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McLaughlin & Associatesfor Buckley InstitutePronouns & languageSep 7–14, 2023
whether the college should require students, professors and faculty to state preferred gender pronouns

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "MY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHOULD REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS, PROFESSORS AND FACULTY STATE THEIR PREFERRED GENDER PRONOUNS WHEN INTRODUCING THEMSELVES."

Agree 58%35% Disagree
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: tests a compulsion frame ('should require') rather than a permission frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Unsure
McLaughlin & Associatesfor Buckley InstituteIdentity beliefsSep 7–14, 2023
whether gender is fixed or can be fluid

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMES CLOSER TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL OPINION? [GENDER IS FIXED / GENDER CAN BE FLUID]

Gender can be fluid
47.9%
Gender is fixed
37.7%
Unsure
14.4%
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 stem is contentless - the substance sits entirely in the two response labels, which the topline abbreviates
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Gender is fixed
  • Gender can be fluid
  • Unsure
PRRIBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedAug 25–30, 2023
laws requiring bathroom use matching sex at birth

Laws that require transgender individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth rather than their current gender identity

Favor 54%40% Oppose
Favor (net) 54%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: favor = restriction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor (net)
  • Oppose (net)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 25–30, 2023
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)

Q40. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE] [FLIP SCALE 1-4; 4-1]

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

Strongly favor
34%
Strongly oppose
9%
Skipped/Refused
5%
Favor 37%Oppose 15%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIYouth medical careAug 25–30, 2023
laws preventing parents from allowing a minor to receive gender-transition medical care

Q40. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE] [FLIP SCALE 1-4; 4-1]

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

Favor 49%47% Oppose
Favor (net) 49%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: frames the ban as constraining parents rather than minors or providersdoes not name specific interventions (puberty blockers, hormones, surgery)'medical care for a gender transition' rather than 'gender-affirming care'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIPolitical salienceAug 25–30, 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

Not see this as a major issue
36%
Consider a candidate's position on this issue as just one of many important factors
35%
Only vote for a candidate who shares your views on this issue
28%
Skipped/Refused
2%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

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
PRRIGeneral acceptanceAug 25–30, 2023
whether transgender-rights advocates have gone too far

Q41. How much do you agree with the following statements?

People advocating for the rights of transgender people have gone too far in recent years.

Agree 54%43% Disagree
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: 'gone too far' is a restriction-side frame with no matching 'not far enough' optionasked of Form 1 only; Form 2 got the mirror-image discrimination framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Completely agree
  • Mostly agree
  • Mostly disagree
  • Completely disagree
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIGeneral acceptanceAug 25–30, 2023
whether restricting transgender rights is a form of discrimination

Q41. How much do you agree with the following statements?

Restricting the rights of transgender people is just another form of discrimination.

Agree 58%37% Disagree
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: 'just another form of discrimination' is an affirming frame with no matching counter-frameasked of Form 2 only; Form 1 got the 'gone too far' framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Completely agree
  • Mostly agree
  • Mostly disagree
  • Completely disagree
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRISchool policyAug 25–30, 2023
banning discussion of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in public schools

Q44. [education policy battery, four-point favor/oppose]

Banning the discussion of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in public schools

Favor 43%53% Oppose
Favor (net) 43%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: 'banning the discussion' is a blunter framing than the statutory language it stands in forbundles sexual orientation and gender identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIGeneral acceptanceAug 25–30, 2023
optimism that Americans of different gender identities can come together to solve the country's problems

Q32. These days, do you feel optimistic or pessimistic that the following groups of Americans can still come together and solve the country's problems?

People who hold a different gender identity

Optimistic
50%
Pessimistic
46%
Skipped/Refused
4%
Sample
2,525 adults · +/- 2.19 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Ipsos KnowledgePanel only - no opt-in supplement. Q41a was asked of Form 1 (N=1,268) and Q41b of Form 2 (N=1,257). PRRI labels this fielding 'Sept. 2023' in its trend tables even though it was in the field August 25-30, 2023; the 'Sept. 2023' rows in the AVA LGBTQ toplines are this survey, distinct from the separate 'Aug. 2023' AVA wave.

Wording notes: measures social cohesion rather than policy attitudes'a different gender identity' is relative to the respondent, so the referent varies
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Optimistic
  • Pessimistic
  • Skipped/Refused
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandSchool policyAug 22–23, 2023
law prohibiting primary schools teaching gender identity or sexual orientation

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

Support 38%41% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: classifies gender identity as a 'sexual issue'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandSchool policyAug 22–23, 2023
whether primary age children should be taught they can choose their gender

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

No
76%
Yes
10%
Unsure
14%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: scare quotes around "gender"'choose their gender' framingcombines choice, hormones and surgery in one stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandYouth medical careAug 22–23, 2023
ban on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for under-18s

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

Support 54%27% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: 'cross-sex hormones' and 'physical sex-change surgeries' rather than clinical terminologybundles three distinct interventions into a single ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandSportsAug 22–23, 2023
automatic access to girls' sports teams

Should boys who identify as girls be allowed automatic right of access to girls sports teams such as netball or girls rugby or football (and vice versa)?

No
68%
Yes
13%
Unsure
19%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 18 subgroup figures
Wording notes: 'boys who identify as girls' rather than 'transgender girls''automatic right of access' implies an unconditional entitlement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
Curia Market Researchfor Family First New ZealandPronouns & languageAug 22–23, 2023
whether a teacher should lose their licence for misgendering a trans student

Should a teacher lose their teaching licence for misgendering a trans student (refusing to use their preferred pronoun or recognise their gender identity)

No
65%
Yes
16%
Unsure
19%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures
Wording notes: tests only the most severe sanction (loss of licence)'preferred pronoun' framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
Siena College Research Institutefor Mississippi TodaySportsAug 20–28, 2023
perceived seriousness of trans athletes in girls' sports as a problem in Mississippi

How serious a problem do you think transgender athletes competing in girls' sports is in Mississippi?

Very serious
50%
Somewhat serious
20%
Not at all serious
12%
Not very serious
11%
Don't know/Refused
7%
Total Serious (net) 70%Total Not Serious (net) 23%
Sample
650 likely voters · +/- 4.0 percentage points including the design effects resulting from weighting
Method
probability RDD
Where
US: Mississippi
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 49 subgroup figures

Base: all 650 respondents contacted through the dual-frame telephone mode (no online panel component in this wave, unlike the April 2023 wave)

Wording notes: presupposes the topic is a 'problem' and asks only how seriousno option to say it is not a problem at all other than 'not at all serious'uses 'girls' sports' rather than 'women's sports' or 'sports teams'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Very serious
  • Somewhat serious
  • Not very serious
  • Not at all serious
  • Don't know/Refused
Siena College Research Institutefor Mississippi TodayParty & candidate handlingAug 20–28, 2023
which gubernatorial candidate would better handle trans athletes in girls' sports

Which of the two major gubernatorial candidates do you think will do a better job addressing the issue of transgender athletes competing in girls' sports in Mississippi?

Tate Reeves
57%
Brandon Presley
30%
Vol: Neither
4%
Don't know/No opinion
9%
Sample
650 likely voters · +/- 4.0 percentage points including the design effects resulting from weighting
Method
probability RDD
Where
US: Mississippi
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 28 subgroup figures

Base: all 650 respondents contacted through the dual-frame telephone mode (no online panel component in this wave, unlike the April 2023 wave)

Wording notes: candidate-handling item; direction of the preferred policy is not specifiedasked immediately after a 'how serious a problem' item, which may prime concern
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Brandon Presley
  • Tate Reeves
  • Vol: Neither
  • Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)General acceptanceAug 18–29, 2023
perceived level of discrimination against transgender people in the US

In your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against...Transgender people.

A lot of discrimination
38%
Some
25%
Not very much
19%
None at all
13%
Don't know/no opinion
6%
Sample
1,200 registered voters · plus or minus 2.83 percentage points (unweighted)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US: Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 160 subgroup figures

Base: YouGov interviewed 1,329 Texas registered voters and matched them down to a final sample of 1,200.

Wording notes: asked as one item in a battery about discrimination against several groups
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A lot of discrimination
  • Some
  • Not very much
  • None at all
  • Don't know/no opinion
Monmouth UniversityIdentity beliefsAug 10–14, 2023
whether a person can be a gender different from sex assigned at birth

Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth OR Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth?

Determined by sex assigned at birth
53%
Can be different from sex assigned at birth
36%
Don't know
10%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: forced binary with no middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Determined by sex assigned at birth
  • Can be different from sex assigned at birth
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyparaphrasedAug 10–14, 2023
requiring schools to notify parents when a student requests a different gender identification

Vignette about a middle or high school student requesting to be identified by a gender different from their sex assigned at birth (exact preamble not retrieved)

Should the school be required or not required to notify the parents that the student is requesting this?

Required
77%
Not required
21%
Don't know
2%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: stem not fully retrieved
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Required
  • Not required
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyAug 10–14, 2023
whether schools should tell parents even when not required

Even if the school is not required to notify the parents, do you think it is better if the school lets the parents know even if the student does not want them to know, or is it better if the school lets the parents and student deal with this on their own?

School lets the parents know
55%
Let parents and student deal with it on their own
41%
Don't know
4%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: explicitly notes the student does not want the parents to know
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • School lets the parents know
  • School lets the parents and student deal with this on their own
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyAug 10–14, 2023
teaching about gender expression in grades 1-5

Do you approve or disapprove of teaching students in grades 1 through 5 about the range of ways people express their gender?

Approve 22%75% Disapprove
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grade-level series designed to locate the age threshold of acceptance
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Approve
  • Disapprove
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyparaphrasedAug 10–14, 2023
teaching about gender expression in grades 6-8

Do you approve or disapprove of teaching students in grades 6 through 8 about the range of ways people express their gender?

Approve 42%53% Disapprove
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grade-level series
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Approve
  • Disapprove
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyparaphrasedAug 10–14, 2023
teaching about gender expression in grades 9-12

Do you approve or disapprove of teaching students in grades 9 through 12 about the range of ways people express their gender?

Approve 60%36% Disapprove
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grade-level series
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Approve
  • Disapprove
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySchool policyAug 10–14, 2023
which sex-ed class transgender students should attend

Should students who identify as transgender be able to attend the sex ed class for their current gender identity or should they be required to attend the sex ed class for the gender they were assigned at birth?

Gender assigned at birth
54%
Current gender identity
27%
Don't know
19%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: forced choice with no accommodation option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Sex ed class for current gender identity
  • Sex ed class for gender assigned at birth
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesAug 10–14, 2023
school bathroom access for transgender students

Should students who identify as transgender be able to use the bathroom for their current gender identity or should they use the bathroom of the gender they were assigned at birth?

Gender assigned at birth
58%
Current gender identity
28%
Don't know
14%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: forced choice with no third option offered in the stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Bathroom for current gender identity
  • Bathroom of gender assigned at birth
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesAug 10–14, 2023
gender-inclusive school bathrooms

Do you favor or oppose schools providing gender inclusive bathrooms that students of any gender can use?

Favor 55%38% Oppose
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: offers the accommodation alternative that Q44 withheld - 55% favor versus 28% for identity-based access
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySportsAug 10–14, 2023
transgender boys on school sports teams

Should a transgender boy be allowed to play on the boys team in line with their gender identity or should they have to play on the girls team in line with their assigned sex at birth?

Girls team (assigned sex at birth)
59%
Boys team (gender identity)
27%
Don't know
14%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: paired with a mirror-image item about transgender girls
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Boys team, in line with gender identity
  • Girls team, in line with assigned sex at birth
  • Don't know
Monmouth UniversitySportsAug 10–14, 2023
transgender girls on school sports teams

Should a transgender girl be allowed to play on the girls team in line with their gender identity or should they have to play on the boys team in line with their assigned sex at birth?

Boys team (assigned sex at birth)
64%
Girls team (gender identity)
23%
Don't know
13%
Sample
814 adults · ±5.4 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: New Jersey
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: mirror-image of Q45A
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Girls team, in line with gender identity
  • Boys team, in line with assigned sex at birth
  • Don't know
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySportsAug 3–15, 2023
trans athletes in high school sports

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Transgender athletes should only be able to participate in high school sports as the gender they were assigned at birth.

Agree 56%16% Disagree
Agree 18%Disagree 8%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: restrictive position is the agree directionassigned at birth phrasingexplicit neutral midpoint
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023
teacher use of students' preferred pronouns

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school teachers should use students' preferred pronouns, even if they are different from the student's sex at birth.

Strongly disagree
24%
Strongly agree
16%
Neither agree nor disagree
30%
Total agree 35%Total disagree 35%Agree 20%Disagree 10%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: sex at birth phrasingaffirming position is the agree direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023
best place for children to learn about gender identity

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The best place for children to learn about gender identity is at home.

Strongly agree
28%
Strongly disagree
4%
Neither agree nor disagree
28%
Total agree 59%Agree 30%Total disagree 13%Disagree 9%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: presupposes a single best venue
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityYouth medical careAug 3–15, 2023
parental authority over gender-affirming care for minors (randomized directional split-half)

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Parents should be ['barred from obtaining' or 'permitted by law to obtain'] gender-affirming care for their children, such as hormone blockers or gender reassignment surgery.

Strongly agree
27%
Strongly disagree
17%
Neither agree nor disagree
28%
Total agree 44%Total disagree 28%Agree 17%Disagree 11%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: randomized directional split-halfnames hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgerytopline pools both split halves, so the total is not interpretable as directional support
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesAug 3–15, 2023
school bathroom access

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of the gender they were assigned at birth.

Agree 48%48% Disagree
Total agree 26%Agree 14%Disagree 14%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: bathroom of their choice framingdoes not name transgender students explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023
whether questions of sexual orientation or gender identity should be left to parents (split against a race version)

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Questions of [race and racial identity/sexual orientation or gender identity] should be left to parents, not taught at school.

Strongly agree
25%
Strongly disagree
10%
Neither agree nor disagree
26%
Total agree 49%Total disagree 25%Agree 24%Disagree 16%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: randomized split against a race-and-racial-identity versionbundles sexual orientation with gender identitytopline pools both split halves
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023
gender identity as part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum

What should be a part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum in public schools? Check all that apply.

What should be a part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum in public schools? Check all that apply. [item h] Sex education curriculum - Gender identity

Should be part of the curriculum
31%
Sample
3,000 adults · +/- 2.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.

Wording notes: check-all-that-apply, so non-selection is ambiguous between opposition and indifference
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Selected
  • Not selected
PRRINondiscriminationAug 2023 – Aug 31, 2023
LGBT 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.

Favor 39%14% Oppose
Favor 36%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

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

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIYouth medical careAug 2023 – Aug 31, 2023
laws preventing parents from allowing a minor to receive gender-transition medical care

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

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

Favor 25%26% Oppose
Favor 19%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

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

Wording notes: frames the ban as constraining parents rather than minors or providersdoes not name specific interventions (puberty blockers, hormones, surgery)'medical care for a gender transition' rather than 'gender-affirming care'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
PRRIPolitical salienceAug 2023 – Aug 31, 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
39%
Only vote for a candidate who shares your views on this issue
30%
Not see this as a major issue
30%
Skipped/Refused
2%
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
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023
under 18; gender-affirming COUNSELING (talk therapy, non-medical) - ACCESS framing

Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like:

Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like: Gender Affirming Counseling

Favor 44%44% Oppose
Sample
likely voters
Method
online opt-in
Where
US: Missouri
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit) rather than ban framingexplicit 'not sure' offeredcounseling is classified inside the stem as 'gender transition medical care', which medicalizes talk therapyidentical stem asked across three escalating treatments - an internal wording ladder
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Not sure

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