Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants by risk group, New York City, 2009

Variable	Total % (n=56)	Risk Group		p-value
		High Risk % (n=36)	Low Risk %
	32.9	33.8	31.4
Age, year (SD)	(7.90)	(6.90)	(9.81)	0.42
Heterosexual (self-described)	96	100	88	0.09
Born in the USA	98	97	100	1.00
Education (≤ HS/GED)	75	74	76	1.00
Income (≤ $10,000 annually)	66	69	59	0.54
Employment status	62	60	67	0.61
(unemployed)
Public Assistance	6l	64	53	0.55
Incarceration (lifetime)	86	92	71	0.05
Incarceration (past year)	69	72	58	0.37
Have child(ren)	66	69	59	0.54
Primary Female Partner, p3m	71	67	81	0.34
	4.61	5.28	3.06
Female Sex Partners, p3m	(6.0)	(6.87)	(2.86)	0.03
(mean, SD)	2.60	3.06	1.38
Female Sex Partners, no	(2.82)	(3.17)	(0.65)	0.00
condom use (mean, SD)
At least one episode of vaginal/anal sex, no condom use	87	90	80	0.40
HIV Test, ever	98	97	100	1.00
HIV Test, past year	82	82	82	1.00
Discussed his HIV status with some/all partners*	78	74	100	0.54
Discussed his partners’ HIV status(es) with some/all partners**	69	64	81	0.34

^*n=27 due to missing data;

^**n=55 due to missing data