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YouGovfor The EconomistSportsNov 23–26, 2024trans women in women's sports conditional on testosterone suppression
If transgender women take testosterone suppression therapy, would you favor or oppose allowing their participation in women's sports?
Wording notes: conditions participation on hormone suppression, testing whether the medical objection is the operative oneparty crosstab not extracted; 2024 presidential-vote columns recorded instead
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Support (net)
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Oppose (net)
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistContact & populationNov 23–26, 2024 personally knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know someone who is transgender? Select all that apply.
Wording notes: closeness-graded contact measure (know well / acquaintance) rather than a yes-no
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, someone I know well
- Yes, an acquaintance
- No
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceNov 23–26, 2024 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
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 salienceNov 23–26, 2024 whether lawmakers focus too much on transgender legislation
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender issues?
Wording notes: drops 'in your state' relative to the 2022-2023 version, so it is a national rather than state item'too much / too little' is directionally ambiguous
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Focusing too much
- Focusing about the right amount
- Focusing too little
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceNov 23–26, 2024 awareness of the Capitol single-sex facility rule
How much have you heard about the rule restricting single-sex facilities -- such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms -- in the Capitol and House Office Buildings to only be used by people of the designated biological sex?
Wording notes: uses the rule's own phrase 'designated biological sex'prompted by the November 2024 House rule adopted after Sarah McBride's election
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- Nothing at all
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesNov 23–26, 2024 which bathrooms transgender members of Congress should use
Do you think that transgender members of the House of Representatives should use the bathrooms that correspond with their...?
Wording notes: asked immediately after an awareness item about the Capitol rule, which primes the restrictive frameoffers an 'Either one' option that most bathroom items omit
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Assigned sex at birth
- Current gender identity
- Either one
- Not sure
YouGovfor Yahoo NewsPolitical salienceparaphraseddata flagNov 14–18, 2024 how much voters heard about Harris's plan to protect transgender rights
[How much have you heard about] Harris's "plan" to "protect the rights of transgender people"?
Heard 'a lot' or 'some' (NET)
74%
Heard 'a lot' or 'some' about Harris's plan to protect the rights of transgender people (NET)
74%
Heard 'a lot' or 'some' about lowering the cost of living for the middle class (NET)
51%
Heard 'a lot' or 'some' about securing the U.S. border with Mexico (NET)
36%
- Sample
- 1,612 adults · approximately 2.6 percent
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Nationally representative sample of 1,612 U.S. adults; the 74 percent figure is reported among Americans who voted in 2024.
Wording notes: one item in a battery of eight campaign policies, which is what makes the comparison interpretableYahoo's own scare quotes around 'plan' reflect that Harris did not campaign on it
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- Some
- Not much
- Nothing at all
YouGovfor Yahoo NewsGeneral acceptanceparaphraseddata flagNov 14–18, 2024 whether transgender rights have gone too far
transgender rights have gone too far, infringing on the rights of women and children / protecting transgender rights is essential to ensuring equality for all Americans
Transgender rights have gone too far, infringing on the rights of women and children
56%
Transgender rights have gone too far, infringing on the rights of women and children
56%
Protecting transgender rights is essential to ensuring equality for all Americans
32%
Protecting transgender rights is essential to ensuring equality for all Americans
32%
- Sample
- 1,612 adults · approximately 2.6 percent
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Nationally representative sample of 1,612 U.S. adults; the 74 percent figure is reported among Americans who voted in 2024.
Wording notes: the restrictive option carries a concrete harm claim ('infringing on the rights of women and children') while the affirming option carries only an abstract principleWAVE ATTRIBUTION UNCERTAIN - may belong to an earlier November 2024 Yahoo/YouGov fielding
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender rights have gone too far, infringing on the rights of women and children
- Protecting transgender rights is essential to ensuring equality for all Americans
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceparaphraseddata flagNov 6–7, 2024 importance of transgender issues to 2024 vote
Issue Importance -- Transgender issues
When thinking about this year's election, how important are the following issues to you?
Wording notes: battery item among many election issuesnet Important and Not Important rows are printed by the pollster
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very Important
- Somewhat Important
- Important (net)
- Not very Important
- Unimportant
- Not Important (net)
YouGovfor Deseret News, the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at BYU, and the Wheatley Institute at BYUYouth medical careAug 22–29, 2024 state laws banning puberty-delaying hormone therapy for minors
Next, we will ask about several policies being considered by some states. As you consider the answers, please respond based on what you think about your own state adopting that policy.
Next, we will ask about several policies being considered by some states. As you consider the answers, please respond based on what you think about your own state adopting that policy. Do you support or oppose your state passing laws preventing hormone therapy that delays puberty for minors experiencing gender dysphoria?
Base: Of the 3,000 respondents, 1,521 live in states with no gender-affirming-care ban and 1,479 live in states that have passed a ban.
Wording notes: uses the clinical term 'gender dysphoria' without defining itasks about the respondent's own state adopting the policy rather than the policy in the abstractexplicit Don't know option, taken by a quarter of respondentscovers only puberty-delaying hormone therapy, not the wider category of gender-affirming care
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovPrisons & sheltersparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 requiring prisons to house transgender prisoners by sex assigned at birth
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Requiring prisons to house transgender prisoners according to their sex assigned at birth
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: restriction-direction item: support means restricting placement by gender identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovPrisons & sheltersparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 transgender women's access to women's refuges and shelters
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Allowing transgender women to access women's refuges
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: one of only four items in the battery where opinion was evenly divided (net 0)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 amending gender markers on identity documents
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Allowing transgender people to amend the gender on their identity documents
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: one of the four evenly divided items; net -2
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 defining legal gender by sex assigned at birth
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Defining a person's legal gender by their sex assigned at birth
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: restriction-direction item; anticipates the January 2025 federal 'two sexes' executive order by a year
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovNondiscriminationparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 banning employment discrimination against transgender people
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Banning discrimination against transgender people in employment
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: second-highest net support of the 20 items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovNondiscriminationparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 hate-crime protections covering transgender people
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Including transgender people in hate-crime protections
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: highest net support of the 20 items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovMilitary serviceparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 transgender military service
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Allowing transgender people to serve in the military
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovDrag & public expressionparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 age restrictions on drag shows
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Imposing age restrictions on drag shows
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: 'age restrictions' is a substantially softer framing than the outright drag bans state legislatures debated in 2023, and produces markedly higher support
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovPronouns & languageparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 government employees using a person's preferred pronouns
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Government employees using a transgender person's preferred pronouns
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: contrast with the separate 'pronoun requirements' item, which drew net -3
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovPronouns & languageparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 requiring people to use a transgender person's preferred pronouns
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Requiring people to use a transgender person's preferred pronouns
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Wording notes: compulsion framing ('requiring') produces the lowest net support of the 20 items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedJan 22–27, 2024 gender-neutral restrooms
Do you support or oppose each of the following policies?
Providing gender-neutral restrooms
Base: two surveys of 1,000 U.S. adults each, fielded January 22-27 and January 23-26, 2024
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovNondiscriminationJan 22–27, 2024 employment protection for trans workers
Would you support or oppose. . . ? Of each pair of items about the same issue, each respondent was asked one, selected randomly
Banning employers from firing employees on the basis of their transgender identity
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: paired split-sample designaffirming half of the pairframes protection as a ban on employers
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovNondiscriminationJan 22–27, 2024 hate-crime law coverage for trans people
Would you support or oppose. . . ? Of each pair of items about the same issue, each respondent was asked one, selected randomly
Including protections for transgender people in hate-crime laws
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: paired split-sample designaffirming half of the pair
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesJan 22–27, 2024 gender-neutral restrooms in new public buildings
Would you support or oppose. . . ? Of each pair of items about the same issue, each respondent was asked one, selected randomly
Requiring all new public buildings to include gender-neutral restrooms
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: paired split-sample designapplies only to NEW public buildings, a limit the database's short label ('Providing gender-neutral restrooms') dropped
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 22–27, 2024 statutory definition of gender
Would you support or oppose. . . ? Of each pair of items about the same issue, each respondent was asked one, selected randomly
Creating a law that defines gender as a person's sex assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: paired split-sample designrestrictive half of the pairexplicitly a legislative definition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesJan 22–27, 2024 bathroom use by gender identity
Views on Transgender Policies -- Allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that match their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth
Would you support or oppose. . . ?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: randomized split-sample framing pair; each respondent saw only one of the two framings (paired item: 13B)policy framed in the permissive directionno strength-of-opinion scale; only Support / Oppose / Not sure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 22–27, 2024 whether gender incongruence is biological or social in origin
Some people say their gender identity does not match the sex that they were assigned at birth. Do you think this is the result of. . . ?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Biological factors
- Social factors
- A mix of both
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 22–27, 2024 whether transgender identity is a new phenomenon
Do you think that people feeling as if they are a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth is. . . ?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: the 'relatively new phenomenon' option maps onto the social-contagion claim used in restrictive advocacy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A relatively new phenomenon
- Something that has occurred in various cultures and time periods
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceJan 22–27, 2024 perceived 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: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceJan 22–27, 2024 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
36%
Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
34%
Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
15%
Not sure
15%
- Sample
- 2,000 adult citizens · ±3% (approximately, per the YouGov release; per-item split halves are wider)
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
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
YouGovGeneral acceptanceJan 22–27, 2024 moral acceptability: Identifying with a gender different from the gender assigned at birth
Morally Acceptable or Wrong -- Identifying with a gender different from the gender assigned at birth
Do you believe that, in general, the following is...?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: offers 'Not a moral issue', which absorbs a large share and makes the 'morally acceptable' figure far lower than in Gallup-style two-option morality items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Morally acceptable
- Morally wrong
- Not a moral issue
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 22–27, 2024 factual belief: All transgender people want to undergo gender-affirming surgery
Beliefs about Transgender People -- All transgender people want to undergo gender-affirming surgery
Do you think the following statement is...?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: knowledge/misinformation item (false claim)large Not sure shareasked of a split half of the sample
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely true
- Probably true
- Probably false
- Definitely false
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 22–27, 2024 agreement that a transgender woman is a woman
Identity of Transgender Men/Women -- A transgender woman is a woman
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: bare agree/disagree with no strength scaleacquiescence-prone format
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovParty & candidate handlingJan 22–27, 2024 whether Joe Biden cares about transgender people's needs
How much do you think Joe Biden cares about the needs and problems of transgender people?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- Some
- Not much
- Not at all
- Not sure
YouGovParty & candidate handlingJan 22–27, 2024 whether Donald Trump cares about transgender people's needs
How much do you think Donald Trump cares about the needs and problems of transgender people?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- Some
- Not much
- Not at all
- Not sure
YouGovParty & candidate handlingJan 22–27, 2024 approval of Joe Biden's handling of transgender issues
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden has handled transgender issues as president?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: about a third answer Not sure for both men, indicating low awareness of either record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
YouGovParty & candidate handlingJan 22–27, 2024 approval of Donald Trump's handling of transgender issues
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump handled transgender issues as president?
Base: The 40-position policy grid is a randomized split-sample framing experiment: each respondent saw one of the two framings of each of 20 issues, so per-item n is roughly 1,000. Several other batteries (11x, 14x, 16-19) were also asked of split halves. Items 1-8 and 15 were asked of the full sample (n about 2,000).
Wording notes: about a third answer Not sure for both men, indicating low awareness of either record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySportsAug 3–15, 2023 trans athletes in high school sports
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Transgender athletes should only be able to participate in high school sports as the gender they were assigned at birth.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: restrictive position is the agree directionassigned at birth phrasingexplicit neutral midpoint
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023 teacher use of students' preferred pronouns
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school teachers should use students' preferred pronouns, even if they are different from the student's sex at birth.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: sex at birth phrasingaffirming position is the agree direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023 best place for children to learn about gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The best place for children to learn about gender identity is at home.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: presupposes a single best venue
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree