Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Study Sample
| Total (n=2,033) | Black Men (n=497) | White Men (n=1,536) | ||||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sexual Identity | χ2(2) =37.84, p < .01 | |||||
| Gay | 1,624 | 79.9 | 355 | 71.4 | 1,269 | 82.6 |
| Queer | 71 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.0 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Bisexual | 338 | 16.6 | 127 | 25.6 | 211 | 13.7 |
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| Gender Identity | χ2(3) =4.79, p < .19 | |||||
| Cisgender man | 2,001 | 98.4 | 495 | 99.6 | 1,506 | 98.0 |
| Transgender man | 32 | 1.6 | 2 | .4 | 30 | 2.0 |
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| Formal Educational Attainment | χ2(3) =30.86, p <.01 | |||||
| High school diploma, GED, or less | 492 | 242 | 143 | 28.8 | 349 | 22.7 |
| Some college or Associate’s degree | 1,072 | 52.7 | 283 | 56.9 | 789 | 51.4 |
| 4-year college degree | 394 | 19.4 | 63 | 12.7 | 331 | 21.5 |
| Graduate school | 75 | 3.7 | 8 | 1.6 | 67 | 4.4 |
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| Formal Employment Status | χ2(2) =10.16, p < .01 | |||||
| Unemployed, student, disability | 421 | 20.7 | 125 | 25.2 | 296 | 19.3 |
| Part-time (<40 hours/week) | 707 | 34.8 | 176 | 35.4 | 531 | 34.6 |
| Full-time (40+ hours/week) | 905 | 44.5 | 196 | 39.4 | 709 | 46.2 |
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| Income | χ2(3) 10.22, p < .02 | |||||
| < $20,000 | 1,166 | 57.4 | 301 | 60.6 | 865 | 56.3 |
| $20,000-$49,000 | 670 | 33.0 | 163 | 32.8 | 507 | 33.0 |
| $50,000-$74,000 | 97 | 4.8 | 18 | 3.6 | 79 | 5.1 |
| ≥$75,000 | 37 | 1.8 | 2 | .4 | 35 | 2.3 |
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| Subjective Social Status | χ2(9) =41.31, p < .01 | |||||
| 1–2 | 61 | 3 | 21 | 4.2 | 40 | 2.6 |
| 3–4 | 421 | 20.7 | 109 | 21.9 | 312 | 20.3 |
| 5–6 | 835 | 41 | 218 | 43.9 | 617 | 40.2 |
| 7–8 | 648 | 31.9 | 134 | 26.9 | 514 | 33.4 |
| 9–10 | 68 | 3.3 | 15 | 3.0 | 53 | 3.5 |
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| Military Status | χ2(5) = 5.67, p <.34 | |||||
| No | 1,958 | 96.3 | 475 | 95.6 | 1,483 | 96.5 |
| Yes | 75 | 3.6 | 22 | 4.4 | 53 | 3.5 |
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| Housing Instability | χ2(1) = .09, p < .77 | |||||
| No | 1,783 | 87.7 | 434 | 87.3 | 1,349 | 87.8 |
| Yes | 250 | 12.3 | 63 | 12.7 | 187 | 12.2 |
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| Relationship Status | χ2(1) =.53, p = .47 | |||||
| Single | 1,663 | 81.8 | 412 | 82.9 | 1,251 | 81.4 |
| Partnered | 370 | 18.2 | 85 | 17.1 | 285 | 18.6 |
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| Living Parents/Stepparents | χ2(1) =7.69, p < .01 | |||||
| No | 151 | 7.4 | 51 | 10.3 | 100 | 6.5 |
| Yes | 1,882 | 92.6 | 446 | 89.7 | 1,436 | 93.5 |
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| Living Situation | χ2(3) =11.28, p < .01 | |||||
| Alone | 379 | 18.6 | 82 | 16.5 | 297 | 19.3 |
| With others | 1,654 | 81.4 | 415 | 83.5 | 1,239 | 80.7 |
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
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| Age | t(2,031) = −6.0, p < .55 | |||||
| (Range: 9, Mdn= 20) | 22.03 | 2.303 | 22.03 | 2.303 | 21.96 | 2.333 |
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| Rural-urban classification | t(2,031) = 4.15, p < .01 | |||||
| (Range: 3, Mdn=1) | 1.07 | .338 | 1.07 | .338 | 1.00 | .517 |
Note. The total n for income does not equal 100% because participants under 18 were not asked.