Table 3:
Predictors of full-time employment among Black MSM in Baltimore, MD
| Full-time employment in the last 12 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | OR unadjusted (95% CI) | Test statistic, p-value | OR adjusted (95% CI) | Test statistic, p-value | |
| Total | ||||||
| Descriptive characteristics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18-24 | 36 (48.7) | 38 (51.4) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| 25-34 | 43 (42.6) | 58 (57.4) | 1.28 (0.70-2.4) | 1.71, 0.0884 | 1.65 (0.84-3.26) | 1.04, 0.3014 |
| 35-44 | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | 1.26 (0.56-2.87) | 1.16, 0.2463 | 2.82 (1.10-7.24) | 2.43, 0.0159 |
| 45+ | 50 (68.5) | 23 (31.5) | 0.43 (0.22-0.86) | −3.33, 0.0010 | 0.67 (0.29-1.55) | −2.49, 0.0132 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school/GED or less | 86 (62.3) | 52 (37.7) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Some college or more | 58 (40.0) | 87 (60.0) | 2.48 (1.53-4.02) | 3.71, 0.0003 | 2.21 (1.26-3.84) | 2.80, 0.0054 |
| Sexual identity | ||||||
| Bisexual/Heterosexual | 72 (69.9) | 31 (30.1) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Gay/Homosexual | 72 (40.0) | 108 (60.0) | 3.26 (1.93-5.49) | 4.45, <.0001 | 3.45 (1.84-6.46) | 3.89. 0.0001 |
| Disclosed sexual identity | ||||||
| No | 34 (77.3) | 10 (22.7) | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 110 (46.0) | 129 (54.0) | 3.77 (1.77-8.04) | 3.45, 0.0006 | ||
| Ever been incarcerated | ||||||
| No | 65 (40.9) | 94 (59.1) | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 79 (63.7) | 45 (36.3) | 0.42 (0.26-0.70) | −3.43, 0.0007 | ||
| Health outcomes and health behaviors | ||||||
| Depression | ||||||
| No | 67 (46.2) | 78 (53.8) | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 77 (58.8) | 54 (41.2) | 0.60 (0.37-0.97) | −2.07, 0.0390 | ||
| HIV Status | ||||||
| No | 71 (43.0) | 94 (57.0) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Yes | 73 (61.9) | 45 (38.1) | 0.49 (0.30-0.80) | −2.89, 0.0042 | 0.40 (0.22-0.73) | −2.99, 0.0030 |
| Ever crack use | ||||||
| No | 123 (47.7) | 135 (52.3) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Yes | 21 (84.0) | 4 (16.0) | 0.18 (0.06-0.55) | −3.02, 0.0028 | 0.38 (0.11-1.35) | −1.50, 0.1353 |
| Stigma | ||||||
| Verbal harassment | ||||||
| No | 95 (47.5) | 105 (52.5) | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Yes | 49 (59.8) | 33 (40.2) | 0.60 (0.35-1.01) | −1.91, 0.0568 | 0.46 (0.23-0.92) | −2.21, 0.0276 |