Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Study 1 N = 96 |
Study 2 N = 342 |
Study 3 N = 434 |
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| Age (years) median (range) | 30 | (18–66) | 36.2 | (19.4–71.4) | 34.1 | (18–71) |
| Education | ||||||
| Completed high school or less | 24 | (25) | 73 | (21.3) | 95 | (21.9) |
| Some college/Associate’s Degree | 55 | (57.3) | 198 | (57.9) | 246 | (56.7) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | ||||||
| Graduate Degree | 17 | (17.7) | 71 | (20.8) | 93 | (21.4) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed (full-time/self-employed) | 41 | (42.7) | 190 | (55.6) | 229 | (52.8) |
| Employed part-time | 15 | (15.6) | 60 | (17.7) | 77 | (17.7) |
| Unemployed | 40 | (41.7) | 92 | (26.9) | 128 | (29.5) |
| Annual Income1 | ||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 40 | (41.7) | 164 | (48.1) | 200 | (46.1) |
| $20,000 – $49,999 | 37 | (38.5) | 93 | (27.3) | 119 | (27.4) |
| $50,000 – $79,999 | 8 | (8.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) |
| $80,000 and higher | 11 | (11.5) | 83 | (24.3) | 114 | (26.3) |
| Live with primary partner | NA | 248 | (72.5) | 316 | (72.8) | |
| Had CAI with outside partner of discordant or unknown HIV status in past 3 months | NA | 34 | (9.9) | 47 | (10.8) | |
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Couple-Level Characteristics:
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| Relationship length (years) median (range) | 1.6 | (0.5–36) | 3 | (0.5–45) | 2.9 | (0.5–36) |
| Number at Each Site | ||||||
| San Francisco Bay Area | 25 | (52.1) | 81 | (47.4) | 109 | (50.2) |
| New York City | 23 | (47.9) | 90 | (52.6) | 108 | (49.8) |
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| Concordant HIV-Negative | 26 | (54.1) | 120 | (70.2) | 162 | (74.7) |
| Serodiscordant | 22 | (45.8) | 51 | (29.8) | 55 | (25.4) |
| Couple Race | ||||||
| Black | 16 | (33.3) | 41 | (24) | 51 | (23.5) |
| White | 17 | (35.4) | 93 | (54.4) | 115 | (53.0) |
| Interracial Black-White | 15 | (31.3) | 37 | (21.6) | 51 | (23.5) |
| Sexual Agreement Type2 | ||||||
| Closed | 27 | (56.3) | 65 | (38) | 99 | (45.6) |
| Open | 19 | (39.6) | 73 | (42.7) | 83 | (38.3) |
| Discrepant3 | 1 | (2.1) | 33 | (19.3) | 35 | (16.1) |
1
: In Study 2, one participant did not report annual income.
2
: In Study 1, one couple reported not having an agreement.
3
: A couple’s agreement is categorized as discrepant if one partner reports it as closed and the other partner reports it as open.