Table 1.
Respondent sociodemographic characteristics, overall and by abortion history, in an online sample of transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive (TGE) individuals assigned female or intersex at birth in the United States (n=1694)
| Sample characteristics | All respondents (n=1694) |
Reported a pregnancy (n=210) | Reported an abortion (n=67) |
Reported considering non-clinical abortion (n=76) |
Reported attempting
non-clinical abortion (n=40) |
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| Median age (IQR) (years) | 27 | (23–33) | 35 | (29–42) | 33 | (27–41) | 32 | (27–38) | 32 | (28–38) |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age categories (years) | ||||||||||
| 18–19 | 150 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20–24 | 469 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 15 |
| 25–29 | 447 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 23 |
| 30–34 | 284 | 17 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
| 35–39 | 149 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 23 |
| 40–44 | 88 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
| 45–49 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 50–54 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55–59 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 60–79 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gender identity* | ||||||||||
| Agender | 226 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 18 |
| Cisgender man† | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cisgender woman‡ | 94 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Genderqueer | 655 | 39 | 95 | 45 | 34 | 51 | 39 | 51 | 22 | 55 |
| Man | 293 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Nonbinary | 868 | 51 | 110 | 52 | 42 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 23 | 58 |
| Transgender man | 662 | 39 | 70 | 33 | 26 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 38 |
| Transgender woman | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Two-spirit | 26 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Woman‡ | 204 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Additional gender identity | 197 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| Prefer not to say | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple gender identities | 1036 | 61 | 118 | 56 | 42 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 29 | 73 |
| Sex assigned at birth | ||||||||||
| Female | 1684 | 99 | 208 | 99 | 67 | 100 | 75 | 99 | 39 | 98 |
| Not listed | 10 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifies as intersex | ||||||||||
| Yes | 69 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Prefer not to say | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual orientation* | ||||||||||
| Asexual | 252 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Bisexual | 571 | 34 | 68 | 32 | 24 | 36 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 28 |
| Gay | 348 | 21 | 47 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 30 |
| Lesbian | 218 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Pansexual | 418 | 25 | 74 | 35 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 28 |
| Queer | 1150 | 68 | 142 | 68 | 50 | 75 | 58 | 76 | 30 | 75 |
| Questioning | 69 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Same-gender loving | 111 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Straight/heterosexual | 61 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Another sexual orientation | 129 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Missing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple sexual orientations | 1010 | 60 | 126 | 60 | 44 | 66 | 45 | 59 | 24 | 60 |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Asian, Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian, East | 41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian, South | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Asian, Southeast | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Black or African American | 67 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 101 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 1472 | 87 | 190 | 91 | 65 | 97 | 67 | 88 | 35 | 88 |
| Unknown | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Another race | 41 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| None of these | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Missing | 79 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple racial/ethnic identities | 202 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 25 |
| Education level | ||||||||||
| High school degree or less | 141 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Some college, trade or technical school | 410 | 24 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 28 |
| College degree | 519 | 31 | 64 | 31 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 18 |
| Some graduate or professional study | 125 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 410 | 24 | 71 | 34 | 23 | 34 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 38 |
| Missing | 89 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Has health insurance | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1512 | 89 | 190 | 90 | 62 | 93 | 71 | 93 | 38 | 95 |
| No | 92 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Prefer not to say | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 80 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Census region | ||||||||||
| Midwest | 304 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 25 |
| Northeast | 411 | 24 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 224 | 8 | 20 |
| South | 326 | 19 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
| West | 468 | 28 | 66 | 31 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 28 |
| Missing | 185 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Ever pregnant | 210 | 12 | 210 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 76 | 100 | 40 | 100 |
| Is a parent | ||||||||||
| Yes | 200 | 12 | 113 | 54 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 16 | 40 |
| No | 1420 | 84 | 92 | 44 | 46 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 24 | 60 |
| Missing | 74 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
*Respondents could select multiple responses for gender identity, sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Categories include anyone who selected that option and, as such, respondents can be represented in more than one category for each of these characteristics.
†The respondent who selected “cisgender man” was assigned female sex at birth and was eligible to participate.
‡Respondents who selected “cisgender woman” and/or “woman” also selected at least one other gender identity other than “cisgender woman” or “woman”.