Table 1.

Characteristics of and Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among Men Aged 18-35 Years (N = 1,079)

MeasureValue
Demographics
   Age, mean (SD), y26.5 (26.2-27.0)
Race and ethnicity, % (95% CI)
   White non-Hispanic57.6 (54.0-61.1)
   Black non-Hispanic11.6 (9.2-14.5)
   Hispanic21.9 (19.0-25.1)
   Another non-Hispanic7.1 (5.3-9.4)
   Multiracial non-Hispanic1.8 (1.1-3.0)
Education, % (95% CI)
   <High school14.5 (11.6-18.1)
   High school29.6 (26.4-33.0)
   Some college33.0 (29.9-36.3)
   Bachelor’s degree or higher22.9 (20.5-25.4)
Employed, % (95% CI)69.7 (66.1-73.0)
Smartphone use
   Owns a smartphone, % (95% CI)65.3 (61.3-69.1)
Health service use
   Primary care connection, % (95% CI)59.6 (55.7-63.4)
   Emergency department visits in past 2 years, % (95% CI)22.3 (19.2-25.8)
   Mental health care visits ever, % (95% CI)28.2 (24.9-31.9)
Mental health problems and substance use
   Depression, % (95% CI)a11.3 (9.2-13.9)
   Alcohol misuse, mean (SD) scoreb3.6 (3.3-4.0)
   Marijuana use, mean (SD) scorec0.6 (0.5-0.8)
   Prescription opioid nonmedical use, mean (SD) scorec0.2 (0.1-0.2)
Technology-facilitated abused
   Any delivered, % (95% CI)29.8 (26.3-33.5)
   Any received, % (95% CI)33.6 (30.0-37.5)
   Delivered only, % (95% CI)4.1 (2.9-5.7)
   Received only, % (95% CI)8.0 (6.0-10.6)
   Both delivered and received, % (95% CI)25.6 (22.2-29.2)
   None delivered or received, % (95% CI)62.3 (58.4-66.0)
  • aScore of greater than 2 on Patient Health Questionnaire-2.

  • bOn a scale from 0 to 40, where higher scores denote greater misuse.

  • cOn a scale from 0 to 6, where higher scores denote greater use.

  • dBased on respondents’ report of having experience with any of 5 acts of abuse in the past year. See Methods.

  • Note: Data are weighted for the US population.