. 2011 Nov 11;88(6):1175–1182. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9624-z

Table 1.

Cell phone access among homeless youth (n = 169), Los Angeles, CA 2009

	Number	Percent (%)
Right now, pick the sentence that best describes your cell phone access?
I have my own cell phone and use it every day	67	39.64
I have my own cell phone, but no minutes	26	15.38
I share a cell phone with a friend	12	7.10
I don’t have my own cell phone, but I can borrow one from a friend or associate	26	15.38
I don’t have a cell phone and I cannot borrow one	38	22.49
Missing responses = 0
How often do you use a cell phone?
Several times a day	87	51.48
Once a day	17	10.06
Once every couple of days	7	4.14
About once a week	4	2.37
Less than once a week	16	9.47
Never, I don’t have any access to a cell phone	38	22.49
Missing responses = 0.
What kind of cell phone plan do you have?
I buy minutes	39	23.35
I have a contract, so I pay a bill each month	64	38.32
I don’t have a cell phone	64	38.32
Missing responses = 2
How did you get your cell phone?
It was a gift	30	18.18
From money I saved or earned at a job	44	26.67
Money I got from spanging, begging, or street performing	9	5.45
Other means	18	10.91
I don’t have a cell phone of my own	64	38.79
Missing responses = 4
Who do you use a cell phone to talk to?^a
Parents (including foster family or step family)	70	41.42
Brothers, sisters, cousins, or other family members	72	42.60
Friends or associates you know from the streets of Hollywood	64	37.87
Friends or associates you know from home (before you came to Hollywood)	86	50.89
Friends or associates you met online	39	23.08
Case workers, social workers, or staff at youth agencies	29	17.16
Potential employers, looking for work	41	24.26
Boss or employer at your job	20	11.83
Missing responses = 0

Table presents exact wording of questions and responses.

^aMultiple responses allowed