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Table 3 Phase 1: Sociodemographic and other gender-related characteristics among U.S. young adults in the growing up today study 1

From: Monitoring the health of transgender and other gender minority populations: Validity of natal sex and gender identity survey items in a U.S. national cohort of young adults

 

Gender minority (n = 26)

Cisgender (n = 7805)

  

Total sample (n = 7831)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t-test (df)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Age (2005) (n = 7068)

     

 Age in Years

20.8 (1.9)

20.7 (1.7)

−0.39 (7066)

0.70

20.7 (1.7)

 

% (n)

% (n)

χ2 (df)

p-value

% (n)

Race/Ethnicity (1996) (n = 7831)

     

 White/Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)

100.0 (26)

96.4 (7527)

0.96 (1)

0.33

96.4 (7553)

 People of color (Racial/Ethnic minority)

0.0 (0)

3.6 (278)

  

3.6 (278)

Employment status (2010) (n = 7831)

     

 Employed full-time

88.5 (23)

93.3 (7285)

0.99 (1)

0.32

93.3 (7308)

 Not employed full-time

11.5 (3)

6.7 (520)

  

6.7 (523)

Educational attainment (2010) (n = 7825)

     

 College degree or higher

69.2 (18)

80.2 (6252)

1.95 (1)

0.16

80.1 (6270)

 Less than college

30.8 (8)

19.8 (1547)

  

19.9 (1555)

Recalled childhood gender nonconformity to natal sex ≥ age 11 years (2005) (n = 6700)

     

 High (% at or above top decile)

47.6 (10)

15.6 (1041)

16.37 (2)

0.0003

15.7 (1051)

 Moderate (% at or above median, below top decile)

28.6 (6)

40.3 (2692)

  

40.3 (2698)

 Low (% below median)

23.8 (5)

44.1 (2946)

  

44.0 (2951)

Current socially assigned gender nonconformity to current gender identity (2010) (n = 7708)

     

 High (% at or above top decile)

64.0 (16)

17.4 (1340)

37.26 (1)

<0.0001

17.6 (1356)

 Not high (% below top decile)

36.0 (9)

82.6 (6343)

  

82.4 (6352)

Ever identified as sexual minority in lifetime (2010) (n = 7667)

     

 Yes

54.2 (13)

15.4 (1178)

27.39 (1)

<0.0001

15.5 (1191)

 No

45.8 (11)

84.6 (6465)

  

84.5 (6476)

  1. SD = Standard Deviation. Ever Identified as Sexual Minority in Lifetime = Ever Identified as Lesbian/Gay, Bisexual, or Mostly Heterosexual (2010).
  2. Note: The total number of cases included in each bivariate comparison differed due to missing data. The number of cases included in each comparison is indicated in parentheses.
  3. Gender Minority=Cross-Sex Identified, Transgender-Identified, and Do Not Identify as Female, Male, or Transgender.
  4. Note: Sex-specific coding was used (as determined by assigned sex at birth) when categorizing high gender nonconformity. Recalled Childhood Gender Nonconformity: % at or above top decile (score ≥ 9 for males and ≥ 12 for females); % below at or above median, below top decile (score 6-8 for males and 8-11 for females); % below median (score < 6 for males and < 8 for females). Current Socially Assigned Gender Nonconformity: % at or above top decile (score ≥ 5 for males and ≥ 6 for females).