Demographic characteristics, HIV testing and sexual behaviours in ethnic group subsamples of men in The Gay Men's Sex Survey 2014
| Ethnic group (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (%) | White British | White other | Asian/Asian and white | Black/ black and white | All others | |
| Sample size | 15 388 | 12 544 | 1731 | 403 | 320 | 390 |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Residence (%)* | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 377 (2.4) | 310 (2.5) | 44 (2.5) | 7 (1.7) | 8 (2.5) | 8 (2.1) |
| Valid no. | 15 011 | 12 234 | 1687 | 396 | 312 | 382 |
| North | 26.0 | 28.9 | 11.2 | 18.4 | 13.8 | 16.0 |
| Midlands | 23.2 | 24.7 | 14.0 | 21.2 | 26.3 | 14.9 |
| London | 26.4 | 20.1 | 57.3 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 53.9 |
| South | 24.5 | 26.4 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| Age (years)* | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 49 (0.3) | 37 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (0.1) |
| Valid no. | 15 339 | 12 507 | 1727 | 401 | 318 | 386 |
| Mean | 34.9 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 32.0 |
| SD | 13.1 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| Median | 32 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Range | 16–90 | 16–90 | 16–80 | 16–65 | 17–65 | 16–62 |
| Education (%)* | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 303 (2.0) | 234 (1.9) | 41 (2.3) | 5 (1.2) | 11 (3.4) | 12 (3.0) |
| Valid no. | 15 085 | 12 310 | 1690 | 398 | 309 | 378 |
| Low | 17.9 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| Medium | 33.7 | 35.4 | 26.2 | 24.6 | 34.6 | 20.9 |
| High | 48.4 | 44.4 | 66.5 | 68.3 | 53.1 | 73.5 |
| Sexual partners (%)* | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 112 (0.7) | 81 (0.6) | 17 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) | 5 (1.6) | 6 (0.2) |
| Valid no. | 15 276 | 12 463 | 1714 | 400 | 315 | 384 |
| None | 5.7 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| Women only | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Men and women | 6.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 6.3 |
| Men only | 87.5 | 87.0 | 91.2 | 85.5 | 87.6 | 87.8 |
| HIV testing | ||||||
| HIV test history | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 66 (0.4) | 49 (0.3) | 11 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) |
| Valid no. | 15 322 | 12 495 | 1720 | 403 | 317 | 387 |
| Ever tested | ||||||
| % ever tested* | 76.5 | 74.5 | 88.3 | 76.2 | 83.0 | 85.0 |
| Ever tested, n | 11 724 | 9306 | 1519 | 307 | 263 | 329 |
| Diagnosed positive | ||||||
| % positive of tested* | 11.7 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 9.7 |
| positive, n | 1369 | 1049 | 221 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
| First diagnosed with HIV in last 12 months† | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 119 (0.8) | 93 (0.8) | 17 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.7) | 3 (0.8) |
| Valid no. | 14 068 | 11 532 | 1512 | 373 | 290 | 361 |
| % diagnosed positive (ns) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| Diagnosed positive, n | 156 | 119 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Sexual behaviours‡ | ||||||
| Any anal intercourse (AI) | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 413 (3.2) | 342 (3.2) | 46 (3.2) | 9 (2.6) | 10 (3.6) | 6 (1.8) |
| Valid no. | 12 599 | 10 280 | 1393 | 334 | 265 | 327 |
| % any anal sex* | 82.4 | 81.8 | 86.1 | 82.3 | 83.8 | 85.3 |
| Any condom unprotected AI (CUAI) | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 609 (4.7) | 495 (4.7) | 78 (5.4) | 13 (3.8) | 11 (4.0) | 12 (3.6) |
| Valid no. | 12 403 | 10 127 | 1361 | 330 | 264 | 321 |
| % any CUAI (ns) | 63.4 | 63.7 | 61.1 | 63.9 | 62.9 | 61.4 |
| Multiple non-steady CUAI partners | ||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 365 (2.8) | 275 (2.6) | 57 (4.0) | 11 (3.2) | 14 (5.1) | 8 (2.4) |
| Valid no. | 12 647 | 10 347 | 1382 | 332 | 261 | 325 |
| % 2+ non-steady CUAI* | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 23.5 | 29.9 | 23.4 |
*p<0.01.
†Among men not already living with diagnosed HIV 12 months ago.
‡In last 12 months, among men not tested HIV positive who had sex with a man in the past 12 months.