According to the National Coalition for the Homeless NCH Fact Sheet #2, February 1999, there are several methods used to estimate the number of homeless. One method, the Clinton Administration's Priority Home! The Federal Plan to Break the Cycle of Homelessness, was published in 1994 and estimates between 4.95 million to 9.32 million people experienced homelessness in the late 1980s. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 1999 report further states that more than 700,000 people are homeless on any given night, and up to 2 million people will experience homelessness during a one-year timeframe. One fact however that is not estimated is that the number of shelter beds has tripled in the last decade and still does not meet the current demand for services. The Interagency Council on the Homeless published Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve in December 1999. This information was gathered in 1996 from 76 geographical areas across the United States. This survey found that among these areas, 77 percent of homeless individuals were male but 84 percent of clients in homeless families were female. Forty-one percent of all homeless were white, 40 percent were black, 11 percent were Hispanic, 8 percent were native American, and 1 percent were other. Twenty-three percent of this survey population were veterans.