TABLE 1.

Demographic and Psychosocial Characteristics of a Sample of Massachusetts Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) At Risk for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections

	Percentage of Total (N = 126)
Age,a y
18–25	2
26–35	13
36–45	51
≥ 46	34
Race/Ethnicityb
White	45
Black	45
Hispanic	11
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1
American Indian/Alaska Native	6
Born outside the United States	6
No place to live at some point in the previous 12 mo	21
Education
High school diploma or less	36
Some college	37
Undergraduate degree	20
Graduate degree	8
Annual income, $
< 12 000	44
12 000–29 999	30
30 000–59 999	10
≥ 60 000	2
Prefer not to say	13
Health insurance status
No health insurance	3
Private health insurance or HMO	17
Public (Medicare, Medicaid, MassHealth, US Dept of Veterans Affairs)	75
Other	9
Sexual identityc
Heterosexual	2
Gay	64
Bisexual	30
Other	3
MSM status disclosured
Out	88
Not out	12
HIV statuse
HIV infected	54
Non–HIV infected	43
Do not know	3
STI history
Any STIf	50
Syphilis	15
Gonorrhea	32
Chlamydia	8
Other STI	14

Note. HMO = health maintenance organization; STI = sexually transmitted infection.

^aAge range was 20 to 66 years (mean = 43, SD = 8).

^bPercentages total more than 100% because participants were allowed to select more than 1 category.

^cParticipants chose from the categories shown. Percentages do not total 100% because of rounding.

^dParticipants were asked, “Have you told anyone that you are attracted to or have sex with men?” “Yes” answers were categorized as out, and “no” answers were categorized as not out.

^eHIV status was self-reported.

^fThis is the percentage of men reporting a diagnosis of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, or another STI.