Table 2.

Characteristics of the Sample

			Couple serostatus
	Overall sample 566 couples		Concordant negative 310 couples		Concordant positive 124 couples		Discordant 132 couples
	%	(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.