Transgender Health in Massachusetts: Results From a Household Probability Sample of Adults.

• Autores: Kerith J. Conron, Gunner Scott, Grace Sterling Stowell, Stewart Landers
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 102, Nº. 1, 2012, págs. 118-122
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Despite higher rates of unemployment and poverty among transgender adults (n=131; 0.5% weighted) than among nontransgender adults (n=28045) in our population-based Massachusetts household sample, few health differences were observed between transgender and nontransgender adults. Transgender adults who are stably housed and participated in a telephone health survey may represent the healthiest segment of the transgender population. Our findings demonstrate a need for diverse sampling approaches to monitor transgender health, including adding transgender measures to population-based surveys, and further highlight economic inequities that warrant intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]