Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of venue-based MBs in Shenzhen, China
| Characteristics | Venue type n (%)
|
Average na (%) (N = 418) | χ2b | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorms (N = 246) | Gay bars (N = 122) | Massage parlors (N = 50) | ||||
| Age (yrs), mean | 23.6 | 22.7 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 7.65c | 0.001 |
| Duration of being MB (yrs), mean | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.46c | 0.630 |
| Hometown location | 5.87 | 0.053 | ||||
| Urban | 92 (37.4) | 39 (32.0) | 10 (20.0) | 141 (33.7) | ||
| Rural | 154 (62.6) | 83 (68.0) | 40 (80.0) | 277 (66.3) | ||
| Migration status | 6.05 | 0.048 | ||||
| Local resident | 19 (7.7) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (4.0) | 23 (5.7) | ||
| Migrant | 227 (92.3) | 120 (98.4) | 48 (96.0) | 395 (94.3) | ||
| Residence in Shenzhen | 40.97d | 0.000 | ||||
| < 1 month | 63 (26.6) | 15 (12.5) | 1 (2.0) | 79 (19.4) | ||
| 1–3 months | 55 (23.2) | 27 (22.5) | 5 (10.0) | 87 (21.4) | ||
| 3–6 months | 37 (15.6) | 13 (10.8) | 5 (10.0) | 55 (13.5) | ||
| 7–12 month | 15 (6.3) | 9 (7.5) | 6 (12.0) | 30 (7.4) | ||
| 1–2 years | 23 (9.7) | 24 (20.0) | 6 (12.0) | 53 (13.0) | ||
| > 2 year | 44 (18.6) | 32 (26.7) | 27 (54.0) | 103 (25.3) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.91 | 0.633 | ||||
| Han | 205 (96.2) | 105 (98.1) | 48 (96.0) | 358 (96.8) | ||
| Minority | 8 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (4.0) | 12 (3.2) | ||
| Education level | 3.48d | 0.176 | ||||
| Elementary school | 8 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (4.0) | 12 (3.2) | ||
| Middle school | 65 (30.5) | 22 (20.6) | 15 (30.0) | 102 (27.6) | ||
| High school | 99 (46.5) | 65 (60.7) | 29 (58.0) | 193 (52.2) | ||
| Vocational school, college, or above | 41 (19.2) | 18 (16.8) | 4 (8.0) | 63 (17.0) | ||
| Monthly income (CNY [1USD = 6.8 CNY]) | 14.37d | 0.001 | ||||
| ≤2000 | 53 (21.5) | 22 (18.0) | 12 (24.0) | 87 (20.8) | ||
| 2001–3000 | 44 (17.9) | 28 (22.9) | 23 (46.0) | 95 (22.7) | ||
| 3001–4000 | 46 (18.7) | 30 (24.6) | 10 (20.0) | 86 (20.6) | ||
| 4001–7000 | 65 (26.4) | 29 (23.8) | 4 (8.0) | 98 (23.4) | ||
| ≥7001 | 38 (15.5) | 13 (10.7) | 1 (2.0) | 52 (12.4) | ||
| Living situation | 14.05 | 0.080 | ||||
| Alone | 66 (26.8) | 46 (37.7) | 22 (44.0) | 134 (32.1) | ||
| Boyfriend | 21 (8.5) | 14 (11.5) | 0 (0) | 35 (8.4) | ||
| Girlfriend | 11 (4.5) | 5 (4.1) | 2 (4.0) | 18 (4.3) | ||
| General friends or other MBs | 140 (56.9) | 54 (44.2) | 25 (50.0) | 219 (52.4) | ||
| Family members | 8 (3.3) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (2.0) | 12 (2.9) | ||
| Marital status | 16.73 | 0.002 | ||||
| Never married | 216 (87.8) | 120 (98.4) | 42 (84.0) | 378 (90.4) | ||
| Married | 14 (5.7) | 2 (1.6) | 6 (12.0) | 22 (5.3) | ||
| Other (divorced, widowed, etc.) | 16 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.0) | 18 (4.3) | ||
| Willing to marry a woman in future | 12.96 | 0.011 | ||||
| Yes | 155 (71.8) | 82 (68.3) | 21 (50.0) | 258 (68.3) | ||
| No | 21 (9.7) | 14 (11.7) | 3 (7.1) | 38 (10.1) | ||
| Not sure | 40 (18.5) | 24 (20.0) | 18 (42.9) | 82 (21.7) | ||
| Self-identified sexual orientation | 12.03 | 0.061 | ||||
| Homosexual | 89 (36.2) | 32 (26.2) | 13 (26.0) | 134 (32.1) | ||
| Heterosexual | 66 (26.8) | 33 (27.1) | 7 (14.0) | 106 (25.4) | ||
| Bisexual | 72 (29.3) | 45 (36.9) | 23 (46.0) | 140 (33.5) | ||
| Uncertain | 19 (7.7) | 12 (9.8) | 7 (14.0) | 38 (9.1) | ||
a
The numbers do not necessarily reach total sample size because of missing values
b
Pearson Chi-square test unless otherwise indicated
c
One-way analysis of variance
d
Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test