Table II.

Description of the study sample (n = 48)

Variables (survey item)	Categories	n	Mean
Age (What is your age?)	Target participants	24	19.5 (SD = 1.3)
	Gay male friends	11	20 (SD = 2.1)
	Female friends	13	19 (SD = 1.6)
	Total	48	19.5 (SD = 1.6)
		n	%
Target and friends sexual identity (What is your sexual orientation?)	Target gay males	24	50
	Gay male friends	11	23
	Heterosexual female friends	13	27
	Total	48	100
Race/ethnicity of target participants (What is your race/ethnicity?)	African-American	5	21
	Caucasian	8	33
	Latino	5	21
	Other	6	25
	Total	24	100
Race/ethnicity of gay male friends	African-American	2	18
	Caucasian	0	0
	Latino	8	73
	Other	1	9
	Total	11	100
Race/ethnicity of heterosexual female friends	African-American	4	31
	Caucasian	3	23
	Latina	5	39
	Other	1	8
	Total	13	101a

SD = standard deviation.

^aTotal percentage may add up to >100 due to rounding up.