Table 2.
Differences in Ethnic Identity Explore and Ethnic Identity Belonging by Demographics and Sexual Risk (N = 431; 6 months: n = 270)
| Demographics | High EI explore Baseline | Low EI explore Baseline | High EI belonging Baseline | Low EI belonging Baseline | Positive EI explore Δ at 6 months | No/negative EI explore Δ at 6 months | Positive EI belonging Δ at 6 months | No/negative EI belonging Δ at 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M±SD) | 42.81±12.33 | 40.55±12.37 | 43.13±12.83 | 40.83±12.13 | 41.43±12.58 | 43.49±12.89 | 42.65±12.35 | 42.33 ± 13.28 |
| Education (M ± SD) | 8.29 ±3.54 | 8.58±3.26 | 8.34 ±3.27 | 8.51 ±3.44 | 8.82 ± 3.27 | 9.53 ± 2.91 | 8.99 ± 3.15 | 9.43 ± 3.04 |
| Marital status n, % | ||||||||
| Single | 152, 56.6% | 198,43.4% | 113,32.3% | 237,67.7% | 84, 54.2% | 71, 45.8% | 76, 49.0% | 79, 51.0% |
| Married | 41, 50.6% | 40, 49.4% | 24, 29.6% | 57, 70.4% | 46, 40% | 69, 60% | 57, 49.6% | 58, 50.4% |
| Language n, % | ||||||||
| English | 115,43.1% | 152,56.9% | 76, 28.5% | 191, 71.5% | 85, 42.9% | 113, 57.1% | 88, 44.4% | 110, 55.6% |
| Spanish | 78, 47.6% | 86, 52.4% | 61, 37.1% | 103,62.9% | 45, 62.5% | 27, 37.5% | 45, 62.5% | 27, 37.5% |
| Gender n, % | ||||||||
| Male | 149, 47.8% | 163, 52.2% | 105, 33.7% | 207,66.3% | 95, 52.8% | 85, 47.2% | 96, 53.3% | 84, 46.7% |
| Female | 44, 37.0% | 75, 63.0% | 32, 26.9% | 87, 73.1% | 35, 38.9% | 55, 61.1% | 37, 41.1% | 53, 58.9% |
| Ethnicity n, % | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 124,46.% | 146,54.0% | 88, 32.6% | 182,67.4% | 75, 52.8% | 67, 47.2% | 74, 52.1% | 68, 47.9% |
| African American | 69, 42.9% | 92, 57.1% | 49, 30.4% | 112, 69.6% | 55, 42.9% | 73, 57.1% | 59, 46.1% | 69, 53.8% |
| VEE (M ± SD) | 3.39 ± 5.36 | 5.77 ± 8.57 | 3.27 ± 5.47 | 4.57 ± 7.33 | 2.61 ± 9.62 | 1.98 ± 11.84 | 2.14 ± 9.34 | 2.46 ± 12.38 |
Note: VEE=Vaginal Episode Equivalent (Sexual Risk); EI = ethnic identity; Δ = change. Ethnic identity explore was divided into a dichotomous dummy variable based on the mean.