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IpsosYouth medical careFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of the 22,514 adults interviewed across 30 countries; US respondents were aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: conditions the item on parental consent, which raises support relative to unconditioned youth-care itemsspecifies counseling and hormone replacement but not surgeryuses the term 'gender-affirming care' with an in-stem gloss
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 access to single-sex facilities matching gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of the 22,514 adults interviewed across 30 countries; US respondents were aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: affirming direction is the agree pole, the reverse of the PRRI bathroom item'single-sex facilities' framing foregrounds the sex-segregation rationale
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 non-binary gender marker option on government-issued documents
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of the 22,514 adults interviewed across 30 countries; US respondents were aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: about non-binary markers specifically, not about changing an existing M/F marker
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 insurance coverage of gender transition costs
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of the 22,514 adults interviewed across 30 countries; US respondents were aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than') rather than a mandate framingdoes not specify who pays
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosNondiscriminationparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 employment, housing and public accommodation protection for transgender people
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (Australian results from the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Advisor survey)
Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing and access to business, such as restaurants and stores.
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Wording notes: asked in a long LGBT+ battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
- Don't know
IpsosYouth medical careparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (Australian results from the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Advisor survey)
With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g. counselling and hormone replacement treatment).
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Wording notes: conditions access on parental consentdefines gender-affirming care as counselling and hormone replacement, not surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
- Don't know
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 single-sex facility access matching gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (Australian results from the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Advisor survey)
Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g. public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with.
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
- Don't know
IpsosLegal documents & IDsparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 non-binary option on government-issued documents
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (Australian results from the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Advisor survey)
Government-issued documents, such as passports, should include an option other than 'male' and 'female' for people who do not identify as either.
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
- Don't know
IpsosAdult medical careparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 insurance coverage of gender transition
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (Australian results from the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Advisor survey)
Health insurance systems should cover the cost of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures.
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
- Don't know
IpsosGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination, if any, do transgender people face in Australia today?
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Wording notes: only the net 'great deal/fair amount' figure was published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal or a fair amount
- Not much or none at all
- Don't know
IpsosContact & populationparaphrasedFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 knowing a transgender or non-binary person, and transgender self-identification
Do you have a relative, friend or work colleague who is transgender? / non-binary, gender non-conforming or gender fluid?
Knows someone who is transgender
18%
Knows someone who is non-binary, gender non-conforming or gender fluid
18%
Describes self as transexual [sic, as published by Ipsos Australia]
1%
- Sample
- 1,000 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Australia national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Australian sample of approximately 1,000 within a 30-country total of 22,514; Australian respondents aged 16-74
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IpsosGeneral acceptanceFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 perceived discrimination against transgender people
In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society?
A great deal / a fair amount
67%
Not much / none at all
19%
Not sure
15%
- Sample
- 22,514 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- 30-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal / a fair amount
- Not sure
- Not much / none at all
IpsosNondiscriminationFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 employment, housing and public accommodation protections for transgender people
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Wording notes: agree/disagree format is subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosYouth medical careFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Wording notes: specifies parental consentexamples limit the treatments to counseling and hormones, excluding surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 single-sex facilities matching gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Wording notes: uses 'the gender they identify with'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 non-binary option on government-issued documents
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careFeb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 insurance coverage of gender transition costs
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures
Base: Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
Ipsosfor AxiosAdult medical careFeb 17–21, 2023 health insurance coverage of transgender-related medical care
How much do you support or oppose the following?
How much do you support or oppose the following? Health insurance companies covering transgender-related medical care
Base: The published topline reports wave-level totals only; no party or demographic crosstabs are printed in the topline PDF.
Wording notes: no age qualifier - 'transgender-related medical care' covers adults and minors alike, so respondents may be answering about different populationsno 'don't know' offered; only 'Skipped' (2%)asked inside a health-insurance battery alongside obesity drugs, insulin caps and COVID quarantine, which frames it as a coverage-economics question rather than a culture-war one
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Skipped
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceOct 18–24, 2022 share naming gay and transgender issues as the single most influential midterm issue
What is the issue that will most influence your choice of political candidate in the upcoming November midterm elections?
Inflation/rising prices
29%
The U.S. economy
17%
The end of national abortion rights
8%
Gay and transgender issues
2%
Parents' voice in public school curriculum
1%
- Sample
- 4,413 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: closed list with a single choice, so it measures relative priority against thirteen competing issues rather than absolute concernbundles gay and transgender issues into one option, so trans salience cannot be isolated'Parents' voice in public school curriculum' is listed separately, which siphons off some respondents who might otherwise pick the gay/trans option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The U.S. economy
- Immigration
- Political extremism
- Healthcare
- Energy issues
- Parents' voice in public school curriculum
- Crime or corruption
- The environment or climate change
- Inflation/rising prices
- Gay and transgender issues
- Election integrity
- The end of national abortion rights
- War and foreign conflicts
- Other
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceOct 18–24, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting laws preventing medical treatment for trans minors
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports laws that prevent transgender children under the age of 18 from getting medical treatment related to gender identity and gender transitioning
Much less likely
28%
Much more likely
25%
Somewhat more likely
24%
Somewhat less likely
22%
Total More Likely 50%Total Less Likely 50%
- Sample
- 4,413 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral or 'no difference' option - every respondent is forced to a side, which mechanically manufactures a 50/50 split on an issue most say does not drive their voterestrictive polarity: 'more likely' means rewarding a candidate who backs the banthe same questionnaire's most-important-issue item shows only 2% name gay and transgender issues at all
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersBooks & mediaOct 18–24, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting school book bans on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports policies that ban books in schools and school libraries on subject matter that deals with sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity
Much less likely
39%
Somewhat less likely
23%
Somewhat more likely
21%
Much more likely
18%
Total Less Likely 62%Total More Likely 38%
- Sample
- 4,413 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral optionbundles sex, sexual orientation and gender identity'ban books' is a strongly connotated phrase, though it is the standard descriptor for the policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceSep 29, 2022 – Oct 3, 2022 share naming gay and transgender issues as the single most influential midterm issue
What is the issue that will most influence your choice of political candidate in the upcoming November midterm elections?
Inflation/rising prices
27%
The U.S. economy
17%
The end of national abortion rights
8%
Gay and transgender issues
2%
Parents' voice in public school curriculum
1%
- Sample
- 4,415 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: closed list with a single choice, so it measures relative priority against thirteen competing issues rather than absolute concernbundles gay and transgender issues into one option, so trans salience cannot be isolated'Parents' voice in public school curriculum' is listed separately, which siphons off some respondents who might otherwise pick the gay/trans option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The U.S. economy
- Immigration
- Political extremism
- Healthcare
- Energy issues
- Parents' voice in public school curriculum
- Crime or corruption
- The environment or climate change
- Inflation/rising prices
- Gay and transgender issues
- Election integrity
- The end of national abortion rights
- War and foreign conflicts
- Other
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceSep 29, 2022 – Oct 3, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting laws preventing medical treatment for trans minors
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports laws that prevent transgender children under the age of 18 from getting medical treatment related to gender identity and gender transitioning
Much more likely
27%
Much less likely
27%
Somewhat more likely
24%
Somewhat less likely
23%
Total More Likely 50%Total Less Likely 50%
- Sample
- 4,415 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral or 'no difference' option - every respondent is forced to a side, which mechanically manufactures a 50/50 split on an issue most say does not drive their voterestrictive polarity: 'more likely' means rewarding a candidate who backs the banthe same questionnaire's most-important-issue item shows only 2% name gay and transgender issues at all
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersBooks & mediaSep 29, 2022 – Oct 3, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting school book bans on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports policies that ban books in schools and school libraries on subject matter that deals with sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity
Much less likely
38%
Somewhat less likely
24%
Somewhat more likely
19%
Much more likely
18%
Total Less Likely 62%Total More Likely 38%
- Sample
- 4,415 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral optionbundles sex, sexual orientation and gender identity'ban books' is a strongly connotated phrase, though it is the standard descriptor for the policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceSep 7–12, 2022 share naming gay and transgender issues as the single most influential midterm issue
What is the issue that will most influence your choice of political candidate in the upcoming November midterm elections?
Inflation/rising prices
26%
The U.S. economy
19%
The end of national abortion rights
7%
Gay and transgender issues
2%
Parents' voice in public school curriculum
1%
- Sample
- 4,411 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: closed list with a single choice, so it measures relative priority against thirteen competing issues rather than absolute concernbundles gay and transgender issues into one option, so trans salience cannot be isolated'Parents' voice in public school curriculum' is listed separately, which siphons off some respondents who might otherwise pick the gay/trans option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The U.S. economy
- Immigration
- Political extremism
- Healthcare
- Energy issues
- Parents' voice in public school curriculum
- Crime or corruption
- The environment or climate change
- Inflation/rising prices
- Gay and transgender issues
- Election integrity
- The end of national abortion rights
- War and foreign conflicts
- Other
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceSep 7–12, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting laws preventing medical treatment for trans minors
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports laws that prevent transgender children under the age of 18 from getting medical treatment related to gender identity and gender transitioning
Much less likely
27%
Much more likely
26%
Somewhat more likely
25%
Somewhat less likely
22%
Total More Likely 50%Total Less Likely 50%
- Sample
- 4,411 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral or 'no difference' option - every respondent is forced to a side, which mechanically manufactures a 50/50 split on an issue most say does not drive their voterestrictive polarity: 'more likely' means rewarding a candidate who backs the banthe same questionnaire's most-important-issue item shows only 2% name gay and transgender issues at all
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersBooks & mediaSep 7–12, 2022 vote effect of a candidate supporting school book bans on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following?
In the upcoming elections this November, are you more or less likely to support a candidate who does the following? - Supports policies that ban books in schools and school libraries on subject matter that deals with sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity
Much less likely
40%
Somewhat less likely
23%
Somewhat more likely
20%
Much more likely
18%
Total Less Likely 63%Total More Likely 37%
- Sample
- 4,411 adults · Credibility interval of +/- 1.8 percentage points for all respondents
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Party composition across all three waves was stable at 36% Democrat, 35% Republican, 21% Independent, 8% None/DK. The published trend tables give Total columns per wave; party columns are published only for the party-identification item itself, not for the issue items.
Wording notes: no neutral optionbundles sex, sexual orientation and gender identity'ban books' is a strongly connotated phrase, though it is the standard descriptor for the policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
Ipsosfor NPRPolitical salienceJun 10–12, 2022 LGBTQ issues as a top-three worry relative to other issues
Which three of the following topics do you find the most worrying? (Select up to three)
Inflation or increasing costs
51%
Crime or gun violence
43%
Political extremism or polarization
28%
Abortion
9%
Education
6%
LGBTQ issues
3%
- Sample
- 1,028 adults · +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for all respondents (design-effect adjusted)
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: 'LGBTQ issues' is the only sexual-orientation/gender-identity option and is not broken out for transgender specificallyselect-up-to-three format
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Inflation or increasing costs
- Crime or gun violence
- Political extremism or polarization
- Climate change
- Healthcare
- Immigration
- Government budget and debt
- Racial injustice
- COVID-19/coronavirus
- Abortion
- Terrorism
- Taxes
- Social inequality
- Foreign conflicts
- Education
- Nuclear conflict
- Opioid or drug addiction
- Unemployment
- Natural disasters
- LGBTQ issues
- Other
Ipsosfor NPRPolitical salienceJun 10–12, 2022 familiarity with controversies over LGBTQ issues in public schools
How familiar are you, if at all, with the following? - Controversies over LGBTQ issues in public schools
Somewhat familiar
43%
Very familiar
26%
Not very familiar
19%
Not at all familiar
10%
Skipped
1%
Familiar (net) 69%Unfamiliar (net) 29%
- Sample
- 1,028 adults · +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for all respondents (design-effect adjusted)
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: battery item among seven national controversies
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very familiar
- Somewhat familiar
- Not very familiar
- Not at all familiar
Ipsosfor NPRSportsJun 10–12, 2022 allowing transgender female student athletes on women's and girls' teams
Do you support or oppose the following? - Allowing transgender female student athletes to compete on women's and girls' sports teams
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: asked in the affirmative direction (support for allowing), so 'oppose' is the restrictive answeroffers 'Not familiar with this' as an explicit escapeone of twelve items in a mixed battery dominated by gun-policy items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not familiar with this
Ipsosfor NPRYouth medical careJun 10–12, 2022 state laws preventing transgender youth from accessing transition medical care
Do you support or oppose the following? - State laws or policies that prevent transgender youth from accessing gender transition medical care
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: 21 percent chose 'Not familiar with this', the second-highest non-familiarity share in the batterydoes not specify which treatments the laws cover
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not familiar with this
Ipsosfor NPRParental rightsJun 10–12, 2022 classifying youth gender transition care as child abuse (the Texas DFPS directive)
Do you support or oppose the following? - State laws or policies that classify gender transition medical care for youth as child abuse
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: 26 percent chose 'Not familiar with this' - the highest non-familiarity share of any item in the batterythe closest national read on the February 2022 Texas DFPS directive
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not familiar with this
Ipsosfor NPRSchool policyJun 10–12, 2022 teaching middle and high school students about sexual orientation and gender identity
Do you support or oppose the following? - Teaching middle and high school students about sexual orientation and gender identity
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: restricts the age frame to middle and high school, unlike Florida's K-3 statutebundles sexual orientation with gender identity (double-barreled)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not familiar with this
Ipsosfor NPRYouth medical careJun 10–12, 2022 forced choice between allowing and preventing youth access to hormone therapy
Which of the following is more important in your view, even if neither is exactly right?
Which of the following is more important in your view, even if neither is exactly right? - Allowing transgender youths under the age of 18 to access gender transition medical care like hormone therapy / Preventing transgender youths under the age of 18 from accessing gender transition medical care like hormone therapy until they are 18 or older
Preventing transgender youths under the age of 18 from accessing gender transition medical care like hormone therapy until they are 18 or older
59%
Allowing transgender youths under the age of 18 to access gender transition medical care like hormone therapy
37%
Skipped
5%
- Sample
- 1,028 adults · +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for all respondents (design-effect adjusted)
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: forced choice with no middle option and no 'not familiar' escapethe restrictive alternative is worded as a delay ('until they are 18 or older') rather than a prohibitionthe restrictive alternative is 33 words to the permissive alternative's 20
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Allowing transgender youths under the age of 18 to access gender transition medical care like hormone therapy
- Preventing transgender youths under the age of 18 from accessing gender transition medical care like hormone therapy until they are 18 or older
Ipsosfor NPRSchool policyJun 10–12, 2022 perceived local incidence of teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with elementary students
To the best of your knowledge, have the following happened in your community?
To the best of your knowledge, have the following happened in your community? Public school teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with elementary school students
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: split-sample experiment: Form A asks about elementary students, Form B about middle/high school students - a deliberate age-manipulation designperception item, not a measure of actual incidence
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Ipsosfor NPRSchool policyJun 10–12, 2022 perceived local incidence of teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with middle/high school students
To the best of your knowledge, have the following happened in your community?
To the best of your knowledge, have the following happened in your community? Public school teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with middle school or high school students
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: split-sample counterpart to the elementary-school version
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Ipsosfor NPRYouth medical careJun 10–12, 2022 forced choice between allowing and preventing under-18 gender transition care
Which of the following is more important in your view, even if neither is exactly right?
Preventing transgender youths under the age of 18 from accessing gender transition medical care like hormone therapy until they are 18 or older
59%
Allowing transgender youths under the age of 18 to access gender transition medical care like hormone therapy
37%
Skipped
5%
- Sample
- 1,028 adults · +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for all respondents (design-effect adjusted)
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: 273 Republicans, 311 Democrats, 438 Independents/other. Several items used split samples of N=514 each (Split Sample A / Split Sample B).
Wording notes: no middle option and no 'don't know' - only 'Skipped' absorbs non-responserestrictive option is longer and adds the reassuring qualifier 'until they are 18 or older', which softens it relative to the permissive optionspecifies hormone therapy as the exemplar, excluding puberty blockers and surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Allowing transgender youths under the age of 18 to access gender transition medical care like hormone therapy
- Preventing transgender youths under the age of 18 from accessing gender transition medical care like hormone therapy until they are 18 or older
- Skipped
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSchool policyApr 27–28, 2022 'Don't Say Gay' style bans on classroom discussion for ages 5-9
Please indicate if you support or oppose the following
Please indicate if you support or oppose the following - Laws that ban classroom discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity for children ages 5-9
Base: 437 Democrats, 358 Republicans, 138 Independents.
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one stimulusthe age band 5-9 is the most sympathetic possible framing for the restriction - it corresponds to the K-3 scope of the Florida law'Not sure' offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersNondiscriminationApr 27–28, 2022 omnibus recognition of transgender gender identity across restrooms, sports and birth certificates
Please indicate if you support or oppose the following
Please indicate if you support or oppose the following - Policies that recognize transgender people's gender identity, such as access to public restrooms, sports competitions, and birth certificates
Base: 437 Democrats, 358 Republicans, 138 Independents.
Wording notes: triple-barreled - restrooms, sports competitions and birth certificates are three distinct policy domains with very different levels of public supportsports is the least popular of the three and is bundled in with the two more popular ones, which drags the composite down
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersYouth medical careApr 27–28, 2022 banning doctors from providing transition-related treatment to minors
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Doctors should be banned from providing transgender minors with treatments that help change their physical characteristics to better resemble their gender identity.
Base: 437 Democrats, 358 Republicans, 138 Independents.
Wording notes: agree/disagree format, which is known to produce acquiescence bias toward 'agree'restrictive polarity - agreeing means supporting a ban'treatments that help change their physical characteristics' describes the intervention by its bodily effect rather than by name, and does not distinguish reversible blockers from hormones or surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure