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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2021 Jul 23;31(1):230–241. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1476

Table1.

CHARM participant demographics

Domain Values non-LGBTQ+ CHARM Participants N=668 LGBTQ+ CHARM Participants N=133 Interviewed CHARM Participants N=20
Age (in years) Mean (SD) 36.9 (8.1) 32.5 (8.2) 32.0 (7.8)
Range 18–50 18–49 18–48

Sex assigned at birth Male 137 (20.5%) 37 (27.8%) 8 (40.0%)
Female 531 (79.5%) 96 (72.2%) 12 (60.0%)

Gender identity Male 137 (20.5%) 29 (21.8%) 6 (30.0%)
Female 531 (79.5%) 81 (60.9%) 11 (55.0%)
Transgender female 0 2 (1.5%) 0
Transgender male 0 6 (4.5%) 2 (10.0%)
Non-binary/Genderqueer 0 15 (11.3%) 1 (5.0%)
Not sure/questioning 0 0 0
Another gender identity 0 0 0

Sexual orientation Heterosexual 668 (100%) 4 (3.0%) 1 (5.0%)
Lesbian 0 21 (15.8%) 3 (15.0%)
Gay 0 28 (21.1%) 8 (40.0%)
Bisexual 0 56 (42.1%) 5 (25.0%)
Not sure/questioning 0 10 (7.5%) 0
Another sexual orientation 0 14a (10.5%) 3b (15.0%)

Race/ethnicityc Native American 12 (1.8%) 2 (1.5%) 1 (5%)\
Asian 36 (5.4%) 3 (2.3%) 0
Black 35 (5.2%) 6 (4.5%) 0
Pacific Islander 3 (0.5%) 0 0
Middle Eastern 4 (0.6%) 1 (0.8%) 0
White 288 (43.1%) 81 (60.9%) 15 (75.0%)
Hispanic 231 (34.6%) 26 (19.6%) 3 (15.0%)
Selected > 1 category 58 (7.9%) 13 (9.8%) 1 (5.0%)
Unknown 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.8%) 0

Incomed <$39,999 247 (37.4%) 60 (45.5%) 10 (50.0%)
$40–79,999 233 (35.3%) 44 (33.3%) 8 (40.0%)
≥$80,000 181 (27.4%) 28 (21.2%) 2 (10.0%)

Education Some high school or less 90 (13.5%) 5 (3.8%) 0
High school or associate collegee degree 314 (47.0%) 68 (51.1%) 9 (45.0%)
Bachelors or graduate degree 264 (39.5%) 60 (45.1%) 11 (55.0%)
a

14 write-in responses for “another sexual orientation”: 9 pansexual, 3 queer, 1 queer/pansexual, 1 bi/pan, polyamorous

b

3 write in responses for “another sexual orientation”: 1 pansexual, 1 queer, 1 bi/pan, polyamorous

c

Race/ethnicity data missing for 9 participants

d

Income data missing for 8 participants

e

Includes occupational, technical, or vocational programs