Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (n = 297).
Variables | Mean/% | Std. D. | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of injection partners (current) | 15.72 | 22.20 | 0 | 159 |
Female | 10% | 0.30 | 0 | 1 |
Age | 41.89 | 10.17 | 18 | 70 |
Income: greater than or equal to $5,000 | 20% | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
Born in Puerto Rico | 93% | 0.26 | 0 | 1 |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 47% | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
High school | 35% | 0.48 | 0 | 1 |
More than high school | 18% | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
Marital status | ||||
Together (married/cohabiting) | 22% | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
Previously married (divorced/widowed/separated) | 31% | 0.46 | 0 | 1 |
single | 47% | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
Employed FT/PT/retired/student(ref = unemployed) | 11% | 0.31 | 0 | 1 |
Number of years injecting | 19.97 | 10.71 | 0 | 52 |
Frequency of injection | 2.19 | 0.83 | 0 | 3 |
Number of focal towns lived in (ever) | 1.20 | 0.59 | 0 | 4 |
Number of focal towns injected in (ever) | 1.63 | 0.86 | 0 | 4 |
Number of main sex partners (current) | 1.87 | 3.70 | 0 | 32 |
Number of casual sex partners (current) | 2.69 | 5.23 | 0 | 41 |
Self-reported HIV status | ||||
HIV unknown | 10% | 0.30 | 0 | 1 |
Self-Reported Negative Status | 86% | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
Self-reported positive status | 4% | 0.20 | 0 | 1 |
HIV+ antibody post survey test | 6% | 0.25 | 0 | 1 |
Self-reported HCV status | ||||
HCV unknown | 23% | 0.42 | 0 | 1 |
Self-reported negative status | 27% | 0.45 | 0 | 1 |
Self-reported positive status | 49% | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
HCV+ antibody post survey test | 78% | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
N | 297 |