From: Health and service utilization among a sample of gender-diverse youth of color: the TRUTH study
Variable | Categories | TGDa Youth Total (N = 108) | Binary TGD Youth (n = 38) | Nonbinary TGD Youth (n = 70) | P-value |
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Race n (%) | Black only Latinx only Multi-Racial/Ethnic and Other identitiesb | 19 (18) 42 (39) 47 (43) | 8 (21) 18 (47) 12 (32) | 11 (16) 24 (34) 35 (50) | 0.18 |
Age | Mean (SDc) | 21.39 (2.09) | 21.03 (2.31) | 21.58 (1.95) | 0.19 |
Age Category n (%) | < 18 years 18 – 20 years 21 – 25 years | 8 (7) 30 (27) 70 (65) | 3 (8) 15 (40) 20 (53) | 5 (7) 15 (21) 50 (71) | 0.12 |
Sex Designated at Birth n (%) | Male Female | 23 (21) 85 (79) | 8 (21) 30 (79) | 15 (21) 55 (79) | 0.96 |
Residential Status n (%) | Family Own place/apartment With friends/partner No regular place/other | 49 (45) 27 (25) 14 (13) 18 (17) | 14 (37) 7 (18) 5 (13) 12 (32) | 35 (50) 20 (29) 9 (13) 6 (9) | 0.02 |
Education n (%) | Less than high schoold High school/GED Vocational school & some college AA to Bachelor & beyond | 16 (15) 26 (24) 51 (48) 14 (13) | 9 (24) 13 (34) 14 (37) 2 (5) | 7 (10) 13 (19) 37 (54) 12 (17) | 0.02 |
Employment Status n (%) | Yes, Part-time Yes, Full-time Not working & not looking Not working & looking | 41 (38) 17 (16) 14 (13) 35 (33) | 14 (38) 5 (13) 7 (19) 11 (30) | 27 (39) 12 (17) 7 (10) 24 (34) | 0.61 |
Food Security n (%) | Food security Food insecurity Hunger | 42 (39) 25 (23) 41 (38) | 17 (45) 11 (29) 10 (26) | 25 (36) 14 (20) 31 (44) | 0.18 |
Basic Needs n (%) | Did not run out money 1–3 times a month 1 + a week | 33 (31) 57 (53) 16 (15) | 13 (35) 18 (49) 6 (16) | 20 (29) 39 (57) 10 (15) | 0.73 |
Primary partner (last 6 months) n (%) | Yes | 61 (57) | 18 (72) | 43 (71) | 0.89 |
Sex Exchange (last 6 months) n (%) | Yes | 31 (29) | 13 (34) | 18 (26) | 0.38 |
History of foster care n (%) | Yes | 8 (7) | 5 (13) | 3 (4) | 0.13 |
History of incarceration n (%)h | Yes | 5 (5) | 2 (5) | 3 (4) | 0.58 |