Table 1 Demographic and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Sample.
From: From transition to detransition: Exploring societal attitudes towards gender detransitioning
Variable | Participants (n = 351) | |
|---|---|---|
M | SD | |
Age | 36.9 | 12.1 |
Sex | n | % |
Male | 40 | 11.4 |
Female | 291 | 82.9 |
Nonbinary/Gender non-conforming | 17 | 4.8 |
Unsure/questioning | 3 | 0.9 |
Gender Identity | ||
Cisgender | 324 | 92.3 |
Transgender | 23 | 6.6 |
Unsure/questioning | 4 | 1.1 |
Sexual Orientation | ||
Heterosexual/Straight | 220 | 62.7 |
Gay | 10 | 2.8 |
Lesbian | 17 | 4.8 |
Bisexual | 58 | 16.5 |
Pansexual | 21 | 6 |
Asexual | 2 | 0.6 |
Queer | 10 | 2.8 |
Unsure/questioning | 11 | 3.1 |
Other | 1 | 0.6 |
Education level | ||
Did not complete high school | 8 | 2.3 |
High school certificate | 52 | 14.8 |
VET or TAFE certificate | 97 | 27.6 |
Bachelor’s degree | 129 | 36.8 |
Master’s degree | 47 | 13.4 |
Doctoral degree (PhD) | 7 | 2 |
Technical or vocational training | 11 | 3.1 |
Religious Denomination | ||
Atheist | 117 | 33.3 |
Agnostic | 60 | 17.1 |
Catholic/Christian | 68 | 19.4 |
Buddhist | 1 | 0.3 |
Jewish | 6 | 1.7 |
Muslim | 5 | 1.4 |
Spiritual, but not religious | 77 | 21.9 |
Other | 17 | 4.8 |
Interpersonal contact | ||
Know someone who is transgender | 256 | 72.9 |
Know someone who has detransitioned | 59 | 16.8 |
Interpersonal contact level | ||
Friend/Close friend | 71 | 20.2 |
Family member | 27 | 7.7 |
Acquaintance | 85 | 24.2 |
