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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2018 Jul 9;5(4):471–481. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000296

Table 4.

Socio-demographics and healthcare experiences of trans masculine adults (N=150).

Age, continuous Mean SD
  Range: 21–50 years 27.5 5.7
Race N %

  White 112 74.7
  Person of Color 38 25.3
    American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0
    Asian 9 6.0
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0.7
    Black or African American 4 2.7
    More than one race 24 16.0
Ethnicity
  Hispanic or Latino 14 9.3
  Not Hispanic or Latino 133 88.7
  Prefer not to answer 3 2.0
Low Annual Income
  $32,000 or less 74 49.3
  >$32,000 60 40.0
  Don’t know 13 8.7
  Prefer not to answer 3 2.0
Gender Identity
  Binary 115 76.7
  Non-binary 35 23.3
Hormone Use - Current
  No 37 24.7
  Yes 113 75.3
Gender Affirmation Surgeries
  No 90 60.0
  Yes 60 40.0
Visual Gender Conformity
  Low 75 50.0
  Med 44 29.3
  High 24 16.0
  Prefer not to answer 7 4.7
Mistreatment in Healthcare - Lifetime
  Any 103 68.7
    Refused care by a healthcare provider 15 10.0
    Taught doctor in order to receive appropriate care 102 68.0
Healthcare Avoidance - Past 12 Months
  Any 71 47.3
    Avoided emergency healthcare 42 28.0
    Avoided preventative healthcare 40 26.7
    Avoided sexual healthcare 43 28.7
Healthcare Avoidance Resulted in Medical Emergency -
Past 12 Months
  No 142 94.7
  Yes 8 5.3