TABLE 1—
Sex-Related AIDS Risk Behaviors Among Women in Jail
| Total (n = 940) | African American (n = 371) | Non-Hispanic White (n = 307) | Hispanic (n = 247) | |
| No. of sex partners, past y | ||||
| Mean | 40.4 | 21.2 | 138.5 | 44.9 |
| Median | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 75th percentile | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Percentage | ||||
| 0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 52.9 |
| 2–3 | 27.4 | 28.6 | 23.1 | 23.0 |
| 4–100 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 21.9 | 12.6 |
| > 100 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 3.8 |
| Protective sex behaviors, past y, % | ||||
| Any vaginal sexa | 97.2 | 97.8 | 96.2 | 92.1 |
| Never used protection | 32.0 | 29.3 | 40.4 | 47.7 |
| Always used protection | 45.1 | 47.0 | 40.9 | 30.0 |
| Any oral sexa | 46.1 | 40.8 | 74.4 | 44.7 |
| Never used protection | 50.4 | 48.2 | 52.0 | 67.6 |
| Always used protection | 34.8 | 38.3 | 28.8 | 18.8 |
| Any anal sexa | 5.2 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 |
| Never used protection | 74.4 | 75.0 | 73.8 | 72.7 |
| Always used protection | 22.1 | 18.9 | 26.2 | 27.3 |
| Traded sex for money or drugs | ||||
| Ever | 32.5 | 32.2 | 39.4 | 20.5 |
| Weekly or more often | 24.3 | 22.7 | 35.4 | 17.2 |
aThe first row of each panel reports the percentage of women in jail who reported each sexual risk behavior. The subsequent rows report the protective practices of women who engage in the behavior.