Table 1.
Characteristics of study respondents
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Base
*
|
Base
*
|
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| (169UW, 57Wt) |
(216UW, 54Wt) |
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| % | % | p Value † | |
| Age (years): | 0.049 | ||
| 16–24 | 23.3 (15.4 to 33.6) | 9.6 (6.4 to 15.2) | |
| 25–34 | 35.5 (25.8 to 46.7) | 43.6 (34.1 to 53.6) | |
| 35–44 | 41.2 (30.7 to 52.5) | 46.5 (36.4 to 57.0) | |
| Education: | 0.006 | ||
| Degree | 50.0 (39.0 to 60.9) | 31.3 (23.3 to 40.7) | |
| Higher education (<degree) | 28.1 (19.8 to 38.2) | 27.5 (20.9 to 35.3) | |
| GCSE/O level/Other/none | 21.9 (14.3 to 32.1) | 41.2 (32.1 to 50.9) | |
| Social class | 0.007 | ||
| I or II | 43.3 (32.5 to 54.8) | 22.0 (15.6 to 30.0) | |
| III (manual or non-manual) | 28.6 (21.1 to 37.5) | 36.1 (28.0 to 45.1) | |
| IV or V | 15.6 (9.3 to 25.0) | 20.1 (14.1 to 27.9) | |
| Unclassified | 12.5 (8.1 to 18.8) | 21.8 (14.3 to 31.8) | |
| Index of multiple deprivation‡ | 0.446 | ||
| 1st–4th | 35.9 (24.4 to 49.3) | 41.6 (31.4 to 52.6) | |
| 5th (most deprived) | 64.1 (50.7 to 75.6) | 58.4 (47.4 to 68.6) | |
| Marital status | 0.007 | ||
| Married | 41.2 (30.5 to 52.7) | 49.9 (39.8 to 60.1) | |
| Cohabiting | 13.0 (6.5 to 24.3) | 7.8 (4.4 to 13.4) | |
| Previously married | 6.9 (3.8 to 12.2) | 19.1 (12.4 to 28.2) | |
| Single, never married | 38.9 (29.1 to 49.8) | 23.3 (17.0 to 31.0) | |
| Religion | 0.410 | ||
| Christian, non-RC | 49.9 (39.2 to 60.7) | 59.1 (49.7 to 67.9) | |
| Roman Catholic | 16.1 (9.2 to 26.7) | 15.1 (10.6 to 21.0) | |
| Other/none | 34.0 (24.8 to 44.5) | 25.8 (17.5 to 36.3) | |
| Region of residence | 0.081 | ||
| Greater London | 73.4 (62.5 to 82.0) | 87.4 (76.1 to 93.8) | |
| Elsewhere in Britain | 26.6 (18.0 to 37.6) | 12.6 (6.2 to 23.9) | |
| Time spent in UK | 0.826 | ||
| Born in UK | 27.4 (9.9 to 40.4) | 26.0 (19.4 to 34.0) | |
| Born abroad | 72.6 (62.6 to 80.8) | 74.0 (66.0 to 80.6) | |
| Time in UK if migrant (years, median, range) | 9.5 (0 to 37) | 10.0 (0 to 35) | 0.442 |
| Region of birth | 0.147 | ||
| Europe | 29.1 (20.7 to 39.1) | 27.3 (20.4 to 35.4) | |
| Central/East Africa | 17.9 (11.8 to 26.2) | 29.2 (20.4 to 39.9) | |
| West Africa | 44.6 (33.9 to 55.8) | 39.9(31.2 to 35.3) | |
| Other | 8.4 (3.4 to 19.4) | 3.6 (1.7 to 7.5) | |
| Previous STI diagnosis | 17.5 (11.3 to 26.1) | 17.7 (11.0 to 27.4) | 0.158 |
| Sex§ in past year without a condom | 0.619 | ||
| No | 26.0 (18.0 to 36.2) | 23.5 (16.6 to 32.2) | |
| Yes | 63.9 (52.7 to 73.8) | 61.3 (51.3 to 70.4) | |
| Not answered correctly | 10.0 (4.6 to 20.7) | 15.2 (8.1 to 26.7) | |
| Number of partners in past 5 years | <0.001 | ||
| 0–1 | 28.4 (19.9 to 38.8) | 75.4 (66.3 to 82.7) | |
| 2–5 | 48.0 (37.9 to 58.3) | 22.6 (15.6 to 31.5) | |
| 6+ | 23.6 (16.6 to 32.5) | 2.1 (0.8 to 5.6) | |
| Median (range) | 3 (0 to 130) | 1 (0 to 11) | |
| New partner from abroad in past 5 years | 37.9 (28.2 to 48.8) | 6.4 (3.6 to 11.2) | <0.001 |
| Age at first sex‡ (years) | <0.001 | ||
| 16+ | 67.5 (57.0 to 76.5) | 88.3 (81.1 to 92.9) | |
| <16 | 32.5 (23.5 to 43.0) | 11.7 (7.1 to 18.9) | |
| Ever paid for sex§ | 14.9 (9.7 to 22.2) | NA | to |
| Had concurrent partnerships in past 5 years | 35.6 (24.8 to 48.1) | 7.0 (4.1 to 11.7) | <0.001 |
| Perception of HIV risk for self | 0.010 | ||
| Not at all | 48.9 (37.6 to 60.4) | 71.0 (62.6 to 78.2) | |
| Not very much | 42.5 (31.5 to 54.4) | 23.6 (16.9 to 31.9) | |
| Quite a lot or great | 8.5 (4.1 to 16.8) | 5.4 (3.0 to 9.6) | |
| Ever attended GUM clinic | 23.6 (15.8 to 33.6) | 17.9 (11.8 to 26.3) | 0.360 |
| Antenatal care (past 5 years) | NA | 57.5 (48.3 to 66.2) | – |
| User of tertiary NHS services¶ | 71.5 (60.0 to 80.7) | 61.4 (52.2 to 69.9) | 0.184 |
| Ever had an HIV test | 36.4 (26.5 to 47.6) | 44.0 (34.6 to 53.9) | 0.303 |
Wt, weighted and UW, unweighted bases.
*
Base varies as a result of item non-response.
†
Comparing men and women.
‡
A ward level measure developed by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, dependent on six factors: income, employment, health and disability, education, housing, and geographical area. The index consists of five levels, the higher the score the more deprived.
§
Anal or vaginal intercourse.
¶
In past year other than antenatal services.