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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Feb 13;44(3):597–608. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0416-x

Table 3.

SEM usage

Characteristic Mean (SD or range), % (N)
Range age of first SEM use 6–17 years
Use of SEM around FSSSE
  Yes 81 % (38)
  No 19 % (9)
Type of SEM
  Gay only 42 % (16)
  Straight only 34 % (13)
  Gay and straight 11 % (4)
  Straight then gay 13 % (5)
Source of SEM
  Internet 79 % (30)
  DVD 10.5 % (4)
  Television 5 % (2)
  Magazines 2.6 % (1)
  Webcams 2.6 % (1)
Repeat SEM use at 4 month follow-up interview
  Yes 76.4 % (29)
  No 23.6 % (9)
Frequency of SEM use at 4 month follow-up interview
  1–5 times 20.7 % (6)
  6–10 times 20.7 % (6)
  11–20 times 0%
  21–30 times 17.2 % (5)
  More than 30 times 41.4 % (12)
Type of repeat SEM
  Gay only 48.3 % (14)
  Straight only 6.9 % (2)
  Gay and straight 44.8 % (13)