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Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careFeb 18–19, 2022whether lawmakers should be able to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors against medical advice
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: Lawmakers should have the ability to outlaw gender-affirming medical care for minors even if such a ban is against the recommendation of doctors and major medical associations
Wording notes: the 'even if such a ban is against the recommendation of doctors and major medical associations' clause supplies a counter-argument inside the stem22 percent selected don't know/no opinion
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know/ No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectSchool policyFeb 18–19, 2022 banning classroom discussion of LGBTQ topics including gender identity
Do you support or oppose each of the following?
Do you support or oppose each of the following?: Banning classroom discussions about LGBTQ topics, including sexual orientation and gender identity, in school.
Wording notes: explicitly names gender identity inside an otherwise aggregate LGBTQ itemthe restriction is the proposition, so 'oppose' is the affirming answer
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Don't know/ No opinion
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsFeb 18–19, 2022 parental final say over a transgender child's gender-affirming medical care
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Parents should have the ultimate say over whether or not their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care
Wording notes: 'ultimate say' is an absolute framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know / No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
Morning ConsultSportsdata flagJul 9–13, 2021 trans women in women's sports conditioned on testosterone level
Which of the following is closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right? [Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level / Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold / Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level / Don't know / No opinion]
Wording notes: offers a conditional middle option keyed to testosterone, which no other pollster's version of this item providesmakes testosterone the sole criterion, excluding age of transition, surgery or governing-body rulesthird option contains the pollster's typo 'tesosterone''even if none is exactly right' licenses the forced choice
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold
- Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsparaphraseddata flagJul 9–13, 2021 transgender women in women's sports, conditioned on testosterone level
Should transgender women be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Should not compete regardless of testosterone levels
43%
Should compete if testosterone is below a certain threshold
23%
Should compete regardless of testosterone level
14%
- Sample
- 4,398 adults · plus or minus 1 percentage point for the full survey
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: introduces a testosterone-threshold middle option, which is unusual and pulls support away from the unconditional-inclusion optionpublished options sum to 80%, implying a large unreported don't-know residual
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should not compete in women's sports regardless of their testosterone levels
- Transgender women should be able to compete in women's sports if their testosterone is below a certain threshold
- Transgender women should be able to compete in women's sports regardless of their testosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsdata flagJul 9–13, 2021 whether transgender women should compete against female athletes, conditioned on testosterone
Which of the following is closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right?
Wording notes: offers a conditional middle option keyed to testosterone level, which no other pollster's version of this item doesthe third option contains Morning Consult's own misspelling, 'tesosterone', reproduced verbatim herethe generic stem ('closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right') does not name the policy in the stem itself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold
- Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes - high school sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? High school sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes - college sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? College sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes - professional sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? Professional sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - high school sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? High school sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - college sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? College sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - professional sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? Professional sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 whether trans women have a competitive advantage over cis women
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) female athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 whether trans men have a competitive advantage over cis men
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) male athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans women competitive advantage by sport type - team sports
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans men competitive advantage by sport type - team sports
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - team sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - individual sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Individual sports such as golf, tennis or track and field
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - combat sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - team sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - individual sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Individual sports such as golf, tennis or track and field
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - combat sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultIdentity beliefsApr 16–19, 2021 whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
Which of the following comes closest to your view, even if neither is exactly right? [A person's gender is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth / A person's gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth / Don't know / No opinion]
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth' in both alternatives, which is itself a contested formulation'even if neither is exactly right' explicitly licenses a forced choiceasked full sample, unlike the split-half sports batteries
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A person's gender is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
- A person's gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultContact & populationApr 16–19, 2021 knowing a transgender or nonbinary person
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the sex they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time.
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the sex they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time. Do you know any transgender or nonbinary individuals in your own life?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: supplies definitions of transgender and nonbinary before asking, which may raise reported contactno 'not sure' option offered - forced yes/nobundles transgender and nonbinary acquaintance into a single measure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedApr 16–19, 2021 transgender women in collegiate women's sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports at the collegiate level?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: level of competition specified (collegiate)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedApr 16–19, 2021 belief that transgender women have a competitive advantage
Transgender women have a competitive advantage over cisgender women in sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: asserts a contested empirical claim for agreement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor POLITICOSportsMar 6–8, 2021 banning transgender athletes from women's school and college sports in Mississippi
As you may know, Mississippi is moving towards banning transgender athletes from participating on women's sports teams at the state's high schools and universities.
As you may know, Mississippi is moving towards banning transgender athletes from participating on women's sports teams at the state's high schools and universities. Based on what you know, do you support or oppose banning transgender athletes from competing on women's sports teams?
Wording notes: asks about support for the ban rather than for participation, so support means restrictionthe preamble presents the ban as already in motion, an implicit bandwagon cue'Based on what you know' invites an answer from low information rather than offering an explicit no-opinion out firstnational sample asked about one specific state's legislation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICONondiscriminationJun 19–21, 2020 support for the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling on workplace discrimination
As you may know, this week the Supreme Court made several rulings. Do you support or oppose each of the Supreme Court's recent rulings?
As you may know, this week the Supreme Court made several rulings. Do you support or oppose each of the Supreme Court's recent rulings? The Supreme Court banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation with gender identity, so trans-specific support cannot be isolateddescribes the holding as 'banning workplace discrimination', a formulation few respondents would rejectattributing the policy to the Supreme Court adds an institutional-legitimacy cue
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsJul 19–21, 2019 whether trans women athletes have a competitive advantage over cis women
As you may know, a transgender woman is a person who was assigned the male sex at birth who identifies as female.
As you may know, a transgender woman is a person who was assigned the male sex at birth who identifies as female.Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) female athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: supplies a definitional preamble that frames trans status in terms of sex assigned at birth'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format prone to acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no hormone-therapy, age or eligibility-rule qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsJul 19–21, 2019 whether trans men athletes have a competitive advantage over cis men
As you may know, a transgender man is a person who was assigned as female at birth who identifies as male.
As you may know, a transgender man is a person who was assigned as female at birth who identifies as male.Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) male athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: supplies a definitional preamble that frames trans status in terms of sex assigned at birth'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format prone to acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no hormone-therapy, age or eligibility-rule qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultContact & populationJul 19–21, 2019 knowing a transgender or nonbinary person
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time.
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time. Do you know any transgender or nonbinary individuals?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: supplies definitions before asking, which may raise reported contactbundles transgender and nonbinary acquaintance into one measureunlike the 2021 version of this item, a don't-know option is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedJul 19–21, 2019 belief that transgender women have a competitive advantage over cisgender women
Transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over cisgender female athletes
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: uses 'cisgender', unusual for mass-public pollingasserts a contested empirical claim for agreement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedJul 19–21, 2019 belief that transgender men have a competitive advantage over cisgender men
Transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over cisgender male athletes
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: mirror-image split-half of the trans women item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning ConsultIdentity beliefsJul 19–21, 2019 belief that men are physically stronger and faster than women
men are physically stronger and faster than women
Base: Split-half design: the transgender-women items (TIS2, TIS4) were asked of n=1114 and the transgender-men items (TIS3, TIS5) of n=1086. TIS6 was asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: a general sex-difference belief item used by Morning Consult to explain the athlete itemsagree/disagree single statement, subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning ConsultParty & candidate handlingdata flagMay 2019 – May 5, 2019 whether Trump policies have helped or hurt transgender people
So far, do you think President Trump's policies have mostly helped, mostly hurt, or haven't had much of an effect on the following groups?
So far, do you think President Trump's policies have mostly helped, mostly hurt, or haven't had much of an effect on the following groups? Transgender people
Base: Table AA13_5 was asked only of respondents who report a place of worship (n=1566).
Wording notes: asks about effect, not approval, so a respondent can say 'mostly hurt' and approve of thatone item in a battery covering several groups
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Mostly hurt
- Mostly helped
- Neither helped nor hurt
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultNondiscriminationdata flagMay 2019 – May 5, 2019 belief about existing federal workplace protection for transgender people
To the best of your knowledge, are each of the following people protected from discrimination by FEDERAL law in the workplace?
To the best of your knowledge, are each of the following people protected from discrimination by FEDERAL law in the workplace? Transgender individuals
Base: Table AA13_5 was asked only of respondents who report a place of worship (n=1566).
Wording notes: a knowledge item rather than an attitude item - fielded a year before Bostock, when the answer was legally unsettled'FEDERAL' capitalised in the original to distinguish from state law
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultReligious exemptionsdata flagMay 2019 – May 5, 2019 perceived stance of one's own place of worship toward transgender people
To the best of your knowledge, does your place of worship favor or oppose the following:
To the best of your knowledge, does your place of worship favor or oppose the following: Transgender people
Base: Table AA13_5 was asked only of respondents who report a place of worship (n=1566).
Wording notes: asks respondents to report an institution's stance, not their own'favor or oppose ... transgender people' treats a group of people as a policy objectasked only of the subset with a place of worship (n=1566 of 2200)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether currently serving transgender service members should be allowed to stay
Should transgender members currently serving in the armed forces be allowed to stay in the military, or not?
Wording notes: separates current servicemembers from new accessions - an unusually specific policy distinction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed to stay
- Should not be allowed to stay
- Don't know / no opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether new transgender members should be allowed to join
Should the military allow new transgender members to continue to join?
Wording notes: accession-specific item; measurably lower support than the 'currently serving' item in the same poll
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, should allow
- No, should not allow
- Don't know / no opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether currently serving transgender servicemembers should be allowed to stay
Should transgender members currently serving in the armed forces be allowed to stay on?
Wording notes: figures unverifiedseparates the retention question from the accession question, which is the analytically important distinction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed to stay
- Should not