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. 2017 Apr 24;177(6):819–828. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0906

Table 1. Demographics of 79 Interview Participants.

Characteristic No. (%)
Patient Participants
(n = 53)
Provider Participants
(n = 26)
Gender identity
Cisgender men 16 (30) 9 (35)
Cisgender women 21 (40) 17 (65)
Trans men 3 (6) 0
Trans women 9 (17) 0
Genderqueer/bigender 4 (8) 0
Sexual orientation
Lesbian 9 (17) 0
Gay 12 (23) 0
Bisexual 12 (23) 0
Queer 2 (4) 0
Straight 14 (26) 26 (100)
Othera 4 (8) 0
Race
White/Caucasian 23 (43) 18 (69)
Black/African American 24 (45) 3 (12)
Asian 5 (9) 4 (15)
Pacific Islander 0 1 (4)
Not listed 1 (2) 0
Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino(a) 4 (8) 1 (4)
Not Hispanic/Latino(a) 49 (92) 25 (96)
Highest level of education completed
High school 7 (13) NA
Associate degrees/trade school 4 (8) NA
Some college 6 (11) NA
Undergraduate degree 17 (32) NA
Advanced degree 11 (21) NA
Not listed 8 (15) NA
Age, y
<30 15 (28) 6 (23)
30-39 8 (15) 10 (38)
40-49 10 (19) 5 (19)
50-59 14 (26) 2 (8)
≥60 6 (11) 3 (12)

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable. Cisgender refers to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their sex assigned at birth. Transgender refers to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.

a

Other category includes participants who reported being pansexual, asexual, or not sure.