Table 1.
Socio-demographics by sexual activity with male partners among 14 to 17 year old males who are interested in male sexual partners in the United States (N = 207).
| Total | None | No CAS | CAS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 207 | n = 89 | n = 77 | n = 41 | ||
| Socio-demographics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Χ2 |
| Recruitment source | 1.2 | ||||
| 174 (84) | 77 (87) | 62 (81) | 35 (85) | ||
| Facebook/Other | 33 (16) | 12 (13) | 15 (20) | 6 (15) | |
| Census region | 3.5 | ||||
| Northeast | 34 (17) | 15 (17) | 14 (19) | 5 (13) | |
| Midwest | 41 (20) | 18 (20) | 16 (22) | 7 (18) | |
| South | 58 (29) | 24 (27) | 18 (24) | 16 (40) | |
| West | 70 (34) | 32 (36) | 26 (35) | 12 (30) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 7.3 | ||||
| White | 107 (52) | 53 (61) | 38 (49) | 16 (39) | |
| Black/African American | 30 (15) | 11 (13) | 10 (13) | 9 (22) | |
| Latino | 42 (20) | 13 (15) | 18 (23) | 11 (27) | |
| Mixed Race/Other | 26 (13) | 10 (12) | 11 (15) | 5 (12) | |
| Currently enrolled in school | 196 (95) | 85 (96) | 74 (96) | 37 (93) | 0.8 |
| Highest level of education achieved | 8.3* | ||||
| ≤10th grade | 127 (63) | 63 (74) | 44 (58) | 20 (50) | |
| 11th grade or more | 74 (37) | 22 (26) | 32 (42) | 20 (50) | |
| Live in guardians’ home | 192 (93) | 77 (87) | 76 (99) | 39 (95) | 9.5** |
| Metropolitan residence | 170 (87) | 75 (92) | 63 (85) | 32 (80) | 3.3 |
| Ever been homeless | 12 (6) | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 4 (10) | 1.7 |
| Employed at least part-time | 72 (35) | 20 (23) | 37 (48) | 15 (37) | 12.0** |
| Gay identified | 136 (66) | 60 (67) | 48 (62) | 28 (68) | 0.6 |
| “Out” about sexual attraction to males | 64 (31) | 21 (24) | 28 (37) | 15 (37) | 4.1 |
| m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | F | |
| Age | 15.7 (1.0) | 15.5 (1.1) | 15.9 (0.9) | 15.9 (1.0) | 4.4** |
| Age realized sexually attracted to males | 12.1 (2.1) | 12.8 (1.8) | 11.9 (2.2) | 11.5 (2.3) | 6.6** |
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01, CAS = condomless anal sex