South Dakota Homeless Count - Pennington
				2005	2006
	Total Individual's Surveyed			158	171
	Total Homeless Counted			144	76
	Total Children			53	71
	Total Homeless (Pennington)			355	318
	Total Male/Female (total homeless 318)
		2005	2006
	Women	106	75
	Men	175	172
	Children	53	71
	Total Race (survey only 171)
			2005	2006
	White		60	67
	Native American		52	86
	Hispanic		5	4
	African American		2	3
	Other		2	1
	No Response		38	10
	Total Families (survey only 171)
				2005	2006
	Single Families			6	13
	Married Couple/No Children			6	14
	Married Couple/With Children			0	0
	Individuals			146	116
	No Response			0	28
	Age Demographics (survey only 171)
			2005	2006
	13-25		13	34
	26-35		37	33
	36-45		51	31
	46-55		37	46
	56-Over		16	19
	No Response		4	8
	Prime Reason for Homelessness (Multiple Answers) - NEW
				2006
	Argument with Family			26
	Released from Treatment			3
	Illness/Medical Problems			10
	Inability to Pay Rent			19
	Alcoholism			45
	Released from Hospital			2
	Released from Jail/Prison			19
	Emanicipation			0
	Mental Health Issues			6
	Lost Job			5
	Family Violence			14
	Divorce			6
	Other:			16
	How Many Times Homeless in the last 3 years (survey only 171)
			2005	2006
	1 Time in 3 Years		67	52
	2 Times in 3 Years		24	27
	3 Times in 3 Years		10	29
	4 or More times		40	37
	No Response		17	26
	Where Are You Sleeping Tonight (total homeless - 318)
			Adults  - 247					Children - NEW - 71
			2005	2006						2006
	Outdoors		6	36				Outdoors		4
	Emergency Shelter		85	72				Emergency Shelter		46
	Transitional Housing		69	36				Transitional Housing		0
	Hotel/Motel		129	68				Hotel/Motel		13
	Vehicle		5	0				Vehicle		0
	Jail		0	0				Jail		0
	Hospital		0	3				Hospital		0
	Abandoned Building		0	2				Abandoned Building		0
	Other		8	0				Other		0
	Treatment		0	30				Treatment		8
	Have you Served in the Military (survey only 171)					Are you Registered with the VA				Are You Receiving Veteran's Benefits - NEW
		2005	2006				2005	2006				2006
	Yes	37	24			Yes	26	20			Yes	6
	No	120	122			No	131	126			No	12
	No Response	1	25			No Response	1	25			No Response	2
	How Much Gov't Assistance Do You Get Monthly (survey only 171) - NEW
			2006
	Zero		103
	Under $100		2
	$101-$500		20
	$501-$1,000		16
	Over $1,000		3
	No Response		27
	If You Are Not Receiving Gov't Assistance - Why? - (Multiple Answers) - NEW
				2006
	No ID			5
	No Permanent Address			14
	No Transportation			2
	Never Applied			21
	Waiting for Approval			8
	Benefits Eliminated			6
	Dislike Hassle			5
	Turned Down			6
	Will Apply Soon			9
	Don't Need Assistance			17
	Don't Think I'm Eligible			10
	Hard to Get to Each Agency			2
	No Response:			64
	Are you Currently Employed - NEW
			2006
	No		95
	Yes, Part Time		24
	Yes, Full Time		26
	No Response		26
	How Much Monthly Income from Work do you Receive - NEW
			2006
	Zero		84
	Under $100		10
	$101-$500		19
	$501-$1,000		19
	Over $1,000		14
	No Response		25
	If You Do Not Receive Monthly Income, Why  (Multiple Answers)- NEW
			2006
	Need Education		14
	Need Training		11
	Need Clothing		9
	No Shower Facilities		5
	No Phone		10
	Health Problems		27
	No Permanent Address		17
	No Transportation		11
	No Tools for the Trade		4
	No Work Permit		2
	Don't Want to Work		4
	No Jobs		9
	No Response		19
	Other		39
	What Services are You Currently Receiving or Needing - Mulitple Answers
			Need	Receive
	Emergency Shelter		28	31
	Case Management		18	20		I Don't Need Assistance			14
	Life Skills		15	11		No Response			25
	SSDI		15	4
	Legal Aid		15	1
	Food Stamps		40	23
	Transitional Housing		27	12
	Subs Abuse Trtment		11	11
	Child Care		14	2
	Transportation		45	5
	Clothing		49	4
	Permanent Housing		81	1
	Mental Health Care		20	15
	TANF		10	5
	Medical/Dental		38	11
	Food		27	13
	Domestic Abuse Help		6	8
	Jobs Training		25	5
	Housing Placement		39	2
	SSI		21	10
	GED		15	6
	Veteran's Benefits		5	5