Table 1:
Demographic and clinical characteristics of Black men who have sex with men and women (BMSMW)
| N=546 | (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Range | 18–70 | |||
| Mean (standard deviation) | 43.3 | 9.7 | ||
| Sexual identity | ||||
| Bisexual | 413 | 75.6 | ||
| Heterosexual or straight | 38 | 6.9 | ||
| Homosexual, gay, or same gender loving | 54 | 9.9 | ||
| Other/None | 41 | 7.6 | ||
| Study location | ||||
| Philadelphia | 152 | 27.8 | ||
| Los Angeles | 195 | 35.7 | ||
| Chicago | 199 | 36.5 | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Full time | 38 | 7.0 | ||
| Part time/occasional | 67 | 12.3 | ||
| Unemployed | 272 | 49.8 | ||
| Retired | 11 | 2.0 | ||
| Disabled (unable to work) | 158 | 28.9 | ||
| Individual income in the past 12 months* | ||||
| Less than $5,000 | 259 | 48.7 | ||
| $5000–$9999 | 141 | 26.5 | ||
| $10,000 – $19,999 | 85 | 15.9 | ||
| $20,000 – $29,999 | 29 | 5.5 | ||
| $30,000 and over | 18 | 3.4 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married to a woman | 42 | 7.7 | ||
| Married to a man | 8 | 1.5 | ||
| Not married | 496 | 90.8 | ||
| Highest level of education completed | ||||
| Less than high school | 120 | 21.9 | ||
| High school diploma or equivalent | 215 | 39.4 | ||
| Technical school/some college | 157 | 28.8 | ||
| College graduate or higher | 54 | 9.9 | ||
| Self-reported HIV status* | ||||
| Negative | 300 | 57.9 | ||
| Inconclusive | 9 | 1.7 | ||
| Positive | 209 | 40.4 | ||
| Never tested | 22 | 4.0 | ||
*
Due to missing data for some variables, some totals are less than 546