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sample were single men, Whites made up 48 percent of the <br />homeless population, with Hispanics at 26 percent, and African- <br />Americans at 21 percent, Of the homeless respondents, 46 percent <br />had less than a high school education, 25 percent had received <br />psychiatric treatment, and 28 percent had received substance abuse <br />treatment. The cause of homelessness was reported to be <br />unemployment by 19 percent of the homeless and 16 percent cited <br />an inability to pay rent or a mortgage. <br />Of the 260 homeless participants in a survey conducted by the <br />Homeless issues Partnership of Corpus Christi in 2003, nearly 39 <br />percent were homeless for more than one year (chronically <br />homeless), Nearly 67 percent of the homeless were single adults, 68 <br />percent were White, nearly 32 percent were Hispanic, and about 12 <br />percent were African-American, Almost 80 percent of the homeless <br />were unemployed and almost 67 percent hatl less than a high school <br />education. About 23 percent of the homeless in the survey reported <br />having a physical disability, over 22 percent had a mental disability, <br />nearly 25 percent were alcohol abusers, and over 17 percent were <br />drug abusers. Over 55 percent of the homeless in the survey <br />reported needing far housing assistance, while .50 percent reported <br />needing employment. <br />Reasons of Lack of Affordable Housing- Typically, lower income groups are <br />Chronic much more likely to be financially burdened with their rent payments, <br />Homelessness <br />According to 2000 Census, over 65 percent of those earning less <br />than $10,000 per year paid more than 30 percent of their income on <br />