Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Sample
| Qualitative Sample N = 25 |
Quantitative Only Sample N = 263 |
Full Sample (Qual + Quant) N = 288 |
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| Individual-level characteristics | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
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| Gender | |||
| Cisgender man | 20 (83.3) | 246 (93.5) | 266 (92.4) |
| Cisgender woman | 1 (4.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) |
| Transgender woman | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Transgender/queer/other gender identity (AMAB) | 4 (16.7) | 13 (4.9) | 17 (5.9) |
| Transgender/queer/other gender identity (AFAB) | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Latinx Black | 7 (28.0) | 44 (16.7) | 51 (17.7) |
| Non-Latinx white | 11 (44.0) | 114 (43.4) | 125 (43.4) |
| Latinx | 2 (8.0) | 67 (25.5) | 69 (24.0) |
| Non-Latinx other | 5 (20.0) | 38 (14.5) | 43 (14.9) |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Heterosexual | 3 (12.5) | 9 (3.5) | 12 (4.2) |
| Gay | 18 (75.0) | 214 (82.0) | 232 (81.4) |
| Bisexual | 2 (8.3) | 21 (8.1) | 23 (8.1) |
| Queer | 0 | 16 (6.1) | 16 (5.6) |
| Other | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | 2 (0.7) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 4 (16.7) | 16 (6.1) | 20 (7.0) |
| High school graduate | 7 (29.2) | 78 (29.7) | 85 (29.6) |
| Some college/trade school | 6 (25.0) | 89 (33.8) | 95 (33.1) |
| College graduate | 4 (16.7) | 53 (20.2) | 57 (19.9) |
| Post graduate degree | 3 (12.5) | 27 (10.3) | 30 (10.5) |
| Income | |||
| Less than $10,000 | 8 (32.0) | 74 (28.1) | 82 (28.5) |
| $10,000-19,999 | 6 (24.0) | 63 (24.0) | 69 (24.0) |
| $20,000-29,999 | 5 (20.0) | 42 (16.0) | 47 (16.3) |
| $30,000-39,999 | 3 (12.0) | 18 (6.8) | 21 (7.3) |
| $40,000-49,999 | 0 | 9 (3.4) | 9 (3.1) |
| $50,000-59,999 | 0 | 10 (3.8) | 10 (3.5) |
| $60,000-69,999 | 0 | 10 (3.8) | 10 (3.5) |
| $70,000-79,999 | 0 | 7 (2.7) | 7 (2.4) |
| $80,000-89,999 | 1 (4.0) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.7) |
| $90,000-99,999 | 0 | 8 (3.0) | 8 (2.8) |
| $100,000 or more | 2 (8.0) | 18 (6.8) | 20 (6.9) |
| Financial situation | |||
| I have enough to live comfortably | 7 (28.0) | 94 (35.7) | 101 (35.1) |
| I can barely get by on the money I have | 13 (52.0) | 128 (48.7) | 141 (49.0) |
| I cannot get by on the money I have | 5 (20.0) | 41 (15.6) | 46 (16.0) |
| Broken up at time of interview | 4 (16.7) | n/a | n/a |
| HIV status | |||
| Positive | 21 (87.5) | 231 (80.2) | 231 (80.2) |
| Negative | 3 (12.5) | 57 (19.8) | 57 (19.8) |
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| Age (years) | 47.6 (12.8) | 46.0 (11.9) | 46.1 (12.0) |
| Relationship length (years) | 5.3 (5.9) | 8.6 (8.6) | 8.28 (8.42) |
| Number of children | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.8) |
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| Couple-level characteristics | |||
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| Living with partner | 19 (76.0) | 195 (74.1) | 214 (74.3) |
| Married or in domestic partnership | 6 (24.0) | 78 (29.7) | 84 (29.2) |
| Couple HIV status | |||
| Sero-concordant positive | 16 (64.0) | 158 (60.1) | 174 (60.4) |
| Sero-different | 9 (36.0) | 105 (39.9) | 114 (39.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Cisgender male couple | 17 (68.0) | 233 (88.6) | 250 (86.8) |
| Cisgender female couple | 1 (4.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) |
| One partner is a is gender minority | 7 (28.0) | 25 (9.5) | 32 (11.1) |
| Both partners are gender minorities | 0 (0) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.2) |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Both partners are straight/heterosexual | 2 (8.0) | 6 (2.3) | 8 (2.8) |
| One partner is a sexual minority | 1 (4.0) | 7 (2.7) | 8 (2.8) |
| Both partners are sexual minorities | 22 (88.0) | 250 (95.1) | 272 (94.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Neither partner is a racial/ethnic minority | 6 (24.0) | 66 (25.1) | 72 (25.0) |
| Only one partner is racial/ethnic minority | 11 (44.0) | 95 (36.1) | 106 (36.8) |
| Both partners are racial/ethnic minorities | 8 (32.0) | 102 (38.8) | 110 (38.2) |
Note: In the full sample, there were 3 missing sexual orientation, 1 missing education, and 1 missing any children. In the qualitative sample, there was 1 missing sexual orientation, 1 missing education, and 1 missing children data. AMAB=assigned male on one’s original birth certificate; AFAB=assigned female on one’s original birth certificate.