Table 3. Demographic characteristics of MACH14 sample (N = 2,860).
| Characteristics | Sample frequency | N (%) with available dataa |
|---|---|---|
| Age mean (SD) | 41 (8.3) | 2,835 (99.1) |
| Gender, n (%) | 2,837 (99.2) | |
| Male | 1,929 (68.0) | |
| Female | 908 (32.0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 2,730 (95.5) | |
| Less than high school | 663 (24.3) | |
| High school diploma/GED | 1,715 (62.8) | |
| More than high school | 352 (12.9) | |
| Race, n (%) | 2,789 (97.5) | |
| Black or African-American | 1,337 (47.9) | |
| Caucasian or White | 800 (28.7) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 409 (14.7) | |
| Asian American/Native American/Multiracial | 243 (8.7) | |
| Employment, n (%) | 2,507 (87.7) | |
| Unemployed | 1,738 (69.3) | |
| Employed (part-time/full-time) | 769 (30.7) | |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | 1,710 (59.8) | |
| Heterosexual | 700 (40.9) | |
| Homosexual | 581 (34.0) | |
| Bisexual | 246 (14.4) | |
| Not sure | 183 (10.7) | |
| Born, n (%) | 1,080 (37.8) | |
| US | 901 (83.4) | |
| Other | 179 (16.6) | |
| Jail, n (%) | 795 (27.8) | |
| Yes | 348 (43.8) | |
| No | 447 (56.2) | |
| NAÏVE, n (%) | 2,675 (93.5) | |
| NaÏve to antiretroviral medications at baseline | 476 (17.8) | |
| Not NaÏve | 2,199 (82.2) | |
| Men who have sex with men, n (%) | 2,302 (80.5) | |
| Yes | 1,004 (43.6) | |
| No | 684 (29.7) | |
| N/A (for female) | 614 (25.6) | |
| Injection drug use, n (%) | 1,907 (66.7) | |
| Yes | 357 (18.7) | |
| No | 1,550 (81.3) | |
| Other exposure, n (%) | 1,728 (60.4) | |
| Yes | 689 (39.9) | |
| No | 1,039 (60.1) | |
| Income, n (%) | 2,317 (81.0) | |
| Less than 10 k | 1,392 (58.2) | |
| 10–20 k | 494 (20.7) | |
| 20–30 k | 178 (7.4) | |
| 30–40 k | 112 (4.7) | |
| ≥40 k | 141 (5.9) | |
| Refused | 49 (2.0) | |
| Housingb, n (%) | 1,672 (58.5) | |
| Rent/own | 842 (50.3) | |
| A friend's/relative's home | 275 (16.4) | |
| Transitional/subsidized house | 93 (5.6) | |
| Homeless shelter | 23 (1.4) | |
| Homeless | 259 (15.5) | |
| Residential drug facility | 84 (5.0) | |
| Hospitalized | 1 (0.1) | |
| Nursing home/personal care | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 95 (5.7) | |
| Marriage status, n (%) | 1,815 (63.5) | |
| Currently in a committed relationship | 498 (27.4) | |
| Not in a committed relationship | 1,288 (71.0) | |
| Refused or other | 29 (1.6) |
a
N refers to the number of people with valid values, and percentage refers to the percentage of N relative to the total sample size (N = 2,860)
b
Housing is combined from “homeless (Yes/No)” and “housing (9 categories)”, by adding all of the homeless from the “homeless” variable to the homeless in the “housing” variable and then adding the remainder to the “Other” category of the “housing” variable