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Table 5 Bivariate associations between reporting hate crime to police and demographic characteristics, trans women surveyed in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2016–2018 (N = 286)

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

Variable

Reported transphobic hate crime to police n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

No (n = 146)

Yes (140)

Age

 18–24

14 (9.6)

13 (9.3)

REF

 

 25–24

43 (29.5)

28 (20.0)

0.70 (0.29, 1.71)

0.436

 35–44

25 (17.1)

46 (32.9)

1.98 (0.81, 4.87)

0.136

 45–54

40 (27.4)

32 (22.9)

0.86 (0.36, 2.09)

0.742

 55+

24 (16.4)

21 (15.0)

0.94 (0.36, 2.45)

0.903

Gender

 Female

62 (45.3)

59 (43.1)

REF

 

 Transgender female/transwoman

67 (48.9)

76 (55.5)

1.19 (0.73, 1.94)

0.478

 Genderqueer/Genderfluid

6 (4.4)

2 (1.4)

0.35 (0.07, 1.80)

0.210

 Androgynous/Ambigender

2 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Sexual identity

 Gay/homosexual

14 (14.4)

19 (16.8)

REF

 

 Bisexual

29 (29.9)

16 (14.2)

0.41 (0.16, 1.02)

0.056

 Heterosexual

54 (55.7)

78 (69.0)

1.06 (0.49, 2.30)

0.874

Race

 White

42 (28.8)

34 (24.3)

REF

 

 Black/African American

24 (16.4)

25 (17.8)

1.29 (0.63, 2.64)

0.492

 Latina

43 (29.5)

54 (38.6)

1.55 (0.85, 2.84)

0.154

 Other

37 (25.3)

27 (19.3)

0.90 (0.46, 1.76)

0.762

Education

 Middle school or less

7 (4.8)

15 (10.7)

REF

 

 Some or completed secondary

69 (47.3)

57 (40.7)

0.38 (0.15, 1.01)

0.052

 Some or completed college/Technical

60 (41.1)

65 (46.4)

0.51 (0.19, 1.32)

0.165

 Postgraduate

10 (6.8)

3 (2.2)

0.14 (0.03, 0.67)

0.014

Ever been undocumented

 No

132 (90.4)

110 (78.6)

REF

 

 Yes

14 (9.6)

30 (21.4)

2.57 (1.29, 5.09)

0.007

Experienced homelessness as a child

 No

95 (65.1)

79 (56.4)

REF

 

 Yes

51 (34.9)

61 (43.6)

1.44 (0.89, 2.32)

0.135

Experienced homelessness as an adult

 No

23 (15.8)

23 (16.4)

REF

 

 Yes

123 (84.2)

117 (83.6)

0.95 (0.51, 1.79)

0.877

Current Housing

 Own

1 (0.7)

2 (1.4)

REF

 

 Renting

59 (40.4)

54 (38.6)

0.46 (0.04, 5.19)

0.528

 Single room occupancy

28 (19.2)

32 (22.9)

0.57 (0.05, 6.65)

0.655

 Homeless/temporary/unstable housing

40 (27.4)

41 (29.3)

0.51 (0.04, 5.88)

0.591

 Other

18 (12.3)

11 (7.8)

0.31 (0.02, 3.78)

0.355

Ever did sex work

 No

29 (20.0)

29 (20.7)

REF

 

 Yes

116 (80.0)

111 (79.3)

0.96 (0.54, 1.70)

0.881

Ever experienced discrimination by police/in court

 Based on gender identity/presentation

71 (68.3)

48 (45.7)

REF

 

 Based on race, ethnicity, or color

1 (0.9)

4 (3.8)

5.92 (0.64, 54.57)

0.117

 Based on both gender and race/ethnicity

32 (30.8)

53 (50.5)

2.45 (1.38, 4.34)

0.002

Feel gender identity passes

 Not at all

17 (11.8)

6 (4.4)

REF

 

 A little bit

25 (17.4)

24 (17.4)

2.72 (0.92, 8.06)

0.071

 Somewhat

58 (40.3)

51 (36.9)

2.49 (0.91, 6.80)

0.075

 A lot

44 (30.5)

57 (41.3)

3.67 (1.34, 10.08)

0.012

Feel gender identity questioned

 Not at all

6 (4.2)

14 (10.2)

REF

 

 A little bit

38 (26.6)

46 (33.3)

0.52 (0.18, 1.48)

0.220

 Somewhat

47 (32.9)

37 (26.8)

0.34 (0.12, 0.96)

0.042

 A lot

52 (36.3)

41 (29.7)

0.34 (0.12, 0.96)

0.041

Ever been incarcerated

 No

45 (30.8)

35 (25.0)

REF

 

 Yes

101 (69.2)

105 (75.0)

1.34 (0.80, 2.25)

0.274