Table 2.
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Couple serostatus |
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Overall sample 566 couples |
Concordant negative 310 couples |
Concordant positive 124 couples |
Discordant 132 couples |
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% | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | |
Agreement type | ||||||||
Closed | 45 | (255) | 27 | (153) | 10 | (44) | 8 | (58) |
Open | 55 | (306) | 27 | (153) | 14 | (80) | 13 | (73) |
No agreement | <1 | (5) | <1 | (4) | 0 | (0) | <1 | (1) |
Agreement explicitly discussed | 64 | (364) | 38 | (215) | 13 | (75) | 13 | (74) |
Race of couple | ||||||||
Interracial | 47 | (268) | 27 | (151) | 11 | (63) | 10 | (54) |
White | 45 | (254) | 25 | (144) | 8 | (44) | 12 | (66) |
Black | 5 | (26) | <1 | (4) | 3 | (15) | 1 | (7) |
Latino | 2 | (11) | 1 | (7) | <1 | (1) | <1 | (3) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 | (5) | <1 | (4) | <1 | (1) | 0 | (0) |
Native American | <1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | <1 | (2) |
Employment | ||||||||
Both partners employed | 49 | (279) | 35 | (199) | 4 | (25) | 10 | (55) |
One partner employed | 32 | (180) | 15 | (83) | 9 | (49) | 9 | (48) |
Both partners unemployed | 19 | (107) | 5 | (28) | 9 | (50) | 5 | (29) |
Individual income (n=1132 individuals) | ||||||||
Less than $30,000 | 45 | (507) | 19 | (214) | 15 | (167) | 11 | (126) |
$30,000 to $59,999 | 30 | (343) | 19 | (214) | 5 | (53) | 7 | (76) |
$60,000 or $99,999 | 16 | (177) | 10 | (116) | 2 | (17) | 4 | (44) |
$100,000 or higher | 9 | (105) | 7 | (76) | <1 | (11) | 2 | (18) |
Length of relationship—categorized | ||||||||
6 months or less | 9 | (51) | 4 | (22) | 2 | (12) | 3 | (17) |
More than 6 months and up to 2 years | 28 | (156) | 15 | (83) | 7 | (41) | 6 | (32) |
More than 2 years and up to 5 years | 26 | (147) | 16 | (90) | 6 | (33) | 4 | (24) |
More than 5 years and up to 10 years | 17 | (98) | 8 | (46) | 4 | (22) | 5 | (30) |
More than 10 years | 20 | (114) | 12 | (69) | 3 | (16) | 5 | (29) |
Partners live together | 77 | (435) | 44 | (248) | 14 | (82) | 19 | (105) |
Note: Not all applicable percentages sum to 100% due to rounding.