Table 1.
Basic characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beijing, China.
| Characteristicsa | n (N = 887) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age at interview (year): mean ± SDb (range) | 30.2 ± 7.9 (18–67) | |
| ≤23 | 148 | 16.7 |
| 24–29 | 344 | 38.8 |
| 30–39 | 278 | 31.3 |
| ≥40 | 87 | 13.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Han | 834 | 94.0 |
| Others | 53 | 6.0 |
| Ever married | ||
| Never | 647 | 72.9 |
| Ever | 240 | 27.1 |
| Education (year) | ||
| Primary school and lower (≤6) | 23 | 2.6 |
| Middle school (7–9) | 145 | 16.4 |
| Senior high (10–12) | 253 | 28.5 |
| College and higher (>12) | 465 | 52.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time/tenured | 565 | 63.9 |
| Part-time/temporary | 186 | 21.1 |
| Retired/unemployed | 47 | 5.3 |
| Student | 46 | 5.2 |
| Others | 40 | 4.5 |
| Resident in Beijing | ||
| No | 691 | 78.0 |
| Yes | 195 | 22.0 |
| Illicit drug use | ||
| Never | 861 | 97.2 |
| Ever | 25 | 2.8 |
| Alcohol drinking in the past 4 weeks | ||
| Never | 41 | 4.6 |
| Rarely | 176 | 19.9 |
| 2–6 times per week | 449 | 50.7 |
| Daily | 220 | 24.8 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Homosexual | 577 | 65.7 |
| Heterosexual | 10 | 1.2 |
| Bisexual | 291 | 33.1 |
| Preferred sexual position during anal sex | ||
| Exclusively receptive | 103 | 11.6 |
| Mainly receptive | 155 | 17.5 |
| Exclusively insertive | 181 | 20.4 |
| Mainly insertive | 224 | 25.2 |
| Dual | 193 | 21.8 |
| No anal sex | 31 | 3.5 |
| Self-perceived risk of HIV infection | ||
| High | 65 | 7.3 |
| Medium | 248 | 28.0 |
| Low | 463 | 52.2 |
| No | 111 | 12.5 |
| HIV testing times since last HIV testing (month) | ||
| Never | 30 | 3.4 |
| <3 | 282 | 31.8 |
| 3–5 | 326 | 36.8 |
| 6–11 | 132 | 14.9 |
| ≥12 | 117 | 13.2 |
| HIV seropositive | ||
| No | 840 | 94.7 |
| Yes | 47 | 5.3 |
| Syphilis seropositive | ||
| No | 739 | 83.3 |
| Yes | 148 | 16.7 |
aSample size may vary for different characteristic variables due to missing data.
bSD: standard deviation.