Table 1.
HIV-negative (n) | HIV-positive (n) | Total (n) | χ2 | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | |||||
Mean | 34.9 | 35.54 | |||
SD | 7.464 | 7.389 | |||
Education | |||||
High school | 17 | 31 | 48 | 11.69 | 0.003** |
College | 25 | 10 | 35 | ||
Postgraduate | 18 | 11 | 29 | ||
Sexual orientation | |||||
Heterosexual | 37 | 53 | 90 | 6.88 | 0.032* |
Homosexual | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
Bisexual | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||
Household income | |||||
Less than $600 per month | 21 | 13 | 34 | 19.643 | 0.001*** |
$600 to $1,000 per month | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||
$1,000 and over | 9 | 39 | 48 | ||
Source of income | |||||
SSI/SSDI | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3.063 | 0.216 |
Wages | 17 | 12 | 29 | ||
Unemployment | 19 | 17 | 36 | ||
Other | 20 | 21 | 41 | ||
Children, n | |||||
0 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 3.678 | 0.159 |
1 | 27 | 28 | 55 | ||
2–3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||
4 or more | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Length of time residing in Washington DC | |||||
Mean | 2.2 | 6.31** | |||
SD | 1.2 | 2.6 | |||
HIV knowledge | |||||
Mean | 40.48 | 41.42 | |||
SD | 6.42 | 5.16 |
Notes:
P < 0.05;
P < 0.01;
P < 0.001.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SSI, Supplemental Security Income; SSDI, Social Security Disability Insurance.