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Siena College Research Institutefor Mississippi TodayYouth medical careApr 16–20, 2023vote-determinative importance of maintaining Mississippi's ban on gender-affirming care for minors (2023 REAP Act)
Now consider some proposals that may be important in the upcoming election for Governor. For each, tell me whether you will only vote for a candidate that supports the initiative, or that you will only vote for a candidate that opposes the initiative, or that the initiative will not determine your vote choice.
Now consider some proposals that may be important in the upcoming election for Governor. For each, tell me whether you will only vote for a candidate that supports the initiative, or that you will only vote for a candidate that opposes the initiative, or that the initiative will not determine your vote choice. (ROTATE Q1-Q6) ... Q6. Maintaining the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Will only vote for a candidate that supports
35%
Will only vote for a candidate that opposes
31%
Candidate's position doesn't matter to my vote choice
16%
Won't be voting
4%
Don't know/No opinion
14%
- Sample
- 783 registered voters · +/- 4.3 percentage points including the design effects resulting from weighting
- Method
- mixed-mode probability
- Where
- US: Mississippi
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 35 subgroup figures
Base: 509 respondents contacted through a dual frame (landline and cell phone) mode; 274 respondents drawn from a proprietary online panel (Lucid)
Wording notes: measures vote-determinativeness, not policy supportstatus-quo framing ('maintaining the ban') rather than a support/oppose framing of the ban itselfitem rotated within a six-item battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Will only vote for a candidate that supports
- Will only vote for a candidate that opposes
- Candidate's position doesn't matter to my vote choice
- Don't know/No opinion
- Won't be voting
NNNBC NewsGeneral acceptanceApr 14–18, 2023
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people
Turning to a different issue...
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE 1-2)
We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
48%
We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
43%
We have reached a reasonable balance (vol.)
2%
Mixed (vol.)
2%
Not sure
3%
Neither (vol.)
2%
- Sample
- 1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.46 for 800 registered voters)
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 8 subgroup figures
Base: 1,000 adults, including 861 respondents with a cell phone
Wording notes: middle option 'reasonable balance' demoted to volunteered-only in this fielding, a break from the 2015-2022 versionsstatements rotated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
- We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
- We have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue (VOL)
- Neither (VOL)
- Mixed (VOL)
- Not sure
NNNBC NewsContact & populationparaphrasedApr 14–18, 2023
whether the respondent, a friend, family member or coworker is transgender
Now, for each of the following, please tell me whether that applies or does not apply to you personally.
Now, for each of the following, please tell me whether that applies or does not apply to you personally. The (first/next) one is... [item: you, a friend, a family member or a coworker are transgender]
Base: 1,000 adults, including 861 respondents with a cell phone
Wording notes: broad contact definition including self, friend, family member and coworker
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Applies
- Does not apply
- Not sure
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Political salienceApr 14–23, 2023open-ended top legislative priority - transgender children/adults
Now, let's turn to the State of Texas.
As you probably know, the Texas Legislature is currently meeting in Austin for the 140-day legislative session held every other year. What do you think should be the legislature's top priority? [OPEN-ENDED]
Immigration / Border security
22%
Gun Control / Gun safety
11%
Education
7%
Transgender children / adults
0%
Don't know
14%
- Sample
- 1,200 registered voters · +/- 2.83% (3.39% adjusted for weighting) unless otherwise noted
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Texas
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: YouGov interviewed 1,254 Texas registered voters and matched them down to a final sample of 1,200
Wording notes: unaided open-ended; coded into 25 categories
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)SportsApr 14–23, 2023 requiring K-12 and college athletic participation to be based on biological sex
Next, we'd like you to evaluate some proposals being considered in the Texas Legislature this year.
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws: [GRID WITH RESPONSE OPTIONS "Strongly support", "Somewhat support", "Somewhat oppose", "Strongly oppose", "Don't know/No opinion] [RANDOMIZE A-P] - Requiring athletic participation to be based on biological sex in K-12 and higher education institutions in Texas
Base: YouGov interviewed 1,254 Texas registered voters and matched them down to a final sample of 1,200
Wording notes: uses 'biological sex'does not name transgender people explicitlyone of 16 randomized proposals in a single grid
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)School policyApr 14–23, 2023 limiting teacher discussion of gender identity and/or sexual orientation
Do you think each of the following proposals being considered by the Texas Legislature will improve the public education system in Texas, hurt the public education system in Texas, or have no impact on the public education system in Texas? [GRID WITH RESPONSE OPTIONS: "Will improve public education", "Will hurt public education", "Will have no impact on public education", "Don't know/No opinion] [RANDOMIZE A-H] - Limiting the extent to which public school teachers can talk about gender identity and/or sexual orientation
Will improve public education
46%
Will hurt public education
30%
Will have no impact on public education
13%
Don't know/No opinion
11%
- Sample
- 1,200 registered voters · +/- 2.83% (3.39% adjusted for weighting) unless otherwise noted
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Texas
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: YouGov interviewed 1,254 Texas registered voters and matched them down to a final sample of 1,200
Wording notes: asks about predicted effect on schools rather than support/opposebundles gender identity with sexual orientation (double-barreled)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Will improve public education
- Will hurt public education
- Will have no impact on public education
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Identity beliefsApr 14–23, 2023 whether birth-certificate sex is the only way to define gender
Do you think that the sex listed on a person's original birth certificate should be the only way to define a person's gender?
Base: YouGov interviewed 1,254 Texas registered voters and matched them down to a final sample of 1,200
Wording notes: binary yes/no on a contested definitional claimno middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
CBS News/YouGovPolitical salienceApr 12–14, 2023importance of 'issues of gender identity' as a national issue
How important are each of these issues in the U.S. today?
How important are each of these issues in the U.S. today? ... Issues of gender identity
Wording notes: battery item asked alongside abortion, inflation, the economy, race, guns, crime and immigrationmeasures salience, not direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not very/not important
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectContact & populationApr 12–14, 2023personally knowing a transgender or non-binary person
Do you personally know someone (such as a family member, friend, colleague, neighbor, etc.) who identifies as the following?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, I personally know someone
- No, I do not know someone
- Prefer not to answer
- I don't understand this term
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectGeneral acceptanceApr 12–14, 2023 comfort if own child came out as transgender or non-binary
Some people describe themselves as transgender and/or non-binary when they believe their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth, or what is on their original birth certificate.
Some people describe themselves as transgender and/or non-binary when they believe their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth, or what is on their original birth certificate. How comfortable, if at all, would you be if your child came out to you as one of the following LGBTQ identities?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: definitional preamble supplied by the pollster
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Don't know/No opinion
- Not too comfortable
- Not comfortable at all
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPronouns & languageApr 12–14, 2023 comfort if own child used they/them pronouns
Some people use they/them or other gender-neutral pronouns to express their gender identity rather than he/him or she/her pronouns.
Some people use they/them or other gender-neutral pronouns to express their gender identity rather than he/him or she/her pronouns. How comfortable, if at all, would you be if your child started using they/them pronouns?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Not too comfortable
- Not comfortable at all
- Don't know/No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careApr 12–14, 2023 puberty blockers, hormone therapy, parental authority, school name/pronoun use and bathroom access for trans minors
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? [Transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom that they feel the most comfortable and safe in / Transgender minors should have access to puberty blockers if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents / Transgender minors should have access to hormone therapy if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents / Transgender students should be able to choose their names and pronouns used at school / Parents, not politicians, should have the ultimate say over whether or not their child receives transgender medical care]
Parents, not politicians, should have the ultimate say - total agree
69%
Trans students should be able to choose their names and pronouns used at school - total agree
54%
Trans minors should have access to hormone therapy if recommended by doctor and supported by parents - total agree
53%
Trans minors should have access to puberty blockers if recommended by doctor and supported by parents - total agree
50%
Trans students should be allowed to use the bathroom they feel most comfortable and safe in - total agree
47%
Bathroom item - total disagree
37%
Puberty blockers item - total disagree
33%
Trans students choose names/pronouns at school - total disagree
31%
Hormone therapy item - total disagree
31%
Parents, not politicians - total disagree
16%
- Sample
- 2,200 adults (results broken out for parents vs. non-parents) · ±2 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: medical items condition on both doctor recommendation and parental support'Parents, not politicians' is an advocacy-style frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know/No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsApr 12–14, 2023 willingness to take supportive actions if own child came out as transgender or non-binary
How willing, if at all, would you be to take any of the following actions to support your child if they came out as transgender or non-binary?
Stand up for them if they are being mistreated due to their gender identity - total willing
79%
Talk with them respectfully about their gender identity - total willing
79%
Be welcoming and kind to their LGBTQ friends or partner - total willing
75%
Educate yourself about transgender and non-binary people - total willing
73%
Encourage other family members or friends to respect their gender identity - total willing
71%
Use their chosen name and pronouns correctly - total willing
69%
Support their gender expression through physical appearance, clothing, hairstyles, behavior - total willing
69%
Find a faith community that affirms and respects their gender identity - total willing
64%
Not vote for political candidates that support anti-transgender policies - total willing
64%
Take them to LGBTQ-related events or celebrations - total willing
61%
- Sample
- 2,200 adults (results broken out for parents vs. non-parents) · ±2 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: all listed actions are supportive; no unsupportive options offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very willing
- Somewhat willing
- Not too willing
- Not willing at all
ERElway Researchfor Crosscut / Cascade PBSSportsApr 11–15, 2023
whether transgender girls should be allowed or prohibited from participating in girls' school sports
Asked within a sequence of items about cases before the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court; the immediately preceding items (Q6, Q7) concerned a Christian website designer's First Amendment claim against an LGBTQ nondiscrimination law and religious accommodation in employment.
Another case involves girls who are transgender. In your opinion should girls who are transgender be allowed or prohibited from participating in girls' sports in school?
Base: banner tables report a base of 402; data collection split 101 landline with live interviewers, 168 cell phone with live interviewers, 134 cell phone text to online survey
Wording notes: framed as a Supreme Court case rather than as state policyasked immediately after two religious-liberty items, one of which concerns refusing service to LGBTQ customers'allowed or prohibited' is a symmetric pairingexplicit no-opinion option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Allowed
- Prohibited
- No opinion
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceApr 8–11, 2023perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceApr 8–11, 2023 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: three-option too far / about right / not far enough frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceApr 8–11, 2023 whether state lawmakers focus too much on transgender school legislation
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers in your state are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender children in schools?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: too much / too little is directionally ambiguous - too much can mean either stop legislating or stop being permissive
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Focusing too much
- Focusing about the right amount
- Focusing too little
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsApr 8–11, 2023 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Support or Opposition on Transgender Issues -- Allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
Do you support or oppose...?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: affirming direction is the support side
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
exposure to transgender issues
[Third Way describes the item as asking whether respondents had recently read or heard about transgender issues; 89% reported hearing 'a lot or some']
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: question wording not published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayNondiscriminationparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
national nondiscrimination policy for transgender people
[Third Way describes the item as asking about] a national policy protecting transgender people from discrimination
Support a national policy protecting transgender people from discrimination (three-quarters)
75%
- Sample
- 1,000 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national plus battleground congressional district oversample
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: question wording not published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
framing experiment - banning providers vs. banning parents
[Three differently framed versions of the same policy, described by Third Way as:] (a) banning health care professionals from providing gender-affirming care to youth (b) whether the parents of a 15-year-old transgender child should be allowed to help their child receive gender-affirming care (c) banning parents from getting their child gender-affirming care
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: deliberate framing experiment: the actor being restricted is varied from clinicians to parentsthe (b) version also introduces a specific age, so it is not a clean comparison - Third Way says so explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WaySportsparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
framing experiment - 'require birth sex teams' vs. 'ban from gender identity teams'
[Two differently framed versions of the same policy, described by Third Way as:] (a) requiring transgender student-athletes to compete on teams that match their biological sex (b) a ban on transgender youth competing on teams that match their gender identity
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: 'require' vs. 'ban' framing of an identical policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WaySportsparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
reactions to enforcement mechanisms in the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act"
We also asked voters specifically about the House Republicans' "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which would ban transgender people from playing on girls' sports teams at any age or level.
[Third Way describes the items as asking how much respondents were bothered by specific enforcement requirements associated with the House Republicans' "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act"]
Bothered a great deal or some by requiring girls to undergo genital inspections to prove they aren't transgender
78%
Bothered by requiring young girls to answer questions about puberty and how their bodies were changing
71%
Bothered by requiring girls to provide up-to-date information about how often and when they are having their period
70%
Net margin of support for the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" as a named bill (points) 6%
- Sample
- 1,000 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national plus battleground congressional district oversample
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: the enforcement mechanisms described (genital inspections, puberty questions, menstrual records) are the most alarming implications of the billno counterbalancing items about the bill's stated purpose
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Bothered a great deal
- Bothered some
- Bothered a little
- Not bothered
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 6–13, 2023
vote effect of supporting a sports ban
[Third Way describes the item as asking whether respondents are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports banning transgender student-athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity, or whether it has no impact]
Less likely to vote for a candidate who supports a sports ban, OR it has no impact on their vote (combined)
54%
- Sample
- 1,000 likely 2024 voters · not disclosed
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national plus battleground congressional district oversample
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Plus an oversample of 400 battleground congressional district voters. The same project included two in-person ethnographic focus groups among Democratic base voters in the Philadelphia area and four focus groups among swing voters.
Wording notes: the reported figure combines 'less likely' with 'no impact', which is a favorable way to present the result for the client
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- No impact
GallupIdentity beliefsApr 3–13, 2023two-step measure, National Academies style, single selection (experimental version 3)
What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? / What is your current gender?
Base: four randomized experimental groups of roughly 5,700 each
Wording notes: single selection only - a trans woman must choose between 'Female' and 'Transgender''Two-spirit' offered to all respondents rather than only to Indigenous respondents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Sex at birth: Male; Female
- Current gender: Male; Female; Transgender; Two-spirit; I use a different term
GallupIdentity beliefsApr 3–13, 2023 two-step measure, select-all, with trans confirmation follow-up (experimental version 4)
What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? / Which one of the following best describes your gender? You may select all that apply.
Nonbinary
1%
Trans identity confirmed via follow-up item
0.6%
Trans or transgender (selected directly)
0.3%
- Sample
- 22,882 adults · ±1.3 percentage points per experimental group
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: four randomized experimental groups of roughly 5,700 each
Wording notes: select-all permits 'Woman' and 'Trans or transgender' togethera follow-up confirmation item was asked selectively of respondents whose sex at birth and gender did not match
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Sex at birth: Male; Female
- Gender (select all): Man; Woman; Trans or transgender; Nonbinary; I use a different term
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Identity beliefsApr 2023 whether original birth certificate sex is the only way to define gender
the sex listed on a person's original birth certificate should be the only way to define gender
Wording notes: agree/disagree format is subject to acquiescence biasstates the restrictive position as the proposition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree
- Disagree
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)SportsApr 2023 requiring athletic participation by biological sex in K-12 and higher education
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws:
Requiring athletic participation to be based on biological sex in K-12 and higher education institutions in Texas
Wording notes: uses 'biological sex'does not name transgender people explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Youth medical careApr 2023 prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws:
Prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors
Wording notes: uses the affirming-side term 'gender-affirming care'no description of what the care consists of
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Drag & public expressionApr 2023 prohibiting drag performances in public in the presence of a minor
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws:
Prohibiting 'drag' performances, in which one gender presents as another, in public places in the presence of a minor
Wording notes: supplies a definition of drag ('in which one gender presents as another')scare quotes around 'drag'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)School policyApr 2023 limiting teacher discussion of gender identity/sexual orientation - effect on public education
Limiting the extent to which public school teachers can talk about gender identity and/or sexual orientation
Wording notes: asks about perceived policy impact rather than support/opposedouble-barreled: bundles gender identity and sexual orientation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Would improve the public education system
- Would hurt the public education system
- Would have no impact
- Don't know/No opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)Youth medical careApr 2023 minors (no age threshold named); umbrella term 'gender-affirming care'; BAN framing directed at DOCTORS ('prohibiting doctors from providing')
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws:
Please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following proposals for new laws: Prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors.
Wording notes: BAN framing (support = restrict)uses the umbrella term 'gender-affirming care' with no treatment namedtargets doctors as the regulated party, which imports a criminal/professional-penalty flavourno age thresholdfour-point scale with an explicit don't-knowasked inside a battery of pending Texas legislative proposals
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/No opinion
Data for ProgressContact & populationMar 24–26, 2023knowing a transgender or nonbinary person
Do you personally know someone who identifies as transgender or nonbinary?
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: combines transgender and nonbinary into one category
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, I personally know someone who identifies as transgender or nonbinary
- No, I do not personally know someone who identifies as transgender or nonbinary
- Don't know
Data for ProgressContact & populationMar 24–26, 2023 estimated share of adults who are transgender or nonbinary
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today.
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today. - Percentage of adults who identify as transgender or nonbinary
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: innumeracy item - mean estimates are known to be inflated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressContact & populationMar 24–26, 2023 estimated share of under-30s who are transgender or nonbinary
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today.
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today. - Percentage of young people (ages 30 and under) who identify as transgender or nonbinary
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: innumeracy item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressAdult medical careMar 24–26, 2023 perceived regret rate after transition-related care
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today.
Using your best guess, please estimate the percentages of the following groups in America today. - Percentage of transgender adults who regret having pursued gender altering medication and surgery
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: uses 'gender altering medication and surgery' rather than clinical terminology
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressGeneral acceptanceMar 24–26, 2023 whether trans visibility threatens heterosexual families
In your opinion, does the increased visibility of transgender people in America represent a threat to the following groups?
In your opinion, does the increased visibility of transgender people in America represent a threat to the following groups? - Heterosexual families
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: adopts the 'threat' frame of opponents in order to measure its uptake
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressGeneral acceptanceMar 24–26, 2023 whether trans visibility threatens children
In your opinion, does the increased visibility of transgender people in America represent a threat to the following groups?
In your opinion, does the increased visibility of transgender people in America represent a threat to the following groups? - Children
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: adopts the 'threat to children' frame of opponents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressParty & candidate handlingMar 24–26, 2023 whether the Democratic Party should do more to protect trans and queer Americans
This question was only shown to respondents who indicated they identified as Democrats, or as Independent or third party supporters who said they typically leaned more toward Democrats.
Should the Democratic Party be doing more to protect the rights of transgender and queer Americans from anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, or is the Democratic Party already doing enough to protect the rights of transgender and queer Americans?
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: Democrats and Democratic leaners only'already doing enough' is the only alternative to 'more' - 'doing too much' is not offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The Democratic Party should be doing more
- The Democratic Party is already doing enough
- Don't know
Data for ProgressAdult medical careMar 24–26, 2023 adult access to gender-affirming surgery
When thinking about the right of transgender adults to pursue surgeries which change their appearance and body, which statement comes closer to your own view, even if neither is exactly right?
Base: Questions [7] and [11] were asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents/third-party supporters (N=540).
Wording notes: affirming option concedes 'procedures they could regret'restrictive option is stated in explicitly traditionalist 'natural order' terms rather than a medical or safety rationale
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender adults should be allowed to change their bodies however they want. Free societies should let people make their own choices, even for procedures they could regret.
- Transgender adults should not be allowed to change their bodies however they want. There is a natural order to things that needs to be preserved in our society.
- Don't know