Table 1.
Observed Respondent Characteristics
| Attribute | Description | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Respondent Characteristics | ||
| Sex | Female | 45.9 |
| Race / Ethnicity | White | 60.5 |
| Black | 19.3 | |
| Hispanic | 15.0 | |
| Other | 5.2 | |
| Age* | Years | 29.1 |
| Risk Group: | IDU | 51.1 |
| Prostitute | 22.2 [44.6] | |
| Pimp | 7.9 [15.8] | |
| Sex/Drug ties: | At least one | 97.6 |
| Two or more | 89.8 | |
| Average # of named Partners* | 13.0 |
NOTES:
*
All numbers presented are the percent of each category who have the described characteristic, except age, which is the mean (in years) and average number of named partners.
For “pimps” and “prostitutes” we also report [in brackets] the gender-specific percentage, i.e., the percent of in-category males who are pimps and of females who are prostitutes.