1. TAKE 5 MINUTES TO TAKE THIS QUIZ ABOUT AUSTIN HOMELESSNESS

2. (A)4%Q: What percentage of all renter households in Austinearned under $10,000in 2008? (B)9%(C)13% 3. A: 13% that's 21,700 households 4. (A)$175 Q: What amount of rent can a household earning $10,000 afford before being burdened? (B)$350 (C)$525 5. A: $175 that's all that the budget can handle 6. (A)1,600Q: Of the households earning under $10,000, how many receive rental assistance? (B)2,400 (C)3,100 7. A: 2,400 leaving 19,300 underserved 8. (A)2 times Q: Mortality rates are how many times higher among homeless than among the housed? (B)3 times (C)5 times 9. A: 3times higher 10. (A)32-42Q: The avg. lifespan is 78, how long is the avg. lifespan ofthe homeless population? (B)42-52 (C)52-62 11. A: Only 42-52 12. (A)$22,000Q: How much do cities spend per year per chronically homeless people for public resources? (B)$31,000 (C)$40,000 13. $40,000 A: for hospitals, jails, shelters, courts 14. (A)3Q: How many more days per hospital visit do homeless people spend compared to the non-homeless? (B)4 (C)7 15. A: 4 That averages $2,414 per hospitalization 16. (A)$11,220Q: Homeless spend more time in jail than non-homeless, costing taxpayers how much per homeless person per year? (B)$13,910 (C)$14,480 17. $14,480 primarily for overnight jail, often for loitering A: 18. (A)$8,067 annually Q: How much more does an emergency shelter bed cost over federal housing subsidies? (B)$11,228annually (C) $13,001 annually 19. $8,067per year A: 20. (A)20%Q: What percent of homeless people did paid work during the last month? (B)32% (C)44% 21. 44% worked A: 22. (A)20%Q: Of those, what percentage worked in a job expected to last at least 3 months? (B)32% (C)44% 23. 20% most worked minimum wage or seasonal jobs not paying enough to afford housing A: 24. (A)27%Q: What percentage of those in homeless situations report being robbed? (B)32% (C)38% 25. 38% families & children lose their homes, rooms, friends, schools, pets, identity, self-esteem and more. A: 26. (A)33%Q: What percentage of those in homeless situations report theft of their property? (B)41% (C)55% 27. 41% A: 28. (A)1 in 3Q: How many of those in homeless situations report being assaulted? (B)1 in 5 (C)1 in 7 29. 1 in 5 A: 30. (A)1 in 5Q: How many women in homeless situations have been raped? (B)1 in 8 (C)1 in 11 31. 1 in 8 raped A: 32. (A)17%Q: What percentage of those in homeless situations reporting infectious conditions? (B)21% (C)26% 33. 26% A: 34. (A)29%Q: What percentage of the homeless report chronic health conditions? (B)36% (C)46% 35. 46% A: due to living situation and inability to access adequate healthcare 36. (A)33%Q: What percentage report being arrested or harassed because of being homeless(i.e. they broke no law)? (B)52% (C)69% 37. 69% A: 38. (A)56%Q: What percentage report going hungry a portion of the time they are homeless? (B)78% (C)100% 39. 100% A: 40. (A)7.7%Q: 12.8% of crimes by non-homeless are reported as violent, what percentage committed by homeless are violent? (B)10.3% (C)13.9% 41. only 7.7% A: 42. (A)22%Q: Nationwide, what percent of homeless were in emergency shelters on one single night? (B)42% (C)60% 43. 60% A: 44. (A)22%Q: Nationwide, what percent were unsheltered on one single night? (B)42% (C)60% 45. 42% A: 46. (A)27%Q: Housing the homeless cuts the avg. costs of services they consume by what percentage? (B)50% (C)66% 47. 50% A: 99 former homeless received 35% more mental health servicesat 41% less cost 48. (A)59%Q: In a recent study, permanent supportive housing reduced emergency room costs by what percentage? (B)62% (C)66% 49. 62% A: 50. (A)59%Q: And permanent supportive housing reduced health care costs by what percentage? (B)62% (C)66% 51. 59% A: 52. (A)59%Q: Permanent supportive housing reduced ambulance transportation costs by what percentage? (B)62% (C)66% 53. 66% A: 54. (A)59%Q: Permanent supportive housing reduced incarceration by what percentage? (B)62% (C)66% 55. 62% A: 56. (A)66%Q: Permanent supportive housing reduced shelter visits by what percentage? (B)82% (C)98% 57. 98% A: 58. (A)$26,772Q: The study yielded a savings of how much per year per permanent supportive housing tenant? (B)$63,425 (C)$93,436 59. $93,436 A: 60. (A)897Q: In Central Texas, the Statesman reported how many emergency medical visits in 6 years made by nine people in a study? (B)1,742 (C)2,678 61. 2,678 A: 62. (A)$467,990Q: What was the cost of the 2,678 emergency medical visits? (B)$3,000,000 (C)$27,000,000 63. $3,000,000 A: 64. (A)3Q: How many of the nine people studied were homeless? (B)6 (C)9 65. only 3 people A: 66. (A)1,480Q: Another study showed that of 900 frequent emergency services users made how many preventable visits in one year? (B)2,123 (C)2,988 67. 2,123 A: 68. (A)11%Q: These preventable visits make up what percentage of total visits to Central Texas emergency departments? (B)15.5% (C)18% 69. 18% A: 70. (A) Q: What is the answer to all of these problems? (B)do nothing (C) do nothing permanent supportive housing 71. permanent supportive housing A: mobile loaves and fishesoffers a homes on wheels program to put homeless in a more permanent housing situation 72. feeding the homeless A: mobile loaves and fishes offers food and clothing to the homeless in Austin year round 73. YOU CAN HELP VISIT HTTP://MLFNOW.ORG VOLUNTEER or DONATE MONEY 74. PLEASE VISIT VISIT HTTP://MLFNOW.ORG TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED