Table 2.
Marital Status, Education, and Current Employment of Puerto Rican Transgender Women from In-depth Interview Sample (N = 39)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 33 | 84.6 |
| “Unión libre” | 5 | 12.8 |
| Divorced* | 1 | 2.6 |
| Education | ||
| High School Incomplete | 5 | 12.8 |
| High School Diploma | 12 | 30.8 |
| Some University | 8 | 20.5 |
| Associate Degree | 3 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor’s or equivalent | 10 | 25.6 |
| Some Graduate School | 1 | 2.6 |
| Current Employment | ||
| Sex work | 13 | 33.3 |
| Cosmetology/hairstyling /”estética” | 12 | 30.8 |
| “Transformista” | 6 | 15.4 |
| Sales / fast food | 7 | 17.9 |
| Other | 14 | 35.9 |
*
Participant achieved legal recognition of change of sex in the 1970s, permitting her to marry legally (and later divorce)