Table III.
Demographics of barbershop clients who were categorized according to the brief risk assessment (BRA) survey as having high versus low sexual risk behaviors, Brooklyn, NY, 2009.
| Low (%, N=76) |
High (%, N= 29) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age ¥ | Mean (SD) | 29.39 (7.23) | 29.04 (6.76) |
| Place of birth |
US
Non-US |
58% 42% |
72% 28% |
| Education |
High school/GED or less
> High school/GED |
47% 53% |
55% 45% |
| Employed |
Yes
No |
78% 22% |
62% 38% |
| Income *¥ |
Less than $10,000
$10,000-19,999 $20,000-39,999 $40,000 or more |
32% 20% 22% 25% |
41% 17% 14% 28% |
| Health insurance |
Yes
No |
54% 46% |
69% 31% |
| Living situation ^¥ |
Have their own house/apt
Live with parents or others |
42% 58% |
31% 69% |
|
Where receive
medical care * |
No medical care
Private/Community/Health Emergency room |
4% 65% 30% |
14% 69% 17% |
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information
All others under current living place include the following categories: someone else’s home or apartment, shelter or single-room, or living on the streets.
Statistically significant differences (p< 0.05) between focus group/interview participants and remaining 38 eligible BRA respondents