Table 1.

Sample Characteristics.

Characteristics	n = 94	%
Age (in year; mean ± SD)	43	± 11
Race/ethnicity
Black/non-Hispanic	53	56%
Hispanic (of any race)	38	40%
White/non-Hispanic	3	3%
Highest education level
Less than High School	24	26%
High School/GED	44	47%
Technical degree/some college/Associate’s degree	21	22%
Bachelor’s degree	5	5%
Main source of income
Job	17	18%
Public assistance	38	40%
HIV-related public benefits	34	36%
Other	5	5%
Personal income
<$5,000	23	24%
$5,000–$9,999	34	36%
$10,000–$14,999	16	17%
$15,000–$19,999	8	9%
$20,000–$24,999	5	5%
$35,000–$49,999	5	5%
$50,000–$74,999	3	3%
Living situation
Apartment/house	71	76%
SRO/hotel paid by welfare	11	12%
Specialized AIDS housing	8	9%
Other temporary housing	4	4%
Type of relationship with main partner (n=85)
Wife	32	38%
Fiancée	21	25%
Girlfriend	25	29%
Other	7	8%
Duration of sexual involvement (n=85)
6–11 months	15	18%
1–3 years	30	35%
4–6 years	21	25%
7–10 years	11	13%
>10 years	8	9%
Years since HIV diagnosis (n=93)
<1 year	3	3%
1–3 years	6	6%
4–6 years	8	9%
7–10 years	11	12%
11–15 years	16	17%
>15 years	49	53%
Most recent T-cell count
<250	11	12%
250–500	34	36%
>500	38	40%
Does not know/does not recall	11	12%
Most recent viral load count
<50	29	31%
50–1000	11	12%
>1000	14	15%
Does not know/does not recall	40	43%
Previously fathered children
No	30	32%
Yes	64	68%
Mean number of biological children among 64 participants who previously had children ± SD	2.7	± 2.2
Not counting adoption, would you like to have a child with your main partner in the future? (Yes) (n=87)	54	62%