Table 1 Demographic characteristics of trans women surveyed in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2016–2018 (N = 629)
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age | Mean = 40.5, SD = 13.0 |
18–24 | 70 (11.1) |
25–34 | 169 (26.8) |
35–44 | 144 (22.8) |
45–54 | 140 (22.2) |
55+ | 108 (17.1) |
Gender | |
Female | 284 (47.3) |
Transgender female/transwoman | 290 (48.3) |
Genderqueer/Genderfluid | 23 (3.8) |
Androgynous/Ambigender | 3 (0.5) |
Sexual identity | |
Gay/homosexual | 89 (19.5) |
Bisexual | 97 (21.3) |
Straight/heterosexual | 270 (59.2) |
Race | |
Black/African American | 112 (17.0) |
Latina | 205 (32.5) |
White | 183 (29.0) |
Other (Asian/Pacific Islander/Native American/multiracial) | 136 (21.5) |
Marital Status | |
Never married | 437 (69.3) |
Married/living together as married | 81 (12.8) |
Divorced/separated | 90 (14.3) |
Widowed | 23 (3.7) |
Educational level | |
Middle school or less | 33 (5.2) |
Some or completed secondary/GED | 269 (42.8) |
Some or completed college/Technical | 292 (46.4) |
Postgraduate | 35 (5.6) |
Income per month | |
< $20,000 | 623 (99.8) |
$20,000- $34,999 | 1 (0.2) |
Ever been undocumented | |
Yes | 79 (12.6) |
No | 549 (87.4) |
Experienced homelessness as a child | |
Yes | 192 (30.4) |
No | 439 (69.6) |
Experienced homelessness as an adult | |
Yes | 458 (72.6) |
No | 173 (27.4) |
Current housing | |
Own home | 17 (2.7) |
Renting a house/apartment/room | 273 (43.3) |
Single room occupancy | 120 (19.0) |
Homeless/temporary/unstable housing | 162 (25.7) |
Other | 59 (9.3) |
Ever did sex work | |
Yes | 407 (64.7) |
No | 222 (35.3) |