Capturing the social demographics of hidden sexual minorities: an Internet study of the transgender population in the United States.
Capturing the social demographics of hidden sexual minorities: an Internet study of the transgender population in the United States.
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DOI：
10.1525/srsp.2007.4.2.50
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Miner, M.
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作者：
Rosser, B. R. S.;Oakes, J. M.;Miner, M.
作为一项更大研究的一部分，我们调查了利用互联网研究来捕捉一个很大程度上未公开的性少数群体的人口特征的可行性，并在美国首次尝试对变性人进行全国性研究中报告这些特征。为了获得一个非临床的国家样本，我们使用了在线方便抽样。在收到的1373份调查中，1229份（90%）被认为是完整的，来自自我认同为跨性别者的独特个体，18岁或以上，以及美国居民。参与率接近美国人口普查（2000年）的预测。与人口普查数据进行比较，发现样本为年轻，白人（非西班牙裔），单身，受教育程度较高但家庭收入较低，居住在小城镇到中等城市，与传统基督教教派的联系较少。人口统计学特征在性别和跨性别状态上存在显著差异。讨论了实现人口代表性在线抽样的挑战，以及对未来研究和政策的影响。
As part of a larger study, we investigated the feasibility of using Internet research to capture the demographic characteristics of a largely closeted sexual minority and to report such characteristics in the first national study of transgender persons ever attempted in the United States. To achieve a nonclinical national sample, online convenience sampling was used. Of 1373 surveys received, 1229 (90%) were deemed complete and from unique individuals self-identifying as transgender, 18 years or older, and U.S. residents. Participation approximated that predicted by the U.S. Census (2000). Comparison with census data identified the sample as younger, White (non-Hispanic), single, more educated but with less household income, living in smaller towns to medium-sized cities, and less affiliated with traditional Christian denominations. Demographic characteristics differed significantly by both gender and transgender status. The challenge of achieving demographically representative sampling online, as well as implications for future research and policy, are discussed.