Table 1 Background characteristics of 260 Tijuana-residing men who reported having anal sex with a man
From: Correlates of unprotected anal sex among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico
Variable | Total sample (N = 260) | Had unprotected anal sex in past year (N = 129) | No unprotected anal sex in past year (N = 131) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean, SD) | 29.7 (8.0) | 30.1 (8.4) | 29.2 (7.5) |
Income per month in pesos (mean, SD) | 9 468 (10 512) | 9 598 (11 389) | 9 340 (9 670) |
Number of years resident of Tijuana | |||
Less than 1 year | 18 (7.1%) | 9 (7.2%) | 9 (7.0%) |
1 to 5 years | 46 (18.1%) | 24 (19.2%) | 22 (17.0%) |
5 to 9 years | 30 (11.8%) | 15 (12.0%) | 15 (11.6%) |
10 years or more | 160 (63.0%) | 77 (61.6%) | 83 (64.4%) |
Educational attainment | |||
Elementary school | 3 (1.2%) | 3 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Junior high school | 45 (17.4%) | 22 (17.1%) | 23 (17.7%) |
Technical degree | 17 (6.6%) | 10 (7.8%) | 7 (5.4%) |
High school | 75 (28.9%) | 31 (24.0%) | 44 (33.8%) |
Bachelor’s degree | 100 (38.6%) | 52 (40.3%) | 48 (36.9%) |
Specialty, master’s or doctoral degree | 19 (7.3%) | 11 (8.5%) | 8 (6.2%) |
Percent employeda | 146 (56.6%) | 64 (50.0%) | 82 (63.1%) |
Gender of sexual attractionb | |||
Women only | 5 (1.9%) | 3 (2.3%) | 2 (1.5%) |
Both men and women | 29 (11.2%) | 17 (13.2%) | 12 (9.2%) |
Men only | 223 (86.1%) | 108 (83.7%) | 115 (88.5%) |
Not sure | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Gender of sex partner(s) in past year | |||
Women only | 2 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.5%) |
Both men and women | 13 (5.0%) | 4 (3.1%) | 9 (6.9%) |
Men only | 244 (94.2%) | 125 (96.9%) | 119 (91.6%) |
Sexual orientation | |||
Heterosexual only | 4 (1.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (2.3%) |
Bisexual | 28 (10.8%) | 15 (11.6%) | 13 (10.0%) |
Homosexual only | 227 (87.6%) | 113 (87.6%) | 114 (87.7%) |