Table 1. Demographic and behavioral characteristics of 5,980 US men who have sex with men (MSM) who responded to Online Health and Technology Survey, 2009.
| Characteristic | n (%) unless noted |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 2,582 (43.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 778 (13.0) |
| Hispanic | 1,897 (31.7) |
| Other* | 664 (11.1) |
| Unknown | 59 (1.0) |
| Age | 21 (median), 7 (IQR) |
| 18–24 | 4,083 (68.3) |
| 25–29 | 957 (16.0) |
| 30–34 | 401 (6.7) |
| 35–45 | 404 (6.8) |
| Over 45 | 135 (2.3) |
| Education | |
| College, post graduate, or professional school | 918 (15.4) |
| Some college, associate’s or technical degree | 2,557 (42.8) |
| High school or GED | 2,017 (33.7) |
| Less than high school | 421 (7.0) |
| Don’t know/prefer not to answer | 67 (1.1) |
| Region | |
| Midwest | 924 (15.5) |
| North | 787 (13.2) |
| South | 2,137 (35.7) |
| West | 1,846 (30.9) |
| Missing | 286 (4.8) |
| Had a main male sex partner in last 12 months | |
| Yes | 4,366 (73.0) |
| No | 1,610 (26.9) |
| Missing | 4 (0.07) |
| Most recent male sex partner’s HIV status | |
| Negative | 4,183 (70.0) |
| Positive | 108 (1.8) |
| Unknown | 1,689 (28.2) |
| Had unprotected anal intercourse in last 12 months | |
| Yes | 3,851 (64.4) |
| No | 2,123 (35.5) |
| Missing | 6 (0.10) |
| Number of male sex partners in last 12 months | |
| 1 | 1,468 (24.5) |
| 2–3 | 1,737 (29.0) |
| 4–7 | 1,511 (25.3) |
| >7 | 1,259 (21.1) |
| Missing | 5 (0.08) |
| Time since last HIV test | |
| 0–6 months | 1,938 (32.4) |
| 7–12 months | 894 (15.0) |
| >12 months | 959 (16.0) |
| Never tested | 1,659 (27.7) |
| Unknown | 530 (8.9) |
| Willingness to participate in CVCT | |
| Definitely would | 3,016 (50.4) |
| Probably would | 1,354 (22.6) |
| Probably would not | 659 (11.0) |
| Definitely would not | 333 (5.6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 49 (0.82) |
| Don’t know | 569 (9.5) |
*
Includes Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 137), Native American/Alaska Native (n = 115), Multi-racial (n = 313), “other” (n = 99).