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YouGovfor The EconomistContact & populationJun 13–15, 2021personally knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know someone who identifies as transgender?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesJun 13–15, 2021 which bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think transgender people should use the bathrooms that correspond with their assigned sex at birth or with their current gender identity?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: both alternatives statedexplicit Not sure option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Assigned sex at birth
- Current gender identity
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsJun 13–15, 2021 transgender student athletes and team assignment
Do you think transgender student athletes should be...
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: no explicit Not sure option offered in the published tableresponse option text as printed reads 'their assigned at birth' (word apparently dropped in the pollster's own label)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Only allowed to play on the team that matches their assigned at birth
- Allowed to play on the team that matches their current gender identity
YouGovfor The EconomistLegal documents & IDsJun 13–15, 2021 sex/gender marker on official documents
Do you think transgender people should be required to use their assigned sex at birth on official documents or allowed to use their current gender identity?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: asymmetric verbs: 'required to use' vs 'allowed to use'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Assigned at birth
- Current gender identity
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceJun 13–15, 2021 perceived level of discrimination faced by transgender people
Battery stem asked about nine groups; item H is 'Transgender people'
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: battery item; comparative context with other groups (Arab Americans, Christians, etc.)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal
- A fair amount
- Not much
- None at all
CBS News/YouGovSportsparaphrasedJun 11–14, 2021which team transgender student athletes should play on
Transgender student athletes should play on a team that... matches their birth sex / matches the gender they consider themselves
Wording notes: two-way forced choice with no middle or 'don't know' shown - results sum to 100uses 'birth sex' and 'the gender they consider themselves'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Matches their birth sex
- Matches the gender they consider themselves
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersYouth medical careJun 11–17, 2021banning doctors from providing transition-related treatment to minors
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Doctors should be banned from providing transgender minors with treatments that help change their physical characteristics to better resemble their gender identity.
Base: 2,015 Democrats, 1,583 Republicans, 474 Independents.
Wording notes: agree/disagree format with restrictive polarity - acquiescence bias runs toward the bandescribes the care by its bodily effect rather than by name and does not distinguish reversible from irreversible interventionsthis is the baseline fielding of the wording later repeated in 2022 and 2023
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSportsJun 11–17, 2021 transgender girls in women's sports
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Transgender girls should be allowed to participate in women's sports.
Base: 2,015 Democrats, 1,583 Republicans, 474 Independents.
Wording notes: no level of competition specifiedcategory mismatch between 'transgender girls' and 'women's sports'baseline fielding of the wording later repeated in 2022, 2023 and 2025
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersSportsJun 11–17, 2021 transgender boys in men's sports
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Transgender boys should be allowed to participate in men's sports.
Base: 2,015 Democrats, 1,583 Republicans, 474 Independents.
Wording notes: mirror item to the transgender-girls version; baseline fielding of the pair
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagJun 2021 – Jun 30, 2021LGBT 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.
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
GallupMilitary serviceMay 3–18, 2021allowing openly transgender people to serve in the military
Do you favor or oppose allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the military?
Wording notes: uses 'openly transgender men and women'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
GallupSportsMay 3–18, 2021 trans athletes - birth gender vs current gender identity teams
Next, we have a question about policies for competitive sports that have separate teams for male and female athletes.
Next, we have a question about policies for competitive sports that have separate teams for male and female athletes. Do you think transgender athletes -- [ROTATED: should be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity (or) should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender]?
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'preamble establishes sex-segregated teams as the premiseresponse order rotatedno middle option offereddoes not distinguish youth, school, college or elite sport
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity
- Should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender
- No opinion
GallupContact & populationMay 3–18, 2021 personally knowing a transgender person
Do you have any friends or relatives or coworkers who have told you, personally, that they are transgender?
Wording notes: requires disclosure to the respondent ('have told you, personally')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
GallupGeneral acceptanceMay 3–18, 2021 moral acceptability of changing one's gender
Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong. -- Changing one's gender
Wording notes: frames gender transition as a moral questionembedded in a battery alongside items such as adultery, cloning, polygamy and pornography'changing one's gender' is Gallup's phrasing, implying volitional change rather than identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Morally acceptable
- Morally wrong
- Depends on situation (vol.)
- Not a moral issue (vol.)
- No opinion
GallupSportsMay 3–18, 2021 trans athletes on teams matching gender identity vs. birth gender
Do you think transgender athletes should be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity, or should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender?
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'no middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Teams that match current gender identity
- Only teams that match birth gender
- No opinion
Vanderbilt PollSportsMay 3–20, 2021requiring middle- and high-school students to play on the team matching their sex at birth
Do you (support) or (oppose) requiring students to play on the team that matches their gender at the time of birth if they want to play in middle and high school sports? [OPTIONS IN PARENTHESES WERE ROTATED] [THEN PROBE: Do you (support/oppose) strongly or somewhat?]
Base: Several items were asked of a random half sample; the half-sample n is recorded on each question's results rows.
Wording notes: does not use the word 'transgender'; the target group is identified only as students whose current team would not match 'their gender at the time of birth''gender at the time of birth' rather than 'sex assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- (VOL.) DK
- (VOL.) REF
HPHarris PollSportsApr 27–29, 2021
transgender athletes on girls' teams
Do you want transgender athletes to be able to play on girls teams or not?
Base: Independents include 'Others'
Wording notes: asks what the respondent 'wants' rather than what policy should bespecifies 'girls teams' only, so the item is one-directional - it never asks about transgender boys on boys' teamsoffers no don't-know, forcing a two-way split that sums to 100
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, want them to play
- No, do not want them to play
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsApr 27–29, 2021trans athletes on girls' teams
Do you want transgender athletes to be able to play on girls teams or not?
Base: Topline header states 1,872 registered voters; the base for the trans-athlete item (Table 64) is unweighted 1,693 / weighted 1,699, indicating that item was asked of a subset.
Wording notes: asks only about 'girls teams', not boys' teams or sports generally'Do you want...' is a preference stem rather than a policy stemno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IpsosSportsApr 23, 2021 – May 7, 2021 transgender athletes competing by gender identity
To what extent do you support or oppose the following:
Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather the sex they were assigned at birth
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, mainland China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain and the U.S.; 500 each in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden and Turkey.
Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/tend to support
- Neither support nor oppose
- Strongly/tend to oppose
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021trans girls/women competing against female athletes - high school sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? High school sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes - college sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? College sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes - professional sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at each of the following levels? Professional sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - high school sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? High school sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - college sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? College sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes - professional sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at each of the following levels? Professional sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 whether trans women have a competitive advantage over cis women
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) female athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 whether trans men have a competitive advantage over cis men
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) male athletes?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans women competitive advantage by sport type - team sports
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender female athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans men competitive advantage by sport type - team sports
Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree that transgender male athletes have a competitive advantage over non-transgender (aka cisgendered) male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: 'competitive advantage' is asserted as the proposition to be agreed with, an agree/disagree format known to attract acquiescenceglosses cisgender as 'non-transgender (aka cisgendered)'no time-on-hormones, age or sport-specific qualifier is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - team sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - individual sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Individual sports such as golf, tennis or track and field
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans girls/women competing against female athletes by sport type - combat sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes in each of the following types of sports? Combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - team sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Team sports such as basketball, soccer, softball and field hockey
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - individual sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Individual sports such as golf, tennis or track and field
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsApr 16–19, 2021 trans boys/men competing against male athletes by sport type - combat sports
And do you support or oppose allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes in each of the following types of sports? Combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: battery asks the same stem across high school, college and professional levels'allowing' frames participation as a permission granted rather than a right held
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultIdentity beliefsApr 16–19, 2021 whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
Which of the following comes closest to your view, even if neither is exactly right? [A person's gender is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth / A person's gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth / Don't know / No opinion]
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth' in both alternatives, which is itself a contested formulation'even if neither is exactly right' explicitly licenses a forced choiceasked full sample, unlike the split-half sports batteries
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A person's gender is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
- A person's gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultContact & populationApr 16–19, 2021 knowing a transgender or nonbinary person
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the sex they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time.
As you may know, a transgender person is someone who identifies with a different gender than the sex they were assigned at birth. A nonbinary person, also known as genderqueer, does not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine, but expresses multiple genders at the same time. Do you know any transgender or nonbinary individuals in your own life?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: supplies definitions of transgender and nonbinary before asking, which may raise reported contactno 'not sure' option offered - forced yes/nobundles transgender and nonbinary acquaintance into a single measure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedApr 16–19, 2021 transgender women in collegiate women's sports
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports at the collegiate level?
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: level of competition specified (collegiate)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedApr 16–19, 2021 belief that transgender women have a competitive advantage
Transgender women have a competitive advantage over cisgender women in sports
Base: Split-half design: the transgender girls/women batteries (MCSP1, MCSP3, MCSP5, MCSP6) were asked of n=1119 and the mirrored transgender boys/men batteries (MCSP2, MCSP4, MCSP7, MCSP8) of n=1081. MCSP9 and MCSP11 were asked of the full 2200.
Wording notes: asserts a contested empirical claim for agreement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor NPR/PBS NewsHourContact & populationApr 7–13, 2021personally knowing anyone transgender, including oneself
Do you personally know anyone, including yourself, who is transgender, or not?
Base: 1,066 registered voters, MoE +/- 3.5 percentage points
Wording notes: includes the respondent themselves in the contact measure, which inflates it slightly relative to know-someone-else itemsparty pattern is non-monotonic: independents (61%) report more contact than Democrats (53%)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, know someone who is transgender, including yourself
- No, do not know anyone