Table 1. Demographic characteristics of age, education, occupation, and nationality, by gender-identity of MSM subjects in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2012–2013.
| Demographic Variables | Gender identity | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Men (GM) | Bisexual Men (BM) | Transgender Women (TGW) | Statistic, p-value | ||
| (N = 85) | (N = 30) | (N = 85) | (N = 200) | ||
| Age in years, N (%) | |||||
| < 20 | 8 (9) | 4 (13) | 15 (18) | 27 (14) | χ2 (6) = 12.6, p = 0.049 |
| 20–29 | 40 (47) | 19 (63) | 51 (60) | 110 (55) | |
| 30–39 | 27 (32) | 7 (23) | 14 (16) | 48 (24) | |
| ≥ 40 | 10 (12) | 0 | 5 (6) | 15 (8) | |
| Mean / Median | 29.5 / 27 | 25.2 / 24 | 25.6 / 23 | 27.2 / 25 | |
| Min.-Max. | 18–54 | 18–36 | 18–48 | 18–54 | |
| Highest education level, N(%) | |||||
| None | 3 (4) | 4 (13) | 5 (6) | 12 (6) | χ2 (8) = 30.9, p = 0.000 |
| Any primary (1 to ≤6 grades) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | |
| Any secondary (1 to ≤6 grades) | 13 (15) | 7 (23) | 22 (26) | 42 (21) | |
| Any vocational (after 2° grade 3) | 16 (19) | 9 (30) | 34 (40) | 59 (30) | |
| Any university | 53 (62) | 9 (30) | 24 (28) | 86 (43) | |
| Main occupation, N(%) | |||||
| Student | 23 (27) | 5 (17) | 32 (38) | 60 (30) | χ2 (4) = 15.8, p = 0.003 |
| Employed | 58 (68) | 17 (57) | 43 (51) | 118 (59) | |
| Unemployed | 4 (5) | 8 (27) | 10 (12) | 22 (11) | |
| Nationality, N(%) | |||||
| Thai | 84 (99) | 29 (97) | 85 (100) | 198 (99) | χ2 (2) = 2.5, p = 0.280, NS |
| Thai ethnic minority | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 | 2 (1) | |