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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Jan 1;50(1):77–83. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818d5a27

Table 1. Demographics by PrEP use intentions.

Whole sample
(n=227)
Intending to use PrEP
(n=169)
Not intending to use PrEP
(n=58)
Age: Mean (SD) 40.8 (9.1) 40.4 (9.4) 42.0 (8.1)
Depressive symptoms: Mean (SD) 17.71 (13.65) 17.84 (14.09) 17.33 (12.40)
% (N) % (N) % (N)

Hispanic/Latino 10.1 (23) 78.3 (18/23) 21.7 (5/23)
Race
 White 46.0 (103) 69.9 (72/103) 30.1 (31/103)
 Non-White 54.0 (121) 77.7 (94/121) 22.3 (27/121)
Sexual Identity
 Heterosexual/Straight 2.2 (5) 60.0 (3/5) 40.0 (2/5)
 Homosexual/Gay 41.4 (94) 71.3 (67/94) 28.7 (27/94)
 Bisexual 40.1 (91) 79.1 (72/91) 20.9 (19/91)
 Other 1.8 (4) 50.0 (2/4) 50.0 (2/4)
 Prefer not to say 9.3 (21) 76.2 (16/21) 23.8 (5/21)
 Don't know 5.3 (12) 75.0 (9/12) 25.0 (3/12)
Education
 ≤ Junior high 14.5 (33) 90.9 (30/33) 9.1 (3/33)
 Some high school 38.8 (88) 76.1 (67/88) 23.9 (21/88)
 High school degree or GED 30.4 (69) 78.3 (54/69) 21.7 (15/69)
 ≥ College degree 16.3 (37) 48.6 (18/37) 51.4 (19/37)
Annual Income
 < $6K 29.1 (60) 75.0 (45/60) 25.0 (15/60)
 $6K - $11,999 19.4 (40) 77.5 (31/40) 22.5 (9/40)
 $12K - $17,999 13.1 (27) 74.1 (20/27) 25.9 (7/27)
 $18K - $23,999 9.2 (19) 84.2 (16/19) 15.8 (3/19)
 $24K - $29,999 8.7 (18) 94.4 (17/18) 5.6 (1/18)
 $30K - $59,999 14.1 (29) 69.0 (20/29) 31.0 (9/29)
 > $60K 6.3 (13) 30.8 (4/13) 69.2 (9/13)
Healthcare Access
 No insurance 10.1 (23) 82.6 (19/23) 17.4 (4/23)
 Private insurance 19.4 (44) 63.6 (28/44) 36.4 (16/44)
 Medicaid 15.4 (35) 62.9 (22/35) 37.1 (13/35)
 Medicare 12.3 (28) 71.4 (20/28) 28.6 (8/28)
 Tricare/Champus 0.4 (1) 0 (0/1) 100 (1/1)
 Veterans Admin 7.0 (16) 87.5 (14/16) 12.5 (2/16)
 MassHealth 67.8 (154) 76.6 (118/154) 23.4 (36/154)
Awareness of PrEP 18.9 (43) 62.8 (27/43) 37.2 (16/43)
No awareness of PrEP 81.1 (184) 77.2 (142/184) 22.8 (42/184)
If PrEP had side effects
Would use 42.5 (96) 62.5 (60/96) 37.5 (36/96)
Would not use 57.5 (130) 83.1 (108/130) 16.9 (22/130)
If PrEP does not cost money
 Would use 94.3 (214) 76.2 (163/214) 23.8 (51/214)
 Would not use 5.7 (13) 46.2 (6/13) 53.8 (7/13)
10 male sex partners in the previous 12-months 69.2 (157) 80.3 (126/157) 19.7 (31/157)
> 10 male sex partners in the previous 12-months 30.4 (69) 60.9 (42/69) 39.1 (27/69)
No previous STI diagnosis 55.1 (125) 77.6 (97/125) 22.4 (28/125)
Previous STI diagnosis 44.9 (102) 70.6 (72/102) 29.4 (30/102)
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