% Homeless Veterans?!

Question: Interesting article at Yahoo! regarding veterans and homelessness. So I wondered...and you may take a stab at this:

What pct. of war veterans do you suppose end up homeless and broken?

Perhaps I'll do more research later.

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Answers: Interesting article at Yahoo! regarding veterans and homelessness. So I wondered...and you may take a stab at this:

What pct. of war veterans do you suppose end up homeless and broken?

Perhaps I'll do more research later.

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According to a 1996 nationwide survey of homeless people and service providers, 33 percent of the male homeless population is comprised of veterans, and 23 percent of the total homeless population is made up of veterans.

http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/n...

From 2006:

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says veterans make up one-third of the nation's homeless population.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display...

Also 2006:

Statistics indicate that 33% of the homeless are veterans.

http://www.american-veterans.org/

Shameful, isn't it?

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