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Table 1 Characteristics of Trans PULSE Canada COVID Cohort participants

From: Impacts of COVID-19 on trans and non-binary people in Canada: a qualitative analysis of responses to a national survey

 

Total sample

n = 820

Completed free-form responses to the question: “Can you tell us how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted you as a trans or non-binary person, whether positive or negative?

Yes

n = 697

No

n = 123

p-valuea

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age

   

0.767

 15–19

57 (7)

46 (7)

11 (9)

 

 20–24

151 (19)

132 (19)

19 (16)

 

 25–34

308 (38)

261 (38)

47 (39)

 

 35–49

226 (28)

190 (27)

36 (30)

 

 50–64

62 (8)

55 (8)

7 (6)

 

 65 +

10 (1)

9 (1)

1 (0.8)

 

Gender

   

0.620

 Woman or girl

201 (25)

176 (25)

25 (20)

 

 Man or boy

200 (24)

167 (24)

33 (27)

 

 Indigenous or cultural gender

18 (2)

16 (2)

2 (2)

 

 Non-binary or similar

400 (49)

337 (48)

63 (51)

 

Indigenous in Canada

   

0.965

 Indigenous in Canada

59 (7)

50 (7)

9 (7)

 

 Not Indigenous in Canada

758 (93)

644 (93)

114 (93)

 

Racializationb

   

0.277

 Racialized

108 (13)

88 (13)

20 (16)

 

 Not racialized

710 (87)

607 (87)

103 (84)

 

Urban / ruralc

   

0.366

 Rural or small town

48 (6)

43 (6)

5 (4)

 

 Not rural or small town

769 (94)

652 (94)

117 (96)

 

Employment (age ≥ 25)d

   

0.377

 Permanent full-time

220 (37)

184 (36)

36 (40)

 

 Employed, not permanent full-time

208 (35)

176 (35)

32 (36)

 

 Not employed or on leave

137 (23)

122 (24)

15 (17)

 

 Not employed and student or retired

33 (6)

26 (5)

7 (8)

 

Past-year personal income (age ≥ 25)d

   

0.292

 None

67 (11)

53 (10)

14 (15)

 

  < $15,000

149 (25)

132 (26)

17 (19)

 

 $15,000 - $29,999

134 (22)

116 (23)

18 (20)

 

 $30,000 - $49,999

115 (19)

99 (19)

16 (18)

 

 $50,000 - $79,999

91 (15)

72 (14)

19 (21)

 

 $80,000 +

48 (8)

41 (8)

7 (8)

 
  1. aP-values obtained from chi-square tests
  2. bRacialized defined as either identifying as a person of colour or indicating they were perceived or treated as a person of colour
  3. cRural or small town defined as living in a community with population of less than 10,000
  4. dEmployment and economic questions were asked for those age 25 and older, as participants could be as young as 14 years of age