Table 1 Demographics and substance use among BMSM in Chicago IL, and Houston TX, n = 25; year 2019–2021
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Age (M, SD) | 26.6 (3.7) |
Site location | |
Chicago | 12 (48%) |
Houston | 13 (52%) |
Sexual orientation | |
Gay or homosexual | 14 (56%) |
Bisexual | 7 (28%) |
Straight or heterosexual | 4 (16%) |
Education | |
K-12 | 6 (24%) |
GED | 2 (8%) |
High school diploma | 10 (40%) |
Some college | 7 (28%) |
Employment statusa | |
Unemployed | 11 (44%) |
Part-time | 8 (32%) |
Full-time | 5 (20%) |
Opioid used ever | 12 (48%) |
Age of first substances use (n, SD) | 15.2 (2.9) |
Number of times in jail/prison (n, SD) | 3.9 (3.6) |
Living with HIV | 11 (44%) |
Housing instability in the last 60 daysa | 6 (24%) |
Substances used ever | |
Cocaine | 17 (68%) |
Methamphetamine | 8 (32%) |
Club drugsb | 18 (72%) |
Hallucinogensc | 4 (16%) |
Cannabis | 25 (100%) |
Alcohol | 18 (72%) |
Pain pillsd | 9 (36%) |
Heroin | 1 (4%) |
Cough syrup and codeine | 4 (16%) |