Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Latinx Emerging Adults Who Had Been Sexually Active in their Lifetimes from the 2018–2019 Project on Health among Emerging Adult Latinos Survey (N = 158)
| Participant characteristics | n/M | (%/SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (18–25 years) | 21.48 | 2.06 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 77 | 48.7 |
| Female | 81 | 51.3 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| More money than you need | 10 | 6.3 |
| Just enough money for your needs | 88 | 55.7 |
| Not enough money to meet your needs | 60 | 38.0 |
| Site | ||
| Florida | 74 | 46.8 |
| Arizona | 84 | 53.2 |
| Skin color | ||
| Light | 125 | 79.1 |
| Dark | 33 | 20.9 |
| Nativity | ||
| Immigrant | 49 | 31.6 |
| U.S. native | 106 | 68.4 |
| Hispanic heritage | ||
| Mexican | 82 | 51.9 |
| Other Hispanics | 76 | 48.1 |
| Sexual minority status | ||
| Heterosexual | 133 | 84.2 |
| Sexual Minority | 25 | 15.8 |
| Familism support (1–5) | 4.33 | 0.67 |
| Multigroup ethnic identity measure (1–5) | 3.92 | 0.76 |
| Ethnic discrimination (1–5) | 3.35 | 0.87 |
| Pressure to acculturate (0–5) | 2.02 | 1.28 |
| Pressure against acculturation (0–5) | 1.31 | 1.24 |