Table 1.
Unweighted Characteristics of Younger and Older Adults Seeking Services at Needle Exchange Sites, STD Clinics, and Latino Community-based Clinics (N=1,238)a
| Age < 50 years (n=1,012) | Age ≥ 50 years (n=226) | Totalc | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| STDb clinic | 400 | (39.5) | 27 | (12.0) | 427 | (34.5) | |
| Needle exchange site | 272 | (26.9) | 116 | (51.3) | 388 | (31.3) | |
| Latino clinic | 340 | (33.6) | 83 | (36.7) | 423 | (34.2) | |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.0102 | ||||||
| Female | 453 | (44.8) | 80 | (35.4) | 533 | (43.1) | |
| Male | 559 | (55.2) | 146 | (64.6) | 705 | (57.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | 0.4771 | ||||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 501 | (49.5) | 104 | (46.0) | 605 | (48.9) | |
| White | 186 | (18.4) | 41 | (18.1) | 227 | (18.3) | |
| Black | 208 | (20.6) | 57 | (25.2) | 265 | (21.4) | |
| Other | 117 | (11.6) | 24 | (10.6) | 141 | (11.4) | |
| Educational attainment, n (%) | 0.0026 | ||||||
| <HSb | 282 | (27.9) | 90 | (39.8) | 372 | (30.1) | |
| HS degree or GEDb | 289 | (28.6) | 62 | (27.4) | 351 | (28.4) | |
| Some college | 312 | (30.8) | 54 | (23.9) | 366 | (29.6) | |
| Bachelors degree or higher | 129 | (12.8) | 20 | (8.8) | 149 | (12.0) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Currently unemployed or retired | 440 | (43.5) | 158 | (69.9) | 598 | (48.3) | |
| Currently employed | 572 | (56.5) | 68 | (30.1) | 640 | (51.7) | |
| Monthly income in $, mean (s.d.)b | 2,246 | (10,582) | 1,882 | (8,141) | 2,180 | (10,177) | 0.5687 |
| Insurance status, n (%) | 0.0014 | ||||||
| Uninsured | 526 | (52.3) | 106 | (46.9) | 632 | (51.3) | |
| Public insurance | 258 | (25.7) | 84 | (37.2) | 342 | (27.8) | |
| Private insurance | 222 | (22.1) | 36 | (15.9) | 258 | (20.9) | |
| Usual source of care, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 340 | (33.6) | 44 | (19.5) | 384 | (31.0) | |
| Yes | 672 | (66.4) | 182 | (80.5) | 854 | (69.0) | |
| Where usual source of care, n (%) | 0.0867 | ||||||
| Private doctor | 181 | (22.1) | 46 | (22.8) | 227 | (22.3) | |
| Community clinic | 477 | (58.3) | 107 | (53.0) | 584 | (57.3) | |
| Hospital clinic | 106 | (13.0) | 34 | (16.8) | 140 | (13.7) | |
| ERb | 44 | (5.4) | 8 | (4.0) | 52 | (5.1) | |
| Other | 10 | (1.2) | 7 | (3.5) | 17 | (1.7) | |
| HIV knowledge, mean (s.d.)b | 0.59 | (0.1) | 0.58 | (0.1) | 0.59 | (0.14) | 0.2811 |
| Perceived risk, mean (s.d.)b | 3.06 | (0.8) | 2.92 | (0.8) | 3.04 | (0.8) | 0.0173 |
| MSMb status, n (%) | 179 | (17.7) | 22 | (9.7) | 201 | (16.2) | 0.0034 |
| IDUb in past 30 days, n (%) | 234 | (23.1) | 86 | (38.1) | 320 | (25.9) | <0.0001 |
a
Data are rounded and exclude missings; therefore, they may not sum to 100%. Data were missing for the following variables as indicated: monthly income (n=13), insurance status (n=6), where usual source of care (n=218), HIV knowledge (n=19), perceived HIV risk (n=1)
b
STD=sexually transmitted disease; HS=high school; GED=general education development; ER=emergency room; MSM=men having sex with men; IDU=injection drug use
c
Column frequency and percent totals