Table I.
Characteristics of 2014 American Men’s Internet Survey (AMIS) participants with Unknown and Known-Negative HIV status (n=9,170)
| Participant Characteristic | Total (n=9,170) | Unknown HIV status (n=1,314) | Known-Negative HIV status (n=7,856) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Range | 15 – 101 | 15 – 101 | 15 – 86 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 40.7 (14.3) | 35.1 (16.4) | 41.6 (13.6) |
| N (%) | N (%)* | N (%)* | |
| Race | |||
| White | 6,879 (75.9) | 995 (75.7) | 5,884 (74.9) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 72 (0.8) | 9 (0.7) | 63 (0.8) |
| Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 221 (2.4) | 41 (3.1) | 180 (2.3) |
| Black | 355 (3.9) | 46 (3.5) | 309 (3.9) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1,214 (13.4) | 178 (13.6) | 1,036 (13.2) |
| Other/multiple | 323 (3.6) | 35 (2.7) | 288 (3.7) |
| Region | |||
| Northwest | 1,597 (17.4) | 219 (16.7) | 1,378 (17.5) |
| Midwest | 1,967 (21.5) | 342 (26.0) | 1,625 (20.7) |
| South | 3,540 (38.6) | 478 (36.4) | 3,062 (39.0) |
| West | 2,055 (22.4) | 274 (20.9) | 1,781 (22.7) |
| US Territory | 11 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) |
| Rural/Urban Residence | |||
| Urban | 6,098 (67.7) | 718 (54.6) | 5,371 (68.4) |
| Rural | 2,909 (32.3) | 566 (43.1) | 2,343 (29.8) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 174 (1.9) | 87 (6.6) | 87 (1.1) |
| High school graduate/GED | 758 (8.3) | 224 (17.1) | 534 (6.8) |
| Some college/Technical degree | 2,861 (31.5) | 485 (36.9) | 2,376 (30.2) |
| College graduate and beyond | 5,291 (58.3) | 492 (37.4) | 4,799 (61.1) |
| Health Insurance | |||
| No insurance | 806 (9.3) | 106 (8.1) | 700 (8.9) |
| Private insurance | 6,364 (73.4) | 809 (61.6) | 5,555 (70.7) |
| Public insurance | 773 (8.9) | 138 (10.5) | 635 (8.1) |
| Other/Multiple insurance | 731 (8.4) | 127 (9.7) | 604 (7.7) |
| Visited healthcare provider in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 7,353 (87.3) | 945 (71.9) | 6,408 (81.6) |
| No | 1052 (12.5) | 265 (20.2) | 787 (10.0) |
| Sexual Identity | |||
| Heterosexual | 159 (1.4) | 67 (5.1) | 92 (1.2) |
| Homosexual | 6,837 (81.2) | 806 (61.3) | 6,031 (76.8) |
| Bisexual | 1342 (15.9) | 308 (23.4) | 1034 (13.2) |
| Sexually active in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 8,191 (89.3) | 1,045 (11.4) | 7,146 (77.9) |
| No | 911 (10.0) | 255 (19.4) | 656 (8.4) |
| Number of sex partners in last 12 months (among sexually active respondents) | |||
| Range | 1 – 1,334 | 1 – 480 | 1 – 1,334 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 9.3 (27.2) | 6.5 (23.3) | 9.68 (27.7) |
| Sex with a female in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 1,070 (11.7) | 229 (17.4) | 841 (10.7) |
| No | 8,045 (88.3) | 1,074 (81.7) | 6,971 (88.7) |
| Sexually transmitted infection in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 624 (6.8) | 36 (2.7) | 588 (7.5) |
| No | 8,546 (93.2) | 1,278 (97.3) | 7,268 (92.5) |
| Serosorting - only sex with HIV-negative men | |||
| Yes | 4,368 (47.6) | 549 (41.8) | 3,819 (48.6) |
| No | 4,802 (52.4) | 765 (58.2) | 4,037 (51.4) |
| Ever injected drugs | |||
| Yes | 296 (3.2) | 20 (1.5) | 276 (3.5) |
| No | 8,837 (96.7) | 1,286 (97.9) | 7,551 (96.1) |
| Non-injection drug use in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 2,488 (27.3) | 299 (22.8) | 2,189 (27.9) |
| No | 6,601 (72.4) | 1,005 (76.5) | 5,596 (71.2) |
*
column percentages do not sum to 100% due to missing data