Table 1. Descriptive Statistics.
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |
| Women | 74% |
| Age in years | 32.12 (9.75) |
| Ethnic descent | |
| African American | 65% |
| European American | 28% |
| Latino/Latina American | 3% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2% |
| Asian American | 1% |
| Other | 1% |
| Income | |
| $0–9,999 | 61% |
| $10,000–19,999 | 23% |
| $20,000–29,999 | 11% |
| $30,000–39,999 | 2% |
| $40,000–49,999 | 1% |
| $50,000–59,999 | 1% |
| $60,000 or above | 1% |
| Hours per week worked outside of the home | 17.32 (20.12) |
| Number of children | 1.81 (1.68) |
| Religious preference | |
| Christian, non-Catholic | 56% |
| Other | 32% |
| Catholic | 7% |
| Nonbeliever | 3% |
| Jew | 1% |
| Muslim | 1% |
| Substance use | |
| Smoke tobacco | 55% |
| Number of cigarettes smoked per day | 6.23 (8.17) |
| Drink alcohol | 51% |
| Number of alcoholic beverages drunk per week | 3.54 (8.06) |
| Have a main partner | 87% |
| Duration of relationship in months | 55.55 (59.23) |
| Had an STI in the past year | 13% |
| Had an HIV test | 91% |
| Today | 1% |
| Within a week | 2% |
| Within a month | 10% |
| Within three months | 13% |
| Within six months | 14% |
| Within a year | 18% |
| Over a year ago | 33% |
| Never | 9% |
| Accept HIV-prevention counseling | 28% |
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| Measures of HIV-relevant knowledge, motivation, behavioral skills, and prior condom use | |
| Knowledge (range = 0–100%) | 77.08% (0.15) |
| Motivation index | |
| Attitudes (range = 1–7) | 5.25 (1.31) |
| Beliefs (range = 1–5) | 3.63 (0.53) |
| Intentions (range = 1–7) | 5.12(1.55) |
| Norms (range = 1–5) | 2.95 (1.18) |
| Behavioral skills index | |
| Self-efficacy (range = 0–10) | 6.59 (2.31) |
| Negotiation skills (range = 1–5) | 4.22 (1.62) |
| Condom use (range = 0–100%) | 36.09% (0.41) |
| With main partner in last month (range = 0–100%) | 29.32% (0.41) |
| With main partner in last three months (range = 0–100%) | 30.97% (0.41) |
| With main partner in last six months (range = 0–100%) | 30.90% (0.41) |
| With casual/occasional partner in last month (range = 0–100%) | 74.69% (0.39) |
| With casual/occasional partner in last three months (range = 0–100%) | 70.47% (0.41) |
| With casual/occasional partner in last six months (range = 0–100%) | 73.53% (0.37) |
| Measures of expectations about counseling | |
| Expected usefulness | |
| Useful for me (range = 1–4) | 2.33 (1.23) |
| Would make it easier for me to use condoms (range = 1–4) | 2.14(1.19) |
| Necessary for me (range = 1–4) | 2.14(1.23) |
| Expected threat to attitudes/behavior | |
| Would not make me change my point of view (range = 1–4) | 1.88 (1.10) |
| Force me to do things I do not like (range = 1–4) | 1.34(0.74) |
| Would challenge my beliefs (range = 1–4) | 1.57 (1.00) |
Note. Numerical entries are either percentages (designated as such) or means with standard deviations in parentheses. STI = sexually transmitted infection.