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. 2020 Apr 9;36(4):324–348. doi: 10.1089/aid.2019.0175

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents (United States, 2018)

  n %   n %
Gender n = 282   Region of residency n = 272  
 Cisgender woman 98 35 Northeast 43 16
 Cisgender man 179 63 Midwest 32 12
 Transgender woman 3 1 South 123 45
 Transgender man 0 0 West 74 27
 Nonbinary or gender queer 0 0      
 Something else 1 0.4 Race n = 278  
 Prefer not to answer 1 0.4 White or Caucasian 182 65
      Black or African American 66 24
Sex assigned at birth n = 280   Asian 10 4
 Female 96 34 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 0.4
 Male 184 66 Native American/Alaska Native 0 0
      More than one race 12 4
Age n = 281   Other 7 3
 Mean (years) 47        
 Median (years) 49   Ethnicity n = 271  
 Minimum (years) 19   Hispanic or Latinx 32 12
 Maximum (years) 72   Not Hispanic or Latino/Latina 226 83
      Not sure/prefer not to answer 13 5
Age groups (years)          
 19–29 33 12 Highest level of formal education completed n = 281  
 30–39 52 19 Some high school, but no diploma 9 3
 40–49 62 22 High school diploma or G.E.D. 31 11
 50–59 90 32 Some college, but no diploma 84 30
 60–72 44 16 2-year college degree 16 6
      4-year college degree 77 27
Marital status n = 220   Master's/professional degree or equivalent 51 18
 Single, never married 98 45 Doctorate degree or equivalent 13 5
 Separated 4 2      
 Divorced 34 15 Yearly household income n = 220  
 Widowed 10 5 Less than $15,000 41 19
 Living with a partner 29 13 $15,000–$25,000 28 13
 Married, without children 23 10 $25,001–$50,000 56 25
 Married, with children 15 7 $50,001–$75,000 24 11
 Other 7 3 $75,001–$100,000 18 8
      More than $100,000 43 20
      Prefer not to answer 10 5

GED, General Education Diploma.