Table 2.
“Positive Peers” users’ demographic characteristics (n=128).
| Characteristics | Value, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
13-17 | 2 (1.6) |
|
|
18-24 | 42 (32.8) |
|
|
25-29 | 58 (45.3) |
|
|
30+ | 26 (20.3) |
| Race | ||
|
|
White | 25 (19.5) |
|
|
African American | 87 (68.0) |
|
|
Multiracial or other | 16 (12.5) |
| Latinx | ||
|
|
No | 113 (88.3) |
|
|
Yes | 15 (11.7) |
| Sexual orientation | ||
|
|
Heterosexual | 31 (24.2) |
|
|
Lesbian or gay | 60 (46.9) |
|
|
Bisexual | 27 (21.1) |
|
|
Queer | 3 (2.3) |
|
|
Other | 7 (5.5) |
| Gender identity | ||
|
|
Cisgender male | 101 (78.9) |
|
|
Cisgender female | 20 (15.6) |
|
|
Trans/transgender man | 1 (0.8) |
|
|
Trans/transgender woman | 4 (3.1) |
|
|
Genderqueer or gender nonconforming | 1 (0.8) |
|
|
Other | 1 (0.8) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Not a high school graduate | 25 (19.5) |
|
|
High school graduate and no college | 44 (34.4) |
|
|
Some college | 59 (46.1) |
| Employment status | ||
|
|
Full-time employment | 37 (28.9) |
|
|
Part-time employment | 28 (21.9) |
|
|
Unemployed | 51 (39.8) |
|
|
Student | 6 (4.7) |
|
|
Disabled | 6 (4.7) |
| Incarceration | ||
|
|
Never | 63 (49.2) |
|
|
1-2 times | 34 (26.6) |
|
|
3-5 times | 23 (18.0) |
|
|
>5 times | 8 (6.3) |
| Born with HIV | ||
|
|
No | 116 (90.6) |
|
|
Yes | 12 (9.4) |
| First diagnosed with HIV | ||
|
|
Within the past 12 months | 42 (32.8) |
|
|
More than 12 months ago | 86 (67.2) |
| Living with HIV | ||
|
|
1 year or less | 47 (36.7) |
|
|
2-5 years | 38 (29.7) |
|
|
6-10 years | 23 (18.0) |
|
|
>10 years | 20 (15.6) |