A comparative demographic and sexual profile of older homosexually active men

Autor: Pamela Rodden, June Crawford, Paul Van de Ven, Susan Kippax
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: The Journal of Sex Research. 34:349-360
ISSN: 1559-8519
0022-4499
DOI: 10.1080/00224499709551903
Popis: Our analysis draws a comparative profile of older homosexually active men. For an Australian national telephone survey (Project Male‐Call), 2,583 homosexually active men were interviewed. Questions about demographics, types of sexual partners, attachment to gay community, HIV/AIDS, and sexual practices were asked. About 10% (n = 256) of the Male‐Call men were over 49years. These older men were likely to live alone (52.7%), to be or have been married (62.9%), to have children (56.4%), and to have lived at their present address for more than five years (67.5%). Relatively few (12.4%) lived in gay areas, but a significant number (29.2%) lived in rural regions. They were generally less likely than younger men to have disclosed their sexual orientation (p < .00005). Although their attachment to gay community was quite strong, it was less than younger men's in terms of social attachment (p < .00001), cultural involvement (p < .001), and sexual involvement (p
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