AUSTIN (KXAN) — The research team behind the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey (USTS) released a report of its early findings on Wednesday, presenting the largest single sampling of transgender people by any survey, with over 92,000 respondents.
The survey follows up on the National Center for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE) 2015 survey, which had nearly 28,000 responses. The 2022 survey also permitted responses from 16 and 17-year-olds.
NCTE’s Director of the USTS, Josie Caballero, spoke with KXAN in 2022 about the survey’s launch.
“It fills in some of the large gaps in research about trans people, and it provides a critical tool for researchers, policymakers and advocates seeking to better understand the needs of trans people,” said Caballero in 2022.
2022: U.S. Trans Survey seeks accurate picture of transgender life in America
According to early results from the 2022 survey, 94% of respondents said they were more satisfied with life after gender transitioning, and 3% reported decreased satisfaction. For transgender people receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT), 98% reported higher life satisfaction; for those who had received transition-related surgery, 97%.