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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Sep;34(9):681–685. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000258307.18831.f0

TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic and Sexual Behavior Characteristics of Study Participants (N = 100)

Characteristics Number Percent
Age
18-22 y 37 37.0
23-25 y 29 29.0
26-30 y 24 24.0
31-39 y 10 10.0
Mean age
24.5 ± 4.4 y
Gender
Female 64 64.0
Male 36 36.0
Race/Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander 12 12.0
Latino 2 2.0
AA/Black 6 6.0
White 69 69.0
Caribbean/West Indian 2 2.0
Multiracial 7 7.0
Other 2 2.0
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual 86 86.0
Homosexual 5 5.0
Bisexual 6 6.0
Unknown 3 3.0
School year
Freshman 4 4.0
Sophomore 5 5.0
Junior 14 14.0
Senior 22 22.0
Graduate student 41 41.0
Special student 14 14.0
University division
Arts and sciences 35 35.0
Engineering 14 14.0
Medicine 9 9.0
Nursing 29 29.0
Public health 14 14.0
Number of main sexual partners in past 3 mo
None 14 14.0
1 75 75.0
2 or more 8 8.0
Unknown 3 3.0
Frequency of condom use during intercourse with main partner
Never 20 24.1
Less than half of the time 14 16.9
Half or most of the time 12 14.4
Always 26 31.3
Unknown 11 13.3
Not applicable 17
Number of casual sexual partners in past 3 mo
None 73 73.0
1 14 14.0
2 or more 10 10.0
Unknown 3 3.0
Frequency of condom use during intercourse with casual partner
Never 3 12.5
Less than half of the time 2 8.3
Half-most of the time 1 4.2
Always 11 45.8
Unknown 7 29.2
Not applicable 76