Table 2.
Sexual agreement characteristics of 278 male couples who had formulated sexual agreements, United States, April 2016-June 2017.
| Characteristic | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyadic-level | Total (n=278) | Two gay-identifying men (n=234) | One or two bisexual-identifying mena (n=33) | One “other”- identifying and one gay-identifying man or two “other”-identifying menb (n=ll) | ||||
| Type of sexual agreement Closed (i.e. sex with outside partners was not allowed) | 180 | (64.75) | 155 | (66.24) | 21 | (63.64) | 4 | (36.36) |
| Open (i.e. sex with outside partners was allowed)c | 79 | (28.42) | 64 | (27.35) | 8 | (24.24) | 7 | (63.64) |
| Discordant responses | 19 | (6.83) | 15 | (6.41) | 4 | (12.12) | 0 | (0.00) |
| Verbal explicitness of sexual agreement | ||||||||
| Spoken | 205 | (73.74) | 173 | (73.93) | 23 | (69.70) | 9 | (81.82) |
| Unspoken (i.e. assumed or understood) | 24 | (8.63) | 21 | (8.97) | 3 | (9.09) | 0 | (0.00) |
| Discordant responses | 49 | (17.63) | 40 | (17.09) | 7 | (21.21) | 2 | (18.18) |
| Duration of sexual agreement | ||||||||
| <3 years | 172 | (61.87) | 142 | (60.68) | 23 | (69.70) | 7 | (63.64) |
| ≥3 years | 89 | (32.01) | 77 | (32.91) | 9 | (27.27) | 3 | (27.27) |
| Discordant responses | 17 | (6.12) | 15 | (6.41) | 1 | (3.03) | 1 | (9.09) |
| Individual-level | Total (n=556) | Gay-identifying men (n=507) | Bisexual-identifying men (n=37) | “Other”-identifying mend (n=12) | ||||
| Ever broken their sexual agreement | ||||||||
| Yese | 68 | (12.23) | 61 | (12.03) | 6 | (16.22) | 1 | (8.33) |
| No | 488 | (87.77) | 446 | (87.97) | 31 | (83.78) | 11 | (91.67) |
| Believed that partner had ever broken their sexual agreement | ||||||||
| Yesf | 66 | (11.87) | 58 | (11.44) | 6 | (16.22) | 2 | (16.67) |
| No | 490 | (88.13) | 449 | (88.56) | 31 | (83.78) | 10 | (83.33) |
Includes 28 couples comprised of one bisexual- and one gay-identifying man, 1 couple comprised of one bisexual- and one “other” identifying man, and 4 couples comprised of two bisexual-identifying men.
Includes 10 couples comprised of one “other”- and one gay-identifying man, and 1 couple comprised of two “other’-identifying men.
Includes 73 couples in which sex with outside partners was allowed with certain restrictions, 3 couples in which sex with outside partners was allowed without any restrictions, and 3 couples who provided discordant responses with respect to restrictions.
Includes 11 queer, and 1 questioning.
Includes 33 who disclosed breaking their sexual agreement to their partner, and 35 who did not disclose breaking their sexual agreement to their partner.
Includes 21 who were correct about their partner having previously broken their sexual agreement, and 45 who were incorrect about their partner having previously broken their sexual agreement.