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In one study conducted by the National LGBTQ Task Force, responders who identified as neither male nor female were less likely to be white and more likely to be multi racial, Black, or Asian, but less likely to be Latino/a compared to those who identified as male or female. 20% of non-binary individuals lived in the lowest household income category.

Legal discrimination

Despite being more likely to receive higher levels of education when compared to the general public, 90% of non-binary individuals face discrimination, such as verbal harassment, in the workplace. 19% of genderqueer individuals report job loss as a result of their identities. Because identifying as non binary is an emergent and lesser-known identity, anti-discrimination laws that outline prohibition of discrimination for non binary individuals specifically does not exist. However, Title VII and the current proposed version of the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act use such terms as "gender identity" and "gender expression," categories under which non binary individuals fall due to the fact that their gender expression cannot be defined as male or female.

Twelve states currently have legislation which bars discrimination based on gender identity. Despite these efforts, non-binary individuals have higher rates of physical and sexual assault and police harassment than those who identify as men or women, likely due to their gender expression or presentation.

There is currently no way for non binary individuals to acquire a federal license with an accurate gender identity, as the only options are currently male or female. Therefore, non binary individuals are inaccurately regarded as their sex, and not their gender, in legal matters. The origin of these legal restrictions is the classification of gender identity into only two distinct genders, male and female, is known as the gender binary; however there are those who believe in the social construction of gender difference, which would refute the need for such legal restrictions.

Health discrimination

14% reported discrimination in medical care, but were "more likely to avoid care altogether when sick or injured because of the fear of discrimination."

In a similar survey conducted by UK Trans Info, the vast majority of non-binary responders reported "fear of treatment being denied" as the main deterrent for not seeking healthcare. Many reported anxiety over having to deny their identities or "pretend to be someone [they are] not" in order to receive treatment. As a result, 20% reported self-medicating as an alternative to seeking healthcare.