Table 2:
Demographic characteristics of index cases compared with contacts (both sexual and social).
| Index cases (%) (n=354) | Contacts (%) (n=172) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 72.0 | 50.0 | <0.001 |
| Age: under 18 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Age 18–24 years | 30.8 | 20.4 | 0.01 |
| Age 25–34 years | 22.0 | 19.2 | 0.5 |
| Age 35–44 years | 31.6 | 31.4 | 1.0 |
| Age 45–60 years | 11.9 | 26.7 | <0.001 |
| Straight-identified | 82.5 | 92.4 | 0.002 |
| MSM (among men) | 14.2 | 2.6 | 0.006 |
| WSM (among women) | 99.0 | 95.7 | 0.2 |
| Ever married | 21.8 | 31.4 | 0.02 |
| Employed full-time | 38.9 | 25.4 | 0.002 |
| Black or African-American | 92.1 | 97.1 | 0.03 |
| High school graduate | 62.4 | 59.9 | 0.6 |
| Imprisoned in past 10 years | 35.3 | 36.6 | 0.8 |
| Imprisoned in past 6 months | 9.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Injected drugs in past 10 years | 12.7 | 18.6 | 0.07 |
| Injected drugs in past 6 months | 4.8 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
Percentages are percent of column. P-value is from a chi-square test and reported to 1 significant digit.