Table 1 Weighted characteristics of the study sample from the BRFSS (2020–2023)

Sample Size (n)

218,124

216,333

230,625

254,704

919,786

Gender Identity Broad Classification

 Cisgender

99.46 (99.35, 99.57)

99.40 (99.33, 99.47)

99.28 (99.22, 99.34)

99.18 (99.09, 99.26)

99.33 (99.29, 99.37)

 Transgender

0.54 (0.43, 0.65)

0.60 (0.53, 0.67)

0.72 (0.66, 0.78)

0.82 (0.74, 0.91)

0.67 (0.63, 0.71)

Gender Identity Detailed Classification

 Cisgender

99.46 (99.35, 99.57)

99.40 (99.33, 99.47)

99.28 (99.22, 99.34)

99.18 (99.09, 99.26)

99.33 (99.29, 99.37)

 Male-to-Female

0.18 (0.14, 0.22)

0.17 (0.14, 0.20)

0.21 (0.18, 0.24)

0.24 (0.19, 0.29)

0.20 (0.18, 0.22)

 Female-to-Male

0.21 (0.11, 0.30)

0.19 (0.15, 0.24)

0.23 (0.19, 0.27)

0.23 (0.19, 0.27)

0.22 (0.18, 0.25)

 Gender Nonconforming

0.15 (0.12, 0.19)

0.23 (0.19, 0.27)

0.28 (0.24, 0.32)

0.35 (0.30, 0.41)

0.25 (0.23, 0.28)

Age

 Age 18 to 24

11.32 (10.95, 11.68)

9.81 (9.51, 10.12)

10.01 (9.71, 10.31)

9.96 (9.67, 10.26)

10.30 (10.14, 10.46)

 Age 25 to 34

16.14 (15.75, 16.53)

16.40 (16.07, 16.73)

16.34 (16.00, 16.67)

15.85 (15.52, 16.18)

16.17 (15.99, 16.34)

 Age 35 to 44

16.37 (15.99, 16.75)

16.99 (16.66, 17.31)

17.21 (16.88, 17.53)

17.11 (16.77, 17.44)

16.90 (16.73, 17.08)

 Age 45 to 54

16.36 (15.97, 16.75)

16.04 (15.74, 16.35)

15.84 (15.53, 16.15)

15.99 (15.66, 16.32)

16.07 (15.90, 16.24)

 Age 55 to 64

17.52 (17.14, 17.90)

17.60 (17.29, 17.91)

17.35 (17.03, 17.66)

16.99 (16.66, 17.32)

17.35 (17.18, 17.52)

 Age 65 or older

22.29 (21.91, 22.67)

23.16 (22.85, 23.47)

23.26 (22.95, 23.58)

24.10 (23.77, 24.43)

23.21 (23.04, 23.38)

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

60.33 (59.82, 60.85)

67.74 (67.32, 68.15)

64.61 (64.19, 65.02)

59.05 (58.61, 59.49)

62.65 (62.42, 62.88)

 Non-Hispanic Black

11.29 (10.98, 11.60)

11.63 (11.34, 11.93)

12.22 (11.93, 12.52)

11.49 (11.22, 11.77)

11.64 (11.49, 11.78)

 Non-Hispanic Other

9.39 (8.99, 9.79)

7.27 (7.04, 7.50)

9.36 (9.09, 9.64)

11.01 (10.67, 11.35)

9.35 (9.18, 9.51)

 Hispanic

18.98 (18.48, 19.48)

13.36 (13.00, 13.72)

13.81 (13.46, 14.16)

18.44 (18.03, 18.85)

16.37 (16.16, 16.58)

Marital Status

 Not Married

48.03 (47.52, 48.55)

46.09 (45.67, 46.51)

46.68 (46.26, 47.10)

47.02 (46.59, 47.46)

47.00 (46.77, 47.23)

 Married

51.97 (51.45, 52.48)

53.91 (53.49, 54.33)

53.32 (52.90, 53.74)

52.98 (52.54, 53.41)

53.00 (52.77, 53.23)

Education Level

 Not Graduated High School

12.67 (12.24, 13.11)

10.04 (9.71, 10.38)

9.68 (9.35, 10.01)

10.55 (10.22, 10.89)

10.80 (10.62, 10.99)

 Graduated High school

27.04 (26.59, 27.49)

27.72 (27.34, 28.11)

27.29 (26.90, 27.68)

26.08 (25.70, 26.46)

26.99 (26.78, 27.19)

 Attended College

31.13 (30.64, 31.62)

31.28 (30.88, 31.68)

31.14 (30.73, 31.54)

31.03 (30.62, 31.45)

31.14 (30.92, 31.36)

 Graduated from College

29.16 (28.75, 29.56)

30.96 (30.62, 31.29)

31.90 (31.55, 32.25)

32.34 (31.96, 32.72)

31.07 (30.88, 31.26)

Health Insurance Status

 No

12.06 (11.69, 12.42)

8.35 (8.05, 8.64)

8.00 (7.73, 8.27)

7.82 (7.52, 8.11)

9.11 (8.96, 9.27)

 Yes

87.94 (87.58, 88.31)

91.65 (91.36, 91.95)

92.00 (91.73, 92.27)

92.18 (91.89, 92.48)

90.89 (90.73, 91.04)

Housing Situation

 Own

68.45 (67.99, 68.91)

72.66 (72.30, 73.03)

73.09 (72.74, 73.44)

71.97 (71.61, 72.33)

71.44 (71.25, 71.64)

 Rent

25.63 (25.21, 26.05)

21.91 (21.58, 22.24)

21.41 (21.10, 21.72)

22.64 (22.31, 22.97)

22.99 (22.81, 23.17)

 Other

5.92 (5.68, 6.16)

5.43 (5.23, 5.62)

5.50 (5.30, 5.71)

5.39 (5.20, 5.59)

5.57 (5.46, 5.67)