Research Article

Exploring the Impact of a Housing Support Service on Hospital Discharge: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation in Two UK Hospital Trusts

Table 3

Demographic characteristics of all recorded service users from routine housing service data.

DemographicsVariableMental health hospital (n = 238)General trust (n = 250)Total (n = 488)

GenderMale158 (66.4%)167 (66.8%)325 (66.6%)
Female80 (33.6%)83 (33.2%)163 (33.4%)

Age16–2430 (12.6%)1 (0.4%)31 (6.4%)
25–3452 (21.8%)11 (4.4%)63 (12.9%)
35–4460 (25.2%)20 (8%)80 (16.4%)
45–5450 (21%)32 (12.8%)82 (16.8%)
55–6438 (16%)54 (21.6%)92 (18.8%)
Over 658 (3.4%)132 (52.8%)140 (28.7%)

EthnicityWhite British216 (90.9%)235 (94%)451 (92.5%)
White Irish0 (0%)2 (0.8%)2 (0.4%)
Asian British4 (1.7%)0 (0%)4 (0.8%)
Asian/Asian British Indian1 (0.4%)2 (0.8%)3 (0.6%)
Asian/Asian British Pakistani1 (0.4%)1 (0.4%)2 (0.4%)
Other16 (6.7%)10 (4%)26 (5.3%)