Table 4.
Network characteristics of sample, stratified by race and ethnicity, RADAR, Chicago 2015–2017 (N = 1015)
| Black | White | Latino | Other | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Transitivity1 | |||||
| All sex tiesa | 0.25 (0.39) | 0.41 (0.39) | 0.32 (0.41) | 0.35 (0.46) | <0.001 |
| Density2 | |||||
| All sex tiesa | 0.58 (0.32) | 0.40 (0.30) | 0.50 (0.31) | 0.45 (0.31) | <0.001 |
| Homophily (Race) | 0.62 (0.55) | 0.36 (0.56) | 0.15 (0.49) | -0.04 (0.23) | <0.001 |
| # of Concurrent Partnersb | 0.06 (0.34) | 0.14 (0.51) | 0.06 (0.37) | 0.08 (0.40) | 0.029 |
| Multiplexity | |||||
| Sex - Social | 0.13 (0.17) | 0.16 (0.13) | 0.15 (0.14) | 0.13 (0.14) | 0.602 |
| Sex - Drug | 0.22 (0.25) | 0.19 (0.22) | 0.22 (0.24) | 0.19 (0.23) | 0.767 |
Includes all alters in sexual network
Concurrent partners 3 months prior to interview
Transitivity = average number of sex ties between alters
Density = ratio of number of sex ties out of all possible ties