Chris is a student nurse working in a faith-based health care clinic for the poor. He is preparing Haley, a 14-year-old patient, for the health care provider. Haley's mother tells Chris that her husband was recently injured and lost his job
The family also lost their health care insurance and the family is now living in a shelter. Chris understands that the fastest growing segment of the homeless population is families with children. They account for _____% of the homeless population. A. 15
B. 26
C. 30
D. 36
D
The fastest growing segment of the homeless population is families with children. This includes complete nuclear families and single-parent families. Families with children account for 36% of the homeless population.
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