Table 5.
Comfort with Health Survey Topics by Prior Research Participation
| Question & Response Options | Prior Research (n = 206) |
No Prior Research (n = 174) |
χ2 (df) | Cramer’s V |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How comfortable were you answering questions about gender identity? | 1.48 (1) | 0.06 | ||
| Comfortable | 155 (75.2%) | 140 (80.5%) | ||
| Not comfortable | 51 (24.8%) | 34 (19.5%) | ||
| How comfortable were you answering questions about sexual behavior? | 0.14 (1) | 0.02 | ||
| Comfortable | 154 (74.8%) | 133 (76.4%) | ||
| Not comfortable | 52 (25.2%) | 41 (23.6%) | ||
| How comfortable were you answering questions about drug use behavior? | 2.49 (1) | 0.08 | ||
| Comfortable | 149 (72.3%) | 138 (79.3%) | ||
| Not comfortable | 57 (27.7%) | 36 (20.7%) | ||
| How comfortable were you answering questions about silicone injection outside of a medical setting? | 2.62 (1) | 0.08 | ||
| Comfortable | 146 (70.9%) | 136 (78.2%) | ||
| Not comfortable | 60 (29.1%) | 38 (21.8%) | ||
| How comfortable were you answering questions about hormone use outside of a medical setting? | 2.43 (1) | 0.08 | ||
| Comfortable | 144 (69.9%) | 134 (77.0%) | ||
| Not comfortable | 62 (30.1%) | 40 (23.0%) |
Note. Prior research = Participant answered “yes” to “Have you ever participated in study asking about your gender identity, sexual behavior, or drug/alcohol use before?”; No associations were significant.