TABLE 1—

Demographic, Health, and Social Characteristics of Young Transgender Women: Chicago and Los Angeles, 2005–2006

Variable	No. (%) or Mean (SD)
Mean age, y	21 (2.5)
Race/ethnicity
African American	59 (39)
Latina	58 (38)
Other	20 (13)
White	7 (5)
Asian/Pacific Islander	7 (5)
Completed high school	92 (61)
Currently employed	51 (34)
HIV positive (self-reported)	24 (16)
Unprotected anal intercourse in past 3 mo	48 (32)
History of homelessness	65 (43)
History of incarceration	78 (52)
History of sex work	101 (67)

Note. The sample size was n = 151.