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Table 1 Characteristics of N = 1,041 veteran survey respondents

From: Perspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: overall and across sexual orientation and gender identity

 

N (%)

Female sex at birth

462 (44.5)

Age (years) (mean, SD)

51.1 (14.8)

Age categories

 

 <=25

25 (2.4)

 26–35

170 (16.3)

 36–45

210 (20.2)

 46–55

206 (19.8)

 56–65

221 (21.2)

 >65

209 (20.1)

Race/ethnicity

 

 Hispanic

89 (8.6)

 White (NH)

818 (78.6)

 Black (NH)

48 (4.6)

 Other or multiracial (NH)

84 (8.1)

Employment status

 

 Full-time paid

414 (39.9)

 Part-time paid

118 (11.4)

 Retired

289 (27.8)

 Student

45 (4.3)

 Disabled

75 (7.2)

 Unemployed

69 (6.6)

 Other

29 (2.8)

Education

 

 High school diploma or GED

46 (4.4)

 Some college/trade school/associate’s

395 (38.0)

 College graduate

225 (21.6)

 Some graduate/professional school

85 (8.2)

 Postgraduate degree

289 (27.8)

Marital status

 

 Married or domestic partnership

535 (51.4)

 Never married

198 (19.0)

 Separated

33 (3.2)

 Divorced

225 (21.6)

 Widowed

33 (3.2)

 Other

16 (1.5)

Region of residence

 

 Northeast

114 (11.0)

 South

428 (41.2)

 Midwest

205 (19.7)

 West

293 (28.2)

Current gender identity

 

 Man

414 (39.8)

 Woman

406 (39.0)

 Transgender man

36 (3.5)

 Transgender woman

107 (10.3)

 Genderqueer

67 (6.4)

 Other

10 (1.0)

Sexual orientation

 

 Lesbian or gay

393 (37.8)

 Straight or heterosexual

342 (32.9)

 Bisexual

151 (14.5)

 Other

155 (14.9)

AUDIT-C score (mean, SD)

3.0 (2.7)

Unhealthy alcohol use

440 (42.3)

Severe unhealthy alcohol use

84 (8.1)

Heavy episodic drinking

385 (37.0)

Frequent heavy episodic drinking

147 (14.1)