The three most common reasons were about the kind of help offered: wanting permanent housing instead (23%), not wanting a shared room (20%), and wanting to stay with a partner, family or friends (15%). Only 5% said they did not want the shelter offered, and 1% cited pets.
| declines | reason | share |
|---|---|---|
| 613 | Wants permanent housing | 0.2347 |
| 516 | Does not want a shared room | 0.1975 |
| 392 | Wants to stay with partner, family or friends | 0.1501 |
| 279 | Unknown | 0.1068 |
| 165 | Would not engage with city staff | 0.0632 |
| 165 | Says already has housing or shelter | 0.0632 |
| 134 | Does not want the shelter offered | 0.0513 |
| 78 | Needs mental health help | 0.0299 |
| 50 | Shelter wanted is not available | 0.0191 |
| 220 | All other reasons (14) | 0.0842 |