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 |