YMS Phase 2 Demographics Preliminary Statistics (n = 226)

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In the early 1990s there was concern about a
second wave of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among men
who have sex with men (MSM). As a result, in
1992 a study was conducted in San Francisco to
examine HIV prevalence and high risk behaviors in
young MSM ages 15 to 25. The HIV prevalence was
9.4 and the enrollees reported high levels of
risky sexual behavior. CDC wanted to find out if
the same level of high-risk behavior was
occurring in other U.S. cities, so they developed
YMS in 1994. YMS was conducted in seven cities
Baltimore, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York,
San Francisco, and Seattle. In YMS Phase 1
(1994 - 1997), young MSM ages 15 to 22 were
interviewed in YMS Phase 2 (1998 - 2000), young
MSM ages 23 to 29 were interviewed.
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After identifying venues in West Hollywood,
Hollywood, and Griffith Park that were well
attended by MSM, we randomly selected venues and
constructed a sampling frame each month. Trained
HIV research counselors recruited young men from
those venues and administered a standardized
30-45 minute questionnaire. The interviews were
conducted either in a mobile testing unit which
had 2 separate interview rooms or the Satellite
Testing Office for Research and Education,
(S.T.O.R.E.) located in West Hollywood.
Participants received pre and posttest HIV
counseling and were tested for HIV, hepatitis B,
and syphilis. Participants were paid 50.00 and
were given their HIV test results and referrals,
if needed or requested.
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The average age of the 494 men interviewed for
YMS Phase 2 was 26. 51 of the participants were
white, which is a much higher percentage than for
Phase 1, where whites were 25 of the
sample. Latinos were 21 of participants in
Phase 2 and 36 in Phase 1. Asians represented
11 of the sample they were 5 of Phase
1. African-Americans were 10 of the Phase 2
sample and 19 in Phase 1, where they were
oversampled.
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Only 5 of the participants had less than a high
school education, while 77 had at least some
college. Sixty-two percent had full time jobs,
and 15 worked part-time. The majority of
participants (85) lived either with friends or
alone. Two percent were homeless and/or lived in
a shelter.
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