Table 1 Financial hardship and drug use among men who have sex with men in Paris (N = 580)
From: Financial hardship and drug use among men who have sex with men
Total | Overall usea | Any drugb | Tobacco usec | Alcohol use | Marijuana use | Inhalant nitrites use | Club drug used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 580 (100) | 438 (75.5) | 316 (54.5) | 250 (43.1) | 271 (46.7) | 113 (19.5) | 271 (46.7) | 68 (11.7) |
Age | ||||||||
18–24 | 84 (14.5) | 70 (83.3) | 40 (47.6) | 45 (53.6) | 55 (65.5) | 23 (27.4) | 28 (33.3) | 9 (10.7) |
25–29 | 103 (17.8) | 83 (80.6) | 69 (67.0) | 52 (50.5) | 60 (58.3) | 35 (34.0) | 59 (57.3) | 20 (19.4) |
30–39 | 180 (31.0) | 137 (76.1) | 99 (55.0) | 76 (42.2) | 87 (48.3) | 26 (14.4) | 89 (49.4) | 25 (13.9) |
40–49 | 139 (24.0) | 104 (74.8) | 73 (52.5) | 58 (41.7) | 50 (36.0) | 24 (17.3) | 65 (46.8) | 10 (7.2) |
≥ 50 | 54 (9.3) | 37 (68.5) | 29 (53.7) | 16 (29.6) | 17 (31.5) | 5 (9.3) | 24 (44.4) | 4 (7.4) |
Sexual orientation | ||||||||
Gay | 487 (84.0) | 377 (77.4) | 276 (56.7) | 216 (44.4) | 237 (48.7) | 101 (20.7) | 236 (48.5) | 64 (13.1) |
Bisexual | 69 (11.9) | 48 (69.6) | 30 (43.5) | 26 (37.7) | 27 (39.1) | 9 (13.0) | 25 (36.2) | 2 (2.9) |
Born in France | ||||||||
Yes | 450 (77.6) | 353 (78.4) | 240 (55.6) | 200 (44.4) | 224 (49.8) | 86 (19.1) | 217 (48.2) | 58 (12.9) |
No | 113 (19.5) | 80 (70.8) | 62 (54.9) | 47 (41.6) | 45 (39.8) | 27 (23.9) | 50 (44.3) | 10 (8.9) |
Employment status | ||||||||
Employed | 388 (66.9) | 291 (75.0) | 208 (53.6) | 165 (42.5) | 178 (45.9) | 61 (15.7) | 186 (47.9) | 48 (12.4) |
Unemployed | 84 (14.5) | 71 (84.5) | 57 (67.9) | 36 (42.9) | 41 (48.8) | 21 (25.0) | 49 (58.3) | 10 (11.9) |
Student | 81 (14.0) | 65 (80.3) | 43 (53.1) | 44 (54.3) | 48 (59.3) | 31 (38.3) | 28 (34.6) | 10 (12.4) |
Current Relationship | ||||||||
Single | 378 (65.2) | 288 (76.2) | 201 (53.2) | 162 (42.9) | 186 (49.2) | 76 (20.1) | 168 (44.4) | 47 (12.4) |
Relationship with a man | 172 (29.7) | 136 (79.1) | 105 (61.1) | 77 (44.8) | 78 (45.4) | 35 (20.4) | 94 (54.7) | 21 (12.2) |
Financial Hardship | ||||||||
Low | 297 (51.2) | 211 (71.0) | 144 (48.5) | 108 (36.4) | 134 (45.1) | 46 (15.5) | 125 (42.1) | 30 (10.1) |
High | 264 (45.5) | 221 (83.7) | 167 (63.3) | 139 (52.7) | 135 (51.1) | 67 (25.4) | 141 (53.4) | 38 (14.4) |