Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants
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Participants enrolled in study |
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|---|---|---|---|
| All eligible participants | Males | Females | |
| Demographic characteristics | N=571 | N=175 | N=329 |
| Median age in years (IQR) | 29 (22–43) | 34 (23–46) | 28 (22–39) |
| % | % | % | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 62.4 | 60.0 | 62.0 |
| White, Hispanic | 14.9 | 12.0 | 17.0 |
| Black, African American | 13.8 | 18.0 | 13.0 |
| Black, Hispanic | 6.3 | 5.0 | 12.0 |
| Asian/Middle Eastern | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Partner status | |||
| Married | 22.4 | 28.5 | 20.4 |
| Divorced | 10.5 | 7.4 | 11.6 |
| Widowed | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Separated | 3.2 | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| Never married | 48.3 | 47.4 | 49.2 |
| Unmarried couple | 14.9 | 11.4 | 16.1 |
| Insurance status | |||
| Private | 41.3 | 44.0 | 38.0 |
| Governmental | 36.3 | 31.4 | 43.8 |
| Private and governmental | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| None | 21.5 | 24.6 | 13.0 |
| Don't know | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Years of formal education | |||
| 1–8 years | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 |
| 9–11 years | 15.8 | 17.7 | 14.5 |
| 12 years or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) | 29.3 | 30.2 | 25.8 |
| College 1–3 years | 31.5 | 26.2 | 35.5 |
| College 4 years/graduate school | 20.0 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
| Don't know | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ever tested for HIV | |||
| Previously | 66.9 | 55.4 | 70.2 |
| Never | 32.4 | 44.0 | 28.9 |
| Don't know | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Number of unprotected sexual partners of the opposite sex | |||
| 21 or more different partners | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 11–20 different partners | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| 6–10 different partners | 6.0 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| 2–5 different partners | 57.1 | 30.2 | 35.9 |
| 1 partner | 34.9 | 36.6 | 36.8 |
| Always have sex with condoms | 4.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Don't know | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10.9 |