Table 1

Characteristics of the study sample (N=8105)

Factors	Overall		Black		Latino		White		Multiracial		Other identification
	N=8105		n=906		n=1606		n=4159		n=967		n=467
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age group (years)
16–24	2112	26.1	234	25.8	519	32.3	912	21.9	306	31.6	141	30.2
25–34	3205	39.5	428	47.2	669	41.7	1478	35.5	422	43.6	208	44.5
35–49	1888	23.3	184	20.3	346	21.5	1051	25.3	203	21.0	104	22.3
50+	900	11.1	60	6.6	72	4.5	718	17.3	36	3.7	14	3.0
Region
Northeast	1360	16.8	159	17.5	227	14.1	749	18.0	147	15.2	78	16.7
Midwest	1481	18.3	162	17.9	156	9.7	969	23.3	127	13.1	67	14.3
South	2872	35.4	443	48.9	529	32.9	1495	35.9	283	29.3	122	26.1
West	2328	28.7	142	15.7	650	40.5	943	22.7	393	40.6	200	42.8
Puerto Rico	63	0.8	0	0.0	44	2.7	2	0.0	17	1.8	0	0.0
Overseas/military	1	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
College degree
No	4662	57.5	588	64.9	1052	65.5	2197	52.8	620	64.1	205	43.9
Yes	3443	42.5	318	35.1	554	34.5	1962	47.2	347	35.9	262	56.1
Insurance status
None	1669	20.6	246	27.2	412	25.7	702	16.9	245	25.3	64	13.7
Private	5257	64.9	499	55.1	920	57.3	2948	70.9	555	57.4	335	71.7
Public	1179	14.5	161	17.8	274	17.1	509	12.2	167	17.3	68	14.6
Sexual identity
Gay	6633	81.8	686	75.7	1326	82.6	3461	83.2	760	78.6	400	85.7
Queer	225	2.8	27	3.0	36	2.2	94	2.3	54	5.6	14	3.0
Bisexual	1247	15.4	193	21.3	244	15.2	604	14.5	153	15.8	53	11.3
Relationship status
Single	5889	72.7	716	79.0	1163	72.4	2957	71.1	723	74.8	330	70.7
Partnered	2216	27.3	190	21.0	443	27.6	1202	28.9	244	25.2	137	29.3
Major metropolitan area
No	2872	35.4	248	27.4	551	34.3	1517	36.5	371	38.4	185	39.6
Yes	5233	64.6	658	72.6	1055	65.7	2642	63.5	596	61.6	282	60.4
Most recent HIV test
In last 6 months	5041	62.2	581	64.1	1003	62.5	2526	60.7	599	61.9	332	71.1
Last 6–12 months	1291	15.9	142	15.7	244	15.2	710	17.1	128	13.2	67	14.3
More than 1 year ago	1297	16.0	134	14.8	254	15.8	699	16.8	174	18.0	36	7.7
Never	476	5.9	49	5.4	105	6.5	224	5.4	66	6.8	32	6.9
Sexual position
Top	1309	16.2	219	24.2	214	13.3	684	16.4	142	14.7	50	10.7
Versatile	5474	67.5	565	62.4	1118	69.6	2801	67.3	683	70.6	307	65.7
Bottom	1322	16.3	122	13.5	274	17.1	674	16.2	142	14.7	110	23.6
PrEP status
Never	6801	83.9	751	82.9	1335	83.1	3540	85.1	780	8.7	395	84.6
Former	721	8.9	77	8.5	150	9.3	355	8.5	106	11.0	33	7.1
Current	583	7.2	78	8.6	121	7.5	264	6.3	81	8.4	39	8.4
Ever incarcerated
No	7270	89.7	783	86.4	1437	89.5	3752	90.2	859	88.8	439	94.0
Yes	835	10.3	123	13.6	169	10.5	407	9.8	108	11.2	28	6.0

This table shows demographic characteristics of the sample collected at study entry.
Cells marked with ‘--’ were suppressed from analyses due to low cell counts.
PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.