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Transgender EuroStudy:
Legal Survey and Focus on the
Transgender Experience of Health Care
Do the Respondents Represent
a Normal Population
Disability: We asked respondents if they identified themselves as having a disability. Of all
valid responses 15.4% (n155) answered positively (see Charts 2 & 3). This is comparable to the figures
obtained from other national and European studies. 53
Across figures from twelve countries, as can be seen from Chart 3, most are within the range of
14 – 21%, with an average of 13.91%, and a median of 14.81%. This indicates that our respondents
were a likely representative group of trans people, though there might either be some underreporting
or an on-average filter group, as with many trans people undertaking multiple surgeries one
might expect a higher disability rate.
Chart 3: Total % of Respondents Who Identified as Having a
Disability
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
%Yes
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Romania
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Age: We asked the respondents their current age and also the historical period of time in
which they transitioned. Transition starts at the point in which a person stops living in the role
assigned to them at birth and starts living permanently and completely in their preferred gender role.
It is often the day when a person enters their work place in their preferred gender. Transition is seen as
completed when a person has completed all the treatment (including completing their choice of
trans-related medical services), though in reality this point in time is not necessarily the point at which
they feel fully comfortable in their new role – that can often take far longer.
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See the European
Commission website
Eurostat
http://epp.eurostat.ec.
europa.eu.