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. 2017 Aug 25;7:9478. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08671-x

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of MSM Recruited Between 2010 and 2014 in Jiangsu (N = 19,750).

Characteristics 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
(N = 3061) (N = 3337) (N = 4380) (N = 4208) (N = 4766) (N = 19750)
Resident % Migrants% Resident % Migrants% Resident % Migrants% Resident % Migrants % Resident % Migrants% Resident % Migrant%
Percentage of the class 75.6 24.4 79 21 82.7 17.3 80.7 19.3 80.5 19.5 80 20
Age (years)
<20 5 4.8 6.8 4.6 5.1 4.9 6.1 5.9 4.6 8.1 5.4 5.8
20–29 45.1 56.9 50.4 63.6 48.5 56 48.1 61.2 48.3 56.6 48.2 58.7
30–39 27.5 25.6 23.3 22.3 25.8 27.1 25.9 23.2 23.5 21 25.1 23.7
40–49 16.7 9.5 14 7.4 14.3 9.6 13.2 6.9 15.3 9.5 14.6 8.6
≥50 5.7 3.2 5.5 2.1 6.5 2.4 6.7 2.7 8.3 4.8 6.7 3.1
Marital status
Single 58.6 64.8 63.3 71.4 56.8 66.6 60.6 73 56.1 72.3 58.8 69.7
Married 33.9 28 32 26 38.8 31.2 33.2 22 38.3 22.7 35.6 25.8
Divorced/ Widowed 7.5 7.3 4.7 2.6 4.4 2.2 6.2 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.6 4.5
Highest level of education
Junior high school or lower 22.8 34.5 19.4 22.6 21.9 28.2 21.5 30.5 18.1 26.8 20.6 28.5
Senior high school or above 77.2 65.5 80.6 77.4 78.1 71.8 78.5 69.5 81.9 73.2 79.4 71.5
Length of time living in current location
Less than one year 19.9 47.3 18.5 39.1 12.5 35.9 11.2 37.8 8.8 36 13.4 39
One year or more 80.1 52.7 81.5 60.9 87.5 64.1 88.8 62.2 91.2 64 86.6 61
Partner seeking Venues
Internet 24.5 21.4 34.5 36.7 47.6 40.7 40.2 24.3 62.5 29.3 44 30.3
Bar/Club 35.4 26.2 23.9 18.6 29.2 27.8 36.6 39.3 18.6 31.3 28.2 29
Bath center 24.7 36.9 24 28.4 16.5 26.4 7.3 11.9 6.7 16.1 14.6 23.3
Public places 0.4 0.1 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 2.8 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.8
Other 15 15.3 15.3 15.7 6.1 4.6 13.1 21.8 11.9 23.2 11.9 16.5