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Table 2.

Individual Items on the Condom Use Skills Scale and Race/Ethnicity

	Race/Ethnicity		χ²	p-value
	African Americans	Hispanic

	n (%)	n (%)
1. Choose a latex condom	132 (97.8%)	233 (97.1%)	0.161	0.689
2. Choose a water-based lubricant	74 (54.8%)	131 (54.6%)	2.291	0.318
3. Expiration date on package checked^*	104 (77.0%)	159 (66.3%)	4.800	0.028
4. Package opened carefully^*	117 (86.7%)	184 (76.7%)	5.455	0.020
5. Condom checked for damage	107 (79.3%)	170 (70.8%)	3.178	0.075
6. Determined direction in which condom rolls^**	124 (91.9%)	195 (81.3%)	7.645	0.006
7. Lubricant added to inside tip of condom or penis	80 (59.3%)	131 (54.6%)	0.768	0.381
8. Condom rolled correctly downward^*	123 (91.1%)	199 (82.9%)	4.781	0.029
9. Condom rolled to base of penis^**	128 (94.8%)	206 (85.8%)	7.157	0.007
10. Air removed from condom	120 (88.9%)	198 (82.5%)	2.736	0.098
11. Space left at tip of condom^*	123 (91.9%)	196 (81.7%)	6.067	0.014

p < .05,

^**

p < .01