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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2016 Jun;20(6):1315–1326. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1218-4

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of HIV-negative MSM who provided data on condom use during RAI at their last sexual event with recent sexual partners

(N=163)
n %
Age group (years)
 18-29 55 34.8
 30-39 46 29.1
 40-49 38 24.1
 ≥50 19 12.0
Race/Ethnicity
 White 60 38.2
 African American 38 24.2
 Hispanic/Latino 42 26.8
 Othera 17 10.8
Sexual identity
 Gay/homosexual 89 58.2
 Bisexual 57 37.2
 Straight/heterosexual 7 4.6
Education
 Less than high school 20 12.7
 High school graduate 44 28.0
 Some college or university 62 39.5
 College or university graduate 25 15.9
 Graduate or professional degree 6 3.8
Annual income
 ≤$9,800 69 45.4
 $9,801 to $19,600 38 25.0
 $19,601 to $29,400 21 13.8
 >$29,400 24 15.8
Employment status
 Full-time employment 33 21.2
 Part-time employment 30 19.2
 Full-time student 5 3.2
 Disabled, not able to work 27 17.3
 Retired 3 1.9
 Unemployed 58 37.2
Homeless (past year) 70 45.5
Any substance use (past 6 months)b 92 59.4
 Alcohol 120 78.4
  ≥ Weekly 62 40.5
 Marijuana 82 53.6
  ≥ Weekly 34 22.2
 Crack or powder cocaine 62 40.0
  ≥ Weekly 18 11.5
 Methamphetamine 54 34.2
  ≥ Weekly 16 10.1
 Inhalants 11 7.2
  ≥ Weekly 4 2.6
 Sedatives 38 24.8
  ≥ Weekly 5 3.3
 Hallucinogens 18 11.8
  ≥ Weekly 3 2.0
 Opioids 22 14.4
  ≥ Weekly 9 5.9
Mean SD
Age (in years) 35.8 11.0
# male AI partners (past month) 2.3 3.8
# RAI events (past month) 3.2 5.5

Numbers may not sum to column total due to missing data; percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding or omission of one category for binary variables.

Abbreviations: MSM=men who have sex with men; AI=anal intercourse; RAI=receptive anal intercourse; SD=standard deviation.

a

Other includes: 6 Asian; 2 Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; 8 mixed race; 1 other race/ethnicity.

b

Excludes alcohol and marijuana.