Table 1. Characteristics of Gender Minority Individuals in State Policy Cohorts and Comparison Group.
| Characteristic | Cohorts | Comparison group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| States, No. | 7: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, OR, VT | 3: MA, NY, WA | 4: IL, MN, NV, RI | 5: HI, MD, MI, MT, PA | 30 |
| Person-years, No. | 20 799 | 15 175 | 5910 | 10 164 | 51 066 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 27 (15) | 27 (15) | 26 (15) | 25 (14) | 27 (15) |
| Documented female sex, No. (%) | 11 342 (55) | 8660 (57) | 3196 (54) | 5797 (57) | 27 666 (54) |
| HMO, No. (%)a | 5971 (29) | 1878 (12) | 293 (5) | 2040 (20) | 6111 (12) |
| Living in rural area, No. (%) | 842 (4) | 712 (5) | 366 (6) | 698 (7) | 4878 (10) |
| Psychiatrists per person, No. | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 |
| Policy tally, mean (SD)b | 1.15 (0.05) | 1.17 (0.04) | 1.12 (0.06) | 1.01 (0.06) | 0.98 (0.05) |
Abbreviations: CA, California; CO, Colorado; CT, Connecticut; DC, District of Columbia; DE, Delaware; HI, Hawaii; HMO, health maintenance organization; IL, Illinois; MA, Massachusetts; MD, Maryland; MI, Michigan; MN, Minnesota; MT, Montana; NV, Nevada; NY, New York; OR, Oregon; PA, Pennsylvania; RI, Rhode Island; VT, Vermont; WA, Washington.
a
Individuals spent most of their observed months (>%50) in a given year enrolled in an HMO.
b
Larger policy tally is indicative of a more welcoming policy environment for sexual and gender minority communities.