Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants (N=20).
| Characteristic | n (%) | New York (n=9), n (%) | Chicago (n=7), n (%) | Birmingham (n=4), n (%) | |
| Gender identity |
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Male | 20 (100) | 9 (100) | 7 (100) | 4 (100) |
| Sexual orientation |
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Only gay/homosexual | 14 (70) | 7 (78) | 5 (71) | 2 (50) |
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Mostly gay/homosexual | 2 (10) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Bisexual | 3 (15) | 0 (0) | 2 (29) | 1 (25) |
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Something else | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) |
| Race |
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White | 9 (45) | 2 (22) | 4 (57) | 3 (75) |
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Black or African-American | 4 (20) | 2 (22) | 1 (14) | 1 (25) |
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Hispanic or Latino/Latinx | 4 (20) | 2 (22) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) |
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Asian or Asian American | 2 (10) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Multiracial | 1 (5) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity |
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Hispanic | 9 (45) | 6 (67) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) |
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Non-Hispanic | 11 (55) | 3 (33) | 4 (57) | 4 (100) |
| Current student status |
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Currently a student | 16 (80) | 8 (89) | 5 (71) | 3 (75) |
| Highest level of education completed |
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Grade 8 | 2 (10) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Some high school | 7 (35) | 3 (33) | 3 (43) | 1 (25) |
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High school diploma (GEDa) | 6 (30) | 1 (11) | 3 (43) | 2 (50) |
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Some college | 5 (25) | 3 (33) | 1 (14) | 1 (25) |
aGED: General Equivalency Diploma.