Table 2 Foster care experiences among Vancouver At Home participants
| Â | N (%) |
|---|---|
Lived away from parents before age 18 (n = 445) | 264 (59) |
Reasons for living away (n = 264)4 |  |
Lived with relatives or friends | 36 (14) |
Foster home | 98 (37) |
Group home | 23 (9) |
Jail or detention | 18 (7) |
Ran away or kicked out | 75 (28) |
Moved out | 28 (11) |
Other | 36 (14) |
Placed in foster care (n = 442) | 135 (30) |
Reasons (n = 135)5 |  |
Parental illness or accident | 19 (14) |
Parental incarceration | 5 (4) |
Parental abuse or neglect | 54 (40) |
Behavioural problems | 34 (25) |
Don’t know | 19 (14) |
Other | 14 (10) |
Number of foster care placements (n = 125) |  |
Median (IQR) | 1 (1–4) |
Age at time of most recent placement (n = 131) |  |
Median (IQR) | 10 (3–13) |
Duration (months) of most recent placement (n = 122) |  |
Median (IQR) | 18 (8–48) |
Biological children (currently or in the past) in foster care (n = 447) | 41 (9) |
Biological children (currently or in the past) adopted or living with someone else (n = 446) | 105 (23) |