TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Mexican Transgender Asylum Applicants (n = 45) to the United States: 2012
| Demographics | No. (%) |
| Age in 2012,a y | |
| 20–29 | 19 (42) |
| 30–39 | 18 (40) |
| 40–58 | 8 (18) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Elementary school | 5 (11) |
| Middle school | 10 (22) |
| Some high school | 10 (22) |
| High school graduate | 9 (20) |
| Post–high school education | 6 (13) |
| Unknown | 5 (11) |
| Age of first sexual assault, y | |
| ≤ 6 | 13 (29) |
| 7–10 | 15 (33) |
| 11–15 | 11 (24) |
| ≥ 16 | 5 (11) |
| No sexual assault | 1 (2) |
| Perpetrator of first sexual assault (n = 44) | |
| Brother | 3 (7) |
| Grandparent | 1 (2) |
| Cousin | 11 (25) |
| Uncle | 9 (20) |
| Family friend | 5 (11) |
| Neighbor or community member | 9 (20) |
| Stranger or did not know identity | 4 (9) |
| Classmate | 2 (5) |
| Police | 1 (2) |
| Physical and sexual assaults in Mexico,b no. contexts | |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 (16) |
| 3 | 14 (31) |
| 4 | 18 (40) |
| 5 | 6 (13) |
| Mental health issues reported or diagnosed | |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 45 (100) |
| Negative affect or depression | 42 (93) |
| Anxiety | 27 (60) |
| Substance abuse | 16 (36) |
| Suicidal thoughts and attempts | 25 (56) |
| Self-isolation | 39 (87) |
| Sleep disturbances | 34 (76) |
a
Mean age = 32 y; median age = 30 y.
b
Contexts include immediate family, extended family, community, school, and police.