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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Prim Prev. 2017 Aug;38(4):419–445. doi: 10.1007/s10935-017-0469-4

Table 2.

Frequency count and percentage of endorsed enacted stigma event.

Enacted stigma event
Transgender women
n (%)
Transgender men
n (%)
χ2
Verbal abuse/harrassment 415 (64.4) 396 (78.6) 26.55***
Problems obtaining a job 195 (30.4) 244 (48.6) 38.83***
Physical abuse/harrassment 150 (23.3) 126 (25.0) 0.39
Loss of job 150 (23.3) 122 (24.3) 0.10
Problems getting health/medical services 124 (19.3) 160 (31.7) 23.03***
Sexual abuse/harrassment 101 (15.7) 72 (14.3) .33
Denial/loss of housing 65 (10.1) 73 (14.5) 4.82*
Arrest 41 (6.4) 16 (3.2) 5.45*
Problems receiving HIVprevention services 14 (2.2) 27 (5.4) 7.47**
Problems getting alcohol/drug services 8 (1.2) 7 (1.4) 0.00

Note. Enacted stigma event was counted if participant endorsed one or more experiences of stigma as a result of their transgender identity or gender presentation; χ2 = Yates’ chi-squared test;

***

p < .001;

**

p < .01;

*

p < .05.