Table 1. Seed characteristics and success of recruitment using RDS.

Seed ID	Main venue for meeting partners	Age	Network size	Self-identified sexual orientation	Maximum number of waves	Maximum number of recruits (excepting seeds)	Percent of total participants recruited
A	Bathhouses/spas	44	100	Only Homosexual	6	13	3.1
B	Internet	26	50	Only Homosexual	8	87	20.7
C	Internet	28	35	Only Homosexual	9	65	15.4
D	Restrooms/parks	24	10	Bisexual	3	11	2.6
E	Bathhouses/spas	38	20	Bisexual	13	73	17.3
F	Restrooms/parks	39	2	Only Homosexual	0	0	0.0
G	Bars	41	100	Bisexual	11	86	20.4
H	Bars	32	60	Only Homosexual	11	83	19.7
I	Internet	35	50	Only Homosexual	1	3	0.7