Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of a qualitative and Internet sample of MSM in China.
| Demographic and behavioral characteristics | Interviews (N=35), n | Internet survey (N=1342a), n (%) | |
| Recruitment site b | |||
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Guangzhou | 28 | 1204 (89.72) |
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Hong Kong | 7 | – |
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Chongqing | – | 138 (10.28) |
| Residence at time of survey | |||
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Guangzhou City |
|
799 (59.54) |
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Guangdong Provincec |
|
331 (24.66) |
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Chongqing City |
|
124 (9.24) |
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Other provinces and Hong Kongd |
|
66 (4.92) |
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Country outside of China/Hong Kong |
|
15 (1.12) |
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Not reported |
|
7 (0.52) |
| Official registration permit (hukou) | |||
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Guangzhou City |
|
409 (30.48) |
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Guangdong Provincec |
|
485 (36.14) |
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Chongqing City |
|
119 (8.87) |
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Other provinces and Hong Kongd |
|
309 (23.03) |
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Country outside of China/Hong Kong |
|
13 (0.97) |
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Not reported |
|
7 (0.52) |
| Age, mean 30.6, median 29, range 16-64 (n=1327) | |||
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16-20 | 3 | 37 (2.79) |
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21-30 | 21 | 733 (55.24) |
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31-40 | 9 | 440 (33.16) |
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>40 | 2 | 117 (8.82) |
| Marital status (n=1326) | |||
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Married or engaged | 5 | 228 (17.19) |
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Single | 29 | 1098 (82.81) |
| Education (n=1331) | |||
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High school or below | 7 | 202 (15.18) |
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Some collegee | 14 | 418 (31.40) |
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College or above | 14 | 711 (53.42) |
| Living status (n=1326) | |||
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Lives alone | – | 466 (35.14) |
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Lives with others | – | 860 (64.86) |
| Current employment | |||
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Full time | 24 | 1063 (79.21) |
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Part time/Retired/unemployed | 4 | 151 (11.25) |
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Student | 7 | 128 (9.54) |
| Annual income, all sources (USD) (n=1337) | |||
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<6000 | – | 374 (27.97) |
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6000-16,000 | – | 684 (51.16) |
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>16,000 | – | 279 (20.87) |
| Sexual orientation (n=1333) | |||
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Gay | 28 | 974 (73.07) |
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Bisexual | 4 | 352 (26.41) |
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Heterosexual | – | 7 (0.53) |
| Current stable sex partner (n=1327) | |||
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Male |
|
590 (44.46) |
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Female | – | 70 (5.28) |
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No stable sex partner | – | 33 (2.49) |
| HIV testing, lifetime (n=1330) | |||
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Never tested | 7 | 525 (39.47) |
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Ever tested | 28 | 805 (60.53) |
| HIV status | |||
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Positive |
|
49 (3.70) |
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Negative/unknown |
|
1293 (96.30) |
| Any condomless anal sex with men, past 3 months | – | 382/988 (38.66) | |
| Ever had sex with women (vaginal or anal) | – | 448/1333 (33.61) | |
| Any condomless anal sex with women, past 3 months | – | 159/1333 (11.93) | |
aSample is 1342 unless otherwise noted.
bInterview recruitment: on site in person. Survey recruitment: 2 websites hosted in Guangzhou and Chongqing, but open to participants from any location.
cCities outside of Guangzhou but within Guangdong Province.
dCities outside of Chongqing and Guangdong Province.
eIncludes current students.