Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 1013 participants meeting eligibility criteria
| Characteristic | Proportion of total sample (%) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age | |
| <20 | 12.8 |
| 20–29 | 42.5 |
| 30–39 | 18.5 |
| 40–49 | 15.2 |
| ≥50 | 11.0 |
|
| |
| Race | |
| White | 70.2 |
| Hispanic | 12.8 |
| Black | 8.4 |
| Multi-racial/Other | 8.6 |
|
| |
| Education | |
| Completed college | 36.1 |
|
| |
| Region | |
| West | 27.8 |
| South | 27.3 |
| Midwest | 24.6 |
| Northeast | 20.2 |
|
| |
| Employed | 71.2 |
|
| |
| Insured | 74.1 |
|
| |
| Last sexual episode | |
| Planned several hours in advance | 41.5 |
| *Last anal sex unprotected | 56.0 |
| Last anal sex unprotected receptive | 21.5 |
| Last anal sex unprotected insertive | 17.4 |
| Last anal sex unprotected receptive and insertive | 13.0 |
| Last partner HIV+ or unknown serostatus | 29.8 |
| Last anal sex unprotected and HIV+ or unknown serostatus partner | 14.0 |
| Drug use | 7.2 |
| Alcohol use | 16.1 |
| Last sexual partner boyfriend, significant other, life partner or husband | 53.7 |
| Exchanged money or drugs for sex | 2.7 |
| Where sex occurred: | |
| Home | 84.6 |
| Hotel room | 3.6 |
| Sex club/resort | 1.3 |
| Public Venue | 3.2 |
| Other | 7.3 |
| Sexual practices in past week | |
| Anal sex on fewer than 3 days in the past week | 84.9 |
| Anal sex on fewer than 3 days in the past week and planned sex at last encounter | 30.5 |
| Other sexual practices | |
| Use of sexual networking websites at least once/week | 47.3 |
|
| |
| All anal sex partners disclosed HIV status in past year | 49.9 |
|
| |
| HIV test in the past 12 months | 48.7 |
*
Unable to characterize type of last unprotected anal sex for 32 men given missing data