Table 1.
Characteristics of a Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Ages 18–73 Years (N = 574).
| Socio-Demographics | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Range: 18–73 years) | 31.4 | 11.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity | N | % |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 468 | 81.5 |
| Person of color | 106 | 18.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 14 | 2.4 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 19 | 3.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19 | 3.3 |
| Middle Eastern | 7 | 1.2 |
| Native American | 1 | 0.2 |
| Multiple race/ethnicities | 44 | 7.7 |
| Another race (non-Hispanic) | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gender identity | ||
| Transgender man | 184 | 32.1 |
| Transgender woman | 141 | 24.6 |
| Non-binary person | 249 | 43.4 |
| Unstably housed-past 12 months | ||
| No | 553 | 96.3 |
| Yes | 21 | 3.7 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| College graduate or more | 321 | 55.9 |
| Some college or less | 253 | 44.1 |
| Financially insecure | ||
| No | 185 | 32.2 |
| Yes | 388 | 67.6 |
| Unemployed | ||
| No | 396 | 69.0 |
| Yes | 174 | 30.3 |
| Sex work-lifetime (n = 560) | ||
| No | 441 | 76.8 |
| Yes | 119 | 20.7 |
| Living with HIV (n = 571) | ||
| No | 559 | 97.9 |
| Yes | 12 | 2.1 |
| High visual gender conformity (n = 571) | ||
| No | 474 | 83.0 |
| Yes | 97 | 17.0 |
| Medical gender affirmation (hormones or surgery) | ||
| No | 172 | 30.0 |
| Yes | 402 | 70.0 |
| Substance use & mental health | ||
| Polysubstance use-past 12 months (n = 569) | ||
| No | 353 | 62.0 |
| Yes | 195 | 34.3 |
| Attempted suicide-lifetime (n = 548) | ||
| No | 353 | 64.4 |
| Yes | 195 | 35.6 |
| Depression-current (n = 568) | ||
| No | 479 | 83.4 |
| Yes | 89 | 15.5 |
| Anxiety-current (n = 569) | ||
| No | 495 | 86.2 |
| Yes | 74 | 12.9 |
| Somatization-current (n = 569) | ||
| No | 361 | 63.4 |
| Yes | 208 | 36.6 |
| PTSD-current (n = 569) | ||
| No | 361 | 63.4 |
| Yes | 208 | 36.6 |
| Victimization | ||
| Victimization throughout the life course (n = 567) | ||
| Low | 278 | 49.0 |
| Moderate | 161 | 28.4 |
| High | 128 | 22.6 |
| Indicators of victimization (n = 567) | ||
| Bullied before age 18 (n = 559) | 460 | 81.1 |
| Childhood physical abuse (n = 545) | 257 | 45.3 |
| Childhood sexual abuse (n = 538) | 218 | 38.4 |
| Physical abuse in adulthood (n = 544) | 167 | 29.5 |
| Sexual abuse in adulthood (n = 564) | 272 | 48.0 |
| Provided inferior service at a store-past 12 months (n = 545) | 210 | 37.0 |
| Hassled by the police-past 12 months (n = 545) | 93 | 16.4 |
| Denied medical care-past 12 months (n = 545) | 73 | 12.9 |
| Fired-past 12 months (n = 545) | 45 | 7.9 |
| Discouraged by a teacher or advisor from seeking higher education–past 12 months (n = 545) | 41 | 7.2 |
Note. The total N for each variable is 574 unless otherwise noted. PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.