Table 2.
Characteristics | Past-year STDs | Lifetime STDs | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of STDs, row % (SE) | College students | Non-students | College students | Non-students |
Overall prevalence | 2.1 (0.21) | 2.5 (0.20) | 3.3 (0.27) | 4.4 (0.25)a |
Age (years) | ||||
18–20 | 1.7 (0.23)b | 2.2 (0.23) | 2.4 (0.29)c | 3.6 (0.31)b |
21–22 | 2.7 (0.35) | 2.9 (0.34) | 4.8 (0.50) | 5.3 (0.39) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 0.6 (0.15)c | 1.3 (0.18)c | 1.0 (0.19)c | 2.0 (0.20)c |
Female | 3.4 (0.37) | 4.1 (0.36) | 5.3 (0.46) | 7.4 (0.44) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | 1.9 (0.23) | 2.4 (0.29) | 2.8 (0.30)c | 4.1 (0.35)c |
African American | 3.3 (0.50) | 3.9 (0.54) | 6.4 (0.70) | 7.4 (0.81) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.1 (3.73) | 3.7 (1.58) | 8.1 (3.83) | 9.1 (3.20) |
Asian, Pacific Islander or Native | 1.1 (0.80) | 4.5 (2.01) | 2.4 (1.33) | 5.3 (2.15) |
Hawaiian | ||||
Multiple race | 2.5 (1.01) | 2.7 (1.30) | 4.0 (1.57) | 6.5 (2.15) |
Hispanic | 2.5 (0.73) | 1.8 (0.40) | 3.8 (0.88) | 2.9 (0.45) |
Total annual family income (US$) | ||||
0–19,999 | 2.0 (0.41) | 3.4 (0.41) | 3.2 (0.48) | 5.8 (0.52)b |
20,000–39,999 | 2.2 (0.45) | 2.2 (0.27) | 3.6 (0.58) | 3.9 (0.37) |
40,000–74,000 | 2.2 (0.30) | 2.6 (0.48) | 3.0 (0.59) | 4.5 (0.74) |
≥75,000 | 2.2 (0.43) | 1.4 (0.60) | 3.3 (0.55) | 2.6 (0.67) |
Survey year | ||||
2005 | 2.0 (0.24) | 2.2 (0.22) | 3.1 (0.29) | 4.3 (0.33) |
2006 | 2.2 (0.35) | 2.9 (0.34) | 3.5 (0.40) | 4.6 (0.36) |
SE, standard error.
Sample sizes are unweighted numbers; proportions are weighted figures.
χ2 test for differences between college students vs non-students: P<0.01.
χ2 test for differences between STD status and sociodemographic characteristics: P≤0.01.
χ2 test for differences between STD status and sociodemographic characteristics: P≤0.001.