Table 1.
Background and demographic characteristics reported by mean, standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages for the EIC and LTC groups and for the entire sample
| EIC n=24 |
LTC n=21 |
All N=45 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean | 33.5(SD=7.3) | 33.8(SD=7.2) | 33.6(SD=7.1) |
| Gender | Male | 13(54%) | 11(52%) | 24(53%) |
| Female | 11(46%) | 10(48%) | 21(47%) | |
| Race | White | 24(100%) | 21(100%) | 45(100%) |
| Sexual Orientation | Heterosexual: | 17(71%) | 15(71%) | 32(71%) |
| Homosexual: | 7(29%) | 4(19%) | 11(24%) | |
| Bisexual | 0(0%) | 2(10%) | 2(<1%) | |
| Marital Status | Single-Never Married | 8(33%) | 5(24%) | 13(29%) |
| Living with Romantic Partner | 9(38%) | 4(19%) | 13(29%) | |
| Married | 2(8%) | 8(38%) | 10(22%) | |
| Separated | 2 (8%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (1%) | |
| Divorced | 2(8%) | 3(14%) | 5(11%) | |
| Widowed | 1(4%) | 0(0%) | 1(<1%) | |
| Education | Secondary School | 2(8%) | 1(5%) | 3(75%) |
| Some College | 18(75%) | 16(76%) | 34(76%) | |
| Bachelor’s/Advanced Degree | 4(17%) | 4(19%) | 8(18%) | |
| Employment | Full-time Student | 1(4%) | 0(0%) | 1(2%) |
| Unemployed | 6(25%) | 7(33%) | 14(31%) | |
| Employed Part or Full-Time | 17(71%) | 14(67%) | 31(69%) | |
| Route of Transmission | ||||
| Needle Sharing Only | 9(38%) | 13(62%) | 22(49%) | |
| Sexual Activity Only | 10(42%) | 5(24%) | 15(33%) | |
| (Males: Sex with Males) | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Needle Sharing and Sexual Activity | 2(8%) | 1(5%) | 3(7%) | |
| Other | 3(13%) | 2(10%) | 5(11%) | |
| CES-D Scores | 18.12(SD=4.57) | 20.67(SD=6.44) | 19.31(SD=5.61) | |
| Number of Close Friends | 6.4(SD=7.9) | 3.1(SD=2.8) | 4.8(SD=6.2) |