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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Oct;46(10):657–662. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001051

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of All Unvaccinated Participants, by Gender Identity

TGW
MSM
n % n % P
Total 44 100.0 855 100.0
Age, y 0.08
 18–21 17 38.6 217 25.4
 22–26 27 61.4 638 74.6
Race/ethnicity <0.01
 Non-Hispanic white 0 0.0 220 25.7
 Non-Hispanic black 27 61.4 144 16.8
 Hispanic/Latino (any race) 7 15.9 335 39.2
 Other/unknown 10 22.8 238 18.3
Education <0.01
 Less than high school 3 6.8 7 0.8
 High school diploma or equivalent 29 65.9 373 43.6
 Some college/2-year or technical degree 6 13.6 172 20.1
 4-year degree or equivalent/higher 2 4.6 256 30.0
 Other/unknown 4 9.1 47 5.5
City, state <0.01
 Chicago, IL 40 90.9 231 27.0
 Los Angeles, CA 4 9.1 624 73.0
Sexual orientation <0.01
 Gay/homosexual 17 38.6 613 71.7
 Bisexual 13 29.6 181 21.2
 Heterosexual/straight 6 13.6 18 2.1
 Other/unknown 8 18.2 43 5.0
Ever had sex <0.01
 Yes 39 88.6 844 98.7
 No/unknown 5 11.4 11 1.3
Lifetime sex partners
 Median (interquartile range) 5 1–11 16 6–32 <0.01
Lifetime sex partners <0.01
 0 4 9.1 11 1.3
 1–5 14 31.8 157 18.4
 6–10 6 13.6 118 13.8
 >10 9 20.5 424 49.6
 Other/unknown 11 25.0 145 17.0
Age at first sex 0.06
 Median (interquartile range) 16 12–18 16 14–18
HIV status, self-reported <0.01
 HIV-positive 11 25.0 76 8.9
 HIV-negative 22 50.0 673 78.7
 Other/unknown 11 25.0 106 12.4
Smoking <0.01
 Never 14 31.8 237 27.7
 Smoked <12 cigarettes in past year 25 56.8 305 35.7
 Smoked ≥12 cigarettes in past year 1 2.3 271 31.7
 Other/unknown 4 9.1 42 4.9
Health insurance 0.54
 Any 20 45.5 434 50.8
 None or unknown 24 54.6 421 49.2
Visited health care provider in past 12 mo 1.00
 Yes 34 77.3 660 77.2
 No or unknown 10 22.7 195 22.8
Discussed sexual orientation/behavior with usual health care provider 0.12
 Yes 29 65.9 455 53.2
 No or unknown 15 34.1 400 46.8

Bold indicates significance.

TGW indicates transgender women; MSM, men who have sex with men.