Highlights from the 2022 US Trans Survey
Hello everyone. As I mentioned in my post last week, this week I want to talk about the Early Insights into the 2022 US Trans Survey, which can be found here. The data will be available soon to researchers, and I am quite excited to explore this dataset further. I have used the 2015 dataset in my research, and it is fantastic though has some issues. In the 2022 survey, they listened to the criticisms and have improved the dataset immensely. Altogether, the US Trans Survey surveyed 92,329 transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals age 16 and up (84,170 are 18+) from across the United States.
What are we seeing in the early highlights?
Below are a few important points for nonprofits to consider:
The biggest point from this study is how many people transgender people are satisfied with their transition decisions. 94% who live in a gender other than the gender of their birth report being a little or a lot satisfied with their life. 98% of those who decide to get hormone treatment report that the hormones make them a lot or a little more satisfied with their life. 97% of those who had some sort of gender affirming surgery reported being a lot or a little more satisfied with life after care. These numbers are incredibly important; they show that gender affirming care, whatever that may be for the individual, is successful in supporting transgender individuals.
A quarter of respondents didn’t see a doctor in the past 12 months as they feared mistreatment. Those who had, almost 50% reported having at least one negative experience in the past 12 months because of their identity as transgender. 87% of respondents reported having health insurance.
We see a complex story for immediate family support by age. Younger people (16-17) have a higher rate of unsupportive, as compared to older people. Whether that is because of the way gender identity and expression for minors is discussed in the media versus how media talks about adults or, as people get older, family have more time. Approximately 11% of respondents reported violence from a family member because of their transgender identity, and 8% reported being kicked out of the house because of their gender identity and expression. Once I am able to see the data, I might be able to explore this question more. Below is a picture showing the complex picture of family support.
34% of respondents were, at the time of response, experiencing poverty and 30% of respondents had been homeless at some point in their life.
There were high levels of harassment and violence reported. 30% of respondents reported being verbally harassed, 39% were harassed online, 9% were denied equal treatment, and 3% of respondents were physically attacked due to their gender identity and expression.
Many respondents have thought about moving due to discrimination. Below are the top 10 states that people reported moving from.
Overall, there is a lot of information to unpack, much of it is useful for nonprofit organizations. As more data becomes available, I will be able to do a more in-depth analysis, which will be of great use to nonprofit organizations. Until then, I recommend using this data to show how important supporting your transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals are.
I will be skipping next week as I will be spending time with family and friends during my son’s & husband’s February break. I look forward to continuing the newsletter in two weeks!