Research Article

Trauma and Growth: Impact of AIDS Activism

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of ACT UP group and control group.

ACT UP groupControl group
= 50
Male HIV+
N = 41
Male HIV−
N = 61

N = 23
Total
= 125

Age, M (range)55 (45–73)54 (44–74)52 (37–68)54 (37–74)56 (44–68)
Ethnicity, (%)
 White35 (85)51 (84)20 (87)106 (85)44 (88)
 Black02 (3)3 (13)5 (4)3 (6)
 Hispanic6 (15)7 (11)013 (10)1 (2)
 Other01 (2)01 (1)2 (4)
Education (years), M (SD)17.2 (2.3)17.1 (2.3)17.7 (2.5)17.2 (2.3)16.9 (2.2)
Education, (%)
 Less than college7 (17)9 (15)3 (13)19 (15)6 (12)
 College15 (37)25 (38)7 (30)47 (38)24 (48)
 Graduate training19 (46)27 (44)13 (57)59 (47)20 (40)
Income, (%)
 Under $30,00011 (28)13 (22)5 (22)29 (24)7 (14)
4 (8)
9 (18)
1 (2)
29 (58)
 30,000–75,00014 (35)22 (37)9 (39)45 (36)
 76,000–99,9994 (10)11 (18)3 (13)18 (15)
 $100,000+11 (27)14 (23)6 (26)31 (25)
Major depression diagnosis, (%)9 (22)1 (2)010 (8)1 (2)

HIV−.