Table 1.
Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of 186 Transgender Youth, United States, June 2017 to June 2018
| Gender identity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Transgender men (N=75), n (%) | Transgender women (N=33), n (%) | Nonbinary individualsa (N=78), n (%) | Total (N=186), n (%) |
| Age group (years)b | ||||
| 15–18 | 39 (52.0) | 8 (24.2) | 39 (50.0) | 86 (46.2) |
| 19–24 | 36 (48.0) | 25 (75.8) | 39 (50.0) | 100 (53.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 52 (69.3) | 19 (57.6) | 51 (65.4) | 122 (65.6) |
| Non-Hispanic non-whitec | 17 (22.7) | 6 (18.2) | 16 (20.5) | 39 (21.0) |
| Hispanic | 6 (8.0) | 8 (24.2) | 11 (14.1) | 25 (13.4) |
| Educational level | ||||
| Ninth grade to high school graduate/GED | 45 (60.0) | 14 (42.4) | 41 (52.6) | 100 (53.8) |
| Some college/technical school or higher | 30 (40.0) | 19 (57.6) | 37 (47.4) | 86 (46.2) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Exclusively workingd | 25 (33.3) | 16 (48.5) | 20 (25.6) | 61 (32.8) |
| Exclusively studying | 22 (29.3) | 7 (21.2) | 29 (37.2) | 58 (31.2) |
| Both working and studyinge | 11 (14.7) | 4 (12.1) | 16 (20.5) | 31 (16.7) |
| Unemployed | 17 (22.7) | 6 (18.2) | 13 (16.7) | 36 (19.4) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Queer | 25 (33.3) | 10 (30.3) | 36 (46.2) | 71 (38.2) |
| Bisexual | 21 (28.0) | 8 (24.2) | 17 (21.8) | 46 (24.7) |
| Homosexual/gay | 10 (13.3) | 7 (21.2) | 9 (11.5) | 26 (14.0) |
| Otherf | 19 (25.3) | 8 (24.2) | 16 (20.5) | 43 (23.1) |
| Current living situation | ||||
| Own house or apartment | 25 (33.3) | 12 (36.4) | 18 (23.1) | 55 (29.6) |
| Parent's house or apartment | 37 (49.3) | 10 (30.3) | 47 (60.3) | 94 (50.5) |
| Otherg | 13 (17.3) | 11 (33.3) | 13 (16.7) | 37 (19.9) |
| Ever been homeless | ||||
| No | 60 (80.0) | 26 (78.8) | 64 (82.1) | 150 (80.7) |
| Yes | 15 (20.0) | 7 (21.2) | 14 (18.0) | 36 (19.4) |
| Health insurance coverage | ||||
| Uninsured | 11 (14.7) | 3 (9.1) | 10 (12.8) | 24 (12.9) |
| Insuredh | 64 (85.3) | 30 (90.9) | 68 (87.2) | 162 (87.1) |
| Health care provider is knowledgeable about transgender health issuesi | ||||
| Disagree | 51 (68.0) | 19 (57.6) | 59 (75.6) | 129 (69.4) |
| Agree | 24 (32.0) | 14 (42.4) | 19 (24.4) | 57 (30.7) |
| Accessed any medical interventions to affirm their gender | ||||
| No | 40 (53.3) | 19 (57.6) | 72 (92.3) | 131 (70.4) |
| Yesj | 35 (46.7) | 14 (42.4) | 6 (7.7) | 55 (29.6) |
| Ever been forced to have sexual contact with someone against their will | ||||
| No | 56 (74.7) | 26 (78.8) | 61 (78.2) | 143 (76.9) |
| Yes | 19 (25.3) | 7 (21.2) | 17 (21.8) | 43 (23.1) |
| Consumed alcohol, tobacco products, or other drugs in the past 3 months | ||||
| No | 17 (22.7) | 13 (39.4) | 23 (29.5) | 53 (28.5) |
| Yesk | 58 (77.3) | 20 (60.6) | 55 (70.5) | 133 (71.5) |
| No. of sex partners in the past 3 monthsl | ||||
| 0 | 24 (32.0) | 11 (33.3) | 20 (25.6) | 55 (29.6) |
| 1 | 34 (45.3) | 12 (36.4) | 34 (43.6) | 80 (43.0) |
| ≥2 | 17 (22.7) | 10 (30.3) | 24 (30.8) | 51 (27.4) |
| Tested for HIV in the past year | ||||
| Nom | 60 (80.0) | 31 (93.9) | 67 (85.9) | 158 (85.0) |
| Yes | 15 (20.0) | 2 (6.1) | 11 (14.1) | 28 (15.1) |
| Tested for other STIs in the past year | ||||
| No | 53 (70.7) | 27 (81.8) | 64 (82.1) | 144 (77.4) |
| Yesn | 22 (29.3) | 6 (18.2) | 14 (18.0) | 42 (22.6) |
Includes 54 who were assigned female at birth and 24 who were assigned male at birth.
Mean=19 years, median=19 years.
Includes 12 non-Hispanic black/African American, 7 Asian, 2 Native American/Alaskan Native, 1 Middle Eastern, and 17 mixed.
Includes 42 exclusively working part-time, and 19 exclusively working full-time.
Includes 26 working part-time and studying, 3 working full-time and studying, and 2 working both full-time and part-time.
Includes 16 pansexual, 12 questioning/unsure, 9 heterosexual/straight, 2 asexual, 2 demisexual, 1 polysexual, and 1 sexually fluid.
Includes 14 living in a non-family member's house or apartment, 11 living in another family member's house or apartment, 6 living in a college dorm, 2 living in a room and board, halfway house, or shelter/welfare hotel, 2 living on the street, 1 living in a boarding school, and 1 living in a sober home.
Includes 77 with private/work-based insurance, 45 with Medicaid/Medicare, 11 with school-based insurance, 1 with Veterans Administration benefits, 19 with some other insurance, and 9 with multiple kinds of insurance.
Responses collected as a 5-point Likert item reflecting the extent to which participants agree with this statement. Disagree includes 27 who “strongly disagree,” 48 who “somewhat disagree,” and 54 who “neither agree nor disagree.” Agree includes 22 who “strongly agree,” and 35 who “somewhat agree.”
Includes 6 who reported taking pubertal blockers, 53 who reported taking hormones, and 24 who reported undergoing some kind of surgical procedure, of whom 2 reported undergoing genital reconstruction surgery (numbers are not mutually exclusive).
Includes 113 who consumed alcohol, 52 who used tobacco products, and 86 who used other drugs, of whom 81 reported using cannabis, 9 reported using synthetic opioids, 9 reported using amphetamines, 8 reported using cocaine, 7 reported using sedatives, 2 reported using hallucinogens, and 2 reported using amyl nitrites (numbers are not mutually exclusive).
Summarizes data from 180 who responded to questions on anal sex, 123 who responded to questions on vaginal sex, and 121 who responded to questions on oral sex.
Includes 141 who reported never having been tested.
Includes 34 who reported testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia, 24 who reported testing for syphilis, 22 who reported testing for genital herpes, and 22 who reported testing for human papillomavirus (numbers are not mutually exclusive).
GED, General Equivalency Development; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; STI, sexually transmitted infection.