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Table 1 Homeless service characteristics

From: A cross-sectional survey of smoking and cessation support policies in a sample of homeless services in the United Kingdom

Ā 

nĀ =ā€‰99

Location of service %

Scotland

8.1

Northern Ireland

3

Wales

5

North of England

24.3

South of England

19.2

MidlandsĀ and East of England

24.2

London

15.2

Missing

1

Mean number of staff per service, including volunteers (sd)

29 (35.5)

Mean number of service users visiting on an average day (sd)

49.2 (48.7)

aType of centre/s %

Supported housing

65.7

Day centres

30.3

Emergency night shelters

29.3

Crash pad

9.1

aType of services/support offered %

Employment

41.4

Mental health

40.4

Housing/accommodation

37.4

Physical health

24.2

Substance use

24.2

Street outreach

13.1

Winter shelter

4

Food services

3

Estimated mean percentage of staff who smoke and vape (sd)

Smoke 22.6% (20.6%)

Vape 8.7% (12.4%)

  1. aMore than one response can be selected, a definition of these types of services can be found in the supplementary material