TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Men Who Have Sex With Men: Sex and Love Study Version 2.0, New York City, 2003–2004
| 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.
a
Percentages do not add up to 100% because the additional men did not report this information.
b
Some participants (18.2%; n = 122) did not provide a response to this question. Men who were in monogamous relationships were excluded (n = 198).
c
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.
d
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score > 22.
e
Sexual Compulsivity Scale score ≥ 24.