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YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesAug 25–31, 2021post-surgery status and changing-room access (trans men)
Battery item: Use men's changing rooms?
Do you think a transgender man who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...
Wording notes: introduces surgical status as a condition on facility accessterm 'gender reassignment surgery' rather than 'gender-affirming surgery'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesAug 25–31, 2021 perceived risk of harm from trans women in women's spaces
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 any genuine risk of harm to women?
Wording notes: imports the 'risk of harm to women' frame directly from British gender-critical campaigningno parallel item asks about risk of harm to transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Does not present any genuine risk of harm
- Does present a genuine risk of harm
- Don't know
MetroNews West Virginia PollSportsparaphrasedAug 20–25, 2021school sports teams: sex at birth vs. current gender identity
Respondents were asked to pick which of two statements best express their view: that athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their sex at birth, or that transgender athletes should be allowed to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity.
Wording notes: uses 'sex at birth'no middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Only sports teams that match their sex at birth
- Sports teams that match their current gender identity
- Don't know
NNNBC NewsGeneral acceptanceAug 14–17, 2021
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people
Thinking about other topics... (ROTATE Q15-17a-b)
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE STATEMENT A AND B)--A) we have gone too far in accepting transgender people, B) we have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people, or C) we have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue?
Have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
38%
Have reached a reasonable balance
29%
Have gone too far in accepting transgender people
26%
Mixed (vol.)
1%
Not sure
5%
Neither (vol.)
1%
- Sample
- 1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.49 for 790 registered voters)
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: 1,000 adults, including 600 respondents with a cell phone only
Wording notes: three-way choice with an explicit middle optionstatements A and B rotatedillustrative example names only a trans woman
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A--have gone too far
- B--have not gone far enough
- C--have reached a reasonable balance
- Neither (VOL)
- Mixed (VOL)
- Not sure
PRRIBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedAug 9–30, 2021laws requiring bathroom use matching sex at birth
Laws that require transgender individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth rather than their current gender identity
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: favor = restrictionlast wave in the PRRI trend at which opposition to restrictions still exceeded support
Response options as the pollster wrote them
PRRIGeneral acceptanceAug 9–30, 2021 perceived change in discrimination experienced by transgender people over the past year
Q4. Over the last 12 months, would you say the amount of discrimination experienced by the following groups has...? [RANDOMIZE]
Transgender people
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: perception of change rather than level
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Increased
- Stayed the same
- Decreased
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRISportsAug 9–30, 2021 transgender boy (listed female at birth) competing with other male students in high school
Q5. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]
Allowing a transgender student who was listed as female on their birth certificate, but now identifies as male, to participate in high school athletic events with other male students
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: identifies the student by birth-certificate sex marker rather than by gendersplit-sample design isolates the direction of transition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRISportsAug 9–30, 2021 transgender girl (listed male at birth) competing with other female students in high school
Q5. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]
Allowing a transgender student who was listed as male on their birth certificate, but now identifies as female, to participate in high school athletic events with other female students
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: identifies the student by birth-certificate sex marker rather than by gendersplit-sample design isolates the direction of transition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 LGBT nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing (item explicitly names transgender people)
Q5. How much do you favor or oppose each of the following? [RANDOMIZE]
Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
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
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 belief about whether federal law permits firing or refusing to hire someone for being LGBT
Q6. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently legal or not legal under federal law to do each of the following because a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
For a business to fire or refuse to hire someone
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: knowledge item, not an attitude itemasked about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people jointly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Legal
- Not legal
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 belief about whether federal law permits housing refusal
Q6. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently legal or not legal under federal law to do each of the following because a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
For a property owner to refuse to rent a house or apartment to someone
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: knowledge item, not an attitude itemasked about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people jointly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Legal
- Not legal
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 belief about whether federal law permits public-accommodation refusal
Q6. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently legal or not legal under federal law to do each of the following because a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
For a business owner to refuse to provide products or services to someone
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: knowledge item, not an attitude itemasked about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people jointly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Legal
- Not legal
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 belief about whether federal law permits a health care refusal
Q6. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently legal or not legal under federal law to do each of the following because a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
For a doctor or other health care professional to refuse to treat someone
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: knowledge item, not an attitude itemasked about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people jointly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Legal
- Not legal
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRINondiscriminationAug 9–30, 2021 belief about whether federal law permits a religious wedding refusal
Q6. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently legal or not legal under federal law to do each of the following because a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
For a church or religious organization to refuse to perform a wedding for a couple
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: knowledge item, not an attitude itemasked about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people jointly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Legal
- Not legal
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIFeeling thermometersAug 9–30, 2021 comfort with a close friend disclosing they are transgender
Q7. How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would be with each of the following?
Having a close friend tell you they're transgender
Very comfortable
39%
Somewhat comfortable
30%
Somewhat uncomfortable
22%
Very uncomfortable
8%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
1%
Comfortable (net) 69%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: hypothetical social-distance item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRISchool policyAug 9–30, 2021 comfort with a transgender teacher in the local elementary school
Q7. How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would be with each of the following?
Learning that a teacher in your local elementary school is transgender
Very comfortable
36%
Somewhat comfortable
29%
Somewhat uncomfortable
21%
Very uncomfortable
12%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
2%
Comfortable (net) 65%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: hypothetical social-distance item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIParental rightsAug 9–30, 2021 comfort with one's own child disclosing they are transgender
Q7. How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would be with each of the following?
Having your own child tell you they are transgender
Very comfortable
30%
Somewhat comfortable
25%
Somewhat uncomfortable
24%
Very uncomfortable
20%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
2%
Comfortable (net) 55%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: hypothetical social-distance item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIFeeling thermometersAug 9–30, 2021 comfort with a transgender member of one's church or faith community (new in 2021)
Q7. How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would be with each of the following?
Learning someone in your church or faith community is transgender
Very comfortable
38%
Somewhat comfortable
30%
Somewhat uncomfortable
20%
Very uncomfortable
9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
2%
Comfortable (net) 68%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: hypothetical social-distance item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIFeeling thermometersAug 9–30, 2021 comfort with a transgender coworker (new in 2021)
Q7. How comfortable or uncomfortable do you think you would be with each of the following?
Learning a coworker is transgender
Very comfortable
44%
Somewhat comfortable
31%
Somewhat uncomfortable
18%
Very uncomfortable
6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
2%
Comfortable (net) 75%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: hypothetical social-distance item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIIdentity beliefsAug 9–30, 2021 belief that there are only two genders vs. a range of gender identities
Do you ...
Feel strongly that there are only two genders, man or woman
42%
Think there is a range of many gender identities, but do not feel strongly about it
23%
Think there are only two genders, but do not feel strongly about it
17%
Feel strongly that there is a range of many possible gender identities
17%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
1%
Only two genders (net) 59%Range of gender identities (net) 40%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: strength of view built into the answer set rather than a follow-upno middle or 'depends' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Feel strongly that there are only two genders, man or woman
- Think there are only two genders, but do not feel strongly about it
- Think there is a range of many gender identities, but do not feel strongly about it
- Feel strongly that there is a range of many possible gender identities
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRIContact & populationAug 9–30, 2021 has a close friend, family member or acquaintance who is transgender
Q9. Do you have a close friend or family member who is... [select all that apply]
transgender
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: answer set expanded in 2021 with 'Yes, someone else', which breaks comparability with the pre-2021 netmultiple responses accepted; categories do not sum to 100
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, myself
- Yes, close friend
- Yes, family member
- Yes, someone else
- No
PRRIContact & populationAug 9–30, 2021 has a close friend, family member or acquaintance who is nonbinary (new in 2021)
Q9. Do you have a close friend or family member who is... [select all that apply]
nonbinary
No
76%
Yes, someone else
11%
Yes, close friend
4%
Yes, family member
3%
Yes, myself
1%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
0%
- Sample
- 5,415 adults · +/- 1.86 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: multiple responses accepted; categories do not sum to 100
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, myself
- Yes, close friend
- Yes, family member
- Yes, someone else
- No
- Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
PRRISportsAug 9–30, 2021 transgender boy (assigned female at birth) participating with male students in high school athletics
Transgender student who was assigned female at birth but now identifies as male participating with other male students in high school athletic events
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: asks about a transgender BOY joining a boys' team - the reverse of the usual framingexplicitly specifies high school athleticsuses 'assigned female at birth but now identifies as male'4-point scale, no middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
PRRIBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedAug 9–30, 2021 requiring transgender people to use bathrooms matching sex assigned at birth
Require transgender people to use bathrooms consistent with their sex assigned at birth
Base: 5,032 Ipsos KnowledgePanel respondents plus 383 recruited by Ipsos from opt-in panels to raise small-state sample sizes. Q.5b and Q.5e were split-sample (Form 1 N=2,704; Form 2 N=2,711). Unweighted party n: Republican 1,460, independent 1,700, Democrat 1,800.
Wording notes: uses 'sex assigned at birth'bathrooms onlywording only approximately verified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning ConsultSportsdata flagJul 9–13, 2021trans women in women's sports conditioned on testosterone level
Which of the following is closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right? [Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level / Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold / Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level / Don't know / No opinion]
Wording notes: offers a conditional middle option keyed to testosterone, which no other pollster's version of this item providesmakes testosterone the sole criterion, excluding age of transition, surgery or governing-body rulesthird option contains the pollster's typo 'tesosterone''even if none is exactly right' licenses the forced choice
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold
- Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsparaphraseddata flagJul 9–13, 2021 transgender women in women's sports, conditioned on testosterone level
Should transgender women be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Should not compete regardless of testosterone levels
43%
Should compete if testosterone is below a certain threshold
23%
Should compete regardless of testosterone level
14%
- Sample
- 4,398 adults · plus or minus 1 percentage point for the full survey
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: introduces a testosterone-threshold middle option, which is unusual and pulls support away from the unconditional-inclusion optionpublished options sum to 80%, implying a large unreported don't-know residual
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should not compete in women's sports regardless of their testosterone levels
- Transgender women should be able to compete in women's sports if their testosterone is below a certain threshold
- Transgender women should be able to compete in women's sports regardless of their testosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSportsdata flagJul 9–13, 2021 whether transgender women should compete against female athletes, conditioned on testosterone
Which of the following is closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right?
Wording notes: offers a conditional middle option keyed to testosterone level, which no other pollster's version of this item doesthe third option contains Morning Consult's own misspelling, 'tesosterone', reproduced verbatim herethe generic stem ('closest to your opinion, even if none is exactly right') does not name the policy in the stem itself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their testosterone level
- Transgender women should be allowed to compete against other female athletes if their testosterone level is below a particular threshold
- Transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other female athletes regardless of their tesosterone level
- Don't know / No opinion
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor AxiosSportsparaphrasedJul 2021
how transgender athletes should compete at the Olympics
Do you think that transgender athletes should compete against...
Wording notes: offers an explicit 'not be allowed to compete at all' option, which most trans-athlete items omituses 'the gender they were assigned at birth' rather than 'birth sex'explicit Don't know option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Compete against others of the gender with which they identify
- Compete against others of the gender they were assigned at birth
- Not be allowed to compete
- Don't know
Civiqsfor Daily KosYouth medical careJun 19–22, 2021whether physicians may provide gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth
Do you think physicians should be allowed to provide healthcare to transgender youth that recognizes and supports their gender identity?
Wording notes: frames the care as recognizing and supporting gender identity rather than naming specific interventionsno age floor specified within youthasks about physician permission rather than about the treatment itself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessAdult medical careJun 17–24, 2021
right to request a medical provider of the same birth sex for intimate examinations
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care?
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care? a) People should have the right to request and be provided with a medical provider of the same birth sex as themselves for intimate medical examinations or care (e.g. prostate exam, mammogram)
Wording notes: 'birth sex' rather than 'sex' or 'gender'attributes the statement to unnamed 'others'does not mention transgender people, so it reads as a general patient-choice item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree strongly
- Agree slightly
- Disagree slightly
- Disagree strongly
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessBathrooms & facilitiesJun 17–24, 2021
single-sex hospital wards
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care?
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care? Hospitals should be required to provide single sex wards, rather than mixed wards
Wording notes: does not name transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree strongly
- Agree slightly
- Disagree slightly
- Disagree strongly
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessBathrooms & facilitiesJun 17–24, 2021
single-sex toilets in public buildings versus gender-neutral toilets
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care?
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements others have made about public facilities and care? Public buildings (e.g. banks, schools, etc) should have to provide single sex toilets, as opposed to mixed sex (gender neutral toilets)
Wording notes: frames the alternative as 'mixed sex (gender neutral toilets)' rather than as additional provision
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree strongly
- Agree slightly
- Disagree slightly
- Disagree strongly
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessLegal documents & IDsJun 17–24, 2021
conditions for changing sex on a birth certificate
At what point, if at all, should a person who identifies a member of the opposite sex be able to change their sex on their birth cert?
People should not be able to change their sex on their birth cert
28%
Once they have fully transitioned through hormones and full gender reassignment surgery (i.e genital surgery)
26%
As soon as they self-identify as or believe that they are a member of the opposite sex
17%
Once they have taken hormones or have taken steps towards reassignment surgery
8%
Don't know
21%
NET: Yes (any point) 51%
- Sample
- 1,020 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Republic of Ireland national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: 'identifies a member of the opposite sex' (sic)surgical and hormonal gatekeeping options outnumber the self-ID option three to onedoes not tell respondents that self-ID is already Irish law
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- As soon as they self-identify as or believe that they are a member of the opposite sex
- Once they have taken hormones or have taken steps towards reassignment surgery
- Once they have fully transitioned through hormones and full gender reassignment surgery (i.e genital surgery)
- People should not be able to change their sex on their birth cert
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessSchool policyJun 17–24, 2021
whether gender-identity propositions should be taught in sex education
Now I would like you to think about sex education in school.
Now I would like you to think about sex education in school. Can you tell me whether you think the following topics should or should not be taught in school? a) that it is possible to change your sex b) that it is possible to be born in the wrong body c) that there are many different genders outside of the traditional male/female
That it is possible to be born in the wrong body - Should
49%
That there are many different genders outside of the traditional male/female - Should
47%
That it is possible to change your sex - Should
40%
That it is possible to change your sex - Should not
38%
That it is possible to be born in the wrong body - Should not
32%
That it is possible to change your sex - Don't know
22%
That it is possible to be born in the wrong body - Don't know
19%
- Sample
- 1,020 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Republic of Ireland national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: 'born in the wrong body' is an activist-and-critic shorthand rather than clinical language'many different genders outside of the traditional male/female' presupposes a traditional binary
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should
- Should not
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessSportsJun 17–24, 2021
access of pre-surgical trans women to women's changing rooms, sport, prisons and refuges
Some transgender people have gender reassignment surgery. This is surgery by which a transgender person's physical attributes are altered to match the gender they identify with (e.g. breast and genital surgery).
Some transgender people have gender reassignment surgery. This is surgery by which a transgender person's physical attributes are altered to match the gender they identify with (e.g. breast and genital surgery). Do you think that someone born male, who now identifies as a woman, but who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to... a) Use a changing room with women and girls? b) Compete in women's sports { eg at all levels from elite rugby to club GAA, to Ladies golf to Triathlon.) c) Be housed in female prisons when required d) Be housed in women's refuges/rape crisis centre when required
Wording notes: restricts the subject to trans women who have NOT had surgery'someone born male, who now identifies as a woman'pairs changing rooms and sport with prisons and rape crisis centres in one battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
RCRED C Researchfor The CountessLegal documents & IDsJun 17–24, 2021
whether a person charged with a sexual offence should be able to obtain a gender recognition certificate
As of September 2015, Trans people in Ireland have been able to have their preferred gender legally recognised by the state in the Gender Recognition Act of 2015. Some countries around the world use a medical model for changing to their preferred gender, whereas others, like Ireland use self-ID. This is where a person can pick their preferred gender and be automatically issued a gender recognition certificate.
As of September 2015, Trans people in Ireland have been able to have their preferred gender legally recognised by the state in the Gender Recognition Act of 2015. Some countries around the world use a medical model for changing to their preferred gender, whereas others, like Ireland use self-ID. This is where a person can pick their preferred gender and be automatically issued a gender recognition certificate. Do you think a person who has been charged with a sexual offence should be allowed to obtain a gender recognition certificate?
Wording notes: links legal gender recognition to sexual offending'charged with' rather than convictedpreamble contrasts self-ID with a 'medical model' before the offence framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterIdentity beliefsJun 14–27, 2021whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
Which statement comes closer to your views, even if neither is exactly right?
Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
56%
Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
41%
No answer
3%
- Sample
- 10,606 adults · ±1.5 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 5 subgroup figures
Wording notes: response options randomizedno middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
- Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
- No answer
Pew Research CenterContact & populationJun 14–27, 2021 knows a transgender person
Next, we'd like to ask you about people who are transgender, that is, people who identify as a gender that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth, like a person born male who now identifies as a woman.
Thinking about the people you know, including yourself, do you personally know anyone who is transgender, or not?
Wording notes: definition of transgender supplied in preamble
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterContact & populationJun 14–27, 2021 knows someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns
Some people who don't identify as either a man or a woman may prefer that others use gender-neutral pronouns such as "they" instead of "he" or "she" when referring to them.
Do you personally know anyone who prefers that others use gender-neutral pronouns such as "they" instead of "he" or "she" when referring to them?
Wording notes: in 2021 asked of all adults; in 2018 asked only of those who had heard about gender-neutral pronouns
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterPronouns & languageJun 14–27, 2021 comfort using a gender-neutral pronoun on request
How comfortable, if at all, would you feel using a gender-neutral pronoun to refer to someone if they asked you to do so?
Wording notes: response option order reversed for a random halfno middle/neutral option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
- No answer