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Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsApr 22–23, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports

Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?

No
70%
Yes
18%
Sample
registered voters
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesApr 22–23, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms

Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?

No
67%
Yes
20%
Sample
registered voters
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandSchool policyApr 17–21, 2024
whether primary age children should be taught they can choose their gender

Do you believe that primary age children should be taught that they can choose their "gender" and that it can be changed through hormone treatment and surgery if they want it to be?

No
69%
Yes
15%
Unsure
16%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: scare quotes around "gender"'choose their gender' framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandSchool policyApr 17–21, 2024
opt-in law for primary school teaching of gender identity or sexual orientation

Would you support or oppose a law that prohibits primary schools from teaching any sexual issues, such as gender identity or sexual orientation, in the classroom as part of the curriculum in primary schools - that's ages 5 up to 10 or 11 unless parents specifically opt their children into these classes.

Support 44%40% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: classifies gender identity as a 'sexual issue'adds a parental opt-in clause absent from the 2023 wording, so the trend is not clean
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandYouth medical careApr 17–21, 2024
NZ ban on puberty blockers for under-16s, modelled on NHS England

The UK health service (the NHS) has stopped the use of puberty blockers, which begin the gender transition process, for children under 16 as it deemed they are too young to consent.

The UK health service (the NHS) has stopped the use of puberty blockers, which begin the gender transition process, for children under 16 as it deemed they are too young to consent. Do you support or oppose a similar ban in New Zealand on the use of puberty blockers for young people 16 or younger?

Support 62%19% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: cites the NHS as an authority endorsing the restriction before askingasserts blockers 'begin the gender transition process'asserts children under 16 are 'too young to consent'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandYouth medical careApr 17–21, 2024
ban on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for under-18s

Some people have proposed banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and physical sex-change surgeries for children under the age of 18 who identify as transgender. Would you support or oppose this kind of ban?

Support 53%24% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: bundles three distinct interventions into a single ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandYouth medical careApr 17–21, 2024
whether youth gender treatment should centre on blockers/hormones or on mental health

If a young person says they want to change their gender, should the treatment be primarily based on providing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, or should the treatment primarily focus on dealing with the gender dysphoria and any other underlying mental health issues.

Primarily mental health
53%
Primarily blockers/hormones
10%
Unsure
37%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: presents medical transition and mental health care as mutually exclusive'underlying mental health issues' implies gender dysphoria is a symptom of something else
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Primarily blockers/hormones
  • Primarily mental health
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandAdult medical careApr 17–21, 2024
taxpayer funding of gender-affirming surgery or hormones for adults

Do you think the taxpayers should fund surgery or hormone treatments for adults who wish to change their gender?

No
68%
Yes
16%
Unsure
16%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: 'taxpayers should fund' framing'wish to change their gender' frames care as elective
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
Siena College Research InstituteSportsApr 15–17, 2024
requiring high school athletes to compete only with others of the sex they were assigned at birth

Now, I'm going to mention some proposals that are being discussed in Congress and some state legislatures. For each, I'd like you to tell me if you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose each of the proposals. {Q29-Q35 ROTATED]

Requiring high school athletes to only compete with others of the same sex that they were assigned at birth

Support 66%27% Oppose
Sample
806 registered voters · +/- 4.1 percentage points including the design effects resulting from weighting
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New York
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 51 subgroup figures

Base: 517 respondents contacted through a dual-frame landline and cell phone mode (including 50 cell interviews initiated via text and completed through a furnished URL); 289 respondents drawn from a proprietary online panel (Cint)

Wording notes: item is a bare policy label with no counter-argument or opposing framedoes not use the word 'transgender' anywhere in the itemrestriction is the thing being supported, so 'support' is the restrictive directionasked within a rotated battery of seven unrelated proposals
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Don't know/Refused
CygnalBathrooms & facilitiesApr 11–12, 2024
Oklahoma school bathroom law requiring use of facilities matching sex assigned at birth

Do you support or oppose the Oklahoma law which requires students to use the bathroom of their gender assigned at birth?

Support 67%21% Oppose
Sample
615 likely voters · ±3.83%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Oklahoma
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: names the policy as an existing state law, which invites status-quo endorsementuses 'gender assigned at birth' rather than 'birth sex'slide is titled 'Transgender Bathroom Law' though the fielded item never says transgender
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Neither support nor oppose
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Unsure
Pew Research CenterIdentity beliefsApr 8–14, 2024
whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth

Which statement comes closer to your views, even if neither is exactly right?

Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
65%
Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
33%
No answer
2%
Sample
8,709 adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 17 subgroup figures

Base: CMFRT_LIST asked of Form 1 only (n=4,349). The June 2024 report analyzes registered voters; the final topline reports all adults.

Wording notes: response options randomizedno middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
  • Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
  • No answer
Pew Research CenterPronouns & languageApr 8–14, 2024
comfort with someone using they/them pronouns

Thinking about things that sometimes happen in society, is each of the following something you are comfortable or uncomfortable with? ... Someone using the pronouns "they/them" instead of "he" or "she" to describe themselves

Uncomfortable
54%
Comfortable
45%
No answer
1%
Sample
8,709 adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: CMFRT_LIST asked of Form 1 only (n=4,349). The June 2024 report analyzes registered voters; the final topline reports all adults.

Wording notes: Form 1 onlybinary comfortable/uncomfortable with no midpointitems randomized within the battery alongside unrelated items such as speaking a language other than English in public
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Comfortable
  • Uncomfortable
  • No answer
NORC (AmeriSpeak)Identity beliefsApr 3, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
GSS variable SEXBIRTH1 - sex recorded at birth; 2024 measurement change from SEXNOW1 to SEXNOW2 removed the 'transgender' response option

Was your sex recorded as male or female at birth?

Female
55.5%
Male
44.5%
Sample
3,309 adults
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: 3,309 completes from 13,900 lines of sample

Wording notes: binary-only response setpaired in 2024 with SEXNOW2 ('self-reported sex') rather than the 2018-2022 SEXNOW1 item that offered a 'transgender' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 20–21, 2024
whether trans women competing denies opportunities to cisgender women

Does allowing biological males to compete in women's sports deny opportunities for biological women to compete?

Yes
67%
No
20%
Sample
registered voters
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: presupposes a zero-sum contest between two groups and asks only whether the loss occurs, not whether it is a reason for policy'biological males' / 'biological women' framing used throughoutno reciprocal item asking whether exclusion denies opportunities to trans women
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
PRRINondiscriminationparaphrasedMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
employment, housing and public accommodation nondiscrimination laws

Do you favor or oppose laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?

Favor 75%25% Oppose
Sample
22,260 adults · ±0.84 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national (with all 50 state estimates)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: 20,642 Ipsos KnowledgePanel + 1,618 opt-in panel recruits to reach minimum state samples of 150

Wording notes: names transgender people explicitly alongside gay, lesbian and bisexual people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
PRRINondiscriminationMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.

Strongly favor
37%
Strongly oppose
7%
Skipped/Refused
4%
Favor (net) 75%Favor 38%Oppose 14%
Sample
22,260 adults · +/- 0.84 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Pooled annual AVA dataset: 20,642 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 1,618 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to reach a minimum of n=150 in smaller states. Aggregation of four monthly waves rather than a single fielding. Unweighted party n: Republican 6,821, independent 6,282, Democrat 7,307.

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIYouth medical careMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
laws preventing parents from allowing a minor to receive gender-transition medical care

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that prevent parents from allowing their child to receive medical care for a gender transition.

Favor 26%49% Oppose
Favor (net) 47%Oppose 25%Favor 21%
Sample
22,260 adults · +/- 0.84 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: Pooled annual AVA dataset: 20,642 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 1,618 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to reach a minimum of n=150 in smaller states. Aggregation of four monthly waves rather than a single fielding. Unweighted party n: Republican 6,821, independent 6,282, Democrat 7,307.

Wording notes: frames the ban as constraining parents rather than minors or providersdoes not name specific interventions (puberty blockers, hormones, surgery)'medical care for a gender transition' rather than 'gender-affirming care'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRILegal documents & IDsMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
driver's licenses and government IDs required to display sex at birth rather than gender identity

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that require driver's licenses or government ID to display the person's sex at birth rather than their gender identity.

Favor 30%37% Oppose
Favor (net) 59%Favor 29%Oppose 22%
Sample
22,260 adults · +/- 0.84 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 7 subgroup figures

Base: Pooled annual AVA dataset: 20,642 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 1,618 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to reach a minimum of n=150 in smaller states. Aggregation of four monthly waves rather than a single fielding. Unweighted party n: Republican 6,821, independent 6,282, Democrat 7,307.

Wording notes: uses 'sex at birth' against 'gender identity'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRINondiscriminationMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
LGBT nondiscrimination protections

How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.

Strongly favor
37%
Strongly oppose
7%
Skipped/Refused
4%
Favor 38%Oppose 14%
Sample
22,260 adults
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national (50-state)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: names all four groups explicitlylists three specific domains (jobs, public accommodations, housing)battery item with no standalone stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRILegal documents & IDsMar 13, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024
sex marker on driver's licenses and government ID

How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that require driver's licenses or government ID to display the person's sex at birth rather than their gender identity.

Favor 30%22% Oppose
Favor 29%
Sample
22,260 adults
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national (50-state)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: restrictive policy is the 'favor' pole
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
Ipsosfor ReutersSchool policyMar 7–13, 2024
whether sex, sexuality and gender identity should be taught in grades 1-8

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Issues related to sex, sexuality and gender identity should be taught in public schools, grades 1-8.

Agree 56%56% Disagree
Strongly/Somewhat agree (Net) 31%
Sample
4,094 adults · +/- 1.7 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for the entire sample of adults (design-effect adjusted)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 21 subgroup figures

Base: Democrat N=1698; Republican N=1748; Independent N=375.

Wording notes: grade band 1-8 spans six-year-olds to fourteen-year-olds, treated as one undifferentiated policybundles sex, sexuality and gender identity into a single stimulusasks about instruction, not about how trans students themselves are treated - a distinction the public debate often collapses
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Not sure
Ipsosfor John S. and James L. Knight FoundationOtherMar 7–28, 2024
whether hate speech attacking people on the basis of gender identity (among other characteristics) should be protected by the First Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech - which attacks people based on their race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation - is legally protected free speech.

The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech - which attacks people based on their race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation - is legally protected free speech. Do you think hate speech is a form of expression that should or should not be protected by the First Amendment?

No, should not be protected
52%
Yes, should be protected
46%
Skipped
2%
Sample
1,678 currently enrolled college students ages 18-24 · +/- 2.7 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: 418 students at two-year colleges and 1,246 at four-year colleges.

Wording notes: gender identity appears only inside the definition of hate speech, not as the subject of the questionstem asserts the Supreme Court's holding before asking the opinion, which anchors toward 'should be protected'the 2017 version of this item omitted the four-characteristic definition entirely and is therefore not comparable for this database
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes, should be protected
  • No, should not be protected
  • Skipped
Ipsosfor John S. and James L. Knight FoundationOtherMar 7–28, 2024
whether hate speech attacking people on the basis of gender identity (among other characteristics) should be allowed on college campuses

Do you think hate speech - meaning, speech which attacks people based on their race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation - is a form of expression that should be allowed on college campuses?

No, should not be allowed
75%
Sample
1,678 currently enrolled college students ages 18-24 · +/- 2.7 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: 418 students at two-year colleges and 1,246 at four-year colleges.

Wording notes: gender identity appears only inside the definition of hate speechthe report itself footnotes that respondents may read the item as covering harassment or conduct rather than protected speech
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes, should be allowed
  • No, should not be allowed
PRRINondiscriminationMar 2024 – Mar 31, 2024
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.

Strongly favor
37%
Strongly oppose
7%
Skipped/Refused
4%
Favor 39%Oppose 14%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave; PRRI publishes only pooled annual n and MOE.

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIYouth medical careMar 2024 – Mar 31, 2024
laws preventing parents from allowing a minor to receive gender-transition medical care

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that prevent parents from allowing their child to receive medical care for a gender transition.

Favor 26%26% Oppose
Favor 21%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave; PRRI publishes only pooled annual n and MOE.

Wording notes: frames the ban as constraining parents rather than minors or providersdoes not name specific interventions (puberty blockers, hormones, surgery)'medical care for a gender transition' rather than 'gender-affirming care'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRILegal documents & IDsMar 2024 – Mar 31, 2024
driver's licenses and government IDs required to display sex at birth rather than gender identity

Q10. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]:

Laws that require driver's licenses or government ID to display the person's sex at birth rather than their gender identity.

Strongly favor
30%
Strongly oppose
13%
Skipped/Refused
4%
Favor 29%Oppose 23%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave; PRRI publishes only pooled annual n and MOE.

Wording notes: uses 'sex at birth' against 'gender identity'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
IpsosNondiscriminationFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
protection from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores

Strongly/somewhat agree
71%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: agree/disagree format subject to acquiescence biasagree share only for this wave
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosGeneral acceptanceFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
perceived discrimination faced by transgender people

In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society today?

A great deal/fair amount
67%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: collapsed net only for this wave
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A great deal/fair amount
  • Not sure
  • Not much/not at all
IpsosYouth medical careFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)

Strongly/somewhat agree
43%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: conditioned on parental consentexcludes surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
access to single-sex facilities matching gender identity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with

Strongly/somewhat agree
41%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: affirming direction is the agree pole
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
non-binary gender marker option on government-issued documents

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either

Strongly/somewhat agree
44%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: about non-binary markers specifically
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
insurance coverage of gender transition costs

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures

Strongly/somewhat agree
39%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: parity framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
transgender athletes competing according to gender identity

To what extent do you support or oppose the following?

Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather than the sex assigned at birth

Strongly/somewhat support
21%
Sample
1,000 adults 18-74 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 18,515 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74

Wording notes: 'sex assigned at birth' vs 'gender they identify with' contrastno sport, level of competition or age specifiedlowest-support item in the whole Ipsos transgender battery in nearly every country
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat support
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat oppose
IpsosNondiscriminationFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
employment, housing and public accommodation protections for transgender people

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores

Agree 72%17% Disagree
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Wording notes: agree/disagree format is subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosYouth medical careFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counselling and hormone replacement treatment)

Agree 55%30% Disagree
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Wording notes: specifies parental consentexamples limit treatments to counselling and hormones
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
single-sex facilities matching gender identity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with

Agree 50%35% Disagree
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Wording notes: uses 'the gender they identify with'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
non-binary option on government-issued documents

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either

Agree 49%36% Disagree
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
insurance coverage of gender transition costs

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures

Agree 44%40% Disagree
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsFeb 23, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
transgender athletes competing by gender identity

To what extent do you support or oppose the following:

Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather the sex they were assigned at birth

Support 27%40% Oppose
Sample
18,515 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the U.S.; roughly 500 in the remaining markets. Ages 18-74 in Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Turkiye and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 elsewhere.

Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat support
  • Neither support nor oppose
  • Strongly/somewhat oppose
LegerSportsFeb 9–12, 2024
transgender athletes in women's sport

Do you believe transgender athletes who were born as males should be allowed to compete in women's sports and athletics?

Sample
asked of a subset: Albertafull poll: 2,439 adults · for comparison purposes, a probability sample of the national size yields a margin of error no greater than +/-1.98 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, and less than +/-3.1 points for the Alberta sample
Method
online opt-in
Where
Canada national with Alberta oversample
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: 2,439 Canadians aged 18 or older including 1,002 Albertans; the reported percentages below are the ALBERTA subsample

Wording notes: 'who were born as males' foregrounds birth sexpermission framing ('should be allowed')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

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