Rates of AIDS diagnosis among public shelter users, per 100 person years
| Population | One year after shelter admission | Two years after shelter admission | Three years after shelter admission | Number |
| All | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1829 |
| Women | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 690 |
| Men | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1139 |
| Adults with children | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 470 |
| Adults without children | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1359 |
The three year incidence of AIDS for the general population in Philadelphia from 1992–1994 was 0.2%.