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Table 1: Demographic characteristics

Characteristic	% Care leavers	% Young people ________in difficulty
Gender: Female Male________________________	69 __________31	58 ______________42
Ethnicity: White British/European Minority ethnic___________________	73 ________27	71 _____________29
Self-reported and defined learning difficulty___________________	25	25
Average age_________________	18 (17-24)	20 (17-24)
Total N__________________________	________80	______________55

Table 2: First and current accommodation

Type of accommodation	First accommodation		Current accommodation
Type of accommodation	% Care leavers	% Young people in difficulty	% Care leavers	% Young people in difficulty
Private Tenancy_________________	3	_________6_	9	_____£
Social Tenancy: council or housing association________________________	11	4	39	20
Temporary accommodation with/without support¹_______________	T	10"	8"	5^
Flat in a housing project, more responsibility, with some drop in support___________________________	18^	4	8	28
Not in own place. Living in other person’s place (including family), with or without support²____________	35	68	23	13^
Room in a housing project, lots of shared facilities and support_______	15^	8	9	34
Residential home or supported lodgings__________________________	17^	0	6^	0
Total N____________________________	71	45	80	55
Missing data______________________	_______9	_______10	____0	__________0_

¹ Such as Bed and Breakfast accommodation

² Young people in this category were living with: ex-carers, birth parents, friends (often on the
sofa for limited amounts of time), grandparents, and partners

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