TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Reporting Sexual Encounters in the Past 60 Days: United States, 2008
| Characteristic | Total Sample,a (n = 7158), No. (%) | Group x: One-on-Oneb Sex (n = 5038), No. (%) | Group y: 2–3 Partners per Encounterc (n = 1320), No. (%) | Group z: ≥ 4 Partners per Encounterd (n = 800), No. (%) | P | Post Hoc Group Comparisonse |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 18–29 (Ref) | 1970 (27) | 1468 (29) | 337 (26) | 165 (21) | ||
| 30–39 | 1699 (24) | 1170 (23) | 319 (24) | 210 (26) | x < y < z | |
| 40–49 | 2208 (31) | 1494 (30) | 424 (32) | 290 (36) | x < y < z | |
| ≥ 50 | 1281 (18) | 906 (18) | 240 (18) | 135 (17) | <.001 | z > x |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White (Ref) | 5858 (82) | 4138 (83) | 1054 (80) | 666 (84) | ||
| Black | 281 (4) | 203 (4) | 55 (4) | 23 (3) | – | |
| Hispanic | 607 (9) | 407 (8) | 129 (10) | 71 (9) | x < y | |
| Other race | 382 (5) | 270 (5) | 76 (6) | 36 (4) | .19 | – |
| Education | ||||||
| College degree or more | 3943 (55) | 2732 (54) | 770 (58) | 441 (55) | x < y | |
| No college degree | 3193 (45) | 2287 (46) | 549 (42) | 357 (45) | <.05 | |
| HIV status | ||||||
| HIV-negative (Ref) | 5403 (76) | 3937 (78) | 977 (74) | 489 (61) | ||
| HIV-positive | 1154 (16) | 598 (12) | 279 (21) | 277 (35) | x < y < z | |
| Untested | 584 (8) | 490 (10) | 62 (5) | 32 (4) | <.001 | x > y, z |
| Any STI (past 60 d)f | ||||||
| Yes | 1040 (15) | 641 (13) | 214 (16) | 185 (23) | x < y < z | |
| No | 6102 (85) | 4391 (87) | 1100 (84) | 611 (77) | <.001 | |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 55 (1) | 37 (1) | 13 (1) | 5 (1) | ||
| Bisexual | 989 (14) | 700 (14) | 191 (15) | 98 (12) | – | |
| Homosexual | 6084 (85) | 4278 (84) | 1109 (84) | 697 (87) | .48 | – |
| Lifetime male anal sex partners | ||||||
| ≥ 101 | 1912 (27) | 833 (17) | 519 (41) | 560 (72) | x < y < z | |
| ≤ 100 | 5059 (73) | 4086 (83) | 756 (59) | 217 (28) | <.001 | |
| City size of residence | ||||||
| ≤ 49 999 | 1664 (25) | 1244 (27) | 267 (22) | 153 (20) | x > y, z | |
| 50 000–249 999 | 1365 (21) | 988 (22) | 232 (19) | 135 (18) | x > y, z | |
| 250 000–1 million | 1619 (24) | 1135 (24) | 317 (26) | 167 (22) | x, y > z | |
| > 1 million (Ref) | 1973 (30) | 1271 (27) | 406 (33) | 296 (40) | <.001 | |
| Psychosocial problems | ||||||
| Polydrug use (past 60 d)g | ||||||
| Yes | 1812 (25) | 1106 (22) | 382 (29) | 324 (41) | x < y < z | |
| No | 5343 (75) | 3932 (78) | 937 (71) | 474 (59) | <.001 | |
| PHQ-2 (past 14 d) | ||||||
| Yes | 1100 (16) | 778 (16) | 193 (15) | 129 (16) | – | |
| No | 5973 (84) | 4199 (84) | 1111 (85) | 663 (84) | .63 | |
| Ever incarceratedh | ||||||
| Yes | 1216 (17) | 808 (16) | 216 (17) | 192 (24) | x, y < z | |
| No | 5836 (83) | 4154 (84) | 1081 (83) | 601 (76) | <.001 | |
| First drink, age ≤ 14 yi | ||||||
| Yes | 1723 (25) | 1153 (24) | 331 (26) | 239 (31) | x, y < z | |
| No | 5244 (75) | 3749 (76) | 953 (74) | 542 (69) | <.001 | |
| No. of psychosocial problems | ||||||
| 0 (Ref) | 3218 (45) | 2394 (48) | 562 (43) | 262 (33) | ||
| 1 | 2485 (35) | 1719 (34) | 482 (37) | 284 (36) | x < y, z | |
| 2 | 1037 (14) | 671 (13) | 194 (15) | 172 (21) | x < y < z | |
| ≥ 3 | 415 (6) | 251 (5) | 82 (5) | 82 (10) | <.001 | x, y < z |
Note. PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire, 2 item screener for depressive symptoms in the past 14 days; STI = sexually transmitted infection.
Totals may differ because of missing cases.
Up to 3 one-on-one encounters with sexual partners, past 60 days.
Sex with 2–3 sexual partners in an encounter, past 60 days.
Sex with 4 or more sexual partners in an encounter, past 60 days.
Post hoc comparisons were made by using partial χ2 and logistic regression. Significant comparisons are shown with a “<” symbol. If differences were not significant, a comma was used. Dashes indicate no significant differences.
Any STIs diagnosed by a nurse or physician in the past 60 days, including chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, human papillomavirus, lymphogranuloma venereum, nongonococcal urethritis, syphilis, and hepatitis A, B, or C.
Three or more recreational drugs.
Response to the question, “Have you ever spent at least 1 night in jail or prison?”
Comparison group is those aged 15 years or older.