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Table 4 Bivariate associations between experiencing a hate crime and demographic characteristics, trans women surveyed in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2016–2018 (N = 629)

From: Experiences and factors associated with transphobic hate crimes among transgender women in the San Francisco Bay Area: comparisons across race

Variable

Experienced transphobic hate crime n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

No (n = 341)

Yes (n = 288)

Age

 18–24

42 (12.3)

28 (9.7)

REF

 

 25–34

97 (28.5)

71 (24.7)

1.10 (0.62, 1.94)

0.747

 35–44

73 (21.4)

71 (24.7)

1.46 (0.82, 2.60)

0.201

 45–54

67 (19.7)

72 (25.0)

1.61 (0.90, 2.89)

0.108

 55+

62 (18.2)

46 (16.0)

1.11 (0.60, 2.05)

0.732

Gender

 Female

161 (50.0)

121 (43.8)

REF

 

 Transgender female/Trans woman

145 (45.0)

145 (52.6)

1.33 (0.96, 1.85)

0.089

 Genderqueer/Genderfluid

15 (4.7)

8 (2.9)

0.71 (0.29, 1.73)

0.450

 Androgynous/Ambigender

1 (0.3)

2 (0.7)

2.66 (0.24, 29.69)

0.426

Sexual identity

 Gay/Homosexual

55 (22.6)

33 (15.6)

REF

 

 Bisexual

50 (20.6)

46 (21.8)

1.53 (0.85, 2.76)

0.155

 Heterosexual

138 (56.8)

132 (62.6)

1.59 (0.97, 2.61)

0.064

Education

 Middle school or less

11 (3.2)

22 (7.6)

REF

 

 Some or completed secondary

142 (41.6)

127 (44.1)

0.45 (0.21, 0.95)

0.039

 Some or completed college/Technical

166 (48.7)

126 (43.8)

0.38 (0.17, 0.81)

0.012

 Postgraduate

22 (6.5)

13 (4.5)

0.30 (0.11, 0.80)

0.017

Ever been undocumented

 No

305 (89.7)

244 (84.7)

REF

 

 Yes

35 (10.3)

44 (15.3)

1.57 (0.97, 2.53)

0.06

Experienced homelessness as a child

 No

263 (77.1)

175 (60.8)

REF

 

 Yes

78 (22.9)

113 (39.2)

2.18 (1.54, 3.08)

< 0.001

Experienced homelessness as an adult

 No

126 (36.9)

47 (16.3)

REF

 

 Yes

215 (63.1)

241 (83.7)

3.01 (2.05, 4.40)

< 0.001

Current Housing

 Own

14 (4.1)

3 (1.1)

REF

 

 Renting

158 (46.3)

114 (39.6)

3.37 (0.95, 11.99)

0.061

 Single room occupancy (SRO)

59 (17.3)

60 (20.8)

4.74 (1.29, 17.37)

0.019

 Homeless/temporary/unstable housing

81 (23.8)

81 (28.1)

4.67 (1.29, 16.86)

0.019

 Other

29 (8.5)

30 (10.4)

4.83 (1.25, 18.57)

0.022

Ever did sex work

 No

163 (47.9)

59 (20.6)

REF

 

 Yes

177 (52.1)

228 (79.4)

3.56 (2.49, 5.08)

< 0.001

Ever experienced discrimination by police/in court

 Based on gender identity/presentation

66 (59.5)

121 (57.4)

REF

 

 Based on race, ethnicity, or color

5 (4.5)

5 (2.4)

0.55 (0.15, 0.35)

0.352

 Based on both gender and race/ethnicity

40 (36.0)

85 (40.3)

1.16 (0.72, 1.87)

0.547

Feel gender identity passes

 Not at all

36 (10.6)

23 (8.1)

REF

 

 A little bit

48 (14.2)

49 (17.3)

1.60 (0.83, 3.08)

0.162

 Somewhat

114 (33.6)

111 (39.1)

1.52 (0.85, 2.74)

0.158

 A lot

141 (41.6)

101 (35.6)

1.12 (0.63, 2.01)

0.700

Feel gender identity questioned

 Not at all

50 (14.9)

20 (7.1)

REF

 

 A little bit

126 (37.5)

84 (29.7)

1.67 (0.93, 3.00)

0.088

 Somewhat

81 (24.1)

85 (30.0)

2.62 (1.44, 4.79)

0.002

 A lot

79 (23.5)

94 (33.2)

2.97 (1.63, 5.41)

< 0.001

Ever been incarcerated

 No

150 (44.1)

80 (27.8)

REF

 

 Yes

190 (55.9)

208 (72.2)

2.05 (1.47, 2.87)

< 0.001