TABLE 1—
Characteristic | No. (%) |
Education | |
≤ high school | 52 (7.7) |
Some college | 180 (26.9) |
College degree | 216 (32.3) |
Graduate school | 215 (32.2) |
Race | |
African American | 69 (10.3) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 40 (6.0) |
White/European | 413 (61.7) |
Latino | 96 (14.3) |
Other/multiracial | 47 (7.0) |
Income, $ | |
< 19 999 | 115 (17.2) |
20 000–39 999 | 155 (23.2) |
40 000–59 999 | 166 (24.8) |
60 000–99 999 | 156 (23.2) |
≥ 100 000 | 64 (9.6) |
Age, y | |
18–29 | 171 (25.6) |
30–39 | 229 (34.2) |
40–49 | 159 (23.8) |
≥ 50 | 108 (16.1) |
Sexual identitya | |
Gay | 594 (88.8) |
Bisexual | 57 (8.5) |
HIV status | |
Negative | 585 (87.4) |
Positive | 72 (10.8) |
Unknown/undisclosed | 12 (1.8) |
Unprotected anal intercourse with HIV-serodiscordant or unknown-status partner in past 90 db | |
No | 470 (70.3) |
Yes | 77 (11.5) |
Syndemic health problemsc | |
Polydrug use (valid n = 652) | 56 (8.4) |
Depressiond (valid n = 660) | 317 (47.4) |
Childhood sexual abuse (valid n = 669) | 68 (10.2) |
Partner violence (valid n = 649) | 144 (21.5) |
Sexual compulsivitye (valid n = 666) | 129 (19.3) |
Note. The sample size was n = 669.
Percentages do not add up to 100% because the additional men did not report this information.
Some participants (18.2%; n = 122) did not provide a response to this question. Men who were in monogamous relationships were excluded (n = 198).
Percentages reported for syndemic health problems are out of the total sample. Valid n corresponds to the portion of participants for whom complete data are available.
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score > 22.
Sexual Compulsivity Scale score ≥ 24.