Table 1

Demographic details and sexual activity of men


Heterosexual classified N = 373
Bisexual classified N = 23
Gay classified N = 38

Age – Mean(SD)M = 6
35.9 (12.3)
37.1 (12.0)
35.9 (12.3)





Ethnic statusM = 6



     White#
268 (72.6)
19 (82.6)
34 (94.4)
     Black
77 (20.9)
1 (4.4)
2 (5.6)
     South Asian
8 (2.2)
2 (8.7)
0
     Others
16 (4.4)
1 (4.4)
0

OccupationM = 6



Full/part time work
252 (68.3)
14 (60.9)
28 (77.8)

Civil StatusM = 6



     Married
107 (28.7)
7 (30.4)
1 (2.6)
     Co-habiting
85 (22.8)
6 (26.1)
12 (31.6)

Sexual activity (at least once/last month)



     Masturbation* M = 6
225 (61.1)
19 (82.6)
29 (78.4)
     Oral SexM = 3
193 (52.0)
13 (56.5)
21 (56.8)
     Sex Intercourse** M = 5
263 (71.3)
18 (78.3)
13 (35.1)

No. of partnersM = 1



     None
102 (27.4)
5 (21.7)
12 (31.6)
     One
243 (65.3)
12 (52.2)
18 (47.4)
     2–10***
27 (7.3)
6 (26.1)
8 (21.1)

M = Number of non responders

N = column percent,

*p = 0.018,**p = 0.0005, ***p = 0.002

# white versus non-white p = 0.011

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