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-3- Age of Children (p.9): For the 176 children represented by all responses, 150 (or 85%) were less than or equal to 10 years old, 87 (or 49%) were less than or equal to 5 years old, and 33 (or 19%) were less than or equal to one year old. Current Living Situation (pp 10 - 12): For the 139 Winter Night Shelter responses, 133 reported living at the Shelter. Additional responses included: staying with family or friends, 29; living in a vehicle, 6; living in an abandoned building, 8; and living in the streets, 14. (Respondents could give multiple responses.) For the 135 Ail Other Agencies responses, 60 reported they were about to be evicted, 39 reported they were staying with friends, 10 reported ~iving in a vehicle, 2 reported living in an abandoned building, and 11 reported living in the streets. A total of 15 reported other arrangements. The most prevalent response here was that they were at a motel (e.g., being provided temporary shelter in motels). Length of Time in Current Situation (p.13): For the Winter Night Shelter group, 76 responded to this item. 49 of these (64%) reported being in this situation for over one month. 129 of the 135 Ail Other Agencies responses responded to this item. 81 (63%) reported being in their current situation for less than a month and 119 (92%) reported being in this situation for less than six months. Perceived Causes of Problems with Housing (pp 14 - 16): For the 139 Winter Night Shelter responses, the most frequent responses for the item asking what they felt had caused their housing problems were as follows: no job or lost job, 46 (33%); problems with drinking or drugs, 39 (28%); and family problems, 26 (19~). For the All Other Agencies group, the leading responses for this item were: no job or lost job, 57 (42%); family problems, 29 (21%); and "other", 28 (21%). See the listing of "other problems" on page 15.