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In this chapter we undertake a series of empirical analyses of the prevalence and the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the transgender and cisgender populations in the United States. We employ a definition of transgender that is based on self-identification and is mostly aligned with the conceptualizations of identities that fall under the “trans umbrella.” We draw mainly on data from two recent U.S. surveys of these populations to ascertain the prevalence of the transgender population and their characteristics. At the end of the chapter, we make some recommendations for future directions for research about the transgender and cisgender populations.
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Suárez, M.I., Marquez-Velarde, G., Compton, D.R., Poston, D.L. (2022). Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Transgender and Cisgender Populations in the U.S. In: Baumle, A.K., Nordmarken, S. (eds) Demography of Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Minority Populations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06329-9_4
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