Table I.

Individual and dyadic characteristics of male couples

		Total1
		N/med	%/IQR
Individual characteristics (N=659)
Age		28	24–34
Race
	Asian/Pacific Islander	21	3.2
	Black/African American	36	5.5
	Hispanic	113	17.2
	White	444	67.4
	Other/multiple	40	6.1
Geographic region
	Northeast	75	11.4
	Midwest	143	21.7
	South	295	44.8
	West	146	22.2
College education
	Yes	579	87.9
	No	80	12.1
Employed
	Yes	613	93.0
	No	46	7.0
HIV status
	HIV negative	343	52.1
	Don’t know	314	47.7
Condomless anal sex
	None	470	71.3
	Primary partner	84	12.8
	Outside partner	111	16.8
Number of outside sex partners, past 3 months
	0	545	17.2
	1–2	64	9.7
	3 or more	49	7.4
Dyad characteristics (N=384 couples)
Length of relationship
	Less than 1 year	68	17.7
	1–2 years	132	34.4
	3–5 years	90	23.4
	6–9 years	51	13.3
	10 or more years	43	11.2
Married
	Yes	111	28.9
	No	271	70.6
Age difference, years		3	1.5
Interracial
	Yes	134	34.9
	No	243	63.3
HIV serodiscordant
	Yes	9	2.3
	No/unknown	372	96.9
Sexual agreement allows outside partners
	Yes	94	24.5
	No	289	75.3

¹Percentages may not total 100% due to missing data