Table 1.
Congregation and interview participant characteristics
| Congregations (n = 14) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Predominant race or ethnicitya | |
| African-American | 6 |
| Latino | 4 |
| White | 2 |
| Mixedb | 2 |
| Congregation sizec | |
| Large (≥501 members) | 6 |
| Medium (151–500 members) | 5 |
| Small (≤150 members) | 3 |
| Denomination | |
| Catholic | 3 |
| Evangelical, Pentecostal, or non-denominational | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4 |
| Baptist | 1 |
| Jewish (Reform) | 2 |
| Level of HIV activity | |
| High | 6 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Low | 4 |
| Interview participants (n = 57) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | |
| African-American | 22 |
| Latino | 15 |
| White | 18 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 27 |
| Male | 30 |
| Role | |
| Clergy | 22 |
| Lay | 35 |
a
The predominant race/ethnicity comprises ≥70 % of regular participants (except for “mixed”)
b
No individual race/ethnicity comprises >70 % of regular participants
c
Measured in terms of the number of reported congregational participants that attend services monthly