Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of respondents who participated in the SSI.
| Demographic variable | HPTN Participants (N=42) |
Research Stakeholders (N=58) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, yr*, n (%) | ||
| 19–25 | 12 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| 26–35 | 9 (21.4) | 6 (10.7) |
| 36–45 | 6 (14.3) | 18 (32.1) |
| ≥46 | 15 (35.7) | 31 (55.4) |
| Declined | 0 0.0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Race†, n (%) | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Asian | 1 (2.4) | 1 (1.7) |
| Black or African American | 14 (34.1) | 10 (17.2) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| White | 23 (56.1) | 47 (81.0) |
| Other | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 39 (92.9) | 55 (94.8) |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Female | 5 (11.9) | 32 (55.2) |
| Male | 36 (85.7) | 26 (44.8) |
| Other | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Highest level of education completed, n (%) | ||
| Eighth grade or equivalent or less | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Some high school | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 4 (9.5) | 1 (1.7) |
| Vocational/trade/technical school | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 14 (33.3) | 3 (5.2) |
| Finished college | 17 (40.5) | 12 (20.7) |
| Masters or other advanced degree | 3 (7.1) | 42 (72.4) |
| Current student status‡,§, n (%) | ||
| Not a student | 33 (82.5) | -- |
| Current employment status‡, n (%) | ||
| Employed full-time | 18 (42.9) | -- |
| Employed part-time | 10 (23.8) | -- |
| Self-employed | 1 (2.4) | -- |
| Unemployed or between jobs | 10 (23.8) | -- |
| On disability | 2 (4.8) | -- |
| Other | 1 (2.4) | -- |
*
Data missing from two research stakeholders
†
Data missing from one HPTN study participant
‡
Asked only of the HPTN participants
§
Data missing from two HPTN participants