Table 3.

Concordance between Partners on Cohabitation, Sexual Behaviors and Other HIV-Related Risk Factors: N=168 Couples

Variable	Percent that reported engaging in the behaviora	Concordance between responses			CP+, CPR−c	Kappac
		Number of concordant couples	% of all 168 couples	% of couples responding yes/nob
Cohabitation
Male Report of Behavior vs.  Female Report of Behavior	57.1% 58.9%	151	89.9%	89.9%	+ 0.913, −0.879	0.793
Condom Use Last Sex
Male Report of Behavior vs.  Female Report of Behavior	34.5% 34.5%	130	77.4%	77.4%	+ 0.672, −0.827	0.500
Concurrent Sexual Partner(s)
Female Perception vs. Male   Report of Behavior	4.8%	128	76.2%	94.8%	+ 0.0, −0.973	−0.026
Male Perception vs. Female   Report of Behavior	3.6%	125	74.4%	94.0%	+ 0.0, −0.969	−0.031
Methamphetamine Use Past Month
Female Perception vs. Male   Report of Behavior	11.3%	142	84.5%	91.0%	+ 0.462, −0.951	0.415
Male Perception vs. Female   Report of Behavior	4.2%	149	88.7%	94.3%	+ 0.471, −0.970	0.443
Ever in Jail
Female Perception vs. Male   Report of Behavior	44.6%	136	81.0%	85.0%	+ 0.840, −0.859	0.699
Male Perception vs. Female   Report of Behavior	7.7%	155	92.3%	96.3%	+ 0.750, −0.980	0.730
Ever in Gang
Female Perception vs. Male   Report of Behavior	26.2%	141	83.9%	88.7%	+ 0.763, −0.926	0.689
Male Perception vs. Female   Report of Behavior	3.0%	152	90.5%	96.2%	+ 0.250, −0.981	0.232
HIV Testing
Female Perception vs. Male   Report of Behavior	49.4%	74	44.1%	66.7%	+ 0.704, −0.619	0.324
Male Perception vs. Female   Report of Behavior	74.4%	82	48.8%	68.3%	+ 0.768, −0.500	0.277

^aFor women’s perceptions, the percent shows % of men who reported engaging in the behavior; for men’s perceptions, the percent shows % of females who reported engaging in the behavior.

^bDenominator excludes couples in which a partner responded “don’t know”. The denominator varies from 111 to 168, depending on question.

^cCP⁺, CP⁻, and Kappa calculations are based on the valid “Yes” and “No” scores in the 2×2 frequency tables, and exclude “don’t know” responses.