Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables by HIV-Status
| Variable | HIV− | HIV+ | Total | t/χ2/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 89) | (N = 31) | (N = 120) | ||
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age | 32.03(9.83) | 37.97(7.58) | 33.57(9.63) | −3.46*** |
| Education | 14.85(3.06) | 14.58(2.43) | 14.78(2.90) | 0.45 |
| Income (in thousands) | 30.59(25.03) | 20.44(18.67) | 27.95(23.89) | 2.06* |
| Employment Statusa | 20.84*** | |||
| Unemployed b | 22 | 22 | 44 | |
| Part-Time Work | 18 | 2 | 20 | |
| Full-Time Work | 48 | 7 | 55 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 7.03 | |||
| White | 24 | 11 | 35 | |
| Latino | 22 | 9 | 31 | |
| Black | 19 | 9 | 28 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 16 | 1 | 17 | |
| Other | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Sexual Behavior in the prior two months | ||||
| URAI occasionsc | 8.03(10.59) | 14.32(26.94) | 9.66(16.54) | −1.24 |
| Number of partners with whom participants had URAIc |
4.71(5.97) | 5.97(25.30) | 5.89(13.14) | −3.27** |
| Had a serodiscorant partner | 6.04* | |||
| No | 57 | 12 | 69 | |
| Yes | 32 | 19 | 51 | |
| Decisional Balance of Bareback Sex | ||||
| Overall Score | 2.85(5.71) | 5.10(4.40) | 3.42(5.48) | 1.97* |
| Coping with Vulnerabilities Subscale |
−0.37(2.38) | 0.82(1.52) | −0.07(2.25) | 2.55* |
| Pleasure & Emotional Connection Subscale |
3.22(3.89) | 4.37(3.51) | 3.51(3.82) | 1.46 |
*
p ≤ .05;
**
p ≤ .01;
***
p ≤ . 001
a
One HIV-negative participant refused to answer.
b
Thirteen participants (11 HIV-positive and 2 HIV-negative) reported being on disability.
c
Variables were transformed using the log-10 distribution to alleviate skewness. Non-transformed coefficients are presented, yet the t-statistics refer to the transformed variable distribution