Table 1.
Characteristics of Transgender Participants (N=27,715)
| Categories | Unweighted n (Weighted %) |
|---|---|
| Gender identity/expression | |
| Trans women | 9,238 (52.2) |
| Trans men | 7,950 (21.8) |
| Non-binary/genderqueer | 9,769 (19.1) |
| Cross-dresser | 758 (6.9) |
| Age, years | |
| 18–24 | 11,840 (11.9) |
| 25–44 | 10,987 (38.7) |
| 45–64 | 4,085 (34.4) |
| ≥65 | 803 (14.9) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 22,873 (65.9) |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 1,473 (14.9) |
| Black/African American | 796 (13.1) |
| Biracial/Multiracial | 1,468 (2.0) |
| Others | 1,105 (4.2) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Less than high school | 906 (13.9) |
| High school graduate | 3,467 (27.8) |
| Some college | 12,819 (30.8) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 10,523 (27.4) |
| Lives in poverty | 8,625 (29.8) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Asexual | 2,984 (7.6) |
| Bisexual | 4,129 (17.9) |
| Gay/Lesbian/SGL | 4,617 (19.6) |
| Heterosexual | 3,363 (23.9) |
| Pansexual | 5,056 (13.4) |
| Queer | 5,706 (11.4) |
| Sexual orientation not listed | 1,860 (6.2) |
| Disability | 10,913 (36.0) |
| Serious psychological distress | 10,604 (29.8) |
| Visual conformity | |
| Conformers | 15,332 (52.7) |
| Somewhat conforming | 9,139 (34.0) |
| Non-conformers | 3,178 (13.3) |
| Disclosure of trans identity | |
| None | 427 (1.9) |
| Some | 11,558 (37.3) |
| Most | 12,908 (46.9) |
| All | 1,956 (14.0) |
| Discrimination: unequal treatment | 4,143 (15.8) |
| Discrimination: verbal harassment | 15,358 (42.5) |
| Discrimination: physical assault | 3,668 (11.2) |
| Discrimination experience(s) | |
| None | 11,491 (53.4) |
| One type | 10,315 (28.8) |
| Two types | 4,511 (12.9) |
| Three types | 1,254 (5.0) |
| Any unequal treatment, harassment, assault | 16,080 (46.6) |
Notes: Missing data ranged from 0.3% (visual conformity) to 7.0% (disclosure of trans identity) on individual items.
SGL, same gender loving.