TABLE 1.
Summary of demographics and hardship variables by city
| Characteristic (%) | Atlanta (n = 288) | Boston (n = 235) | Los Angeles (n = 279) | New York City (n = 306) | San Francisco (n = 195) | Washington DC (n = 219) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Agea | 38.8(11.7) | 39.1(11.9) | 37.5(11.8) | 37.7(10.9) | 41.5(11.3) | 31.6(10.9) |
| Annual income <$10,000 | 43.2 | 41.9 | 54.4 | 33.8 | 28.4 | 19.8 |
| <High school education | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| HIV infection | 21.2 | 18.1 | 32.3 | 23.3 | 12.3 | 22.7 |
| Chlamydia infection | 4.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| Gonorrhea infection | 7.5 | 2.1 | 9.0 | v3.9 | 3.0 | 14.4 |
| Community recruited | 82.9 | 95.8 | 78.1 | 86.8 | 99.0 | 98.2 |
| Economic hardship indicators | ||||||
| Unemployed | 70.9 | 71.3 | 76.3 | 74.8 | 73.0 | 43.6 |
| Recent job loss | 36 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 31 |
| Financial crisis | 41.1 | 45.5 | 38.2 | 34.2 | 41.8 | 33.8 |
| Legal hardship indicators | ||||||
| Incarceration historya | 3.3 (4) | 3.1 (3) | 3.6 (4) | 2.9 (4) | 3.3 (4) | 1.1 (2) |
| Recent arrest | 10.0 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Recent conviction | 12.8 | 17.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 9.4 |
| Social hardship indicators | ||||||
| Unstable housing | 24.8 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 11.2 |
| No health insurance | 76.0 | 8.0 | 63.3 | 24.2 | 26.0 | 30.0 |
| HIV risk indicators | ||||||
| CIAI | 75.5 | 69.4 | 71.0 | 79.5 | 76.7 | 72.9 |
| CRAI | 46.3 | 44.2 | 55.7 | 49.5 | 48.8 | 61.1 |
| ≥2 male sex partners | 81.5 | 79.7 | 82.3 | 86.5 | 78.9 | 80.3 |
| Any STI 6 months | 5.6 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 14.8 |
| Any STI 12 months | 12.3 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 26.2 |
CIAI condomless insertive anal intercourse, CRAI condomless receptive anal intercourse, STI sexually transmitted infection
aMean (SD). N = 1553