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. 2015 Mar 1;2(1):48–54. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2013.0050

Table 1.

Demographic Information and Insurance Coverage of 722 Partnered Men

  N % (N) % with insurance OR/RRR P
Overall 722   (545) 75.5%    
Age (per 1-year increase) Mean=33.01, SD 10.79 Range (18–68) Mean with ins=34.05; Mean without ins=29.81 1.05 0.000
Education
 No bachelor's degree 378 52.4% (248) 65.6% Ref.  
 Bachelor's degree or higher 344 47.6% (297) 86.3% 4.27 0.000
Race
 White 559 77.4% (439) 78.5% Ref.  
 Nonwhite 163 22.6% (106) 65.0% 0.390 0.002
Income
 None 57 7.9% (31) 54.4% Ref.  
 <$30K 298 41.3% (182) 61.1% 1.3 0.363
 $30–60K 195 27.0% (169) 87.0% 5.4 0.000
 $60–90K 114 15.8% (106) 93.0% 11.1 0.000
 >$90K 58 8.0% (57) 98.3% 47.8 0.000
Region
 Northeast 120 17% (101) 84.2% Ref.  
 South 210 29% (144) 68.6% 0.41 0.009
 Midwest 163 22% (115) 71.0% 0.45 0.020
 West 229 32% (185) 81.0% 0.79 0.498
Location
 Rural 78 10.8% (52) 66.7% Ref  
 Urban 644 89.2% (493) 76.6% 1.65 0.210
HIV status
 Positive 91 12.6% (74) 81.3% Ref.  
 Negative/unknown 631 87.4% (471) 74.6% 0.56 0.177
Sexual orientation
 Bisexual 13 1.8% (8) 61.5% Ref.  
 Gay 709 98.2% (537) 75.7% 4.55 0.081
PCP knew of MSM behaviors
 No 84 11.6% (68) 81.0% Ref.  
 Yes 471 65.2% (393) 83.4% 1.47 0.428
 Did not have a PCP 167 23.1%      
Health insurance status
 Both men insured 227 62.9%      
 One insured, one uninsured 91 25.2%      
 Neither man insured 43 11.9%      

MSM, men who have sex with men; OR, odds ratio; PCP, primary care provider; RRR, relative risk ratio.