HIV prevention and HIV care among transgender and gender diverse youth: design and implementation of a multisite mixed-methods study protocol in the U.S.

Table 4 TGD Youth Socio-demographics & related characteristics

	Total Sample
	(n = 181)
	100.00%
	Mean	SD
Age in Years (range 16–24)	20.69	2.23
	n	%
Latinx/Hispanic Ethnicity	52	28.7
Race
American Indian/Alaska Native	2	1.1
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4	2.2
Black or African American	93	51.4
White	41	22.7
Another Race	11	6.1
Multiracial	30	16.6
Sex Assigned at Birth
Male	139	76.8
Female	42	23.2
Gender Identity
Non-Binary, Assigned Female Sex at Birth (Genderqueer, Genderfluid)	14	7.7
Non-Binary, Assigned Male Sex at Birth (Genderqueer, Genderfluid)	31	17.1
Transgender female (Female, Transgender woman)	108	59.7
Transgender male (Male, Transgender Man)	28	15.5
Sexual Orientation
Straight/Heterosexual	49	27.1
Gay/Lesbian/Same-Gender Attracted/Same-Gender Loving	62	34.3
Bisexual	13	7.2
Queer	11	6.1
Questioning/Not Sure	6	3.3
Asexual	2	1.1
Another Sexual Orientation	38	21.0
Low Family SES	97	53.6
Ward of the Court/State - Lifetime	35	19.3
Homeless - Lifetime	91	50.3
Current Student	88	48.6
Educational Attainment
High School Degree or Less	61	33.7
High School Degree or GED	69	38.1
Some College or Technical School	38	21.0
College Degree or More	13	7.2
Sex Work - Lifetime	82	45.3
Location
Northeast	27	14.9
Mid-Atlantic	30	16.6
Midwest	37	20.4
West	27	14.9
South	60	33.1

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