GAPSS 2004 - New Zealand Aids Foundation

Sex with a current regular partnerSex with a current regular partnerThis section focuses on respondents who had a regular male partner at the time of survey. Aregular partner was defined in the survey as a man “you’ve had sex with four or more timesin the previous six months. They could be boyfriends, life partners, fuckbuddies etc…”.Half (54.8%) of the total 2004 sample (668 out of 1220 respondents) stated that theycurrently had a regular male sex partner, an increase from 49.0% in 2002. Of these 668respondents, 635 provided sufficient information for the analysis of sexual practices andcondom use.Anal sex with a current regular partnerOf the 635 respondents who reported information about their current regular partner, 511(80.5%) reported having anal sex with this partner in the six months prior to interview (Fig 52and 54). This was identical to 2002 (79.9%).Figure 52. Anal sex with current regular partnerin previous six months by survey%100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%2002 2004Did not haveanal sexInsertive onlyBoth receptiveand insertiveReceptive onlyNote: Out of respondents who had a current regular partner.The majority of men who had anal sex hadengaged in both insertive and receptiveanal sex with their regular partner, withroughly equal proportions engaging in analsex that was receptive only or insertiveonly (Fig 52).As Table 27 shows, in 2004 one-fifth ofrespondents who had anal sex werereceptive only (19.8%) and one-fifth wereinsertive only (21.1%), with the majorityhaving both insertive and receptive analsex with their current regular partner(57.9%).Table 27.Modality of anal sex with current regular partner in previous six months by survey2002 2004n % n %Insertive anal sex only 58 18.4 108 21.1Both receptive and insertive anal sex 199 63.2 296 57.9Receptive anal sex only 53 16.8 101 19.8Not stated 5 1.6 6 1.2Total 315 100.0 511 100.0There were no significant differences in modality of anal sex with a current regular partnerbetween 2002 and 2004 (Table 27).GAPSS 2004: Findings from the Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey 47