TABLE 2.

Intercorrelations of gender and race/ethnicity with health risk behavior and service utilization variables

	Gender			Race/Ethnicity
	Women (n=519)	Men (n=438)	p	White (n=682)	Black (n=91)	Asian (n=89)	Hispanic (n=43)	Other (n=52)	p
Had at least 1 same-sex partner, past 6 months,a %	4.0%	3.2%	.485	2.9%	7.7%	2.2%	9.3%	3.8%	.047
Number of same-sex partners, past 6 months, Mean (SD)	1.7 (1.2)	4.4 (4.1)	.006	2.8 (3.3)	3.3 (3.4)	1.0 (0.0)	16.5 (16.1)	1.5 (.7)	.914
Number of unprotected same-sex encounters, past 6 months, Mean (SD)	19.0 (33.4)	9.8 (21.0)	.368	23.3 (36.0)	3.3 (5.3)	1.0 (1.4)	10.5 (16.5)	1.5 (.7)	.462
Had at least 1 opposite-sex partner, past 6 months,b %	79.2%	74.2%	.068	79.9%	65.9%	60.7%	72.1%	88.5%	<.001
Number of opposite-sex partners, past 6 months, Mean (SD)	1.6 (1.1)	1.7 (1.3)	.314	1.6 (1.2)	1.8 (1.2)	1.4 (.7)	1.6 (1.0)	1.6 (1.6)	.497
Number of unprotected opposite-sex encounters, past 6 months, Mean (SD)	27.4 (33.1)	27.4 (36.8)	.998	29.0 (35.6)	17.4 (25.1)	23.5 (35.3)	30.2 (35.5)	25.5 (32.7)	.130
Dependent on alcohol and/or marijuana, %	7.3%	11.4%	.029	9.2%	6.6%	4.5%	14.0%	17.3%	.079
Physical exam by medical professional, past year, %	70.5%	55.0%	<.001	61.6%	69.2%	62.9%	69.8%	73.1%	.271
Number of visits for physical health problems, past year,c Mean (SD)	2.6 (6.9)	1.6 (3.4)	.007	2.0 (3.9)	2.2 (4.9)	1.6 (2.8)	4.6 (19.2)	2.8 (5.0)	.034
Treated for STI, life time,d %	17.7%	7.6%	<.001	12.0%	15.7%	5.6%	27.9%	23.1%	<.001

Note. Count variables are restricted to individuals who had that type of partner in the past six months.

^aNo pairwise comparisons by race/ethnicity were significant at p<.05.

^bWhites and Others were significantly different from both Blacks and Asians (all p<.05).

^cWhites and Asians were significantly different from Hispanics (both p<.05).

^dWhites were significantly different from Hispanics, and Asians were significantly different from Hispanics and Others (both p<.05).