Table 4

Results of cluster analysis for ordinal and nominal variables

Case definition

Cluster Type

No. of cases in cluster

Expected No. of cases

LLR

Cluster Rate Ratio

P- value


Education: Cluster #1

Primary

14.72

0.004

Primary

26

41.96

0.62

Any secondary

90

91.58

0.98

Post-secondary

34

16.46

2.07


Education: Cluster #2

Secondary

14.49

0.005

Primary

7

26.58

0.26

Any secondary or post-secondary

88

68.42

1.29


Education: Cluster #3

Secondary

12.53

0.011

Primary

12

3.64

3.30

Any secondary

1

7.94

0.13

Post-secondary

0

1.43

0.00


Preference for dry vs. wet sex

Primary

10.04

0.36

Prefer wet sex

40

28.36

1.41

Prefer dry sex

16

33.28

0.48

No preference

11

8.67

1.27

Don't know

8

4.69

1.71


Number of partners in the last 12 months

Primary

8.81

0.27

One

5

13.24

0.38

Two

7

10.81

0.65

Three or more

26

13.95

1.86


Westercamp et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010 9:24   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-24

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