Looking through the Current 3D prism, all SMD segments show markedly higher rates of present low-income17
than the general
population (22%), ranging from 43% for substance dependency- only to 80% for offending and substance dependency (Figure 11).
Figure 11
Figure 11: Present Low-Income Prevalence for Current SMD (3D) and Ever SMD (5D) Categories and Counts — Sources: weighted combination of SCJS, GUS, PSE (Ever only), DEST
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Current 3D Ever 5D
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No disadv H’less only Offend only Subst only MH only DVA only H’less +Off H’less +Subst Off +Subst DVA +1 Oth MH +1 Oth SMD3 (+) No disadv 1 disadv 2 disadv 3 disadv 4 disadv 5 disadv Total