Office of National Drug Control Policy -- 2003 National Drug Control Strategy

Table 20. Characteristics Perceived by Respondents to Prevent Exit From Homelessness, 1996

	Percent
Insufficient income	30
Lack of job	24
No suitable housing	11
Addiction to alcohol or drugs	9
Other	24
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Source: Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve, Interagency Council on the Homeless, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1999).