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YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023under 18; hormones or puberty blockers - 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: Hormones or Puberty blockers
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit)names the treatments rather than using the umbrella termexplicit 'not sure' offeredno mention of parental consent or physician involvement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023 under 18; gender-affirming SURGERY - 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 Surgery
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit)asks about surgery for minors - rare in practice - without noting rarity or any age floorexplicit 'not sure' offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming counseling for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...gender affirming counseling
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: battery item under a single 'gender transitional medical care' stemgroups counseling with medical interventions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 hormone therapy / puberty blockers for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...hormone therapy or medication that can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: describes puberty blockers as 'temporarily' preventing puberty
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming surgery for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...gender affirming surgery
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: does not specify age floor within 'younger than 18'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySportsJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Do you favor or oppose the following policies...
Do you favor or oppose the following policies... ...allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: uses 'the gender they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in elementary school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in elementary schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in middle school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in middle schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in high school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in high schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityBooks & mediaJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 banning books about transgender youth in public schools
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...ban books with stories about transgendered youth
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: uses the nonstandard term 'transgendered'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming counseling for people under 18
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?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: battery item under a single 'gender transitional medical care' stemgroups counseling with medical interventions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 hormone therapy / puberty blockers for people under 18
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...hormone therapy or medication that can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: describes puberty blockers as 'temporarily' preventing puberty
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming surgery for people under 18
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 surgery?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: does not specify age floor within 'younger than 18'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityBooks & mediaJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 banning books about transgender youth in public schools
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to: ban books with stories about transgender youth?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: SLU's own two publications of this item disagree on whether the wording was 'transgender' or 'transgendered' youth
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Angus Reid InstituteSchool policyparaphrasedJul 26–31, 2023parental notification and consent when a student wishes to change pronouns at school
Which policy do you prefer for school districts regarding a student who wishes to change their pronouns: parents are informed and their consent is required; parents are informed but their consent is not needed; or parents have no role?
Parents informed and consent required
43%
Parents informed, consent not needed
35%
Parents have no role
14%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 9 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: three-way choice with no 'depends' or 'not sure' option reported
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Parents informed and consent required
- Parents informed, consent not needed
- Parents have no role
Angus Reid InstituteGeneral acceptanceJul 26–31, 2023 perceived discrimination against transgender people
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not.
Transgender people face a lot of discrimination in their daily lives
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: preceded by an explicit ARI-written definition of 'transgender' intended to establish baseline knowledge
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteGeneral acceptanceJul 26–31, 2023 whether increasing acceptance of transgender people is social progress
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not.
Increasing acceptance of transgender people is a sign of social progress
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: 'social progress' is a positively valenced frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstitutePolitical salienceJul 26–31, 2023 how much attention transgender issues receive from news media
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not.
Attention paid to transgender issues from Canadian news media
Too much attention
60%
About the right amount of attention
22%
Too little attention
12%
Don't know/Can't say
6%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: one row of a grid also covering the federal government, provincial government, and universities and schools
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Too little attention
- About the right amount of attention
- Too much attention
- Don't know/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteParental rightsJul 26–31, 2023 how a parent would react to a child showing an affinity for another gender identity
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not.
Suppose you were the parent of a child who, for the last few years, has been behaving in a way that shows an affinity for a gender identity other than the one they were assigned at birth. What do you think your reaction to this would be?
Resist this behaviour and work to change it
12%
Reject this behaviour entirely
9%
Accept and work with the child to make this comfortable (net of enthusiastic and cautious acceptance) 69%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: all four substantive options describe the child's gender identity as 'this behaviour'hypothetical projected onto all respondents, including non-parents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Enthusiastically accept this behaviour
- Cautiously accept and work to accommodate it
- Resist this behaviour and work to change it
- Reject this behaviour entirely
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteYouth medical careJul 26–31, 2023 hormone therapy for a child at ages 8, 12 and 16 (split sample)
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not. [Section preamble, written by ARI: describes hormone-blocking agents, gender-affirming hormones and transition-related surgeries; notes WPATH guidance that hormone therapy may begin at 14, Canadian Paediatric Society guidance on blockers, European pushback and pauses in prescribing, and the evidence on reduced depression and suicidal ideation.]
If an individual wanted to begin hormone therapy at age [8/12/16], would you support or oppose this?
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: split sample by the child's age (8, 12, 16)the section preamble presents both risk and benefit evidence but leads with risksthe item says 'an individual' rather than naming the child as transgender
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Support
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteSportsJul 26–31, 2023 a child born a boy who identifies as a girl playing in all-girl leagues (split sample by age)
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their gender identity, but many do not.
Suppose an (eight-, 12-, 16-) year-old was born a boy but now identifies as a girl. They now want to play sports with other girls. Should the child be allowed to play whatever sport she wants in these all-girl leagues?
It depends on the sport
39%
Yes
31%
No
30%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: split sample by age'was born a boy but now identifies as a girl' foregrounds birth sexoffers a middle 'depends on the sport' option, which most other trans-sport items do not
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- It depends on the sport
Angus Reid InstituteIdentity beliefsJul 26–31, 2023 whether the male/female binary is sufficient
What is closer to your view?
We should identify individuals as male or female
56%
That's too limiting, we need to expand the definitions
34%
Not sure/Can't say
10%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: the expansive option is labelled with the evaluative phrase 'That's too limiting'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- We should identify individuals as male or female
- That's too limiting, we need to expand the definitions
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteIdentity beliefsJul 26–31, 2023 definition of a woman
Some people who identify as women were born with male genitals. In this case, do you personally feel that:
Anyone who wishes can identify as a woman
35%
Women are those who were born with female genitals only
34%
Women are those who have female genitals, regardless of whether they were born with them or changed them though surgery
18%
Not really sure/can't say
12%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: defines womanhood in terms of genitalia in two of the three substantive options
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Anyone who wishes can identify as a woman
- Women are those who were born with female genitals only
- Women are those who have female genitals, regardless of whether they were born with them or changed them though surgery
- Not really sure/can't say
Angus Reid InstitutePolitical salienceJul 26–31, 2023 whether news media give transgender issues too much attention
The word "transgender" is an umbrella term that refers to people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth (based on a doctor's observation of their genitals). Transgender people may identify as men or women, or neither, or both. Some transgender people choose to have surgery, so their genitals match their chosen gender identity, but many do not.
Based on whatever you've seen, read, or heard about transgender people and issues related to them, would you say this topic has been receiving too much, too little, or about the right amount of attention from each of the following? The news media
Too much attention
60%
About the right amount of attention
22%
Too little attention
12%
Don't know/Can't say
6%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: randomized rows across five institutions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Too little attention
- About the right amount of attention
- Too much attention
- Don't know/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteGeneral acceptanceJul 26–31, 2023 perceived discrimination against transgender people
Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Transgender people face a lot of discrimination in their daily lives
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: rows randomized
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteGeneral acceptanceJul 26–31, 2023 whether increasing acceptance of trans people is social progress
Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Increasing acceptance of transgender people is a sign of social progress
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: rows randomized
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstitutePronouns & languageJul 26–31, 2023 gender-neutral terms for women, birth and motherhood
How do you feel about the trend of using gender neutral terms when talking about women, birth, and motherhood. Some examples of this are saying "people who menstruate" instead of women or "people who give birth" instead of mothers. Would you say this is:
A bad thing - it devalues the female identity in society
67%
A good thing - makes the language more inclusive
17%
Not sure/Can't say
16%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: each option carries its own justification clause
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A good thing - makes the language more inclusive
- A bad thing - it devalues the female identity in society
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteParental rightsJul 26–31, 2023 reaction to one's own child expressing a different gender identity
Suppose you were the parent of an (eight-, 12-, 16-) year-old child who, for the last few years, has been behaving in a way that shows an affinity for a gender identity other than the one they were assigned at birth based on their biological sex. In this situation, what do you think your reaction would be? Would you:
Resist this behaviour and work to change it
12%
Accept and accommodate (enthusiastically accept + cautiously accept, net) 69%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: split sample: one third each shown an eight-, 12- or 16-year-oldoptions rotateddescribes gender identity as 'this behaviour'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Enthusiastically accept this behaviour
- Cautiously accept and work to accommodate it
- Resist this behaviour and work to change it
- Reject this behaviour entirely
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteSchool policyJul 26–31, 2023 parental notification and consent for a name/pronoun change at school
In New Brunswick, a proposed policy change would require parental consent for children younger than 16 who wish to change their preferred pronoun or name. Which policy do you prefer?
Parents must be informed AND give consent for this change
43%
Parents must be informed if their child wants to identify differently
35%
Parents should neither be informed nor have a say - it's up to the child
14%
Not sure/Can't say
8%
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 9 subgroup figures
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: anchored to a live New Brunswick policy proposal
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Parents must be informed if their child wants to identify differently
- Parents must be informed AND give consent for this change
- Parents should neither be informed nor have a say - it's up to the child
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteYouth medical careJul 26–31, 2023 hormone therapy for a minor
Some transgender health organizations now recommend that children who want to transition from one gender to another should be able to receive hormone therapy at age before they reach the age of majority. If an individual wanted to begin hormone therapy at age (eight, 12, 16), would you support or oppose this?
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: split sample: one third each shown age eight, 12 or 16including age eight, below any clinical guideline, as one of the three arms
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Support
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Can't say
Angus Reid InstituteSportsJul 26–31, 2023 a trans girl playing in all-girl youth leagues
Suppose an (eight-, 12-, 16-) year-old was born a boy but now identifies as a girl. They now want to play sports with other girls. Are there any sports where you feel this is inappropriate, or should the child be allowed to play whatever sport she wants in these all-girl leagues?
Should be allowed 31%30% Should not be allowed
- Sample
- 3,016 adults · for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Canada national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: An additional 322 Canadians who do not identify as male or female, also members of the Angus Reid Forum, were surveyed as a population booster and are reported separately as 'prefer to self-describe'. Several items were split-sampled into thirds presenting a child aged eight, 12 or 16.
Wording notes: split sample by age of childstem uses 'was born a boy'middle option ('it depends on the sport') is offered explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- She should be able to play any sport she wants with other girls
- It depends on the sport
- She should not be able to play any sports with other girls
Pew Research Centerfor Pew Research Center (Pew Charitable Trusts / Lilly Endowment funding)General acceptancedata flagJul 17, 2023 – Mar 4, 2024whether greater social acceptance of transgender people has been a change for the better
Thinking about changes in our society over the last 50 years, all in all, do you think each of the following has been a change for the better, a change for the worse, or hasn't made much difference? ... Greater social acceptance of people who are transgender (that is, people who identify as a gender that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth)
Base: CHNG battery asked of all respondents; the transgender item (CHNGc) was new in 2023-24 and has no 2007 or 2014 trend.
Wording notes: items CHNGa-c randomized and displayed on one page'over the last 50 years' framingasked for the first time in the 2023-24 RLS, so no 2007/2014 comparison
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Change for the better
- Change for the worse
- Hasn't made much difference
- No answer
Pew Research Centerfor Pew Research Center (Pew Charitable Trusts / Lilly Endowment funding)Contact & populationdata flagJul 17, 2023 – Mar 4, 2024 respondent self-description of gender, including a non-binary 'some other way' option
Do you describe yourself as a man, a woman or in some other way?
Base: CHNG battery asked of all respondents; the transgender item (CHNGc) was new in 2023-24 and has no 2007 or 2014 trend.
Wording notes: measurement approach changed from prior waves: 2007 used interviewer observation and 2014 asked 'Are you male or female?', so the 'in some other way' share has no comparable trenddoes not separately identify transgender men or transgender women, only a residual 'some other way' category
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A man
- A woman
- In some other way
- No answer
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceJul 11–17, 2023importance of trans athletes in children's sports to vote choice
How important, if at all, will each of the following be in determining how you vote in the next election?
How important, if at all, will each of the following be in determining how you vote in the next election? - Transgender athletes participating in children's sports (elementary/high school)
Very important
31%
Somewhat important
24%
Not very important
16%
Not at all important
14%
Most important - only issue I really care about
6%
Not sure
10%
Total important 61%Total not important 29%
- Sample
- 4,414 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents; design-effect adjusted confidence interval +/- 3.3 points. Party CIs: Democrats +/- 2.7, Republicans +/- 3.0, independents +/- 5.3.
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 7 subgroup figures
Base: 2,044 Democrats, 1,640 Republicans, 508 independents.
Wording notes: unusually well-specified stimulus - names the level of competition (elementary/high school), unlike most sports itemsthe scale includes a 'only issue I really care about' extreme, which lets genuine single-issue intensity be isolatedsits in a battery alongside 'Government or elite policies discriminating against white people', which places the trans item in an explicitly grievance-politics frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Most important - only issue I really care about
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not very important
- Not at all important
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersParty & candidate handlingJul 11–17, 2023 which party has the best approach to sex, sexuality and gender identity in public schools
And thinking about the same things, which party do you think has the best approach to these things?
And thinking about the same things, which party do you think has the best approach to these things? - Issues related to sex, sexuality, and gender identity being discussed in public schools
Democratic party
35%
Republican party
31%
Another party
5%
Don't know
16%
None
13%
- Sample
- 4,414 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents; design-effect adjusted confidence interval +/- 3.3 points. Party CIs: Democrats +/- 2.7, Republicans +/- 3.0, independents +/- 5.3.
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures
Base: 2,044 Democrats, 1,640 Republicans, 508 independents.
Wording notes: 'None' and 'Don't know' both offered, together taken by 29% - a large bloc that trusts neither partybundles sex, sexuality and gender identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Democratic party
- Republican party
- Another party
- None
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersParty & candidate handlingJul 11–17, 2023 which party has the best approach to trans athletes in children's sports
And thinking about the same things, which party do you think has the best approach to these things?
And thinking about the same things, which party do you think has the best approach to these things? - Transgender athletes participating in children's sports (elementary/high school)
Republican party
31%
Democratic party
30%
Another party
4%
Don't know
18%
None
17%
- Sample
- 4,414 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents; design-effect adjusted confidence interval +/- 3.3 points. Party CIs: Democrats +/- 2.7, Republicans +/- 3.0, independents +/- 5.3.
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures
Base: 2,044 Democrats, 1,640 Republicans, 508 independents.
Wording notes: 35% choose 'None', 'Another party' or 'Don't know' - the largest such bloc in the battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Democratic party
- Republican party
- Another party
- None
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSchool policyJul 11–17, 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.
Total disagree
50%
Total agree
36%
Not sure
14%
- Sample
- 4,414 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents; design-effect adjusted confidence interval +/- 3.3 points. Party CIs: Democrats +/- 2.7, Republicans +/- 3.0, independents +/- 5.3.
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: 2,044 Democrats, 1,640 Republicans, 508 independents.
Wording notes: grade band 1-8 stretches from six-year-olds to fourteen-year-olds - an enormous developmental range treated as one unitbundles sex, sexuality and gender identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSportsJul 11–17, 2023 transgender athletes in elementary and 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 be able to participate in children's sports (elementary/high school)
Base: 2,044 Democrats, 1,640 Republicans, 508 independents.
Wording notes: does not specify the sex of the athlete or the category being entered - 'transgender athletes' generically, unlike the girls/boys mirror pair used in the TM2062Y21 batterylevel of competition specified (elementary/high school), which is a strength
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Marquette Law School PollNondiscriminationJul 7–12, 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
Marquette Law School PollGeneral acceptanceJul 7–12, 2023 perceived direction of Supreme Court rulings on LGBT people's rights over 15 years
[Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Wording notes: group label explicitly includes transgender peopleitem is about perception of the Court, not the respondent's own policy view
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Expanded rights
- Reduced rights
- Has not changed much either way