Percentages or means (SDs; min and max) for respondent and his relational characteristics (MSM=116, dyads=168)
| Frequencies (percentages) or mean (SD; min, max) | |
|---|---|
| Respondent's (ego's) characteristics/behaviour (N=116) | |
| HIV status | |
| Negative | 55% |
| Positive | 32% |
| Unknown | 13% |
| Age | 34.8 (8.4; 18, 62) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 44% |
| White | 48% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Homeless | 50% |
| Years of schooling | 11.6 (2.4; 6, 19) |
| Number of lifetime arrest | 11.9 (12.6; 0, 50) |
| Risky sexual behaviour | |
| Experience in transactional sex | 86% |
| Number of sex partners | 36.6 (41.5; 1, 150) |
| Respondent's (ego's) belief/perception about his sex partners’ characteristics/behaviour | |
| Age | 33.3 (8.1; 18, 65) |
| Experience in transactional sex | 66% |
| Dyadic variables (dyads=168) | |
| Dyadic characteristics | |
| Black–Black couples | 43% |
| White–White couples | 32% |
| Couples with mixed race/ethnicity | 26% |
| Gay–gay couples | 33% |
| Risky sexual relationships | |
| Drug use before or during sex | 82% |
| Unprotected sex | 66% |
| Interpersonal relationships | |
| Connect | 5.8 (3.3; 1, 10) |
| Confide | 5.6 (3.4; 1, 10) |
| Emotion | 5.0 (3.4; 1, 10) |
| Matter | 4.9 (3.5; 1, 10) |
| Care | 5.5 (3.7; 1, 10) |
| Live | 5.1 (3.8; 1, 10) |
| Contact | 6.9 (3.0; 1, 10) |
| Hang out | 6.3 (3.0; 1, 10) |
| Seen | 6.8 (3.0; 1, 10) |
| Ego-money | 5.4 (3.8; 1, 10) |
| Partner-money | 6.1 (3.6; 1, 10) |
| Ego-trust | 6.3 (3.3; 1, 10) |
| Partner-trust | 6.3 (3.2; 1, 10) |
| Partner-honest | 6.2 (3.2; 1, 10) |
Number of sex partners was truncated at a maximum of 150.
MSM, Men who have sex with men.