title: Variation in the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Residential Transience by Race-Ethnicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the relationship between residential transience (moving frequently) and mental illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analyses used data for approximately 154,400 adults from the 2008-2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the odds of transience among all adults and by race-ethnicity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Residential transience was more prevalent among adults with mental illness versus adults without mental illness (5.7% versus 1.9%, p<.001). In adjusted models, the odds of transience were twice as high among adults with mental illness (odds ratio=1.99, 95% confidence interval=1.81-2.19) versus those without mental illness. This association differed by race-ethnicity. Among adults reporting multiple races, having a mental illness was associated with a fourfold increase in odds of transience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Residential transience may be a concern for adults with mental illness, particularly those of multiple races. Further studies should examine whether transience is associated with difficulties in accessing care.
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Behavioral and Urban Health Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (e-mail: cglasheen@rti.org ).
authors.forename: Cristie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glasheen
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Behavioral and Urban Health Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (e-mail: cglasheen@rti.org ).
authors.forename: Valerie L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Forman-Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology