TABLE 1.
Sample Demographics
| Have You Ever Had [Pubertal Suppression] for Your Gender Identity or Gender Transition? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 3494) | Yes (n = 89; 2.5%) | No (n = 3405; 97.5%) | F | P | |
| n (%)n (%)n (%) | |||||
| Age | 23.4 (5.0) | 21.7 (4.7) | 23.4 (5.0) | 10.3 | .001* |
| Age of social transition | 20.0 (5.5) | 15.2 (4.5) | 20.1 (5.5) | 67.5 | <.001* |
| Age began hormone therapy | 22.1 (4.5) | 15.7 (2.4) | 22.5 (4.3) | 217.4 | <.001* |
| Gender identity | 25.5a | <.001* | |||
| Woman | 23 (25.8) | 617 (18.2) | |||
| Man | 19 (21.3) | 383 (11.3) | |||
| Transgender woman | 25 (28.1) | 720 (21.3) | |||
| Transgender man | 16 (18.0) | 795 (23.5) | |||
| Nonbinary or genderqueer | 6 (6.7) | 866 (25.6) | |||
| Sex assigned at birth | 4.4a | .04* | |||
| Female | 39 (43.8) | 1874 (55.0) | |||
| Male | 50 (56.2) | 1531 (45.0) | |||
| Sexual orientation | 36.5a | <.001* | |||
| Heterosexual or straight | 27 (30.3) | 350 (10.3) | |||
| Asexual | 9 (10.1) | 437 (12.8) | |||
| Pansexual or queer | 36 (40.4) | 1784 (52.4) | |||
| Gay or lesbian | 12 (13.5) | 539 (15.8) | |||
| Not listed | 5 (5.6) | 295 (8.7) | |||
| Race, n (%) | 3.5a | .06 | |||
| Racial minority | 28 (31.5) | 782 (23.0) | |||
| Not racial minority (white or European American) | 61 (68.5) | 2623 (77.0) | |||
| Education level | 2.9a | .41 | |||
| Less than high school | 9 (10.1) | 220 (6.5) | |||
| High school graduate or GED | 20 (22.5) | 683 (20.1) | |||
| Some college or associate degree | 39 (43.8) | 1729 (50.8) | |||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 21 (23.6) | 773 (22.7) | |||
| Employment status | 0.6a | .45 | |||
| Employed | 51 (79.7) | 1976 (75.6) | |||
| Unemployed | 13 (20.3) | 638 (24.4) | |||
| Relationship status | 0.5a | .47 | |||
| Partnered | 35 (40.2) | 1447 (44.1) | |||
| Unpartnered | 52 (59.8) | 1834 (55.9) | |||
| Total household income, $ | 21.9a | <.001* | |||
| <25 000 | 21 (26.3) | 1153 (38.3) | |||
| 25 000–49 999 | 13 (16.3) | 652 (21.7) | |||
| 50 000–99 000 | 14 (17.5) | 630 (20.9) | |||
| >100 000 | 32 (40.0) | 574 (19.1) | |||
| Family support for gender identity | |||||
| Supportive | 71 (81.6) | 1551 (55.8) | 24.3a | <.001* | |
| Neutral | 11 (12.6) | 573 (20.6) | |||
| Unsupportive | 5 (5.7) | 658 (23.7) | |||
| Current hormone treatment | 87 (97.8) | 1617 (96.3) | 0.5a | .48 | |
Descriptive statistics for transgender adults in the United States who ever wanted pubertal suppression for their gender identity or gender transition when comparing those who received this treatment with those who did not receive this treatment (total N = 3494). Percentages were calculated from the total of nonmissing values.
*
Indicates statistical significance.
a
χ2.