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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of MSM population (N = 320)

From: Relationship between quality of life and unprotected anal intercourse among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total

UAI

χ 2

P-value

Yes

No

Age

   

10.104

0.018

 <=25

124 (38.8 %)

57 (46.0 %)

67 (54.0 %)

  

 26–35

131 (40.9 %)

63 (48.1 %)

68 (51.9 %)

  

 36–44

43 (13.4 %)

23 (53.5 %)

20 (46.5 %)

  

 > = 45

22 (6.9 %)

18 (81.8 %)

4 (18.2 %)

  

Marital status

   

4.329

0.037

 Single

259 (80.9 %)

123 (47.5 %)

136 (52.5 %)

  

 Married

61 (19.1 %)

38 (62.3 %)

23 (37.7 %)

  

Education

   

3.062

0.216

 Middle school or lower

54 (16.9 %)

33 (61.1 %)

21 (38.9 %)

  

 Secondary technical school or high school

90 (28.1 %)

44 (48.9 %)

46 (51.1 %)

  

 College or higher

176 (55.0 %)

84 (47.7 %)

92 (52.3 %)

  

Vocation

   

3.661

0.300

 White collar

66 (20.6 %)

31 (47.0 %)

35 (53.0 %)

  

 Blue collar

217 (67.8 %)

106 (48.8 %)

111 (51.2 %)

  

 unemployed

19 (5.9 %)

12 (63.2 %)

7 (36.8 %)

  

 Student

18 (5.6 %)

12 (66.7)

6 (33.3)

  

Monthly income

   

4.805

0.091

 <=2000 Yuan

87 (27.2 %)

43 (49.4 %)

44 (50.6 %)

  

 2001–2999 Yuan

146 (45.6 %)

82 (56.2 %)

64 (43.8 %)

  

 > = 3000 Yuan

87 (27.2 %)

36 (41.4 %)

51 (58.6 %)

  
  1. MSM = men who have sex with men
  2. UAI = unprotected anal intercourse