From: Health, disability and quality of life among trans people in Sweden–a web-based survey
Variable | High quality of life | Low quality of life n (%) | Crude odds ratios | Adjusted odds ratios |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
Trans experience | ||||
Trans feminine | 64 (43) | 82 (57) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Trans masculine | 84 (45) | 102 (55) | 0.94 (0.61–1.46) | |
Gender nonbinary | 161 (47) | 179 (53) | 0.86 (0.58–1.28) | |
Transvestite | 36 (35) | 68 (65) | 1.47 (0.87–2.47) | |
Age categories | ||||
15–19 | 55 (68) | 26 (32) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
20–29 | 155 (46) | 184 (54) | 2.51 (1.50–4.19) | 2.62** (1.37–4.98) |
30–44 | 86 (43) | 113 (57) | 2.77 (1.61–4.79) | 2.14* (1.07–4.30) |
45–64 | 41 (33) | 82 (67) | 4.23 (2.32–7.69) | 3.42** (1.50–7.78) |
65–94 | 9 (25) | 27 (75) | 6.34 (2.61–15.40) | 2.50 (0.39–15.98) |
Country of birth | ||||
Sweden | 318 (45) | 394 (55) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Other than Sweden | 28 (42) | 38 (58) | 1.09 (0.65–1.82) | |
County | ||||
Large county | 207 (42) | 286 (58) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Small county | 128 (49) | 135 (51) | 0.76 (0.56–1.03) | |
Employment status | ||||
Working/studying | 214 (39) | 335 (61) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Unemployed/long-term sick leave | 95 (62) | 57 (38) | 0.38 (0.26–0.55) | 0.39*** (0.24–0.63) |
Retired | 8 (26) | 23 (74) | 1.83 (0.80–4.18) | 1.32 (0.20–8.72) |
Other | 18 (55) | 15 (45) | 0.53 (0.26–1.07) | 0.65 (0.26–1.61) |
Education | ||||
No high school education | 77 (52) | 70 (48) | 0.81 (0.55–1.19) | – |
Upper-secondary education, or some university | 185 (47) | 206 (53) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
University education ≥ 3 years | 78 (35) | 146 (65) | 1.68 (1.19–2.35) | |
Other | 6 (37) | 10 (63) | 1.49 (0.53–4.19) | |
Monthly net income (€) | ||||
0–1416 | 230 (55) | 190 (45) | 0.48 (0.30–0.76) | – |
1417–2125 | 36 (37) | 61 (63) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
2126–3238 | 42 (31) | 94 (69) | 1.32 (0.76–2.28) | |
>3239 | 16 (21) | 61 (79) | 2.25 (1.13–4.47) | |
History of negative health care experiences | ||||
No | 63 (29) | 156 (71) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Yes | 259 (51) | 247 (49) | 0.38 (0.27–0.54) | 0.56* (0.36–0.88) |
Tobacco use ever | ||||
No | 157 (43) | 206 (57) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 189 (46) | 226 (54) | 0.91 (0.68–1.21) | |
Alcohol risk consumption | ||||
No | 270 (44) | 344 (56) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 68 (45) | 84 (55) | 0.96 (0.6–1.38) | |
Illicit drug use past six months | ||||
No | 293 (42) | 399 (58) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Yes | 44 (68) | 21 (32) | 0.35 (0.20–0.60) | 0.41** (0.21–0.78) |
Do not want to answer | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 0.73 (0.23–2.29) | 1.26 (0.28–5.59) |
Religiosity | ||||
No | 37 (50) | 37 (50) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 309 (44) | 394 (56) | 1.18 (0.55–2.52) | |
Change of legal gender | ||||
No, and do not need to | 39 (26) | 113 (74) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Yes | 24 (21) | 89 (79) | 1.27 (0.71–2.28) | 1.62 (0.79–3.35) |
No, but would like to | 167 (57) | 124 (43) | 0.25 (0.16–0.39) | 0.33*** (0.18–0.59) |
No, and cannot change legal gender because the desired gender is not available in Sweden today | 107 (53) | 96 (47) | 0.30 (0.19–0.48) | 0.32*** (0.17–0.61) |
Do not want to answer | 8 (57) | 6 (43) | 0.25 (0.08–0.79) | 0.61 (0.16–2.31) |
Openness with trans identity | ||||
Always open | 49 (35) | 90 (65) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Sometimes open | 184 (45) | 221 (55) | 0.65 (0.43–0.97) | |
Rarely open | 69 (50) | 68 (50) | 0.53 (0.33–0.86) | |
Never open | 21 (41) | 30 (59) | 0.77 (0.40–1.50) | |
Trans identity shows | 21 (57) | 16 (43) | 0.41 (0.19–0.86) | |
Practical support | ||||
Always | 86 (27) | 233 (73) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Most of the time | 183 (54) | 158 (46) | 0.31 (0.22–0.44) | 0.31*** (0.21–0.46) |
Almost never | 60 (69) | 27 (31) | 0.16 (0.09–0.27) | 0.21*** (0.11–0.42) |
Never | 14 (52) | 13 (48) | 0.34 (0.15–0.75) | 0.26* (0.09–0.74) |
Social support | ||||
Yes | 224 (39) | 346 (61) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
No | 120 (59) | 84 (41) | 0.45 (0.32–0.62) | 0.49** (0.31–0.77) |