Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of DUDES Club members

CHARACTERISTICSVALUE
Age
  • Mean, y46.8
  • ≥ 40 y, %78.0
  • Range, y22–68
Ethnicity, %
  • Indigenous63.3
  • White24.0
  • Other12.7
Unstable housing, %*64.7
Residence, %
  • Lives in DTES80.8
  • Has lived in DTES > 5 y60.6
Unemployed in past 6 mo, %56.0
Family status, %
  • Single73.8
  • Have children59.1
  • Living with children4.5
  • DTES—Downtown Eastside.

  • * Unstable housing includes single-room occupancy hotels, shelters, and homelessness.