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YouGovfor Sex MattersSportsDec 18–19, 2024transgender women in women's sporting events
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Take part in women's sporting events?
Wording notes: preamble defines transgender woman as 'biologically male at birth'permission framing ('should or should not be allowed')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesDec 18–19, 2024 transgender women in women's changing rooms
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?
Wording notes: permission framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesDec 18–19, 2024 transgender women in women's toilets
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?
Wording notes: permission framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersPrisons & sheltersDec 18–19, 2024 transgender women in women's rape and assault refuges
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?
Wording notes: permission framingparenthetical stipulates the trans woman is herself a victim
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesDec 18–19, 2024 transgender women without gender reassignment surgery in women's changing rooms
Some transgender people have gender reassignment surgery. This is surgery by which a transgender person's physical attributes are altered to match the gender they identify with (e.g. breast and genital surgery).
Do you think a transgender woman who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?
Wording notes: surgical-status split explicitly primed by the preamblepermission framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesDec 18–19, 2024 transgender women without gender reassignment surgery in women's toilets
Some transgender people have gender reassignment surgery. This is surgery by which a transgender person's physical attributes are altered to match the gender they identify with (e.g. breast and genital surgery).
Do you think a transgender woman who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?
Wording notes: surgical-status split explicitly primed by the preamblepermission framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor Sex MattersNondiscriminationDec 18–19, 2024 redefining 'sex' in the Equality Act to mean biological sex
The Equality Act protects people against discrimination based on protected characteristics, which include sex. There is debate over how "sex" in the Equality Act is defined, and whether it means biological sex (that is, people's biological sex at birth) or includes transgender people who have legally changed their sex. Would you support or oppose changing the Equality Act so that sex is defined as meaning "biological sex"?
Wording notes: states the dispute in both directions before asking
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Tend to support
- Tend to oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
YouGovGeneral acceptanceDec 17–18, 2024 perceived prejudice against transgender people in British society
How much of a problem, if any, do you think prejudice against the following groups is in British society today? Transgender people
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A major problem
- A significant problem
- Not much of a problem
- No problem at all
- Don't know
YouGovPolitical salienceDec 17–18, 2024 attention paid to the transgender rights debate
In recent years there has been debate in the media and politics about rights for transgender people. How much attention, if any, have you personally paid to this?
Not much attention
39%
A fair amount of attention
33%
No attention at all
20%
A lot of attention
8%
TOTAL NOT MUCH / NONE AT ALL 59%TOTAL A LOT / FAIR AMOUNT 41%
- Sample
- 2,078 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- UK national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot of attention
- A fair amount of attention
- Not much attention
- No attention at all
YouGovIdentity beliefsDec 17–18, 2024 whether people should be able to identify as a different gender socially
In the following questions a transgender person is someone who identifies as a different gender to their sex at birth, including people who identify as being non-binary. A transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Which of the following best reflects your view?
People should be able to identify as being of a different gender
49%
The law should not allow people to change their legal gender
48%
People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender
35%
The law should allow people to change their legal gender
34%
Not sure
17%
- Sample
- 2,078 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- UK national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 50 subgroup figures
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble defines transgender people in terms of birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- People should be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
- People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
- Not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 making the Gender Recognition Certificate process easier
Currently transgender people who wish to change their legal gender on official documents (e.g. birth certificate) have to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. This requires someone to have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from one doctor and approval from a second doctor, provide evidence they have lived in their new gender for at least two years, and make a declaration they intend to live in their new gender for the rest of their life. The application is then approved or rejected by a panel of legal and medical professionals.
In principle, do you think it should or should not be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: long preamble enumerating each existing safeguard before asking about relaxation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made easier
- Should not be made easier
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 doctor approval requirement for legal gender change
Do you think a person should or should not have to obtain the approval of one or more doctors to change their legal gender?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should have to obtain approval from one or more doctors
- Should not have to obtain approval from one or more doctors
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 two-year lived-experience requirement for legal gender change
And do you think a person should or should not have to provide evidence they lived in their new gender for at least two years before they able to change their legal gender?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should have to show they have lived in their new gender for two years
- Should not have to show they have lived in their new gender for two years
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 removing the second-doctor requirement for a Gender Recognition Certificate
It has been suggested that the current process be changed so that the approval of a second doctor is not required for a Gender Recognition Certificate. Do you think the process should or should not be changed so that only the diagnosis from one doctor is required?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: asked only in the December 2024 wave; no 2022 comparison
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be changed so that only the diagnosis from one doctor is required
- Should continue to require that another doctor give their approval
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 removing the legal and medical panel from the GRC process
It has also been suggested that a person's application for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) should no longer require approval by a panel of legal and medical professionals, but rather should be automatically granted if they meet all of the other requirements. Do you think the process should or should be changed so that approval by a legal and medical panel is no longer required?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: asked only in the December 2024 wave; no 2022 comparison
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be changed to automatically grant a GRC if all other requirements are met
- Should continue to require approval by a panel of legal and medical professionals
- Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careDec 17–18, 2024 NHS availability of hormone treatment for adults
Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available
- Should not be available
- Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careDec 17–18, 2024 NHS availability of gender reassignment surgery for adults
Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available
- Should not be available
- Don't know
YouGovYouth medical careDec 17–18, 2024 puberty blockers for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Puberty blockers (i.e. medications that delay the onset of puberty)
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careDec 17–18, 2024 hormone treatment for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careDec 17–18, 2024 gender reassignment surgery for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovSportsDec 17–18, 2024 trans women in women's sporting events
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Take part in women's sporting events?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesDec 17–18, 2024 trans women using women's changing rooms
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesDec 17–18, 2024 trans women using women's toilets
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovPrisons & sheltersDec 17–18, 2024 trans women using women's refuges
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: conditions the item on the trans woman being a victim herself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovSportsDec 17–18, 2024 trans men in men's sporting events
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to... Take part in men's sporting events?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically female at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesDec 17–18, 2024 trans men using men's changing rooms
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to... Use men's changing rooms?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically female at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesDec 17–18, 2024 trans men using men's toilets
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to... Use men's toilets?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically female at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesDec 17–18, 2024 whether trans women in women's spaces present a risk of harm
Do you believe that allowing transgender women to use spaces reserved for women, such as women's toilets or changing rooms, does or does not present a genuine risk of harm to women?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: introduces the concept of 'genuine risk of harm to women' into the item stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Does not present a genuine risk of harm
- Does present a genuine risk of harm
- Don't know
YouGovGeneral acceptanceDec 17–18, 2024 whether trans rights conflict with women's rights
Which of the following statements best reflects your view?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Wording notes: frames trans recognition as a potential threat to women's rights
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people does not pose any genuine risk to women's rights
- Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people poses a genuine risk to some women's rights
- Don't know or not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 non-binary 'X' marker on passports
Do you think that passports should or should not offer a "X" alternative for people who are non-binary?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should
- Should not
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsDec 17–18, 2024 removing sex/gender from passports
Would you support or oppose changing passports, so they no longer show people's sex or gender?
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovContact & populationDec 17–18, 2024 personal acquaintance with a transgender person
Do you personally know anyone who is transgender? Please select all that apply.
No I do not
58%
Yes, someone else I know
21%
Yes, a friend
12%
Yes, a colleague
7%
Yes, a family member
4%
I am transgender myself
1%
Don't know
3%
- Sample
- 2,078 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- UK national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Weighted n=2,078; unweighted n=2,078. Party breaks are 2024 general election vote (Con n=374 wtd, Lab n=534, Lib Dem n=191, Reform UK n=224).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, a family member
- Yes, a friend
- Yes, a colleague
- Yes, someone else I know
- I am transgender myself
- No I do not
- Don't know
YouGovNondiscriminationDec 5–10, 2024 including transgender people in hate-crime laws
Views on Transgender Policies -- Including protections for transgender people in hate-crime laws
Would you support or oppose. . . ?
Wording notes: one framing per issue, unlike the January 2024 fielding which randomized between a permissive and a restrictive framing of the same issueno strength-of-opinion scale
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovIdentity beliefsDec 5–10, 2024 whether gender incongruence is biological or social in origin
Some people say their gender identity does not match the sex that they were assigned at birth. Do you think this is the result of. . . ?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Biological factors
- Social factors
- A mix of both
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsDec 5–10, 2024 whether transgender identity is a new phenomenon
Do you think that people feeling as if they are a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth is. . . ?
Wording notes: response option shortened from 'various cultures and time periods' (2023, January 2024) to 'various time periods'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A relatively new phenomenon
- Something that has occurred in various time periods
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceDec 5–10, 2024 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceDec 5–10, 2024 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsDec 5–10, 2024 agreement that a transgender woman is a woman
Identity of Transgender Men/Women -- A transgender woman is a woman
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Wording notes: bare agree/disagree with no strength scale
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsNov 23–26, 2024 banning transgender athletes from women's sports teams
Support or Oppose Trump Policies -- Banning transgender athletes from playing on women's sports teams
Would you support or oppose the following?
Wording notes: battery item framed as one of Donald Trump's announced policies, which invites partisan cue-takingrestrictive direction is the support sideparty crosstab not extracted for this item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Support (net)
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Oppose (net)
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingNov 23–26, 2024 expectation that Trump will ban transgender athletes
Will Trump Implement Policies -- Banning transgender athletes from playing on women's sports teams
Do you think Donald Trump will implement the following once he is elected president?
Response options as the pollster wrote them