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This median number may have a counter-intuitive explanation. I don't know about Toronto but here men form the large majority of visibly homeless people that I encounter. If that's because women have more support, then the women who remain homeless may appear to be worse off than the men because the less disfunctional women who would have brought up the average life expectancy don't end up homeless the way that the corresponding men do.
I'm wondering where you see mostly male unhoused people, as in what areas of your city you frequent. Because if you aren't visiting red light districts where unhoused women often ply their trade to gain financial resources, I would suggest your anecdotal evidence is skewed at best.
I looked up an actual survey of homeless people in Toronto (from 2018).
Three times as many men as women sleeping on the streets.
Thank you. Your numbers are outdated tho. Here are updated counts from Toronto's 2021 Street Needs Assessment., page 20-21.
Is that the one that shows the percentages have skewed even harder toward predominantly male homelessness?
I guess in answer to your earlier question, 'where you see mostly male unhoused people', the answer could be 'everywhere, based on your numbers' perhaps? It went from 3:1 to now 4:1.