Table 1.
Characteristics of Black MSM in POWER by church membership (n = 4,840)
| Does not belong to a church (n = 2,358) | Belongs to a church (n = 2,482) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SE) | 30.76 (0.20) | 31.14 (0.20) | 0.19 |
| Education, No. (%) | 0.31 | ||
| <High school/GED | 166 (7.06) | 179 (7.24) | |
| High school/GED | 511 (21.74) | 499 (20.18) | |
| Some college or technical school | 859 (36.54) | 880 (35.58) | |
| College graduate | 815 (34.67) | 915 (37.00) | |
| Sexual orientation identity, No. (%) | 0.12 | ||
| Bisexual | 395 (16.75) | 468 (18.86) | |
| Heterosexual | 33 (1.40) | 29 (1.17) | |
| Other | 29 (1.23) | 41 (1.65) | |
| Gay or same-gender loving | 1901 (80.62) | 1944 (78.32) | |
| Depressive symptomatology, No. (%) | 525 (22.35) | 447 (18.13) | <.01 |
| Internalized homophobia,a mean (SE) | 1.31 (0.02) | 1.49 (0.02) | <.01 |
| Religiosity,b mean (SE) | 1.40 (0.02) | 2.41 (0.02) | <.01 |
| City of data collection, No. (%) | <.01 | ||
| Atlanta | 705 (29.90) | 711 (28.65) | |
| Detroit | 299 (12.68) | 284 (11.44) | |
| Houston | 423 (17.94) | 643 (25.91) | |
| Memphis | 22 (0.93) | 59 (2.38) | |
| Philadelphia | 378 (16.03) | 288 (11.60) | |
| Washington, DC | 531 (22.52) | 497 (20.02) | |
| Year of data collection, No. (%) | 0.42 | ||
| 2014 | 643 (27.27) | 726 (29.25) | |
| 2015 | 794 (33.57) | 830 (33.44) | |
| 2016 | 638 (27.06) | 633 (25.50) | |
| 2017 | 283 (12.00) | 293 (11.80) |
a
Range = 0 to 4, with higher values indicative of greater internalized homophobia
b
Range = 0 to 3, with higher values indicative of greater religiosity