Table 2.
Demographic information of active duty service members* whose medical record contained a documented diagnosis corresponding to gender dysphoria from January 2015 to August 2022 and Department of Defense (DoD) active duty service members overall from 2017–2022**
| Variable | Active Duty Sample (n = 3571) | DoD Active Duty Population** |
|---|---|---|
| First Administrative Binary Gender Marker, n (%) | ||
| Male | 1611 (45.1%) | 83.0% |
| Female | 1960 (54.9%) | 17.0% |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| American Indian & Alaskan Native | 46 (1.3%) | 1.1% |
| Asian & Pacific Islander | 183 (5.1%) | 6.0% |
| Black | 591 (16.5%) | 17.2% |
| ^More than one race reported | 31 (0.9%) | 3.0% |
| Another and Unknown | 85 (2.4%) | 3.9% |
| White | 2635 (73.8%) | 68.8% |
| Latina/e/o, n (%) | 518 (14.5%) | 16.9% |
| Age Group, n (%) | ||
| Age 17–25 | 2327 (65.2%) | 44.9% |
| Age 26–30 | 746 (20.9%) | 21.3% |
| Age 31–35 | 287 (8.0%) | 15.0% |
| Age 36–40 | 134 (3.8%) | 10.8% |
| Age 41 and older | 77 (2.2%) | 8.0% |
| Service | ||
| Army | 1338 (37.5%) | 36.1% |
| Air Force | 920 (25.8%) | 24.7% |
| Marine Corps | 264 (7.4%) | 13.8% |
| Navy | 1049 (29.4%) | 25.4% |
| First Recorded Rank | ||
| Junior Enlisted (E1-E4) | 2367 (66.3%) | 43.1% |
| Senior Enlisted (E4-E9) | 928 (26.0%) | 39.2% |
| Junior Officer (O1-O3) | 156 (4.4%) | 10% |
| Senior Officer (O4+) | 46 (1.3%) | 6.4% |
| Warrant Officer or Another Rank | 14 (0.4%) | 1.4% |
| Missing | 60 (1.7%) | 0% |
*27 service members were excluded due to having ranks that were not included in the Military OneSource Demographics Profile data (e.g., cadets)
**DoD active duty (not National Guard or Reserve) population statistics from 2017–2022 reported in the right column based on Military OneSource Demographics Profile data (https://www.militaryonesource.mil/data-research-and-statistics/military-community-demographics/)
^The Army does not report this category