Table 1.
Characteristics of Primary Participants and Their Network Members in the Unity in Diversity Study: Baltimore, Maryland 2006–2009
| Primary participant (N = 188) | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age: mean (SD) | 38 (10) |
| Education: at least college, associates or technical degree | 79 (42) |
| Currently working full-time/part-time | 52 (28) |
| Last year income more than $10,000 | 87 (46) |
| HIV-positive | 93 (49) |
| Having used heroin/cocaine/crack/meth methamphetamines or injected drugsa | 96 (51) |
| CES-D score: mean (range) | 14 (0–48) |
| CES-D >23 | 35 (19) |
| Average number of NWs named: mean (SD) | 9 (4) |
| Network members (N = 1588) | |
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| Age: mean (SD) | 38 (14) |
| Race | |
| African American | 1410 (90) |
| White | 92 (6) |
| Hispanic | 26 (2) |
| Other | 30 (2) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 984 (63) |
| Female | 536 (34) |
| Transgender | 38 (2) |
| HIV-positive | 231 (15) |
| Currently unemployedb | 426 (27) |
| Having used heroin/cocaine/crack/meth methamphetaminesa | 221 (14) |
| Relationship: | |
| Nonkin | 875 (56) |
| Kin | 416 (27) |
| Partners | 267 (17) |
| Emotional support from | 341 (22) |
| nonkin | 182 (53) |
| kin | 108 (32) |
| partners | 51 (15) |
| Instrumental assistance from | 243 (16) |
| nonkin | 103 (42) |
| kin | 94 (39) |
| partners | 46 (19) |
| Financial support from | 240 (15) |
| nonkin | 97 (40) |
| kin | 101 (42) |
| partners | 42 (18) |
| Social participation from | 477 (31) |
| nonkin | 323 (68) |
| kin | 80 (17) |
| partners | 74 (16) |
| Emergency support from | 382 (25) |
| nonkin | 171 (45) |
| kin | 166 (43) |
| partners | 45 (12) |
Note. SD = standard deviation; CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; NW = Network.
a
During the past 3 months.
b
1 missing.