Table 1.
Personal demographic characteristics of MSM responding to an Internet survey in Guangdong Province, China.
| Variable | Overall (N= 1100) |
|---|---|
| Age | M (SD) 30.0 (6.7) n (%) |
| Current living location | |
| Guangzhou | 678 (61.6) |
| Other cities in Guangdong Province | 345 (31.4) |
| Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan | 14 (1.3) |
| Other provinces outside of Guangdong Province | 49 (4.5) |
| Outside of China | 14 (1.3) |
| Length of living in current location | |
| Less than three months | 48 (4.4) |
| 3–6 months | 47 (4.3) |
| 7–12 months | 52 (4.7) |
| 1–2 years | 129 (11.7) |
| More than two years | 824 (74.9) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Homosexual | 857 (77.9) |
| Bisexual | 188 (17.1) |
| Heterosexual | 1 (0.1) |
| Not yet decided | 54 (4.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Han | 1070 (97.5) |
| Other ethnicities | 27 (2.5) |
| Occupation | |
| Student | 109 (10.0) |
| Employed | 927 (84.7) |
| Unemployed | 53 (4.8) |
| Retired | 6 (0.5) |
| Education | |
| Graduate or above | 117 (10.6) |
| College | 760 (69.1) |
| Senior high school | 186 (16.9) |
| Junior high school or below | 37 (3.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 134 (12.5) |
| Single | 896 (83.8) |
| Divorced/widowed | 40 (3.7) |
| Monthly income (in CNY and USD)a | |
| 0-1000 (0–159) | 126 (11.4) |
| 1001-3000 (160–476) | 324 (29.5) |
| 3001-5000 (477–794) | 284 (25.8) |
| 5001-7000 (795–1111) | 156 (14.2) |
| 7001-10000 (1112–1587) | 107 (9.7) |
| > 10,000 (1587) | 103 (9.4) |
Notes: N varies based on missing responses.
a
USD conversion in parentheses.