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Final 4.15.11 <br /> 19 <br />Language barrier 2 0.5% 1 0.5% 0 0.0% 3 1.3% 0 0.0% Aged out of foster care not asked not asked not asked not asked 0 0.0% Other 5 1.3% 6 3.1% 5 2.5% 9 3.9% 0 0.0% Sources of Household Income Most homeless households receive income from social security, relatives or friends, public assistance, or no income at all. Since 2009, more households are reporting no source of income at all (23.5% in 2009, 41.8% in 2010). A smaller proportion of households are reporting income from day laborer type jobs (7.4% in 2009, 1.6% in 2010), social security (14.7% in 2009, 7.4% in 2010), and relatives or friends (10.3% in 2009, 7.4% in 2010). The proportion of households as a fraction of all homeless households receiving public assistance has remained constant from 2009 to 2010, but the actual number of households reporting public assistance receipt has increased from 17 to 31. <br />Sources of <br />Household <br />Income 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 None 39 22.9% 9 7.3% 11 21.1% 16 23.5% 51 41.8% Social security 17 10.0% 12 9.7% 10 19.2% 10 14.7% 9 7.4% Unemployment insurance not asked not asked not asked not asked 2 1.6% Part-time work 16 9.4% 7 5.6% 5 9.6% 3 4.4% 7 5.7% Public assistance 62 36.5% 71 57.3% 9 17.3% 17 25.0% 31 25.4% Employed at low-wage job 11 6.5% 5 4.0% 3 5.7% 2 2.9% 3 2.5% Relatives, partners, or friends 13 7.6% 8 6.4% 5 9.6% 7 10.3% 9 7.4% Day laborer type jobs 5 2.9% 5 4.0% 2 3.8% 5 7.4% 2 1.6% L&I/workman’s compensation not asked not asked not asked not asked 0 0.0% Farm or other migrant agricultural work not asked not asked not asked not asked 1 0.8%