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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr 16;105(6):1128–1135. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302474

Table 2.

ERGM effects, parameter estimates, and standard errors for the multiplex one-mode and two-mode risk network

ERGM components Structural effects Parameter estimate Standard error
One-mode structure Arc (density) −7.391 0.421
Reciprocity 7.614 0.249
No-receiver −3.065 0.414
Isolate −2.094 0.400
Alternating-in-star (AinS) 1.395 0.235
Alternating-out-star (AoutS) −0.977 0.188
Alternating-triangle (AT) 1.007 0.054
Alternating-two-path (A2P) −0.132 0.033
Sender having attributes/behavior HIV positive −0.615 0.212
Race/Ethnicity: Black −0.982 0.275
Race/Ethnicity: White −0.426 0.289
Homeless −0.619 0.159
Bisexual −0.056 0.170
Sex work −0.059 0.209
Consistent condom use −0.341 0.180
Receiver having attributes/behavior HIV positive 0.158 0.168
Race/Ethnicity: Black −0.855 0.266
Race/Ethnicity: White −0.299 0.243
Homeless 0.168 0.133
Bisexual −0.346 0.149
Sex work −0.647 0.185
Consistent condom use 0.297 0.141
Homophily on binary attributes/behavior HIV positive 0.740 0.141
Race/Ethnicity: White 0.507 0.190
Race/Ethnicity: Black 1.648 0.218
Homeless 0.415 0.114
Bisexual 0.375 0.105
Sex work 0.524 0.130
Consistent condom use 0.278 0.128
Homophily on continuous attributes/behavior Age −0.037 0.005
Years of schooling 0.011 0.016
Number of cumulative arrest −0.001 0.002
Months of incarceration 0.001 0.001
Number of paid sex partners 0.001 0.001
Number of casual sex partners −0.004 0.002
Venue-mediated ties Weak tie 0.899 0.310
Strong tie −1.039 0.645
Venue-mediated ties among sex workers Weak tie 0.494 0.318
Strong tie −1.301 0.668

Note: Significant parameter estimates (p< .05) are bolded. “Hispanic” Race/ethnicity variable did not have significant effects.