Table 2.
Men’s cross-sectional assessments: Venue-level characteristics overall and by race, and effects of venue adjusting for time
| All 12 Venues (n=48) | Coloured Venues (n=24) | Black Venues (n=24) | Venue Race Difference (n=48) | Venue Effect in Coloured Venues (n=24) | Venue Effect in Black Venues (n=24) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | F | F | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||||
| Average proportion of men | 0.54 (.16) | 0.45 (.15) | 0.64 (.11) | −4.74*** | 12.30*** | 1.61 |
| Men’s average education | 2.55 (.38) | 2.28 (.27) | 2.83 (.25) | −7.36*** | 2.90* | 17.49*** |
| Bar (Venue) Behaviors | ||||||
| Average proportion of men who came to bar at least weekly | 0.54 (.10) | 0.57 (.12) | 0.52 (.07) | 1.75† | 2.21† | 0.14 |
| Average proportion of men who came to find a sex partner | 0.14 (.06) | 0.13 (.05) | 0.16 (.06) | −1.88† | 0.33 | 2.52† |
| Average proportion of men who have ever met a new sex partner at the bar | 0.23 (.11) | 0.17 (.08) | 0.30 (0.09) | −5.43*** | 3.21* | 10.43*** |
| Average proportion of men who used a condom last time they met a new sex partner at the bar | 0.24 (.10) | 0.18 (.08) | 0.30 (.08) | −5.56*** | 0.54 | 4.59** |
| Average proportion of men who have ever had sex on bar premises | 0.07 (.04) | 0.06 (.04) | 0.08 (.03) | −1.24 | 1.53 | 0.90 |
| Alcohol Use | ||||||
| Men’s average alcohol consumption frequency | 3.27 (.25) | 3.32 (.29) | 3.22 (.20) | 1.44 | 5.03** | 1.53 |
| Men’s average alcohol consumption quantity | 3.79 (.35) | 3.86 (.35) | 3.72 (.23) | 1.68 | 5.74** | 0.93 |
| Men’s average frequency of binge drinking | 3.15 (.21) | 3.20 (.23) | 3.10 (.16) | 1.81† | 4.80** | 1.29 |
| Drug Use | ||||||
| Proportion of men who used marijuana past 4 mo. | 0.25 (.13) | 0.32 (.14) | 0.19 (0.07) | 4.33*** | 8.76*** | 5.11** |
| Proportion of men who used meth past 4 mo. | 0.09 (.08) | 0.14 (.08) | 0.04 (.03) | 5.26*** | 3.54* | 2.04 |
| Gender Attitudes | ||||||
| Average of sexist or traditional attitudes towards women | 2.68 (0.40) | 2.42 (.32) | 2.89 (.36) | −4.40*** | 4.23** | 4.59** |
| Sexual Risk Behavior | ||||||
| Men’s average number of sex partners past 4 mo. | 2.72 (1.41) | 2.31 (1.52) | 3.13 (1.19) | −2.06* | 1.05 | 3.99* |
| Men’s average number of sex acts past 4 mo. | 11.11 (5.13) | 11.55 (6.09) | 10.67 (4.05) | 0.59 | 1.03 | 0.61 |
| Men’s average number of unprotected sex acts past 4 mo. | 6.48 (4.87) | 8.03 (5.94) | 4.93 (2.87) | 2.31* | 0.91 | 1.42 |
| Men’s average proportion of unprotected sex past 4 mo. | 0.51 (.14) | 0.60 (.11) | 0.41 (.09) | 6.48*** | 0.32 | 3.73* |
| Average proportion of unprotected men past 4 mo. | 0.34 (.10) 0.34 (.10) |
0.40 (.10) | 0.28 (.06) | 4.86*** | 0.56 | 1.76 |
Notes: t= t-test statistic, F = F-test statistic;
†
p<.10,
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001;
M = Mean, SD = Standard Deviation; The maximum n in these analyses is 48, which is a function of the 12 (6 Black and 6 Coloured) venues studied at 4 different time points; Education was coded as 1 = grade 7 or less, 2 = grade 8–11, 3 = grade 12, and 4 = beyond grade 12