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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Social support quality and availability affects risk behaviors in offenders

 

Mean or frequency

SD or percentage

Sociodemographics

  

 Age

35.15

11.77

 Race

  

  Black/African American

N = 214

64.8 %

  Caucasian

N = 74

22.4 %

  Other

N = 42

12.7 %

 Gender

  

  Male

N = 224

67.9 %

  Female

N = 104

31.5 %

  Transgender (Male to Female)

N = 2

0.6 %

 Sexual Orientation

  

  Heterosexual

N = 291

88.2 %

  Gay/Lesbian

N = 18

5.5 %

  Bisexual

N = 19

5.8 %

  Other

N = 2

0.3 %

 Relationship Status

  

  Never Married

N = 217

65.8 %

  Married

N = 45

13.6 %

  Divorced/Widowed/Separated

N = 67

20.3 %

 Criminal Risk Level

  

  Low

N = 70

21.2 %

  Medium

N = 145

43.9 %

  High

N = 115

34.8 %

 Sexual Events (Previous 30 Days)

11.24

26.98

  Unprotected Sexual Events

8.60

15.03

 Social Support Quality

  

  Parents

3.83

0.58

  Siblings

3.91

0.57

  Friends

3.78

0.76

  Spouse/Significant Other

3.70

0.58

 Social Support Quantity

  

  Emotional Support Availability

3.64

1.08

  Tangible Support Availability

3.66

1.27

  Affectionate Support Availability

3.90

1.25

  Positive Social Interaction Availability

3.83

1.17