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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the two subsamples from sample 1

From: Psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale in the general population and HIV-uninfected partners from sero-different couples

 

Subsample 1

(n = 459)

Subsample 2

(n = 458)

Total sample 1

(N = 917)

Age (years), M (SD)

29.03 (9.77)

29.91 (10.58)

29.47 (10.19)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

112 (24.4)

139 (30.3)

251 (27.4)

 Female

344 (74.9)

318 (69.4)

662 (72.2)

 Transsexual (male to female)

3 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.3)

 Transsexual (female to male)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

Sexual orientation, n (%)

 Heterosexual

415 (90.4)

423 (92.4)

383 (91.4)

 Homosexual

20 (4.4)

19 (4.1)

39 (4.3)

 Bisexual

20 (4.4)

13 (2.8)

33 (3.6)

 Other

4 (0.9)

3 (0.7)

7 (0.8)

Relationship status, n (%)

 Single

215 (46.8)

201 (43.9)

416 (45.4)

 Married

75 (16.3)

83 (18.1)

158 (17.2)

 De facto union

54 (11.8)

57 (12.4)

111 (12.1)

 In a relationship (without cohabitating)

101 (22.0)

98 (21.4)

199 (21.7)

 Divorced/Separated

13 (2.8)

17 (3.7)

30 (3.3)

 Widowed

1 (0.2)

2 (0.4)

3 (0.3)

Education, n (%)

 Up to the 9th grade

9 (2.0)

12 (2.6)

21 (2.3)

 High school (10th to 12th grade)

69 (15.0)

70 (15.3)

139 (15.2)

 University studies

381 (83.0)

376 (82.1)

757 (82.6)

Work situation, n (%)

 Employed

240 (52.3)

269 (58.7)

509 (55.5)

 Unemployed

49 (10.7)

38 (8.3)

87 (9.5)

 Student

164 (35.7)

145 (31.7)

309 (33.7)

 Retired

6 (1.3)

6 (1.3)

12 (1.3)

Residence, n (%)

 Rural area

151 (32.9)

142 (31.0)

293 (32.0)

 Urban area

308 (67.1)

316 (69.0)

624 (68.0)