Table 1.
Socio-demographics by sexually explicit media use among 14 to 17 year old sexual minority males in the United States (N = 206)
| Ever viewed sexually explicit media | ||||
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Total N = 206 |
Yes n = 177 |
No n = 29 |
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| Socio-demographics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X2 |
| Recruitment source | 32.0*** | |||
| 173 (84) | 159 (90) | 14 (48) | ||
| Facebook/Other | 33 (16) | 18 (10) | 15 (52) | |
| Region | 3.8 | |||
| Northeast | 33 (16) | 26 (15) | 7 (24) | |
| Midwest | 41 (20) | 33 (19) | 8 (28) | |
| South | 58 (29) | 53 (31) | 5 (17) | |
| West | 70 (35) | 61 (35) | 9 (31) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 4.5 | |||
| White | 106 (52) | 94 (54) | 12 (41) | |
| Black/African American | 30 (15) | 23 (13) | 7 (24) | |
| Latino | 42 (21) | 34 (19) | 8 (28) | |
| Mixed Race/Other | 26 (13) | 24 (14) | 2 (7) | |
| Currently enrolled in school | 195 (95) | 168 (95) | 27 (93) | 0.3 |
| Highest level of education achieved | 1.2 | |||
| ≤10th grade | 127 (64) | 108 (62) | 19 (73) | |
| 11th grade or more | 73 (37) | 66 (38) | 7 (27) | |
| Live in guardian’s home | 191 (93) | 170 (96) | 21 (72) | 20.6*** |
| Metropolitan residence | 170 (87) | 142 (86) | 28 (97) | 2.7 |
| Sexual Orientation | 5.0 | |||
| Gay | 135 (66) | 111 (63) | 24 (83) | |
| Bisexual | 50 (24) | 46 (26) | 4 (14) | |
| Heterosexual | 11 (5) | 11 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 10 (5) | 9 (5) | 1 (3) | |
| “Out” about sexual attraction to males | 63 (31) | 54 (31) | 9 (31) | 0.0 |
| Sexual Behavior | ||||
| Any sexual contact | 130 (63) | 123 (69) | 7 (24) | 22.0*** |
| Male Partners | ||||
| Kissing | 107 (52) | 101 (57) | 6 (21) | 13.2*** |
| Mutual masturbation | 84 (41) | 82 (46) | 2 (7) | 16.0*** |
| Oral sex | 76 (37) | 75 (42) | 1 (3) | 16.2*** |
| Anal sex | 55 (27) | 50 (28) | 5 (17) | 1.5 |
| Condomless anal sex | 41 (20) | 39 (22) | 2 (7) | 3.6 |
| Female Partners | ||||
| Kissing | 61 (30) | 58 (33) | 3 (10) | 6.0* |
| Mutual masturbation | 36 (17) | 34 (19) | 2 (7) | 2.6 |
| Oral sex | 31 (15) | 29 (16) | 2 (7) | 1.8 |
| Vaginal sex | 24 (12) | 22 (12) | 2 (7) | 0.7 |
| Anal sex | 10 (5) | 10 (6) | 0 (0) | 1.7 |
| Age | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | t |
| Current age in years | 16 (1.0) | 16 (1.0) | 16 (1.1) | −1.3 |
| Age realized sexually attracted to males | 12 (2.1) | 12 (2.1) | 13 (1.8) | 3.1** |
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001.