TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics of 1211 African American and Latino congregants in FAITH study
| Overall M (SD) or % N=1211 | African American M (SD) or %, N=418 | Latino M (SD) or % N=793 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Female gender | 64.2 % | 66.7 % | 62.9 % |
| Age (years) | 40.4 (15.1) | 42.7 (16.3) | 39.2 (14.3) |
| Education | |||
| 6th grade or less | 16.7 % | 0.2 % | 25.4 % *** |
| 7-11th grade | 15.7 % | 6.7 % | 20.4 % *** |
| High school/GED | 27.9 % | 23.9 % | 30.0 % |
| Some college | 20.3 % | 30.1 % | 15.2 % *** |
| Associate’s degree | 5.1 % | 9.8 % | 2.6 % *** |
| Bachelor’s degree | 7.3 % | 13.6 % | 4.0 % |
| Some graduate school or degree | 7.0 % | 15.7 % | 2.4 % ** |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 45.4 % | 32.4 % | 52.3 % * |
| Single | 30.8 % | 39.7 % | 26.1 % |
| Living with partner | 8.1 % | 4.9 % | 9.7 % ** |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 15.7 % | 23.0 % | 11.8 % |
| Annual household income | |||
| $9999 or less | 21.9 % | 17.9 % | 24.0 % |
| $10,000–$19,999 | 17.2 % | 11.1 % | 20.4 % *** |
| $20,000–$29,999 | 15.1 % | 8.9 % | 18.3 % *** |
| $30,000–$39,999 | 14.4 % | 10.6 % | 16.5 % ** |
| $40,000–$49,999 | 7.5 % | 8.7 % | 6.9 % |
| $50,000–$59,999 | 6.2 % | 10.7 % | 3.9 % * |
| $60,000–$69,999 | 4.4 % | 7.1 % | 3.0 % ** |
| $70,000–$99,999 | 7.2 % | 12.8 % | 4.3 % * |
| $100,000 or more | 6.0 % | 12.2 % | 2.7 % * |
| Health insurance | |||
| Private | 28.7 % | 50.8 % | 17.1 % ** |
| Public | 32.6 % | 32.8 % | 32.6 % |
| Other | 4.4 % | 1.9 % | 5.7 % * |
| None | 34.2 % | 14.5 % | 44.6 % *** |
| HIV-related cues to action | |||
| Know someone HIV-positive | 31.4 % | 49.4 % | 21.9 % *** |
| Risk (number of partners in last year) | 8.3 (25.9) | 7.4 (24.0) | 8.8 (26.9) |
| Church social context surrounding HIV | |||
| HIV stigmatizing attitudesa | 2.3 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.3) *** |
| HIV discussions at church | |||
| HIV testing | 17.6 % | 18.8 % | 17.0 % |
| Abstinence | 29.9 % | 28.9 % | 30.5 % |
| Condoms | 34.1 % | 33.2 % | 34.6 % |
| HIV testing outcomes | |||
| Willingness to be tested in churchb | 3.5 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.7) * |
| Ever tested | 68.3 % | 76.2 % | 64.2 % |
*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001 for difference between African Americans and Latinos (adjusted for church-level clustering)
aAssessed on a scale from 1=very comfortable to 5=very uncomfortable
bAssessed on a scale from 1, definitely no, to 4, definitely yes