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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Ann LGBTQ Public Popul Health. 2020;1(2):128–158. doi: 10.1891/lgbtq-2020-0005

Table 1.

Description of study participants and bivariate associations of characteristics with PrEP experiences and intention to use PrEP, together 5000 study, 2017-2018.

Total n = 5,817 PrEP Experience Intend to use PrEP
PrEP-naïve n = 4948 Former PrEP n = 869 Yes n = 3100 Little or no n = 2717
Characteristic Frequency (%) Frequency (%) Frequency (%) Chi-square P Frequency (%) Frequency (%) Chi-square P
Age 56.0 <.0001 30.5 <.0001
 16-24 years old 1369 23.5 1243 25.1 126 14.5 786 25.4 583 21.5
 25-35 years old 2935 50.5 2437 49.3 498 57.3 1583 51.1 1352 49.8
 36-45 years old 1195 20.5 989 20.0 206 23.7 596 19.2 599 22.1
 46+ years old 318 5.5 279 5.6 39 4.5 135 4.4 183 6.7
Race/Ethnicity 5.5 0.24 48.6 <.0001
 White 3087 53.1 2624 53.0 463 53.3 1535 49.5 1552 57.1
 Black or African American 626 10.8 533 10.8 93 10.7 381 12.3 245 9.0
 Latino 1397 24.0 1205 24.4 192 22.1 791 25.5 606 22.3
 Asian or Pacific Islander 208 3.6 167 3.4 41 4.7 135 4.4 73 2.7
 Other or multiracial 499 8.6 419 8.5 80 9.2 258 8.3 241 8.9
Sexual Orientation 18.5 <.0001 1.3 0.52
 Gay, Queer, Homosexual 4970 85.4 4188 84.6 782 90.0 2658 85.7 2312 85.1
 Bisexual 793 13.6 711 14.4 82 9.4 417 13.5 376 13.8
 Other 54 0.9 49 1.0 5 0.6 25 0.8 29 1.1
Region 69.2 <.0001 6.8 0.15
 Northeast 880 15.1 686 13.9 194 22.4 436 14.1 444 16.3
 Midwest 864 14.9 740 15.0 124 14.3 461 14.9 403 14.8
 South 2783 47.9 2456 49.7 327 37.7 1518 49.0 1265 46.6
 West 1266 21.8 1043 21.1 223 25.7 672 21.7 594 21.9
 US Overseas/Territories 22 0.4 22 0.4 0 0.0 11 0.4 11 0.4
Education 48.1 <.0001 18.3 0.000
 < High school diploma 121 2.1 104 2.1 17 2.0 73 2.4 48 1.8
 High school diploma or GED 795 13.7 726 14.7 69 7.9 459 14.8 336 12.4
 Some college or technical school training 2603 44.8 2238 45.2 365 42.0 1413 45.6 1190 43.8
 College graduate + 2298 39.5 1880 38.0 418 48.1 1155 37.3 1143 42.1
Employment Status 12.7 0.005 1.6 0.65
 Full-time (40 hours per week) 3676 63.2 3127 63.2 549 63.2 1975 63.7 1701 62.6
 Part-time (less than 40 hours per week) 738 12.7 615 12.4 123 14.2 394 12.7 344 12.7
 Working or full-time student 871 15.0 769 15.5 102 11.7 447 14.4 424 15.6
 Unemployed/Other 532 9.2 437 8.8 95 10.9 284 9.2 248 9.1
Annual Income 17.7 0.0001 22.9 <.0001
 Less than $20,000 1856 31.9 1629 32.9 227 26.1 1021 32.9 835 30.7
 $20,000-$49,999 2447 42.1 2064 41.7 383 44.1 1352 43.6 1095 40.3
 50,000+ 1514 26.0 1255 25.4 259 29.8 727 23.5 787 29.0
Martial Status 5.9 0.02 1.2 0.27
 Yes 749 12.9 615 12.4 134 15.4 385 12.4 364 13.4
 No 5068 87.1 4333 87.6 735 84.6 2715 87.6 2353 86.6
Health Insurance 2.0 0.17 0.8 0.37
 Yes 4265 73.3 3611 73.0 654 75.3 2288 73.8 1977 72.8
 No/do not know 1552 26.7 1337 27.0 215 24.7 812 26.2 740 27.2
Experience Housing Instability (past 5 years) 7.6 0.01 17.1 <.0001
 No/Not within last 5 years 4677 80.4 4008 81.0 669 77.0 2430 78.4 2247 82.7
 Yes, within last five years 1140 19.6 940 19.0 200 23.0 670 21.6 470 17.3
Engaged in Sex Work (past 3 months) 4.7 0.03 2.5 0.12
 No 5010 86.1 4282 86.5 728 83.8 2649 85.5 2361 86.9
 Yes 807 13.9 666 13.5 141 16.2 451 14.6 356 13.1
Ever Incarcerated 0.1 0.79 0.5 0.47
 No 5004 86.0 4259 86.1 745 85.7 2657 85.7 2347 86.4
 Yes 813 14.0 689 13.9 124 14.3 443 14.3 370 13.6
People known on PrEP 222.9 <.0001 34.8 <.0001
 None 1382 23.8 1290 26.1 92 10.6 648 20.9 734 27.0
 1-4 people on PrEP 2539 43.7 2226 45.0 313 36.0 1367 44.1 1172 43.1
 5+ people 1896 32.6 1432 28.9 464 53.4 1085 35.0 811 29.9
Favorability of PrEP within network 84.9 <.0001 282.2 <.0001
 Are in favor of PrEP 3784 65.1 3123 63.1 661 76.1 2315 74.7 1469 54.1
 Are opposed to PrEP 37 0.6 29 0.6 8 0.9 17 0.6 20 0.7
 Are split evenly between being in favor of and being opposed to PrEP 631 10.9 537 10.9 94 10.8 237 7.7 394 14.5
 Don’t have strong opinions either way 710 12.2 652 13.2 58 6.7 249 8.0 461 17.0
 Don’t really know what PrEP is 655 11.3 607 12.3 48 5.5 282 9.1 373 13.7
Self-reported HIV Status 122.0 <.0001 1.7 0.19
 HIV-negative 3465 59.6 2800 56.6 665 76.5 1822 58.8 1643 60.5
 I don’t know: I am unsure 2352 40.4 2148 43.4 204 23.5 1278 41.2 1074 39.5
Experience with PrEP 63.3 <.0001
 PrEP naive 4948 85.1 2529 81.6 2419 89.0
 Yes, but not currently taking PrEP 869 14.9 571 18.4 298 11.0
Intentions to use PrEP
 Yes 3100 53.3
 Little or no intention 2717 46.7