 5
Experiences of homelessness, by sex, type of disability, and type of homelessness, 2014