Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who have an online social networking profile, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
| African American (n = 33) | Latino (n = 71) | Other (n= 14) | Chi Square | Total Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant population (%) | 28 | 60.2 | 11.9 | 100 | ||
| Highest Education* | ||||||
| Less than HS | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 3.4 | ||
| HS | 36.4 | 31 | 16.7 | 30.5 | ||
| GED | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | ||
| Associates | 12.1 | 28.2 | 16.7 | 22 | ||
| Bachelors | 24.2 | 23.9 | 50.1 | 27.1 | ||
| Graduate School | 24.2 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 26.5 | 11.9 | |
| Birthplace** | ||||||
| Northern USA | 21.2 | 15.5 | 0 | 15.3 | ||
| Southern USA | 15.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 10.2 | ||
| Eastern USA | 15.2 | 0 | 16.7 | 5.9 | ||
| Western USA | 48.4 | 69 | 66.9 | 62.7 | ||
| Latin America/Caribbean | 0 | 7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.71 | ||
| Self-Described Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Homosexual | 54.55 | 87.32 | 75.1 | 76.3 | ||
| Bisexual | 39.4 | 7 | 16.8 | 17.8 | ||
| Heterosexual | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| Questioning | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| Don’t know | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| Refuse to Answer | 6.1 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 22.24 | 3.4 | |
| Current Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | 84.9 | 81.7 | 75.2 | 82.2 | ||
| Married | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| Partnered | 6 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 9.3 | ||
| Divorced | 9.1 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 5.1 | ||
| Other | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 6.22 | 0.9 | |
| F-statistic | ||||||
| Age (mean, SD)** | 33.8, 9.6 | 29.5, 6.4 | 40.7, 10.5 | 8.2 | 31.8 |
*
Significant at the p <.05 level
**
Significant at the p < .01 level