TABLE 3.
Variables | Not engaged in risky behavior | Engaged in risky behavior | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (N=2376) | Male (N=2220) | Total (N=4596) | Female (N=177) | Male (N=262) | Total (N=439) | |
Worried about getting HIV/AIDS | ||||||
Very worried | 68.8 | 51.0 | 60.2 | 77.1 | 56.9 | 65.0 |
Somewhat worried | 7.4 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 12.6 |
Not worried | 23.6 | 36.3 | 29.7 | 14.9 | 27.1 | 22.2 |
Don’t know | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Perceived at risk | ||||||
Great | 49.7 | 42.5 | 46.2 | 52.5 | 54.2 | 53.5 |
Moderate | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 14.6 |
Small | 13.7 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 15.9 |
No chance at all | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
Has HIV | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Don’t know | 4.8 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Want to be tested for AIDS virus † | ||||||
Yes | 64.7 | 70.1 | 67.3 | 76.5 | 77.8 | 77.3 |
No | 35.0 | 29.5 | 32.3 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 |
Don’t Know | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lim ited to those who have never been tested and who knows that a person can be tested. Sample sizes are: Not engaged in risky behavior, female (N=1994); Not engaged in risky behavior, male (N=1877); Engaged in risky behavior, female (N=136); Engaged in risky behavior, male (N=243). Notes: Ns are weighted.