Table 2. Distribution of characteristics of the 3,635 MSM (men who have sex with men) participants of the study in 10 Brazilian cities.

Characteristic	n^a	% Weighted^b
Self-reported discrimination in the last 12 months
Yes	1,266	27.7
No	2,369	72.3
Age
≤ 30 years	2,602	60.5
> 30 years	1,033	39.5
Years of education
0–7 years	727	28.4
8–14 years	2,338	57.4
≥ 15 years	570	14.2
Skin color/ethnicity
White	1,011	26.2
Black	458	12.6
Pardo (Brown)	2,047	53.84
Yellow/Indigenous	119	3.0
Conjugal situation
Married or lives with companion	592	16.3
Single/Widowed/Divorced/Separated	3,043	83.7
Monthly income
≤ 1 minimum wage	1,666	47.6
≥ 2 minimum wage	1,969	52.4
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	281	7.7
Gay/Homosexual	1,836	50.5
Bisexual	1,103	30.3
MSM	415	11.4
URAI with casual male partners in the last 6 months
Yes	567	27.2
No	1,597	72.8
URAI with steady male partners in the last 6 months
Yes	828	47.5
No	884	52.5
Counseling about STD in health service
Yes	595	11.8
No	3,040	88.2
Verbal violence
Yes	1,652	42.3
No	1,983	57.7
Physical violence
Yes	539	15.9
No	3,096	84.1
Sexual violence
Yes	576	14.6
No	3,059	85.4
Felt sad or depressed in the last 6 months
No or infrequently	3,159	80.3
Frequently	475	19.7
Suicidal thoughts in the last 6 months
No or infrequently	3,094	80.1
Frequently	475	19.9
Use of alcohol
Low	1,461	36.1
Moderate	1,849	49.5
High	323	14.4
Community involvement and support
Yes	395	9.9
No	3,240	90.1

URAI: unprotected receptive anal intercourse; STD: sexuality transmitted diseases

^a Excluding missing data.

^b Weighting calculated according to the size of the social network and the proportion of MSM in each city.