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PRRINondiscriminationdata flagAug 2022 – Aug 31, 2022
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)

Q12. Do you favor or oppose each of the following?

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

Favor 50%11% Oppose
Favor 26%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

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

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySportsAug 2022
transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity - agree/disagree version

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements...

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements... ...allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth

Agree 22%65% Disagree
Sample
447 likely voters · ±5.93 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US: Missouri
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 7 subgroup figures

Base: The transgender athlete item was asked of a split half-sample of 447 likely Missouri voters (MoE ±5.93%).

Wording notes: agree/disagree format applied to a policy, not a proposition - grammatically the item is a noun phrase rather than a statement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Not sure
Civiqsfor Daily KosBooks & mediaJul 16–19, 2022
LGBT-inclusive books in local school classrooms and libraries

Do you believe that classrooms and libraries in your local school district should contain books with characters who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?

Yes
48%
No
35%
Yes, but fewer than there are now
9%
Unsure
8%
Sample
1,310 registered voters · +/- 2.8% at the 95% confidence level, accounting for the design effect
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: offers an asymmetric middle option (Yes, but fewer than there are now) with no matching Yes, but morelocalized to your local school districtbundles transgender with gay, lesbian and bisexual characters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Yes, but fewer than there are now
  • Unsure
Civiqsfor Daily KosAdult medical careJul 16–19, 2022
employer-paid out-of-state travel for gender-affirming care

Some states have restricted access to gender-affirming care for transgender individuals.

Some states have restricted access to gender-affirming care for transgender individuals. Do you support or oppose employers in those states offering paid travel expenses for workers seeking gender-affirming care for themselves or their children out of state?

Support 46%45% Oppose
Sample
1,310 registered voters · +/- 2.8% at the 95% confidence level, accounting for the design effect
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles care for adult workers with care for their childrenasked in the same battery as a parallel post-Dobbs abortion-travel item, importing that framepreamble states the restriction as established fact
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Unsure
Marquette Law School PollNondiscriminationJul 5–12, 2022
Bostock v. Clayton County - workplace protections for gay and transgender workers

In 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?

Favor 84%16% Oppose
Sample
1,003 adults · ±4 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one itemdescribes an existing Court holding rather than an abstract policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
Echelon InsightsSportsJun 17–20, 2022
paired-statement choice on whether trans athletes may play on teams matching gender identity

Paired-statement battery: respondents chose which of two statements they agreed with and how strongly.

1. Transgender athletes should be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity / 2. Transgender athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender

Strongly/somewhat agree with Option 2 (teams matching birth gender)
62%
Strongly agree with Option 2
47%
Strongly/somewhat agree with Option 1 (teams matching current gender identity)
24%
Somewhat agree with Option 2
15%
Strongly agree with Option 1
14%
Somewhat agree with Option 1
9%
Unsure
15%
Sample
1,030 likely voters · ±3.7 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: paired-statement forced choice with no middle option, so respondents who would restrict some levels of competition but not others must pick a side'birth gender' rather than 'birth sex' - contested, but symmetric with 'current gender identity'no age, sport or level of competition specifiedembedded in a long ideological paired-statement battery covering abortion, guns, immigration, hate speech and policing, which invites answering by ideological identity rather than by considering the specific case
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree with Option 1
  • Somewhat agree with Option 1
  • Somewhat agree with Option 2
  • Strongly agree with Option 2
  • Unsure
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

Support 24%63% Oppose
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 · 9 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: 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

Support 31%47% Oppose
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: 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

Support 26%45% Oppose
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: 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

Support 46%41% Oppose
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: 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

No
29%
Yes
17%
Don't know
52%
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: 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
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Skipped
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

Yes
24%
No
23%
Don't know
52%
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: split-sample counterpart to the elementary-school version
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Skipped
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
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagJun 2022 – Jun 30, 2022
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)

Q12. Do you favor or oppose each of the following?

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

Favor 41%11% Oppose
Favor 38%
Sample
adults
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

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

Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual people in one itemthree policy domains combined in one question (jobs, public accommodations, housing)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped/Refused
Echelon InsightsAdult medical careMay 20–23, 2022
whether hormone therapy for transgender individuals should be more or less regulated by government

Do you think think there should more government regulation, less government regulation, or about the same amount of regulation as now of each of the following? [DISPLAY AS GRID] [RANDOMIZE ROWS] [RANDOMIZE SCALE 1-5, 5-1] [DISPLAY OVER 2 PAGES] (the doubled word 'think think' is in the original topline)

Hormone therapy for transgender individuals

Much more
22%
The same
22%
Much less
18%
Somewhat more
10%
Somewhat less
9%
More regulation (net) 32%Less regulation (net) 27%
Sample
1,020 likely voters · ±3.7 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: gender-affirming hormone therapy is placed in a consumer/industry regulation grid alongside social media, large tech companies, medical insurance, marijuana and business in general, which frames a medical treatment as a market activityno distinction between adults and minors'more regulation' is ambiguous - it can mean safety oversight or prohibition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Much more
  • Somewhat more
  • The same
  • Somewhat less
  • Much less
  • Unsure
YouGovIdentity beliefsMay 19–20, 2022
whether people should be able to identify as a different gender socially

In the following questions a transgender person is someone who identifies as a different gender to their sex at birth, including people who identify as being non-binary. A transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.

Which of the following best reflects your view?

People should be able to identify as being of a different gender
55%
The law should allow people to change their legal gender
40%
The law should not allow people to change their legal gender
37%
People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender
25%
Not sure
20%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: preamble defines transgender people in terms of birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • People should be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
  • People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
  • Not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022
making the Gender Recognition Certificate process easier

Currently transgender people who wish to change their legal gender on official documents (e.g. birth certificate) have to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. This requires someone to have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from one doctor and approval from a second doctor, provide evidence they have lived in their new gender for at least two years, and make a declaration they intend to live in their new gender for the rest of their life. The application is then approved or rejected by a panel of legal and medical professionals.

In principle, do you think it should or should not be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender?

Should not be made easier
50%
Should be made easier
26%
Don't know
25%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: long preamble enumerating each existing safeguard before asking about relaxation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be made easier
  • Should not be made easier
  • Don't know
YouGovSportsMay 19–20, 2022
trans women in women's sporting events

In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.

Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Take part in women's sporting events?

Should be allowed 16%61% Should not be allowed
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be allowed
  • Should not be allowed
  • Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022
trans women using women's toilets

In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.

Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?

Should be allowed 38%41% Should not be allowed
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be allowed
  • Should not be allowed
  • Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022
trans women using women's changing rooms

In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.

Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?

Should be allowed 34%43% Should not be allowed
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be allowed
  • Should not be allowed
  • Don't know
YouGovPrisons & sheltersMay 19–20, 2022
trans women using women's refuges

In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.

Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?

Should be allowed 39%36% Should not be allowed
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: conditions the item on the trans woman being a victim herself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be allowed
  • Should not be allowed
  • Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careMay 19–20, 2022
NHS availability of hormone treatment for adults

Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)

Should not be available
41%
Should be available
38%
Don't know
21%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be available
  • Should not be available
  • Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careMay 19–20, 2022
NHS availability of gender reassignment surgery for adults

Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)

Should not be available
44%
Should be available
33%
Don't know
22%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be available
  • Should not be available
  • Don't know
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022
puberty blockers for under-16s

Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Puberty blockers (i.e. medications that delay the onset of puberty)

Should not be available to under 16s
65%
Should be available to under 16s
12%
Not sure
23%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be available to under 16s
  • Should not be available to under 16s
  • Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022
hormone treatment for under-16s

Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)

Should not be available to under 16s
68%
Should be available to under 16s
10%
Not sure
22%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be available to under 16s
  • Should not be available to under 16s
  • Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022
gender reassignment surgery for under-16s

Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)

Should not be available to under 16s
78%
Should be available to under 16s
4%
Not sure
18%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be available to under 16s
  • Should not be available to under 16s
  • Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022
whether trans women in women's spaces present a risk of harm

Do you believe that allowing transgender women to use spaces reserved for women, such as women's toilets or changing rooms, does or does not present a genuine risk of harm to women?

Does present a genuine risk of harm
39%
Does not present a genuine risk of harm
32%
Don't know
29%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: introduces the concept of 'genuine risk of harm to women' into the item stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Does not present a genuine risk of harm
  • Does present a genuine risk of harm
  • Don't know
YouGovGeneral acceptanceMay 19–20, 2022
whether trans rights conflict with women's rights

Which of the following statements best reflects your view?

Poses a genuine risk to some women's rights
36%
Does not pose any genuine risk to women's rights
33%
Don't know or not sure
31%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: frames trans recognition as a potential threat to women's rights
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people does not pose any genuine risk to women's rights
  • Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people poses a genuine risk to some women's rights
  • Don't know or not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022
non-binary 'X' marker on passports

Do you think that passports should or should not offer a "X" alternative for people who are non-binary?

Should not
48%
Should
29%
Don't know
24%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should
  • Should not
  • Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022
removing sex/gender from passports

Would you support or oppose changing passports, so they no longer show people's sex or gender?

Support 24%49% Oppose
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Don't know
YouGovContact & populationMay 19–20, 2022
personal acquaintance with a transgender person

Do you personally know anyone who is transgender? Please select all that apply.

No I do not
61%
Yes, someone else I know
18%
Yes, a friend
9%
Yes, a colleague
7%
Yes, a family member
3%
I am transgender myself
1%
Don't know
6%
Sample
1,751 adults
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes, a family member
  • Yes, a friend
  • Yes, a colleague
  • Yes, someone else I know
  • I am transgender myself
  • No I do not
  • Don't know
Harvard CAPS/HarrisPronouns & languageMay 18–19, 2022
kids choosing their own pronouns

Do you think that kids should be able to pick their pronouns - he, she or they - or do you think they should be called by their sex?

Called by their sex
59%
Kids should be able to pick their pronouns
41%
Sample
1,963 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted base 1,963; weighted base 1,959.

Wording notes: no age specified for 'kids'no 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Kids should be able to pick their pronouns
  • Called by their sex
Harvard CAPS/HarrisPronouns & languageMay 18–19, 2022
pronoun choice as anti-discrimination vs confusing kids

Is allowing kids to pick their own pronouns a move that prevents discrimination against transgender students or do you think it is excessive measure that does more to confuse kids about their sex?

Confuses kids
60%
Prevents discrimination
40%
Sample
1,963 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted base 1,963; weighted base 1,959.

Wording notes: the restrictive option embeds two assertions ('excessive measure' and 'confuse kids')no 'not sure' optiongrammatical error 'it is excessive measure'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Prevents discrimination
  • Confuses kids
Harvard CAPS/HarrisPronouns & languageMay 18–19, 2022
teachers required to use preferred pronouns

Do you think teachers should be required to use pronouns that kids say they want used under penalty of losing their job or should teachers have discretion to use pronouns as they see appropriate?

Teachers should have discretion
63%
Teacher should be required to use kids' preferred pronouns
37%
Sample
1,963 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted base 1,963; weighted base 1,959.

Wording notes: 'under penalty of losing their job' attaches a maximal sanction to the affirming option onlyno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Teacher should be required to use kids' preferred pronouns
  • Teachers should have discretion
Harvard CAPS/HarrisPronouns & languageMay 18–19, 2022
misgendering as illegal discrimination

Do you think it should be classified as illegal discrimination if you fail to use someone's selected pronouns or should that not be illegal?

Not illegal
73%
Illegal discrimination
27%
Sample
1,963 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted base 1,963; weighted base 1,959.

Wording notes: 'fail to use' is neutral as to intent - it covers both accident and deliberate refusalno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Illegal discrimination
  • Not illegal
Pew Research CenterNondiscriminationMay 16–22, 2022
employment, housing and public accommodation protections for trans people

Would you favor or oppose the following policies?

Protect trans people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces

Favor
64%
Sample
10,188 adults · ±1.6 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Form 1 n=5,120; Form 2 n=5,068. Parents of children under 18 in household n=2,604; parents of elementary schoolers n=1,339; parents of middle/high schoolers n=1,351. Rep/Lean Rep n=4,841 (±2.2 points); Dem/Lean Dem n=5,092 (±2.2 points).

Wording notes: uses the abbreviation 'trans'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure
Pew Research CenterSportsMay 16–22, 2022
requiring trans athletes to compete on teams matching sex assigned at birth

Would you favor or oppose the following policies?

Require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth

Favor / strongly favor
58%
Sample
10,188 adults · ±1.6 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Form 1 n=5,120; Form 2 n=5,068. Parents of children under 18 in household n=2,604; parents of elementary schoolers n=1,339; parents of middle/high schoolers n=1,351. Rep/Lean Rep n=4,841 (±2.2 points); Dem/Lean Dem n=5,092 (±2.2 points).

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure

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