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YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityYouth medical careAug 3–15, 2023parental authority over gender-affirming care for minors (randomized directional split-half)
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Parents should be ['barred from obtaining' or 'permitted by law to obtain'] gender-affirming care for their children, such as hormone blockers or gender reassignment surgery.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: randomized directional split-halfnames hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgerytopline pools both split halves, so the total is not interpretable as directional support
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesAug 3–15, 2023 school bathroom access
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of the gender they were assigned at birth.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: bathroom of their choice framingdoes not name transgender students explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023 whether questions of sexual orientation or gender identity should be left to parents (split against a race version)
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Questions of [race and racial identity/sexual orientation or gender identity] should be left to parents, not taught at school.
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: randomized split against a race-and-racial-identity versionbundles sexual orientation with gender identitytopline pools both split halves
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 3–15, 2023 gender identity as part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum
What should be a part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum in public schools? Check all that apply.
What should be a part of a comprehensive sex education curriculum in public schools? Check all that apply. [item h] Sex education curriculum - Gender identity
Base: Item g (gender-affirming care) used a randomized directional split-half; the topline reports the two halves combined. Book-availability items (Q99/Q100) were randomly asked of half the sample each.
Wording notes: check-all-that-apply, so non-selection is ambiguous between opposition and indifference
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023 under 18; gender-affirming COUNSELING (talk therapy, non-medical) - ACCESS framing
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like:
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like: Gender Affirming Counseling
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit) rather than ban framingexplicit 'not sure' offeredcounseling is classified inside the stem as 'gender transition medical care', which medicalizes talk therapyidentical stem asked across three escalating treatments - an internal wording ladder
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023 under 18; hormones or puberty blockers - ACCESS framing
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like:
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like: Hormones or Puberty blockers
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit)names the treatments rather than using the umbrella termexplicit 'not sure' offeredno mention of parental consent or physician involvement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careAug 2023 under 18; gender-affirming SURGERY - ACCESS framing
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like:
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like: Gender Affirming Surgery
Wording notes: ACCESS framing (favor = permit)asks about surgery for minors - rare in practice - without noting rarity or any age floorexplicit 'not sure' offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming counseling for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...gender affirming counseling
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: battery item under a single 'gender transitional medical care' stemgroups counseling with medical interventions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 hormone therapy / puberty blockers for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...hormone therapy or medication that can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: describes puberty blockers as 'temporarily' preventing puberty
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming surgery for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transitional medical care like... ...gender affirming surgery
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: does not specify age floor within 'younger than 18'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySportsJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Do you favor or oppose the following policies...
Do you favor or oppose the following policies... ...allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: uses 'the gender they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in elementary school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in elementary schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in middle school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in middle schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySchool policyJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 discussing gender identity issues in high school
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...discuss gender identity issues with students in high schools
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: 'gender identity issues' left undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityBooks & mediaJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 banning books about transgender youth in public schools
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to... ...ban books with stories about transgendered youth
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: uses the nonstandard term 'transgendered'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming counseling for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...gender affirming counseling?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: battery item under a single 'gender transitional medical care' stemgroups counseling with medical interventions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 hormone therapy / puberty blockers for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...hormone therapy or medication that can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: describes puberty blockers as 'temporarily' preventing puberty
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityYouth medical careJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 gender-affirming surgery for people under 18
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...
Do you favor or oppose allowing someone younger than 18 to receive gender transition medical care like...gender affirming surgery?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: does not specify age floor within 'younger than 18'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversityBooks & mediaJul 27, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023 banning books about transgender youth in public schools
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to...
Do you favor or oppose public schools being allowed to: ban books with stories about transgender youth?
Base: Some items asked of reduced split samples; the transgender items reported here are full-sample (n=900).
Wording notes: SLU's own two publications of this item disagree on whether the wording was 'transgender' or 'transgendered' youth
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceMay 27–31, 2023 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceMay 27–31, 2023 whether state lawmakers focus too much on transgender school legislation
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers in your state are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender children in schools?
Wording notes: 'too much / too little' is directionally ambiguous
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Focusing too much
- Focusing about the right amount
- Focusing too little
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingMay 27–31, 2023 whether Biden cares about LGBT people's needs
How much do you think Joe Biden cares about the needs and problems of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people?
Wording notes: bundles LGBT into one group, so it does not isolate transgender-specific perceptions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- Some
- Not much
- Not at all
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingMay 27–31, 2023 approval of Biden's handling of LGBT issues
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden has been handling gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingMay 27–31, 2023 approval of Trump's handling of LGBT issues
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump handled gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues during his presidency?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingMay 27–31, 2023 approval of DeSantis's handling of LGBT issues
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ron DeSantis has handled gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues as governor of Florida?
Wording notes: fielded a week after DeSantis signed Florida's 2023 gender-affirming-care and bathroom bills and days after his presidential launch
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistParty & candidate handlingMay 27–31, 2023 which party's president would be better for LGBT people
Would gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people be better off if a Democrat or a Republican were president?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Democrat
- Republican
- No difference
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceApr 8–11, 2023 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceApr 8–11, 2023 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: three-option too far / about right / not far enough frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceApr 8–11, 2023 whether state lawmakers focus too much on transgender school legislation
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers in your state are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender children in schools?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: too much / too little is directionally ambiguous - too much can mean either stop legislating or stop being permissive
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Focusing too much
- Focusing about the right amount
- Focusing too little
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsApr 8–11, 2023 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Support or Opposition on Transgender Issues -- Allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
Do you support or oppose...?
Base: 1,322 registered voters
Wording notes: affirming direction is the support side
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovPrisons & sheltersJan 27–30, 2023 non-violent offence, post-surgical trans woman
When considering a transgender woman who has been given a prison sentence for a non-violent, non-sexual crime, in the following instances, where do you think they should be housed?
A transgender woman who has had full gender reassignment surgery
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=668, Lab 490, Lib Dem 176). Scotland subsample weighted n=178.
Wording notes: splits the scenario by surgical statussplits the scenario by offence type
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A men's prison
- A women's prison
- Don't know
YouGovPrisons & sheltersJan 27–30, 2023 non-violent offence, pre-surgical trans woman
When considering a transgender woman who has been given a prison sentence for a non-violent, non-sexual crime, in the following instances, where do you think they should be housed?
A transgender woman who has not had full gender reassignment surgery
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=668, Lab 490, Lib Dem 176). Scotland subsample weighted n=178.
Wording notes: splits the scenario by surgical statussplits the scenario by offence type
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A men's prison
- A women's prison
- Don't know
YouGovGeneral acceptanceJan 23–26, 2023 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 23–26, 2023 whether gender incongruence is biological or social in origin
Some people say their gender identity does not match the sex that they were assigned at birth. Do you think this is the result of. . . ?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Biological factors
- Social factors
- A mix of both
- Not sure
YouGovIdentity beliefsJan 23–26, 2023 whether transgender identity is a new phenomenon
Do you think that people feeling as if they are a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth is. . . ?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A relatively new phenomenon
- Something that has occurred in various cultures and time periods
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceJan 23–26, 2023 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovParental rightsJan 23–26, 2023 children's privacy rights against their parents
Which comes closer to your view regarding the privacy rights of children?
Children should not have a right to privacy from their parents
43%
Children should have a right to privacy from their parents in some circumstances
41%
Not sure
15%
- Sample
- 1,000 adult citizens · ±3.4% (adjusted for weighting)
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: asked in a transgender-schools survey, so the general privacy item is primed by the surrounding context
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Children should have a right to privacy from their parents in some circumstances
- Children should not have a right to privacy from their parents
- Not sure
YouGovParental rightsJan 23–26, 2023 own hypothetical reaction to a transgender child
If you had a child who told you they were transgender, would you be. . . ?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very supportive
- Somewhat supportive
- Somewhat unsupportive
- Very unsupportive
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyJan 23–26, 2023 legally requiring teachers to disclose a student's transgender status to parents
In cases where a student comes out to a teacher as transgender, but feels unsafe telling their parents, do you think teachers should be required by law to. . . ?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: stem explicitly stipulates the student 'feels unsafe telling their parents'asks about a legal requirement, not about what a teacher should choose to do
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Tell the student's parents that they are transgender
- Not tell the student's parents that they are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyJan 23–26, 2023 importance of trained school counselors for transgender students
How important do you think it is for public schools to have trained counselors available to provide support for transgender students?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not very important
- Not at all important
- Not sure