title: Sociodemographic Differences by Survey Mode in a Respondent-Driven Sampling Study of Transgender People in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: To describe survey mode uptake and sociodemographic differences by mode among respondents to a respondent-driven sampling survey of transgender people in Ontario, Canada. Survey mode was left to participant choice.
  
  
  
  Data were collected from 433 transgender Ontarians in 2009-2010 through a self-administered questionnaire, available online, by paper copy, or by telephone with language interpretation.
  
  
  
  Paper respondents (9.5%) were significantly more likely to be Aboriginal or persons of color, underhoused, sex workers, and unemployed or receiving disability benefits.
  
  
  
  In Canada and similar high-income countries, sampling transgender populations that are diverse with respect to social determinants of health may be best carried out with multimode surveys.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Ayden I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Scheim
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Greta R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Psychology, Ryerson University , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D010209:Paper; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D063106:Transgender Persons; D014175:Translating
keywords: Trans PULSE; respondent-driven sampling; survey mode; transgender