Table 1.
Socio-demographics by outness with at least one guardian among 14 to 17 year old males who are interested in male sexual partners in the United States.
| Total | Not out | Out | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 206 | n = 97 | n = 109 | ||
| Socio-demographics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X2 |
| Recruitment source | 0.9 | |||
| 173 (84) | 79 (81) | 94 (86) | ||
| Facebook/Other | 33 (16) | 18 (18) | 15 (14) | |
| Region | 1.2 | |||
| Northeast | 34 (17) | 16 (17) | 18 (17) | |
| Midwest | 41 (20) | 17 (18) | 24 (23) | |
| South | 58 (29) | 28 (29) | 30 (29) | |
| West | 69 (34) | 36 (37) | 33 (31) | |
| Age (in years) | 4.6 | |||
| 14 | 32 (16) | 18 (19) | 14 (13) | |
| 15 | 51 (25) | 23 (24) | 28 (26) | |
| 16 | 68 (33) | 36 (37) | 32 (29) | |
| 17 | 55 (27) | 20 (21) | 35 (32) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 4.6 | |||
| White | 107 (52) | 52 (54) | 55 (51) | |
| Black/African American | 30 (15) | 17 (18) | 13 (12) | |
| Latino | 42 (20) | 14 (14) | 28 (26) | |
| Mixed Race/Other | 25 (12) | 13 (14) | 12 (11) | |
| Currently enrolled in school | 196 (95) | 89 (92) | 106 (98) | 4.5* |
| Highest level of education achieved | 2.1 | |||
| Less than 9th grade | 26 (13) | 13 (14) | 13 (12) | |
| 9th grade | 49 (24) | 27 (28) | 22 (21) | |
| 10th grade | 51 (26) | 24 (25) | 27 (26) | |
| 11th grade or more | 74 (37) | 31 (33) | 43 (41) | |
| Live in guardian(s) home | 191 (93) | 87 (90) | 104 (95) | 2.5 |
| Metropolitan residence | 169 (87) | 79 (87) | 90 (87) | 0.0 |
| Ever been homeless | 12 (6) | 8 (8) | 4 (4) | 2.0 |
| Employed at least part-time | 71 (34) | 30 (31) | 41 (38) | 1.0 |
| Gay identified | 136 (66) | 54 (56) | 82 (75) | 8.8** |
| m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | t | |
| Age realized sexually attracted to males | 12 (2) | 12 (2) | 12 (2) | −1.5 |
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01.