TABLE 1—
Childhood Sexual Abuse Study Sample Characteristics (N = 936): Twin Cities’ Men’s Health and Sexuality Study, 1997 and 1998
| Population no. (%) | |||
| Characteristic | 1997 (n = 326) | 1998 (n = 610) | 1997 and 1998 (N = 936) |
| Age, y (n = 925)* | |||
| 18–25 | 55 (17.5) | 76 (12.5) | 131 (14.2) |
| 26–35 | 125 (39.7) | 247 (40.5) | 372 (40.2) |
| 36–45 | 99 (31.4) | 181 (29.7) | 280 (30.3) |
| ≥45 | 36 (11.4) | 106 (17.4) | 142 (15.4) |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 896) | |||
| White | 292 (90.1) | 504 (88.1) | 796 (88.8) |
| African American/Latino | 14 (4.3) | 29 (5.1) | 43 (4.8) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8 (2.5) | 15 (2.6) | 23 (2.6) |
| Multiracial/other | 10 (3.1) | 24 (4.2) | 34 (3.8) |
| Education (n = 887) | |||
| Some high school/high school graduate | 29 (8.9) | 49 (8.7) | 78 (8.8) |
| Some college | 109 (33.4) | 154 (27.5) | 263 (29.7) |
| College graduate | 114 (35.0) | 211 (37.6) | 325 (36.6) |
| Graduate/professional school | 74 (22.7) | 147 (26.2) | 221 (24.9) |
| Sexual orientation (n = 932)** | |||
| Gay | 294 (91.0) | 594 (97.5) | 888 (95.3) |
| Heterosexual | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (0.5) |
| Bisexual | 18 (5.6) | 6 (1.0) | 24 (2.6) |
| No preference/MSM | 7 (2.2) | 8 (1.3) | 15 (1.6) |
| Acculturation to LGBT community (n = 859)** | |||
| High/moderate acculturation | 236 (93.7) | 592 (97.5) | 828 (96.4) |
| Low acculturation | 16 (6.4) | 15 (2.5) | 31 (3.6) |
| Sexual relationship status (n = 908) | |||
| Exclusively partnered | 117 (37.0) | 216 (36.5) | 333 (36.7) |
| Partnered but have sex outside relationship | 69 (21.8) | 150 (25.3) | 219 (24.1) |
| Singlea | 130 (41.1) | 226 (38.2) | 356 (39.2) |
| HIV status (n = 807) | |||
| Positive | 25 (8.8) | 47 (9.0) | 72 (8.9) |
| Negative | 259 (91.2) | 476 (91.0) | 735 (91.1) |
Note. LGBT = lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, MSM = men who have sex with men. Participant totals by characteristic may vary from total study samples because of incomplete data.
aMultiple and one-time partners.
* P < .05, for χ2 analyses; **P < .01, for χ2 analyses.