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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2014 May 15;26(2):222–243. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2014.891089

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics (n =30)

Characteristics 10 Men in 30s
Total n (%)
10 Men in 40s
Total n (%)
10 Men in 50s
Total n (%)
Birthplace
  United States 9 (90%) 5 (50%) 7 (70%)
  Mexico 1 (10%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%)
  Belize 1 (10%)
  Perú 1 (10%)
  Ecuador 1 (10%)
  Puerto Rico 1 (10%)
Length of sobriety
  < 1 year 7 (70%) 3 (30%) 4 (40%)
  1 – 5 years 1 (10%) 5 (50%) 4 (20%)
  > 5 years 2 (20%) 2 (20%) 2 (20%)
Number of siblings
  Brothers
    1 2 4 3
    2 4 2 3
    3 1 3 2
    4 1 0 2
    5+ 0 0 0
  Sisters
    1 3 3 2
    2 2 4 1
    3 2 1 3
    4 1 1 3
    5+ 0 1 1
Number of gay or lesbian siblings 0 1 7
In long term relationship with a man 2 (20%) 3 (30%) 0 (0%)
Previously married to a woman 1 (10%) 5 (50%) 0 (0%)
Children 2 (20%) 2 (20%) 2 (20%)
  Know about sobriety 2 (100%) 2 (100%) 2 (100%)
  Know about sexual identity 1 (50%) 2 (100%) 1 (50%)
HIV-positive 6 (60%) 3 (30%) 9 (90%)
  < 5 years 2 2 1
  6 –14 years 4 1 4
  15+ years 0 0 4
Diagnosed with mental health disorder, e.g., depression, anxiety 7 (70%) 6 (60%) 7 (70%)
Liver problem related to alcohol use 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 3 (30%)