Table 1.
Treatment Advocacy Program: Demographic Characteristics of the Baseline Sample
| Variable | Complete sample (N = 313) | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 41 | 13 |
| 30–39 | 94 | 30 |
| 40–49 | 137 | 44 |
| 50+ | 41 | 13 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| African American | 98 | 31 |
| Latino | 54 | 17 |
| White | 147 | 47 |
| Asian/other | 14 | 5 |
| Education | ||
| High school/GED or less | 80 | 26 |
| Some college/technical | 121 | 39 |
| College degree | 76 | 24 |
| Any post college | 36 | 11 |
| Income | ||
| <S10,000 | 95 | 30 |
| $10,000–$20,000 | 84 | 27 |
| $21,000–$40,000 | 79 | 25 |
| >$40,000 | 55 | 18 |
| “Out” as MSM to social network | ||
| Half or less | 98 | 31 |
| Most of network | 133 | 43 |
| Completely “out” | 82 | 26 |
| Time since diagnosis | ||
| <3 years | 100 | 32 |
| 4–9 years | 93 | 30 |
| 10+ years | 120 | 38 |
| Clinical status | ||
| On medications | 225 | 72 |
| Discontinued medications | 32 | 10 |
| Medication naive | 56 | 18 |
| CD4 t-cell counts < 350 | 94 | 30 |
Note. GED = General Equivalency Diploma; MSM = men who have sex with men.