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Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSchool policyDec 5–11, 2023whether 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.
Base: Republican N=1689; Democrat N=2050; Independent N=481.
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
Angus Reid InstituteSchool policyparaphrasedNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023support for Saskatchewan Bill 137 (Parents' Bill of Rights) requiring parental consent for pronoun/name changes at school
Do you support or oppose Bill 137?
- Sample
- 350 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/-5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Saskatchewan, Canada (provincial)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: representative randomized sample of 350 Saskatchewan adults
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Support
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
Angus Reid InstituteParental rightsparaphrasedNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023 whether exceptions to parental notification should exist where abuse is suspected
Which of these statements is closer to your view (even if you don't agree with either entirely)? [Whether there should be exceptions to informing parents if the school believes the child may be in an abusive household, or whether parents should always be informed if their child is considering their gender identity at school]
There should be exceptions if abuse is suspected
48%
Parents should always be informed
43%
- Sample
- 350 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/-5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Saskatchewan, Canada (provincial)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: representative randomized sample of 350 Saskatchewan adults
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- There should be exceptions if abuse is suspected
- Parents should always be informed
Angus Reid InstitutePolitical salienceparaphrasedNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023 gender/pronoun policy named among the top issues facing Saskatchewan
Which of the following are the most important issues facing Saskatchewan today?
Cost of living
66%
Health care
54%
Education
24%
Gender/pronoun policy
14%
- Sample
- 350 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/-5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Saskatchewan, Canada (provincial)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: representative randomized sample of 350 Saskatchewan adults
Wording notes: only the four options reported in the release are recorded; the full issue list was not retrieved
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Cost of living
- Health care
- Education
- Gender/pronoun policy
Angus Reid InstituteSchool policyparaphraseddata flagNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023 support for Saskatchewan Bill 137 (Parents' Bill of Rights) requiring parental consent for pronoun/name changes at school
Do you support or oppose Bill 137?
Base: Saskatchewan residents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Support
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
Angus Reid InstituteParental rightsparaphraseddata flagNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023 whether exceptions to parental notification should exist where abuse is suspected
Should there be exceptions to informing parents if abuse is suspected in the household, or should parents always be informed?
Base: Saskatchewan residents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- There should be exceptions if abuse is suspected
- Parents should always be informed
Angus Reid InstitutePolitical salienceparaphraseddata flagNov 24, 2023 – Dec 2023 gender/pronoun policy named among the top issues facing Saskatchewan
Which of the following are the most important issues facing Saskatchewan today?
Base: Saskatchewan residents
Wording notes: only the four options reported in the release are recorded; the full issue list was not retrieved
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Cost of living
- Health care
- Education
- Gender/pronoun policy
Fox News Pollfor Fox NewsParty & candidate handlingdata flagNov 10–13, 2023which party would do a better job on transgender issues
Which political party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you think would do a better job on each of the following? [IF EQUAL, ASK: If you had to say one way or the other...] [RANDOMIZE] ... Transgender issues
Wording notes: 'Transgender issues' is left undefined, so respondents supply their own referentthe IF EQUAL probe pushes undecideds into a two-party choice, suppressing the middle category
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Democrats
- Republicans
- (Equal)
- (Don't know)
Pew Research CenterSchool policyNov 9–16, 2023parental opt-out from instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity
Do you think that parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about the following topics in school if the way these topics are taught conflicts with the parent's personal views or beliefs? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identityconditional clause primes conflictexplicit 'Not sure' anchor
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, parents should be able to opt their children out
- No, parents should not be able to opt their children out
- Not sure
- No answer
CECooperative Election Study (CES)Youth medical careNov 8, 2023 – Dec 11, 2023
CES variable CC23_343a - criminalising gender-transition care for minors
Make it illegal for health care professionals to provide someone younger than 18 with medical care for a gender transition.
Base: Off-year CES: a single post-election common-content wave
Wording notes: 'make it illegal' is a criminalisation frame rather than a restriction frameno middle or don't-know option, which forces leaners onto one sideagree/disagree format is acquiescence-prone
Response options as the pollster wrote them
CECooperative Election Study (CES)School policyNov 8, 2023 – Dec 11, 2023
CES variable CC23_343b - prohibiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and identity
Prohibit classroom discussion or instruction on sexual orientation and identity in kindergarten to third grade or in older grades in "a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate".
Base: Off-year CES: a single post-election common-content wave
Wording notes: quotes the Florida statute's own 'age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate' language, which is a strong legitimating cuedouble-barreled: bundles a K-3 ban with a vaguer older-grades standardno middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
CECooperative Election Study (CES)Adult medical careNov 8, 2023 – Dec 11, 2023
CES variable CC23_343c - prohibiting public bodies from interfering with access to gender transition surgery
Prohibit local municipalities and other public bodies from interfering with a person's ability to obtain a gender transition operation.
Base: Off-year CES: a single post-election common-content wave
Wording notes: double negative - agreeing means prohibiting interference, i.e. protecting accessno middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marquette Law School PollNondiscriminationNov 2–7, 2023Bostock v. Clayton County - workplace protections for gay and transgender workers
In 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one itemdescribes an existing Court holding rather than an abstract policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagNov 2023 – Nov 30, 2023LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)
Q6. Do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE STATEMENTS]
Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.
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
PRRIPolitical saliencedata flagNov 2023 – Nov 30, 2023 how much LGBTQ rights would drive a vote for major political office (LGBTQ-general item, not transgender-specific)
Q12. Thinking about how the following issues might affect your vote for major political offices, would you:
LGBTQ rights
Consider a candidate's position on this issue as just one of many important factors
38%
Not see this as a major issue
33%
Only vote for a candidate who shares your views on this issue
26%
Skipped/Refused
4%
- 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: names 'LGBTQ rights' as a bloc rather than any transgender-specific policydoes not distinguish salience for supporters from salience for opponents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Only vote for a candidate who shares your views on this issue
- Consider a candidate's position on this issue as just one of many important factors
- Not see this as a major issue
- Skipped/Refused
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayPolitical salienceparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
exposure and desired volume of state legislation
[Third Way describes items asking how much respondents had heard about transgender issues in the past few months, and whether they want more, fewer, or the same number of laws relating to transgender people in their state]
Heard a lot or some about transgender issues in the past few months
86%
Want fewer laws relating to transgender people in their state
37%
Think there are the right number of laws already
24%
Want more laws relating to transgender people in their state
19%
- Sample
- 800 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: question wording not publishedthe laws item offers a symmetric more/fewer/same option set, which is unusual and better than most versions of this question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WaySchool policyparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
support for allowing transgender youth to do specific things
[Third Way describes items asking whether respondents support allowing transgender youth to: seek counseling from a therapist; dress in ways that align with their gender identity; use pronouns that align with their gender identity; use restrooms in public places designated for the gender with which they identify; use school restrooms and locker rooms designated for the gender with which they identify]
Support allowing transgender youth to seek counseling from a therapist
81%
Support allowing transgender youth to dress in ways that align with their gender identity
68%
Support allowing transgender youth to use pronouns that align with their gender identity
55%
Support allowing transgender youth to use public restrooms designated for the gender with which they identify
39%
Support allowing transgender youth to use school restrooms and locker rooms designated for the gender with which they identify
34%
- Sample
- 800 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: question wording not published'allow' framing throughout, which tends to raise support relative to a 'ban' framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
framing experiment - banning providers vs. allowing parents and doctors to decide
[Third Way describes two framings: (a) banning health care professionals from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth; (b) allowing parents of a trans child and medical professionals to make decisions about it]
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: 'ban' vs. 'allow parents and doctors' framing of overlapping policy space
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
specific treatments - surgery and hormones/puberty blockers for under-18s
[Third Way describes items on: making gender reassignment surgery illegal for a trans person under the age of 18; allowing parents to approve gender reassignment surgery for their child if a doctor agrees; banning hormone therapy and puberty-delaying medication for transgender people under 18; allowing transgender youth to take doctor-prescribed medication with parental consent]
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: uses 'gender reassignment surgery', a term most clinicians no longer useeach treatment is asked in both a ban and an allow framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
concerns about the consequences of a ban
[Third Way describes items asking how much respondents were bothered by consequences of a ban, including preventing parents from getting mental health support for their child, jail time for parents, jail time for health care professionals, and CPS investigations of parents]
Bothered a great deal or some that a ban could prevent parents from getting their child mental health support and counseling
71%
Oppose prohibiting doctors from providing health care to transgender people according to the expert standards of care
65%
Bothered by requiring parents to serve jail time if they help their child access gender-affirming care
64%
Bothered by requiring health care professionals to serve jail time
61%
Bothered by requiring Child Protective Services to investigate parents for child abuse if they help their child access care
56%
- Sample
- 800 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: one-directional battery of consequences a critic would emphasize
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Bothered a great deal
- Bothered some
- Bothered a little
- Not bothered
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
three-way item separating personal view from support for a government ban
[Third Way describes a three-option item separating personal support for gender-affirming care for under-18s from belief that the government should ban it]
Personally oppose access for under-18s and support a government ban
40%
Personally support access for under-18s and oppose a government ban
32%
Personally oppose access for under-18s but oppose a government ban
23%
Total who say the government should not ban gender-affirming care 55%
- Sample
- 800 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: deliberately separates personal disapproval from support for legal prohibitionno fourth cell for 'personally support access but support a ban'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Personally support access and oppose a government ban
- Personally oppose access but oppose a government ban
- Personally oppose access and support a government ban
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayPolitical salienceparaphrasedOct 25, 2023 – Nov 2023
vote effect of a candidate who wants to ban youth gender-affirming care
[Third Way describes items on whether a candidate's support for banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth makes respondents more or less likely to support them, and on whether they would only vote for a candidate who opposes or supports criminalization]
Less likely to support a candidate who wants to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth
43%
More likely to support such a candidate
34%
Would only vote for a candidate who opposes criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth
34%
Would not consider it a major issue in their voting decision
27%
Would only vote for a candidate who supports criminalization
26%
- Sample
- 800 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two virtual focus groups with battleground-state swing voters (Oct. 2) and two in-person persuasion conversation groups in Detroit (Oct. 3).
Wording notes: question wording not published'criminalization' is a strong term used in the second version
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- Would only vote for a candidate who opposes criminalization
- Would only vote for a candidate who supports criminalization
- Not a major issue in my voting decision
Pew Research CenterSchool policyparaphrasedOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 what students should learn about gender identity
Which of the following comes closest to your view about what students should learn in school about gender identity? Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should not learn about this in school
Students should not learn about this in school
50%
Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth
33%
Gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
14%
- Sample
- 2,531 public K-12 teachers with more than one year of experience · ±2.4 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: 6,357 teachers sampled; 191 screened out as ineligible; 2,531 completed (41.0% completion rate)
Wording notes: offers an explicit 'should not be taught' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth
- Gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
- Students should not learn about this in school
Pew Research CenterSchool policyparaphrasedOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 parental opt-out from instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity
Should parents be able to opt their children out of learning about sexual orientation or gender identity if the way it is taught conflicts with the parents' personal views or beliefs?
Base: 6,357 teachers sampled; 191 screened out as ineligible; 2,531 completed (41.0% completion rate)
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, should be able to opt out
- No, should not
Pew Research CenterSchool policyOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 what teachers think students should learn about gender identity
Which of the following do you think [IF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER: elementary school /IF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER: middle school /IF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER: high school] students should learn in school, even if neither is exactly right?
Students should not learn about this in school
50%
That someone can be a boy or a girl even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
33%
That whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
14%
No answer
3%
- Sample
- 2,531 public K-12 teachers · ±2.4 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: TCHTOPIC asked of the 2,529 teaching more than a year.
Wording notes: options 1 and 2 randomized with the 'should not learn about this' anchor always lastgrade level piped to the teacher's own level
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- That whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
- That someone can be a boy or a girl even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
- Students should not learn about this in elementary/middle/high school
- No answer
Pew Research CenterSchool policyOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 parental opt-out from instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity
Do you think that parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about the following topics in school if the way these topics are taught conflicts with the parents' personal views or beliefs? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity
Base: TCHTOPIC asked of the 2,529 teaching more than a year.
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identityconditional clause 'if the way these topics are taught conflicts with the parents' personal views or beliefs' primes conflictexplicit 'Not sure' anchor
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, parents should be able to opt their children out
- No, parents should not be able to opt their children out
- Not sure
- No answer
Pew Research CenterSchool policyOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 how often sexual orientation or gender identity comes up in class
How often did each of the following topics come up in your classroom in the last school year (2022-23), either as a part of something you were teaching or in some other way? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity
Base: TCHTOPIC asked of the 2,529 teaching more than a year.
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identityresponse option order reversed for a random half
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Extremely often
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- No answer
Pew Research CenterSchool policyOct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 impact of debates over teaching race and gender identity on teachers' work
Thinking about current debates on how public K-12 schools should be teaching certain topics like race and gender identity, what type of impact would you say these debates have had on your ability to do your job?
Somewhat negative
27%
No impact
27%
Very negative
14%
Somewhat positive
3%
Very positive
1%
Neither positive nor negative
26%
No answer
3%
- Sample
- 2,531 public K-12 teachers · ±2.4 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: TCHTOPIC asked of the 2,529 teaching more than a year.
Wording notes: bundles race and gender identityresponse option order reversed for a random half, with 'no impact' always last
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very positive
- Somewhat positive
- Neither positive nor negative
- Somewhat negative
- Very negative
- No impact [anchor]
- No answer
MSMontana State University BillingsYouth medical careparaphrasedOct 2023 – Oct 31, 2023
Montana bill banning medical gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Do you approve or disapprove of the bill banning medical gender affirming care for transgender minors?
Base: 657 valid responses out of 4,900 calls placed
Wording notes: refers to a specific enacted bill (Montana SB 99) without restating its contentswording not published by the pollster
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterSchool policyparaphrasedSep 26, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023 what students should learn about gender identity
Which of the following comes closest to your view about what students should learn in school about gender identity? Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should not learn about this in school
Should not learn about this in school
48%
Gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
26%
Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth
25%
- Sample
- 1,453 teens ages 13-17 living with a parent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: offers an explicit 'should not be taught' option, which draws roughly half the sample
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth
- Gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
- Students should not learn about this in school
Pew Research CenterSchool policySep 26, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023 what teens would prefer to learn about gender identity in school
Which of the following would you prefer to learn about in school, even if neither is exactly right?
Base: School items asked of the 1,333 attending school and not homeschooled.
Wording notes: options 1 and 2 randomized with the opt-out anchor always lastasked only of teens attending school
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- That whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
- That someone can be a boy or a girl even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
- I should not learn about this in school [ANCHOR]
- No answer
Pew Research CenterSchool policySep 26, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023 teens' comfort when sexual orientation or gender identity comes up in class
In general, how do you feel when each of the following topics come up in your classes, either as part of a teacher's lesson or in some other way? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity
Base: School items asked of the 1,333 attending school and not homeschooled.
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identityresponse option order reversed for a random half
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- This topic has never come up in any of my classes [ANCHOR]
- No answer
Marquette Law School PollNondiscriminationSep 18–25, 2023 Bostock v. Clayton County - workplace protections for gay and transgender workers
In 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one itemdescribes an existing Court holding rather than an abstract policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
Marquette Law School PollSportsSep 18–25, 2023 policy proposal: require transgender athletes to compete on teams matching sex assigned at birth (4-point version)
[Require that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with] Which of the following proposals would you favor and which would you oppose?
Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'restrictive alternative is the only one statedfour-point version of the same proposal asked as a two-point item in March and July 2023
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedSep 13, 2023 – Dec 16, 2023considering moving to a different state because of anti-LGBTQ politics and laws
Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
Nearly half (45%) of transgender and nonbinary youth reported that they or their family have considered moving to a different state due to anti-LGBTQ+ politics and laws. Nearly 2 in 5 (39%) LGBTQ+ young people said that they or their family have considered moving to a different state because of anti-LGBTQ+ politics and laws.
Base: 72,424 individuals began the survey; 17,078 did not consent, 5,259 failed demographic screening, 29,768 failed completion requirements, 468 failed attention/honesty checks and 1,188 failed duplicate/bot checks.
Wording notes: the stem as reported labels the legislation 'anti-LGBTQ+'
The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceSep 13, 2023 – Dec 16, 2023 frequency with which recent politics negatively impacted well-being
Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
How often have recent politics negatively impacted your well-being?
Base: 72,424 individuals began the survey; 17,078 did not consent, 5,259 failed demographic screening, 29,768 failed completion requirements, 468 failed attention/honesty checks and 1,188 failed duplicate/bot checks.
Wording notes: the stem presupposes a negative impact and asks only about its frequency, offering no option for a positive or neutral effect other than 'Never'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSchool policySep 8–14, 2023 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.
Base: Republican N=1749; Democrat N=2024; Independent N=418.
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
AP-NORCfor University of ChicagoPronouns & languageSep 7–11, 2023whether transgender people can freely speak their minds on campus
[HALF SAMPLE ASKED RESPONSE OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER]
To what extent can the following groups freely speak their minds on college and university campuses in the United States today? Transgender people
A lot
35%
Some
31%
Only a little
19%
Not at all
12%
Skipped/refused
2%
Don't know
1%
A lot/some (NET) 66%Only a little/not at all (NET) 31%
- Sample
- 1,095 adults · +/- 3.97 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, including the design effect
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 1,060 completed via the web and 35 by telephone; 50 interviews removed in quality-assurance checks prior to weighting
Wording notes: asked in a twelve-item grid alongside liberals, conservatives, professors, students, guest speakers, four racial groups, gay and lesbian people, and straight peopletransgender people are rated lowest of all twelve groups on this item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- Some
- Only a little
- Not at all
- DK
- SKP/REF
AP-NORCfor University of ChicagoGeneral acceptanceSep 7–11, 2023 whether colleges provide a respectful and inclusive environment for transgender people
[HALF SAMPLE ASKED RESPONSE OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER]
In general, do you think that colleges and universities do a good job, a bad job, or neither a good job nor a bad job at providing a respectful and inclusive environment for each of the following groups? Transgender people
Somewhat good job
21%
Very good job
17%
Somewhat bad job
12%
Very bad job
11%
Neither a good job nor a bad job
36%
Skipped/refused
2%
Don't know
1%
Very/somewhat good job (NET) 38%Very/somewhat bad job (NET) 23%
- Sample
- 1,095 adults · +/- 3.97 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, including the design effect
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 1,060 completed via the web and 35 by telephone; 50 interviews removed in quality-assurance checks prior to weighting
Wording notes: twelve-group comparison gridexplicit neutral midpointtransgender people receive the lowest 'good job' share and the highest 'very bad job' share of the twelve groups
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very good job
- Somewhat good job
- Neither a good job nor a bad job
- Somewhat bad job
- Very bad job
- DK
- SKP/REF
McLaughlin & Associatesfor Buckley InstituteSportsSep 7–14, 2023transgender college athletes competing in a league designated for a gender different from assigned sex at birth
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMES CLOSER TO YOUR OPINION ON ALLOWING TRANSGENDER COLLEGE ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPORTS LEAGUE DESIGNATED FOR A GENDER THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THEIR ASSIGNED GENDER AT BIRTH? 1. TRANSGENDER ATHLETES SHOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN WHICHEVER GENDER CLASS THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN. OR 2. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS. AND WHILE I MAY SUPPORT TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, THIS DISADVANTAGES OTHER ATHLETES BECAUSE THERE ARE BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
This is an issue of fairness ... biological differences between men and women
59%
Should be able to participate in whichever gender class they feel more comfortable in
32.1%
Unsure
8.9%
- Sample
- 803 four-year, full-time undergraduate students under 25
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: topline header states N=803; the tabulated Total column shows 802. 32.7% private, 67.3% state institutions
Wording notes: the restrictive option is a full argument while the permissive option is a bare preference statementthe restrictive option preemptively inoculates the respondent ('while I may support transgender rights')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender athletes should be able to participate in whichever gender class they feel more comfortable in
- This is an issue of fairness ... biological differences between men and women
- Unsure