Table 2.

Key characteristics of study respondents and other explanatory variables (n = 796)

Characteristic	n (%)
Trans experience
Trans feminine	149 (19)
Trans masculine	187 (24)
Gender nonbinary	346 (44)
Transvestite	112 (14)
Assigned sex at birth
Woman	388 (49)
Man	360 (45)
Age categories
15–19	82 (10)
20–29	342 (43)
30–44	202 (25)
45–64	130 (16)
65–94	39 (5)
Country of birth
Sweden	729 (92)
Other than Sweden	67 (8)
County
Large county	504 (65)
Small county	269 (35)
Employment status
Working/studying	560 (72)
Unemployed/long-term sick leave	156 (20)
Retired	34 (4)
Other	33 (4)
Education
No high school education	150 (19)
Upper-secondary education, or some university	400 (50)
University education ≥ 3 years	230 (29)
Other	16 (2)
Monthly net income (€)
0–1416	425 (54)
1417–2125	98 (12)
2126–3238	145 (18)
>3239	80 (10)
History of negative health care experiences
No	231 (31)
Yes	511 (69)
Tobacco use ever
No	364 (47)
Yes	418 (53)
Alcohol risk consumption
No	630 (80)
Yes	153 (20)
Illicit drug use past six months
No	696 (90)
Yes	65 (8)
Do not want to answer	12 (2)
Religiosity
No	717 (90)
Yes	78 (10)
Change of legal gender
No, and do not need to	157 (20)
Yes	114 (14)
No, but would like to	298 (38)
No, and cannot change legal gender because the desired gender is not available in Sweden today	207 (26)
Do not want to answer	15 (2)
Openness with trans identity
Always open	140 (18)
Sometimes open	406 (52)
Rarely open	137 (18)
Never open	51 (7)
Trans identity shows	37 (5)
Practical support
Always	320 (41)
Most of the time	341 (44)
Almost never	87 (11)
Never	28 (4)
Social support
Yes	572 (74)
No	205 (26)