TABLE 2—
Demographic Characteristics of Adolescent Participants: Massachusetts Gender Measures Project, 2009
| Characteristic | Full Sample (n = 112), No. (%) | Cognitive and Pilot Testing Sample (n = 73), No. (%) |
| Age, y | ||
| 13–14 | 11 (9.8) | 11 (15.1) |
| 15–16 | 46 (41.1) | 22 (30.1) |
| 17–18 | 55 (49.1) | 40 (54.8) |
| Assigned sex at birth | ||
| Female | 82 (73.2) | 51 (69.9) |
| Male | 30 (26.8) | 22 (30.1) |
| Gender status | ||
| Female, cisgender | 53 (47.3) | 27 (37.0) |
| Male, cisgender | 27 (24.1) | 18 (24.7) |
| Transgender | 32 (28.6) | 28 (38.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Latino | 34 (30.4) | 22 (30.1) |
| Black | 27 (24.1) | 16 (21.9) |
| White | 34 (30.4) | 26 (35.6) |
| Asian | 5 (4.5) | 5 (6.9) |
| Multiracial/ethnic | 9 (8.0) | 3 (4.1) |
| Missing | 3 (2.7) | 1 (1.4) |
| Sexual orientation and transgender status | ||
| Lesbian/gay/bisexual, cisgender | 14 (12.5) | 9 (12.3) |
| Transgender | 32 (28.6) | 28 (38.4) |
| Heterosexual, cisgender | 63 (56.3) | 34 (46.6) |
| Missing | 3 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) |
| Highest household education | ||
| ≤ high school/GED | 39 (34.8) | 19 (26.0) |
| Some college | 27 (24.1) | 21 (28.8) |
| 4-y college | 20 (17.9) | 14 (19.2) |
| > 4 y college | 20 (17.9) | 16 (21.9) |
| Missing | 6 (5.4) | 3 (4.1) |
Note. GED = general equivalency diploma. Information about assigned sex at birth, gender status, and transgender status was collected via close-ended survey items and handwritten comments on surveys or made during focus groups. All other data were collected via close-ended survey items.