Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Gender Identitya ^, b

	Cisgender		Transgender
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Gender Non‐conforming
	(n = 183,370)	(n = 131,080)	(n = 724)	(n = 449)	(n = 270)
Weighted prevalence	51.9	47.5***	0.3***	0.2***	0.1***
Age, years
18‐24	11.4	12.8***	15.1	15.5	23.7**
25‐34	14.9	16.3***	12.8	10.1*	15.2
35‐44	15.6	16.3**	15.9	32.4**	14.2
45‐54	17.7	18.2*	20.8	10.4***	10.3**
55‐64	17.2	17.3	17.5	16.1	17.4
≥65	22.2	18.5***	17.0**	14.8**	19.1
Missing	0.9	0.6***	0.9	0.7	0.0***
Race/ethnicity
Non‐Hispanic white	69.8	69.9	62.6**	48.0***	54.6**
Non‐Hispanic black	12.3	11.0***	13.2	11.3	11.4
Hispanic	10.6	10.8	11.2	26.7**	22.1*
Non‐Hispanic other	5.9	6.5**	11.8**	9.1	10.6
Missing	1.2	1.7***	1.3	4.8	1.4
Sexual orientation
Straight	93.5	94.4***	77.6***	77.1**	62.7***
Lesbian or gay	1.1	1.9***	3.1**	4.1	6.7**
Bisexual	2.3	1.3***	10.9***	8.5**	21.2***
Other	0.5	0.3**	4.3*	1.8	4.2*
Missing	2.6	2.2**	4.1	8.7	5.2
Marital status
Married or living with a partner	54.4	58.0***	52.6	49.3	48.5
Formerly married	24.3	15.6***	18.7**	19.6	19.2
Never married	20.8	25.9***	28.1**	29.7*	32.1**
Missing	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.4	0.3
Minor child in household
Yes	38.3	34.1***	30.0**	46.8	24.0**
No	61.4	65.4***	69.9**	52.8*	76.0**
Missing	0.3	0.4**	0.1	0.4	0.0***
Educational attainment
Less than high school	12.3	13.2**	22.0**	32.1***	19.7
High school graduate	28.6	31.1***	37.6**	41.9**	19.5
Some college	32.0	28.9***	25.0**	15.7***	31.5
≥Bachelor's degree	26.9	26.6	15.2***	9.6***	29.2*
Missing	0.2	0.3**	0.2	0.7	0.0***
Household income, $
0‐9,999	5.1	3.6***	10.0**	8.0	5.8
10,000‐19,999	11.7	9.4***	15.3	9.8	14.7
20,000‐34,999	17.5	16.1***	24.2**	32.6**	21.3
35,000‐49,999	11.6	12.9***	11.6	10.4	9.7
50,000‐74,999	12.7	14.7***	9.9*	9.9	9.4
≥75,000	25.7	31.5***	19.6**	13.1**	29.3
Missing	15.7	11.9***	9.4***	16.2	10.0*
Employment status
Employed	50.8	64.2***	52.9	50.5	45.9
Unemployed	5.3	6.1***	8.8	7.5	6.6
Not in labor force	43.3	29.0***	37.4*	37.2	46.6
Missing	0.6	0.7	0.9	4.8	0.9

***p < 0.001; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.10.

^aData are from the 2014‐2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

^b p‐values indicate differences between cisgender women (ie, the reference category in this study) and each gender identity.