TABLE 1.
PARTICIPANTS’ CHARACTERISTICS (N = 203).
| % | N | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years; mean/s.d.) | 36.9 | 11.2 |
| Race/Ethnicitya | ||
| African American/Black | 33% | 68 |
| Hispanic/Latino (of any race) | 29% | 59 |
| Caucasian/White | 27% | 54 |
| Asian | 10% | 20 |
| Native American | 1% | 2 |
| Education | ||
| High School or less | 31% | 62 |
| Some College, Associates, or Technical School | 33% | 68 |
| College graduate or more | 36% | 73 |
| Household income (yearly) | ||
| Under $30,000 | 39% | 76 |
| $30,000–$74,000 | 38% | 75 |
| $75,000 or more | 23% | 45 |
| Don’t know | 3% | 7 |
| Current Relationship Status | ||
| No Wife or Steady Girlfriend | 25% | 50 |
| Girlfriend, but not living together | 53% | 108 |
| Lives with Wife or Girlfriend | 22% | 45 |
| Sexual Identity | ||
| Bisexual | 57% | 115 |
| Heterosexual/straight | 35% | 71 |
| Otherb | 8% | 17 |
a
Numbers represent non-Hispanic Black, White, Asian, and Native American participants and Hispanic participants of any race.
b
Other non-gay identities included “refusing to label oneself,” “goes either way,” “between bisexual and heterosexual,” “curious,” and “down low.”