TABLE 1.
Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Transgender People Residing or Not Residing in HIV Hotspot Cities: Massachusetts, 2013 (n|=|433)
| Resides in an HIV Hotspot City |
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|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No (n|=|359), Mean (SD) or % (No.) | Yes (n|=|74), Mean (SD) or % (No.) |
| Age, y | 32.0 (12.4) | 35.0 (14.5) |
| Survey mode | ||
| Online | 90.8 (326) | 78.4 (58) |
| In person | 9.2 (33) | 21.6 (16) |
| Race | ||
| White, not Hispanic | 84.4 (303) | 60.8 (45) |
| Black, not Hispanic | 0.8 (3) | 12.2 (9) |
| Hispanic | 9.5 (34) | 5.4 (4) |
| Multiracial | 3.3 (12) | 13.5 (10) |
| Other race, not Hispanic | 2.0 (7) | 8.1 (6) |
| Current gender identitya | ||
| Male to female | 24.5 (88) | 39.2 (29) |
| GNC: male sex at birth | 9.7 (35) | 6.8 (5) |
| Female to male | 32.6 (117) | 28.4 (21) |
| GNC: female sex at birth | 33.4 (120) | 25.7 (19) |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 12.2 (46) | 18.9 (14) |
| Some college | 29.5 (106) | 31.0 (23) |
| College | 34.8 (125) | 28.4 (21) |
| Graduate school | 22.8 (82) | 21.6 (16) |
| Employment | ||
| Employed for wages | 42.9 (154) | 25.7 (19) |
| Self-employed | 8.9 (32) | 8.1 (6) |
| Employed student | 14.8 (53) | 16.2 (12) |
| Student only | 12.3 (45) | 9.5 (7) |
| Out of work | 6.4 (23) | 13.5 (10) |
| Homemaker | 1.1 (4) | 0.0 (0) |
| Retired | 1.7 (6) | 2.7 (2) |
| Unable to work | 9.8 (35) | 14.9 (11) |
| Prefer not to answer | 2.0 (7) | 9.5 (7) |
| Income, $ | ||
| <10|000 | 14.2 (51) | 18.9 (14) |
| 10|000–14|999 | 16.7 (60) | 21.6 (16) |
| 15|000–19|999 | 4.2 (15) | 9.5 (7) |
| 20|000–24|999 | 6.7 (24) | 6.8 (5) |
| 25|000–34|999 | 9.8 (35) | 6.8 (5) |
| 35|000–49|999 | 17.0 (61) | 10.8 (8) |
| 50|000–74|999 | 18.1 (65) | 14.9 (11) |
| ≥75|000 | 13.1 (47) | 10.8 (8) |
Note. GNC = gender nonconforming. Hotspot cities were Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.