Table 1 Participant demographics
From: Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people’s experiences of health and healthcare
Characteristics | Cisgender autistic (n = 1094) | TGD autistic (n = 174) | Cisgender non-autistic (n = 1295) | p-values (Sig.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 42.12 (14.40) | 35.59 (13.91) | 38.88 (16.11) | 4.37 × \({10}^{-7}\) (***) |
Age (years), categories, N (%) | ||||
16–29 | 262 (23.95) | 73 (41.95) | 454 (35.06) | |
30–39 | 226 (20.66) | 41 (23.56) | 260 (20.08) | |
40–49 | 240 (21.94) | 28 (16.09) | 229 (17.68) | |
50–59 | 229 (20.93) | 22 (12.64) | 190 (14.67) | |
60–69 | 106 (9.69) | 5 (2.87) | 106 (8.19) | |
70+ | 31 (2.83) | 5 (2.87) | 56 (4.32) | |
Biological sex, N (%) | 3.26 × \({10}^{-7}\) (***) | |||
Female | 665 (60.79) | 143 (82.18) | 811 (62.63) | |
Male | 429 (39.21) | 31 (17.82) | 484 (37.38) | |
Current gender identity, N (%) | ||||
Female | 665 (60.79) | 8 (4.60) | 811 (62.63) | |
Male | 429 (39.21) | 26 (14.94) | 484 (37.38) | |
Non-Binary | 0 (0) | 20 (11.49) | 0 (0) | |
Other | 0 (0) | 120 (68.97) | 0 (0) | |
Ethnicity, N (%) | 2.27 × \({10}^{-14}\) (***) | |||
White | 950 (86.84) | 142 (81.61) | 1013 (78.22) | |
Non-white | 144 (13.16) | 32 (18.39) | 282 (21.78) | |
African | 5 (0.46) | 0 (0) | 12 (0.93) | |
Arab | 1 (0.09) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.62) | |
Asian | 9 (0.82) | 0 (0) | 42 (3.24) | |
Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani | 8 (0.73) | 2 (1.15) | 52 (4.02) | |
Caribbean | 6 (0.55) | 1 (0.58) | 1 (0.08) | |
Hispanic | 11 (1.01) | 0 (0) | 32 (2.47) | |
Jewish | 24 (2.19) | 1 (0.58) | 35 (2.70) | |
Turkish | 1 (0.09) | 0 (0) | 10 (0.77) | |
Mixed race | 53 (4.85) | 23 (13.22) | 65 (5.02) | |
Other | 26 (2.38) | 5 (2.87) | 25 (1.93) | |
Country of residence, N (%) | 2.60 × \({10}^{-36}\) (***) | |||
UK | 740 (67.64) | 90 (51.72) | 574 (44.32) | |
USA | 107 (9.78) | 34 (19.54) | 138 (10.66) | |
Other | 247 (22.58) | 50 (28.74) | 583 (45.02) | |
Australia | 14 (1.28) | 6 (3.45) | 34 (2.63) | |
Canada | 32 (2.93) | 8 (4.60) | 50 (3.86) | |
Germany | 29 (2.65) | 10 (5.75) | 27 (2.09) | |
Netherlands | 21 (1.92) | 4 (2.30) | 33 (2.55) | |
Other | 151 (13.80) | 22 (12.64) | 439 (33.90) | |
Education, N (%) | 1.40 × \({10}^{-7}\) (***) | |||
No formal education | 47(4.30) | 10 (5.75) | 23 (1.78) | |
Secondary School/High School | 173 (15.81) | 43 (24.71) | 230 (17.76) | |
Further vocational qualifications | 176 (16.09) | 24 (13.79) | 145 (11.20) | |
University undergraduate | 352 (32.18) | 43 (24.71) | 390 (30.12) | |
University postgraduate | 346 (31.63) | 54 (31.03) | 507 (39.15) | |
AQ-10 Score, mean (SD) | 7.93 (1.90) | 8.51 (1.66) | 3.66 (2.55) | < 2 × \({10}^{-16}\) (***) |