TABLE 1.

Demographic Characteristics by Residency

	Rural		Non-rural
	%	N	%	N	t	Sig
Transwomen		214		478
Age (Mean, SDa)	38.72	12.78	37.28	12.09	–1.43	.15
White race	85	181	78	372	–2.16	.03
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity	2	4	6	29	2.93	.00
Povertyb	28	59	22	102	–1.66	.10
HIV-positive	2	2	4	12	1.21	.23

	%	N	%	N	χ 2	Sig
Transgender identity					2.95	.40
Transsexual	37.7	80	41.5	197
Cross-dresser/transvestite	31.1	66	25.1	119
Drag queen	6.6	14	8.0	38
Other male-to-female	24.5	52	25.5	121
Education					11.91	.00
High school or less	18	38	11	54
Some college	50	106	43	206
College degree or higher	33	70	46	218
Relationship status					6.43	.04
Married/Civil Union	35	74	25	121
Widow/Divorce/Separated	23	49	25	118
Single, never married	43	91	50	239

	%	N	%	N	t	Sig
Transmen		130		393
Age (Mean, SDa)	26.22	8.690	26.22	7.143	–0.01	.99
White race	79	103	76	299	–0.74	.46
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity	6	8	6	24	–0.02	.99
Povertyb	46%	58	42	160	–0.86	.39
HIV-positive	0%	0	1	2	.72	.47

	%	N	%	N	χ 2	Sig
Transgender identity					0.59	.90
Transsexual	50.0	65	49.5	192
Cross-dresser/transvestite	6.2	8	4.6	18
Drag king	9.2	12	10.3	40
Other female-to-male	34.6	45	35.6	138
Education					6.14	.05
High school or less	19	25	11	45
Some college	53	69	53	209
College degree or higher	28	36	35	139
Relationship status					2.64	.27
Married/Civil Union	12	15	7	29
Widow/Divorce/Separated	4	5	6	22
Single, never married	85	110	87	341

^aStandard deviation

^bIncome less than 2× the 2003 HHS guidelines for poverty.