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Subj: Internet survey results
From: Marsha J

From: an29522@anon.penet.fi
To: Crystal21

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Here are the results of the alt.transgendered survey.

The results are expressed as percentages with actual numbers shown in square brackets [#] when I thought the numbers may be interesting.

The numbers in parenthesis () reflect the inclussion of a total of results of the survey circulated to the American On Line system (thanks to Crystal for the input).

I'm having to send this through the penet server so it may take a bit longer than using the laUNCpad. There is no way to upload a file on that system and the results were compiled on my PC. '-)

So with our further adeiu, here are the results:

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RESULTS OF THE alt.transgendered SURVEY
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1) Average age: 32.2 years (32.7 years)

2) Birth sex: Female 0% Male 100%

3) Location:

country:

• USA 76.1% [51] (78.9% [60])
  
• Canada 11.9% [8] (10.5% [8])
  
• Europe 9.0% [6] ( 7.9% [6])
  
• Pacific 3.0% [2] ( 2.6% [2])

• Urban environment 82% (80.3%) or Rural environment 18% (19.7%)

4) Sexual partner preference:

• Female 68.6% (65.8%)
  
• Male 4.5% (7.9%)
  
• Both 23.9% (22.4%)
  
• Neither/No response 3% (3.9%)

5) Time aware of gender ambiguity: 16.9 years (14.8 years)

6) Current personal status: Acceptance 83.6% (85.5%) Denial 16.4% (14.5%)

7) Are you a:

• Transsexual 37.3% [25] (42.1% [32])
  
• Transvestite 50.7% [34] (47.3% [36])
  
• Interested third party 6% [4] (5.3% [4])

8) If transsexual, are you:

• Preoperative 60% [15] (59.4% [19])
  
• Post-operative 8% [2] (12.5% [4])
  
• Neither 32% [8] (28.1% [9])

9) Do you participate in professional therapy:

• Yes 28.4% (31.6%)
  
• No 71.6% (68.4%)

10) Are you a member of a support group (other than alt.tg):

• Yes 38.8% (40.8%)
  
• No 61.2% (59.2%)

11) Marital status:

• Single 40.3% [27] (39.5% [30])
  
• Married 43.3% [29] (42.1% [32])
  
• Divorced 7.5% [5] ( 9.2% [7])
  
• Lasting relationship 8.9% [6] (9.2% [7])

12) If married or involved:

A) Does you S.O. know of your gender ambiguity:

• Yes 86.1% (87.5%)
  
• No 11.1% (10.0%)
  
• Maybe 2.8% (2.5%)

B) If yes, is your S.O. accepting and/or supportive:

• Yes 83.3% (82.4%)
  
• No 16.7% (17.6%)

13) Do you cross dress:

• Yes 77.6% (75%)
  
• No 22.4% (25%)

If so, how many years have you been consistently crossdressing:

• 11.3 years (11.9 years)

14) Do you subscribe to any transgendered publications:

• Yes 22.4% (22.4%)
  
• No 77.6% (77.6%)

If so, please list:

• Tapestry 6 (8)
  
• Chrysalis 2 (2)
  
• TV Girl Talk 2 (2)

Others with 1 response:

• FPE-S, Femin Form, Intermezzo, GEMS, GDTI, Tri-ess

15) Political leanings:

• Conservative 17% (17.6%)
  
• Liberal 55.9% (58.8%)
  
• Libertarian 25.4% (22%)
  
• Anarchist 1.7% (1.6%)

16) Generally speaking, are you happy with your life:

• Yes 70.1% (69.7%)
  
• No 29.9% (30.3%)

************* JUST FOR FUN! *************

17) Best transgendered song ever recorded & artist:

• #1 - Walk On The Wild Side by Lou Reed [10 votes]
  
• #2 - Lola by The Kinks [9 votes]
  
• #3 - Dude Looks Like A Lady by Aerosmith [4 votes]

Others Mentioned:

• As Girls Go, I Ain't Got No Body, Supermodel,
  
• The Lumberjack Song, Where's The Dress, Brand New
  
• Girl, Living On The Edge

18) Personal transgendered hero/heroine:

• #1 - Caroline Cossey (Tula) [8 votes]
  
• #2 - Renee Richards [4 votes]
  
• #3 - Amber Kay [2 votes]

Numerous other single reponses including personal aquaintances, net type people, themselves, therapists, etc.

19) Estimated amount spent per year in crossdressing activities:

• $412.41 [29 responses for $11,960] ($387.80 [32 rersponses for $12,410])

• Time: 75 1/4 days per year

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  Polster's Comments %-)
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  Just a few with no analysis.

  Question 3, Location:

  In the interest of anominity, actual city or state/province references were not reported. The Europe classification results from there being a singular response per country, except for the UK. The Pacific refers to the Pacific Rim and once again only a singular response per country.

  Question 13, Crossdress: Many TS reponses indicated that they do not consider themselves to be crossdressing (and who am I to argue) so such cases were considered as a negative reply.

  Question 14, Publications: I did not include electronic publication such as cd-forum and transgen even though they got a few responses. The intent was for normal print type magazines, etc. In retrospect, electronic is just as valid a medium but since it was not specified, I chose not t include those responses.

  Question 15, Politics: Many international respondents did not know how to answer this question. I suppose it should have been phrased differently such as Left, Right, Middle. Most responses were from the USA.

  Question 17, Song: This one caused a bunch of ? responses. By looking over the results, I think you can finally get the idea. One thing that did surprise me was that nobody mentioned The Cramps. There is a real tg band if there ever was one. Of course, I didn't vote for them either even though I like most of their work, especially "Look Ma, No Head" their latest offering.

  Question 19, Amount: Some respondents answered by indicating time spent so I totalled and averaged those responses in addition to the dollar amount that was the original intent. Many responses came with a "I would hate to think about how much I spend" type of answer and others were more on the lines of "Wow, I don't know, $200, $400, $???" which is sort of the category I fit into (probably spend more than I care to admit).

  Well, that's about all. Hope you enjoyed reading the results. My thanks to all that took the survey and thanks for excusing the tardiness of the post of the results.

  Take good care of yourselves and be happy.

  E-Hugs, :-x

  Paulette

  USEFUL INFORMATION

  Subj: Gender Reassignment Clinics
  From: Dee tv
  To: Melanie XX

  Hi Mel,

  I've finished compiling the listing of possible SRS clinics in the Tapestry and the results sre as follows:

  Gender Identity Clinic of New England 203-646-8651
  Center For Gender Reassignment 804-622-9900
  Institute For Psychosexual Health 414-332-5407
  Milwaukee Transgender Program 414-774-4111
  Gender Identity Clinic (Canada) 416-979-2221, ext 2339

  These seem to offer full treatment from initial consultation to SRS including groups and spouse counseling. Feel free to transpose this into the Sub. Make sure to credit the Tapestry Journal.

  Thanks,
  Denise

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