Table 1 Conceptual overview natal sex and current gender identity measurement using a two-step method in the growing up today study 1
| STEP 1: SEX | ||
| What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? (check one) | ||
| Female | ||
| Male | ||
| STEP 2: GENDER IDENTITY | ||
| How do you describe yourself? (check one) | ||
| Female | ||
| Male | ||
| Transgender | ||
| Do not identify as female, male, or transgender | ||
| Assigned sex* | ||
| Male | Female | |
| (maternal-reported male sex on original birth certificate) | (maternal-reported female sex on original birth certificate) | |
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| Current gender identity | ||
| Male | Cisgender male ± (male birth sex, male gender identity) | Cross-sex male identity (female birth sex, male gender identity) |
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| Female | Cross-sex female identity (male birth sex, female gender identity) | Cisgender female (female birth sex, female gender identity) |
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| Transgender | Transgender identity (male birth sex, transgender identity) | Transgender identity (female birth sex, transgender identity) |
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| Do not identify as male, female, or transgender | Do not identify (male birth sex, some other diverse gender identity) | Do not identify (female birth sex, some other diverse gender identity) |
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