Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics and HPV status by race/ethnicity (N = 477)

	Total		Non-Hispanic White (n = 307)		Non-Hispanic Black (n = 80)			Hispanic (n = 90)
	Mean	(SD, Range)	Mean	(SD, Range)	Mean	(SD, Range)	P^a	Mean	(SD, Range)	P^a
Age	31	(14, 18–69)	31	(14, 18–69)	37	(14, 18–69)	<.01	29	(13, 18–55)	0.18
HPV Knowledge	15	(3, 0–18)	15	(3, 1–18)	12	(4, 0–18)	<.01	15	(3, 4–18)	0.61
	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)		No.	(%)

Education							<.01			0.60
High school or less	62	13%	23	7%	30	38%		9	10%
Some college/Two-year degree	279	60%	196	64%	33	41%		59	66%
Four year degree or post grad	125	27%	88	29%	17	21%		22	24%
Marital Status							0.01			0.60
Unmarried, Single	296	64%	205	67%	43	54%		58	65%
Unmarried, Living with partner	41	9%	27	9%	5	6%		9	10%
Married	74	16%	49	16%	14	18%		11	12%
Divorced, separated, or widowed	53	11%	26	8%	17	22%		11	12%
Health Insurance
Yes	336	74%	237	78%	52	69%	0.12	55	63%	0.00
Self-report HPV Status							0.51			0.68
Negative	251	54%	166	54%	39	50%		53	60%
Positive	174	38%	113	37%	34	44%		29	33%
Not Sure	38	8%	27	9%	5	6%		7	8%
Ever had symptoms of HPV	55	12%	30	10%	17	22%	<.01	8	9%	0.80

The referent group is non-Hispanic white men