TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex With Men, NHBS, 20 Cities, United States, 2008, 2011, and 2014*
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| Characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 48 | 0.5 | 75 | 0.8 | 63 | 0.7 |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 262 | 3.0 | 272 | 2.9 | 224 | 2.3 |
| Black | 2125 | 23.9 | 2485 | 26.9 | 2652 | 27.7 |
| Hispanic† | 2219 | 25.0 | 2407 | 26.1 | 2523 | 26.3 |
| White | 3762 | 42.4 | 3665 | 39.7 | 3668 | 38.3 |
| Other‡ | 459 | 5.2 | 325 | 3.5 | 455 | 4.7 |
| Age group, yrs | ||||||
| 18–24 | 2005 | 22.6 | 2352 | 25.4 | 1960 | 20.3 |
| 25–29 | 1641 | 18.5 | 1750 | 18.9 | 2109 | 21.9 |
| 30–39 | 2475 | 27.9 | 2190 | 23.7 | 2487 | 25.8 |
| 40–49 | 1899 | 21.4 | 1873 | 20.2 | 1686 | 17.5 |
| ≥50 | 861 | 9.7 | 1088 | 11.8 | 1394 | 14.5 |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school | 578 | 6.5 | 427 | 4.7 | 348 | 3.6 |
| High school diploma or equivalent§ | 3367 | 37.9 | 2215 | 24.1 | 2081 | 21.8 |
| Some college or technical degree | 2064 | 23.2 | 3143 | 34.2 | 3089 | 32.3 |
| College degree or postgraduate education | 2871 | 32.3 | 3392 | 37.0 | 4048 | 42.3 |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| 0–$19,999 | 2624 | 30.0 | 2906 | 31.9 | 2917 | 30.7 |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 2228 | 25.5 | 2275 | 25.0 | 2285 | 24.0 |
| $40,000–$74,999 | 2162 | 24.7 | 2193 | 24.1 | 2343 | 24.6 |
| $75,000 or more | 1735 | 19.8 | 1732 | 19.0 | 1961 | 20.6 |
| Sexual identity | ||||||
| Homosexual | 7197 | 81.2 | 7573 | 82.1 | 7831 | 81.5 |
| Bisexual | 1570 | 17.7 | 1550 | 16.8 | 1649 | 17.2 |
| Heterosexual | 101 | 1.1 | 102 | 1.1 | 125 | 1.3 |
| Frequency of IU to meet men‖ | ||||||
| Never | 5471 | 61.9 | 3285 | 35.5 | 2989 | 31.0 |
| Infrequent | 1543 | 17.5 | 2102 | 22.7 | 2419 | 25.1 |
| Frequent | 1821 | 20.6 | 3858 | 41.7 | 4225 | 43.9 |
| Self-reported HIV status | ||||||
| HIV positive | 1060 | 11.9 | 1244 | 13.4 | 1586 | 16.5 |
| HIV negative | 6767 | 76.2 | 7131 | 77.1 | 7424 | 77.0 |
| HIV unknown | 1054 | 11.9 | 878 | 9.5 | 626 | 6.5 |
| HIV-test result | ||||||
| Positive | 1516 | 17.1 | 1553 | 16.8 | 1888 | 19.6 |
| Negative | 6315 | 71.1 | 6867 | 74.2 | 6846 | 71.0 |
| Not tested or invalid | 1050 | 11.8 | 833 | 9.0 | 902 | 9.4 |
| City | ||||||
| Atlanta, GA | 347 | 3.9 | 558 | 6.0 | 507 | 5.3 |
| Baltimore, MD | 502 | 5.7 | 452 | 4.9 | 497 | 5.2 |
| Boston, MA | 283 | 3.2 | 417 | 4.5 | 302 | 3.1 |
| Chicago, IL | 566 | 6.4 | 501 | 5.4 | 519 | 5.4 |
| Dallas, TX | 509 | 5.7 | 471 | 5.1 | 500 | 5.2 |
| Denver, CO | 544 | 6.1 | 547 | 5.9 | 515 | 5.3 |
| Detroit, MI | 388 | 4.4 | 460 | 5.0 | 512 | 5.3 |
| Houston, TX | 448 | 5.0 | 509 | 5.5 | 508 | 5.3 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 537 | 6.0 | 520 | 5.6 | 524 | 5.4 |
| Miami, FL | 529 | 6.0 | 504 | 5.4 | 534 | 5.5 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY | 281 | 3.2 | 339 | 3.7 | 338 | 3.5 |
| New Orleans, LA | 478 | 5.4 | 488 | 5.3 | 517 | 5.4 |
| New York, NY | 554 | 6.2 | 521 | 5.6 | 508 | 5.3 |
| Newark, NJ | 98 | 1.1 | 250 | 2.7 | 246 | 2.6 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 563 | 6.3 | 545 | 5.9 | 655 | 6.8 |
| San Diego, CA | 549 | 6.2 | 471 | 5.1 | 538 | 5.6 |
| San Francisco, CA | 487 | 5.5 | 465 | 5.0 | 388 | 4.0 |
| San Juan, PR | 355 | 4.0 | 363 | 3.9 | 515 | 5.3 |
| Seattle, WA | 362 | 4.1 | 371 | 4.0 | 503 | 5.2 |
| Washington, DC | 501 | 5.6 | 501 | 5.4 | 510 | 5.3 |
| Total | 8881 | 9253 | 9636 | |||
Numbers might not add to total because of missing or unknown data. Percentages might not sum to 100 because of rounding.
*
Includes men who consented to and completed the survey, had a male sex partner in the past 12 months and reported their HIV status.
†
Hispanic can be of any race.
‡
Other race includes multiple races.
§
General educational development (GED) diploma.
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Infrequent use of the internet is defined as <once a week, frequent use is defined as ≥once a week.