Table 1.

Socio-demographic Characteristics of sample MSM population

	Any IPV perpetration n (%)			Any IPV victimisation n (%)			Total N (%)
	No	Yes	p	No	Yes	p
Age
<30	240 (41.5)	123 (21.3)	1.00	238 (41.2)	125 (21.6)	1.00	363 (62.8)
⩾30	150 (26.0)	65 (11.2)	0.37	151 (26.1)	64 (11.1)	0.25	215 (37.2)
Ethnicity
Others	33 (5.7)	17 (2.9)	1.00	30 (5.2)	20 (3.5)	1.00	50 (8.7)
Han	357 (61.8)	171 (29.6)	0.93	359 (62.1)	169 (29.2)	0.25	528 (91.3)
Education level
Others	187 (32.4)	77 (13.3)	1.00	177 (30.6)	87 (15.1)	1.00	264 (45.7)
University or above	203 (35.1)	111 (19.2)	0.11	212 (36.7)	102 (17.6)	0.90	314 (54.3)
Marital status
Single	199 (34.4)	97 (16.8)	1.00	187 (32.4)	109 (18.9)	1.00	296 (51.2)
Have boyfriend(s)	141 (24.4)	67 (11.6)	0.90	149 (25.8)	59 (10.2)	0.05	208 (36.0)
Married	33 (5.7)	16 (2.8)	0.99	34 (5.9)	15 (2.6)	0.40	49 (8.5)
Others	17 (2.9)	8 (1.4)	0.94	19 (3.3)	6 (1.0)	0.20	25 (4.3)
Employment status
Others	125 (21.6)	71 (12.3)	1.00	129 (22.3)	67 (11.6)	1.00	196 (33.9)
Full-time	265 (45.8)	117 (20.2)	0.17	260 (45.0)	122 (21.1)	0.59	382 (66.1)
Monthly income (yuan)
0–2000	107 (18.5)	47 (8.1)	1.00	108 (18.7)	46 (8.0)	1.00	154 (26.6)
2001–4000	120 (20.8)	51 (8.8)	0.89	108 (18.7)	63 (10.9)	0.18	171 (29.6)
4001–5500	71 (12.3)	39 (6.7)	0.40	71 (12.3)	39 (6.7)	0.34	110 (19.0)
5501– 10 000	79 (13.7)	39 (6.7)	0.66	86 (14.9)	32 (5.5)	0.62	118 (20.4)
>10 000	13 (2.2)	12 (2.1)	0.09	16 (2.8)	9 (1.6)	0.54	25 (4.3)
Sexual orientation
Gay	321 (55.5)	149 (25.8)	1.00	316 (54.7)	154 (26.6)	1.00	470 (81.3)
Bisexual	57 (9.9)	34 (5.9)	0.29	59 (10.2)	32 (5.5)	0.66	91 (15.7)
Others	12 (2.1)	5 (0.9)	0.84	14 (2.4)	3 (0.5)	0.20	17 (2.9)
Total	390 (67.5)	188(32.5)		389 (67.3)	189 (32.7)		100.0

n = number of subjects, N = number of total subjects, % = proportions.