Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Education, high school or less | 169 (58) |
| Unemployed | 140 (48) |
| Income < $15,000/year | 158 (55) |
| Never married | 238 (82) |
| African American | 194 (66) |
| STD diagnosis, ever | 242 (83) |
| Steady partner (past 3 months) | 248 (86) |
| Concurrent partnersa | 87 (35) |
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 26.2 (8.0) |
| Age at first vaginal intercourse (years) | 14.6 (1.9) |
| Age of partner at first vaginal intercourse (years) | 17.5 (4.1) |
| Sexual partners (number, lifetime) | 22.7 (24.0) |
| Sexual partners (number, past 3 months) | 2.1 (1.8) |
| Unprotected sex (number of episodes, past 3 months) | 17.5 (20.4) |
| Unprotected sex with steady partner (number of episodes, past 3 months)a | 19.2 (22.9) |
| Unprotected sex with nonsteady partner(s) (number of episodes, past 3 months)b | 3.0 (3.8) |
| % (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Unprotected sex (percentage of episodes, past 3 months) | 68 (34) |
| Unprotected sex with steady partner (percentage of episodes, past 3 months)a | 74 (34) |
| Unprotected sex with nonsteady partner(s) (percentage of episodes, past 3 months)b | 51 (37) |
a
Only participants who reported a steady partner, past 3 months.
b
Only participants who reported nonsteady partner(s), past 3 months.
SD, standard deviation; STD, sexually transmitted disease.