TABLE 1.
Profile characteristics by race/ethnicity of Boston-area men seeking men on a gay/bisexual social networking site (n = 89)
| White (n = 19) | Black (n = 21) | Asian (n = 7) | Latino (n = 42) | Total (n = 89) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | % (n/N) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 18–25 | 16 (3/19) | 33 (7/21) | 43 (3/7) | 17 (7/42) | 23 (20/89) |
| 26–35 | 21 (4/19) | 33 (7/21) | 43 (3/7) | 55 (23/42) | 42 (37/89) |
| 36–50 | 47 (9/19) | 33 (7/21) | 14 (1/7) | 29 (12/42) | 33 (29/89) |
| >50 | 16 (3/19) | 0 (0/21) | 0 (1/7) | 0 (0/42) | 3 (3/89) |
| HIV status | |||||
| Negative | 68 (13/19) | 86 (18/21) | 57 (4/7) | 88 (37/42) | 81 (72/89) |
| Positive | 5 (1/19) | 0 (0/0) | 14 (1/7) | 2 (1/42) | 3 (3/89) |
| Not reported | 26 (5/19) | 14 (3/21) | 29 (2/7) | 10 (4/42) | 16 (14/89) |
| Sexual identity disclosure | |||||
| Out | 58 (11/19) | 29 (6/21) | 57 (4/7) | 64 (27/42) | 54 (48/89) |
| Not out, discreet, down-low | 5 (1/19) | 48 (10/21) | 29 (2/7) | 19 (8/42) | 25 (22/89) |
| Did not report | 37 (7/19) | 24 (5/21) | 14 (1/7) | 17 (7/42) | 21 (19/89) |
| Sexual position | |||||
| Top | 11 (2/19) | 19 (4/21) | 14 (1/7) | 12 (5/42) | 13 (12/89) |
| Versatile | 47 (9/19) | 63 (12/19) | 42 (3/7) | 48 (20/42) | 49 (44/89) |
| Bottom | 11 (2/19) | 11 (2/19) | 29 (2/7) | 29 (12/42) | 20 (18/89) |
| Did not report | 32 (6/19) | 14 (3/21) | 14 (1/7) | 12 (5/42) | 17 (15/89) |
| Substance use | |||||
| Uses alcohol | 68 (13/19) | 81 (17/21) | 43 (3/7) | 86 (36/42) | 78 (69/89) |
| Relationship preferences* | |||||
| Sex | 90 (17/19) | 81 (17/21) | 86 (6/7) | 91 (38/42) | 88 (78/89) |
| Relationship | 53 (10/19) | 91 (19/21) | 57 (4/7) | 60 (25/42) | 65 (58/89) |
| Friendship | 74 (14/19) | 48 (10/21) | 29 (2/7) | 79 (33/42) | 66 (59/89) |
| Sexual partnering preferences | |||||
| Low-risk foreplaya,b | 5 (1/19) | 10 (2/21) | 14 (1/7) | 19 (8/42) | 14 (12/89) |
| Rough sexa | 5 (1/19) | 33 (7/21) | 29 (2/7) | 14 (6/42) | 18 (16/89) |
| Group sex | 53 (10/19) | 52 (11/21) | 43 (3/7) | 69 (29/42) | 60 (53/89) |
*Proportions add to more than 100 % in several categories because they are not mutually exclusive and/or due to rounding
aNot a response option; variable generated based on profile content
bLow-risk foreplay includes foreplay activities that are low risk for the transmission/acquisition of HIV including water sports (urinating), scat play (feces play), and rimming (oral anal sex)