Table 3.

Individual Items on the Assistant-Related Social Support Scale by Condom Use Skills and Race/Ethnicity

	Race/Ethnicity		t	p-value	Condom Use Skill		t	p-value
	African Americans (M ± SD)	Hispanic (M ± SD)			Skilled (M ± SD)	Unskilled (M ± SD)
1. There are people you can depend on to help you if you really need it.	3.86 ± 0.91	3.77 ± 0.95	0.922	0.357	3.95 ± 0.79	3.67 ± 1.03	-3.025	0.003**
2. If something went wrong, someone would come to your assistance.	3.63 ± 0.93	3.30 ± 1.00	3.159	0.002**	3.52 ± 0.95	3.34 ± 1.02	-1.743	0.082
3. There is someone you can depend on for aid if you really need it.	3.53 ± 0.96	3.60 ± 0.86	-0.787	0.432	3.73 ± 0.79	3.44 ± 0.96	13.207	0.001**
4. There are people you can count on in an emergency.	3.90 ± 0.76	3.80 ± 0.79	1.190	0.235	3.91 ± 0.75	3.78 ± 0.80	-1.681	0.094
5. There is someone you can turn to for guidance in times of stress.	3.50 ± 0.99	3.32 ± 1.03	1.603	0.110	3.47 ± 1.00	3.31 ± 1.03	-1.523	0.129
6. There is someone you could talk to about important decisions in your life.	3.82 ± 0.91	3.56 ± 0.99	2.581	0.010*	3.82 ± 0.88	3.52 ± 1.01	-3.091	0.002**
7. There is a trustworthy person you could turn to for advice if you were having problems.	3.87 ± 0.85	3.67 ± 0.89	2.234	0.026*	3.88 ± 0.83	3.63 ± 0.90	-2.818	0.005**
8. There is someone you feel comfortable talking about problems with.	3.54 ± 0.98	3.45 ± 0.99	0.894	0.095	3.59 ± 0.94	3.38 ± 1.02	-2.065	0.040*

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01