Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Sample of Transgender Women (N=213)

	n (%)		Anticipated transgender stigma		Internalized transgender stigma
			M	SD	M	SD
Overall	213 (100)		2.59	0.79	1.54	0.71
Race and ethnicity
Black/African American	68 (31.9)		2.63	0.74	1.61	0.73
Latina/x	60 (28.2)		2.58	0.93	1.51	0.69
White	52 (24.4)		2.58	0.72	1.45	0.57
Multiracial/other	33 (15.5)		2.55	0.77	1.58	0.87
Gender identity
Female/woman/girl	126 (59.2)		2.60	0.76	1.53	0.67
Transa	80 (37.6)		2.59	0.84	1.55	0.78
Other	7 (3.3)		2.41	0.79	1.51	0.55
Sexual orientation
Lesbian/gay	41 (19.2)		2.53	0.88	1.52	0.8
Bisexual	40 (18.8)		2.51	0.75	1.53	0.66
Queer	31 (14.6)		2.70	0.66	1.43	0.51
Heterosexual/straight	101 (47.4)		2.62	0.81	1.59	0.74
Relationship status
Single	109 (51.2)		2.62	0.73	1.51	0.62
Partnered	104 (48.8)		2.56	0.86	1.56	0.79
Income
<$20K	171 (80.3)		2.62	0.80	1.57	0.71
$20K—$49,999K	35 (16.4)		2.43	0.76	1.33	0.49
$50K or more	7 (3.3)		2.84	0.61	1.77	1.20
Education
High school or less	89 (41.8)		2.44	0.85	1.58	0.78
Some college	62 (29.1)		2.82	0.73	1.52	0.63
Bachelor degree	49 (23)		2.61	0.73	1.45	0.70
Graduate degree	13 (6.1)		2.52	0.73	1.65	0.56
HIV status
Negative	139 (65.3)		2.72	0.78	1.51	0.67
Positive	74 (34.7)		2.36	0.77	1.60	0.77
	M	SD
Age (range: 18–65)	34.3	11.7
Age first transition or living as a woman (range: 1–64)	22.4	10

^aTrans includes all reported identities along the trans feminine spectrum.

Sample size for mean comparisons was n=212 because of missing data.

M, mean; SD, standard deviation.