Table 2.
Marital status, education and current employment of transgender women from in-depth interview sample (N = 39).
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 33 | 84.6 |
| Consensual union | 5 | 12.8 |
| Divorced* | 1 | 2.6 |
| Education | ||
| HS incomplete | 5 | 12.8 |
| HS diploma | 12 | 30.8 |
| Some university | 8 | 20.5 |
| Associate degree | 3 | 7.7 |
| BA or equivalent | 10 | 25.6 |
| Some graduate school | 1 | 2.6 |
| Current employment | ||
| Sex work | 13 | 33.3 |
| Cosmetology / estética | 12 | 30.8 |
| Transformista / drag performer | 6 | 15.4 |
| Sales / fast food | 7 | 17.9 |
| Other | 14 | 35.9 |
*
One participant achieved legal recognition of change of sex in the 1970s, permitting her to marry legally (and later divorce).