Every question, with its verbatim wording, its toplines, and a link to the pollster’s own release. Filters combine; the
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YouGovfor The TimesPrisons & sheltersDec 16–17, 2018trans 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. 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... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?
Base: Party breaks are 2017 general election vote (Con weighted n=548, Lab 513, Lib Dem 93 - the Lib Dem base is small and should be read with caution).
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
YouGovfor The TimesSportsDec 16–17, 2018 trans men in men'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 men should or should not be allowed to... Take part in men's sporting events?
Base: Party breaks are 2017 general election vote (Con weighted n=548, Lab 513, Lib Dem 93 - the Lib Dem base is small and should be read with caution).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor The TimesBathrooms & facilitiesDec 16–17, 2018 trans men using men's changing rooms
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 men should or should not be allowed to... Use men's changing rooms?
Base: Party breaks are 2017 general election vote (Con weighted n=548, Lab 513, Lib Dem 93 - the Lib Dem base is small and should be read with caution).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor The TimesBathrooms & facilitiesDec 16–17, 2018 trans men using men's toilets
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 men should or should not be allowed to... Use men's toilets?
Base: Party breaks are 2017 general election vote (Con weighted n=548, Lab 513, Lib Dem 93 - the Lib Dem base is small and should be read with caution).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor The TimesBathrooms & facilitiesDec 16–17, 2018 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 any genuine risk of harm to women?
Base: Party breaks are 2017 general election vote (Con weighted n=548, Lab 513, Lib Dem 93 - the Lib Dem base is small and should be read with caution).
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 any genuine risk of harm
- Does present a genuine risk of harm
- Don't know
Harvard CAPS/HarrisMilitary serviceOct 26–28, 2018trans military service approval
Do you approve or disapprove of the following? Allowing transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military.
Base: Unweighted base 1,835 registered voters per the topline header; the base shown for this item is 1,821.
Wording notes: offers an explicit middle 'neither' category, unlike most HHP trans itemsno 'not sure' option beyond 'neither'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Neither approve nor disapprove
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationOct 25–28, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 vote intention (final pre-election wave)
Now I would like to ask you about several questions that will be on the ballot this November.
There will be a measure on the November ballot asking voters to approve a 2016 state law dealing with public accommodations for transgender people. A "yes" vote would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A "no" vote would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. IF HAVE NOT VOTED, ASK If the election for this measure were held today, would you vote yes or no? IF UNDECIDED: How are you leaning as of today? IF ALREADY VOTED-Did you vote yes or no on this measure?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election; item allowed for respondents who had already voted early
Wording notes: ballot-measure vote intentionleaner probeseparate recall form for early voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
- Refused (not read)
YouGovfor HuffPostLegal documents & IDsOct 25–26, 2018 federal redefinition of sex to exclude transgender people
Would you approve or disapprove of narrowing the definition of gender to eliminate federal recognition of transgender people?
Wording notes: fielded three days after the New York Times reported a leaked HHS memo proposing to define sex as immutable and determined at birthstates the consequence ('eliminate federal recognition of transgender people') in the item itselfvery large Not sure share (26%) indicating low crystallisation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
Suffolk Universityfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationOct 24–27, 2018Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Question #3 is the Transgender Anti-Discrimination proposal. A YES VOTE would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A NO VOTE would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. At this point, will you vote yes or no?
Base: screened to voters very or somewhat likely to vote in the November 2018 election for Governor and U.S. Senator
Wording notes: labels the measure 'the Transgender Anti-Discrimination proposal', a title that appeared on no ballot and frames a Yes vote as opposition to discriminationstates the consequence of both a yes and a no vote
Response options as the pollster wrote them
SSSSRSfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationOct 2018 – Oct 7, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Question 3 asks if voters want to keep or repeal a recently passed Massachusetts law that adds gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort, or amusement. If the election was being held today, how would you vote, YES to keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation, or NO to repeal this provision of the public accommodation law?
Base: 791 registered voters drawn from 952 Massachusetts adults interviewed; a 485-case likely-voter subsample is reported alongside the RV figures and the crosstabs are of likely voters
Wording notes: tracks the official ballot summary language closely, including 'resort, or amusement'describes the measure purely as a discrimination question, never mentioning restrooms or locker roomsundecideds pushed with a follow-up leaner (Q9a)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know/Unsure/None
- Refused
SSSSRSfor The Boston GlobeBathrooms & facilitiesOct 2018 – Oct 7, 2018
restroom policy for transgender people, asked of the same sample immediately after the Question 3 ballot test
Question 3 affects transgender individuals' use of public bathrooms, fitting rooms and locker rooms, as well as other public spaces. In terms of policies governing public restrooms, do you think these policies should - (require transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their birth gender) or should these policies (allow transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity)?
Allow to use gender identity restroom
54%
Require transgender individuals to use birth gender restroom
34%
Don't Know (VOL)
9%
Refused
2%
- Sample
- 791 registered voters · +/-4.4 percentage points for registered voters (+/-3.9 for all adults), design-effect adjusted
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US: Massachusetts
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 16 subgroup figures
Base: 791 registered voters drawn from 952 Massachusetts adults interviewed; a 485-case likely-voter subsample is reported alongside the RV figures and the crosstabs are of likely voters
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'the two alternatives are stated in parallel and were bracketed for rotationexplicitly ties the item back to Question 3, so it is a within-instrument framing comparison rather than an independent measurement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Require transgender individuals to use birth gender restroom
- Allow to use gender identity restroom
- Don't Know (VOL)
- Refused
UOUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell Centerfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationparaphrasedOct 2018 – Oct 7, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 vote intention
Whether to keep or repeal law that allows transgender people to use public facilities consistent with their gender identity
Wording notes: wording not verified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support keeping law
- Support repealing law
- Undecided/refused
CECooperative Election Study (CES)Military serviceSep 27, 2018 – Dec 3, 2018
CCES variable CC18_417_d - Trump executive order banning transgender people from the military (post-election wave)
President Trump has issued many orders over the first two years of his presidency. For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose the order in principle.
Ban Transgender People in the Military
Base: Pre-election wave 27 Sep - 5 Nov 2018; post-election wave 7 Nov - 3 Dec 2018. CC18_417_d was on the post-election wave.
Wording notes: bare policy label with no explanatory sentenceno middle or don't-know optionembedded in a Trump executive-order battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterPronouns & languageSep 24, 2018 – Oct 7, 2018awareness of gender-neutral pronouns
On another topic... 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.
How much, if anything, have you heard about people preferring that others use gender-neutral pronouns such as "they" instead of "he" or "she" when referring to them?
Base: PRONKNOW asked only of the 6,942 respondents who had heard at least a little about gender-neutral pronouns.
Wording notes: definition supplied in preamble
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- Nothing at all
- No answer
Pew Research CenterContact & populationSep 24, 2018 – Oct 7, 2018 knows someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns
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?
Base: PRONKNOW asked only of the 6,942 respondents who had heard at least a little about gender-neutral pronouns.
Wording notes: asked only of those who had heard a lot/a little (n=6,942); the combo table rebases to total
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterPronouns & languageSep 24, 2018 – Oct 7, 2018 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?
Base: PRONKNOW asked only of the 6,942 respondents who had heard at least a little about gender-neutral pronouns.
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
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationSep 17–21, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Now I would like to ask you about several questions that will be on the ballot this November.
There will be a measure on the November ballot asking voters to approve a 2016 state law dealing with public accommodations for transgender people. A "yes" vote would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A "no" vote would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. If the election for this measure were held today, would you vote yes or no? REREAD FULL DESCRIPTION OF YES AND NO VOTE, IF REQUESTED. IF UNDECIDED: How are you leaning as of today?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election
Wording notes: explicit yes/no consequence statement for both sidesleaner probe pushes undecideds
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
- Refused (not read)
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURBathrooms & facilitiesSep 17–21, 2018
underlying attitude toward transgender access to public accommodations, asked outside the ballot frame
Just to be clear, do you think transgender people should be allowed to use public accommodations consistent with their gender identities, or not?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election
Wording notes: 'just to be clear' signals it is a validity check on the preceding ballot-test itemassumes respondent knows what 'public accommodations' means
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes they should
- No they should not
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
Suffolk Universityfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationSep 13–17, 2018 Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Question #3 is the Transgender Anti-Discrimination proposal. A YES VOTE would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A NO VOTE would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. At this point, will you vote yes or no?
Base: screened to voters very or somewhat likely to vote in the November 2018 election for Governor and U.S. Senator
Wording notes: labels the measure 'the Transgender Anti-Discrimination proposal', a title that appeared on no ballot and frames a Yes vote as opposition to discriminationstates the consequence of both a yes and a no vote
Response options as the pollster wrote them
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagJul 2018 – Jul 31, 2018LGBT 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: No per-wave n or MOE published.
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
Suffolk Universityfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationJun 8–12, 2018 repeal of the Massachusetts gender-identity public accommodations law (prospective 2018 ballot measure)
There may be a measure on the 2018 ballot that would repeal the law which allowed transgender people to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. Would you support or oppose REPEALING this law?
Base: screened to voters very or somewhat likely to vote in the November 2018 election for Governor and U.S. Senator
Wording notes: support/oppose is directed at REPEAL, so a 'support' answer is the anti-trans positioncapitalised REPEALING emphasises the verb for the interviewerdescribes the law only as restroom and locker-room access, narrower than the statuteuses 'sex at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support repealing
- Oppose repealing
- Undecided
- Refused
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagMay 22–26, 2018
repeal of the Massachusetts 2016 gender-identity public accommodations law (Question 3)
Would you support or oppose repealing the state law that protects transgender people from discrimination in public accommodations?
Wording notes: a repeal-direction item: 'oppose' is the pro-nondiscrimination answer, the reverse of most nondiscrimination pollingthe actual ballot question was also reverse-coded (a YES vote kept the law), which WBUR reported as a source of voter confusion
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support repeal
- Oppose repeal
- Undecided
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationMay 22–26, 2018
repeal of Massachusetts gender-identity public accommodations law (measure that became 2018 Question 3)
There may be a measure on the 2018 ballot that would repeal the law which allowed transgender people to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. Would you support or oppose repealing this law? PROBE: And do you strongly (support/oppose) this idea, or just somewhat?
Wording notes: support/oppose is directed at REPEAL, so a 'support' answer is the anti-trans position - reverse of the eventual ballot's 'yes' = keepdescribes the law only in terms of restroom and locker-room access, not the full public-accommodations scopeuses 'sex at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't Know / Refused
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURBathrooms & facilitiesMay 2018 – May 26, 2018
2018 Massachusetts ballot measure to repeal the gender-identity facilities law
There may be a measure on the 2018 ballot that would repeal the law which allowed transgender people to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. Would you support or oppose repealing this law? PROBE: And do you strongly (support/oppose) this idea, or just somewhat?
Wording notes: asks about REPEAL, so 'support' is the restrictive directionnames restrooms and locker rooms specificallyincludes 'regardless of their sex at birth'strength probe administered after the initial answer
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't Know / Refused
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceMar 25–27, 2018 allowing transgender people to serve openly
Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military?
Wording notes: repeat of the identical July 2017 itemfielded days after the March 2018 White House memo implementing the ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Favor strongly
- Favor somewhat
- Oppose somewhat
- Oppose strongly
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceMar 25–27, 2018 perceived effect of open transgender service on military effectiveness
Do you think allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military has made military effectiveness better, worse, or not made much difference?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Better
- Not made much difference
- Worse
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceMar 25–27, 2018 approval of Trump's transgender military ban
Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump issuing a ban on transgender people serving in the military?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Approve strongly
- Approve somewhat
- Disapprove somewhat
- Disapprove strongly
- Don't know
PRRINondiscriminationMar 14–25, 2018 nondiscrimination protections in jobs, public accommodations and housing
Now, we would like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today.
Now, we would like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose [see below]? ... What about [see below]? ... Laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing
Wording notes: bundles transgender people with gay, lesbian and bisexual peopleasked in a randomized battery alongside religious-refusal items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Unsure/Refused
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagMar 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 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.
Base: No per-wave n or MOE published.
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
The Trevor ProjectBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedFeb 2, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018being discouraged from using a bathroom corresponding to gender identity
58% of transgender and non-binary youth reported being discouraged from using a bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity
Base: 34,808 youth consented; 475 lived outside the U.S., 294 were cisgender and straight, 8,091 failed a completion/speed filter and 52 were removed as mischievous responders, leaving a final analytic sample of 25,896. The Trevor Project describes the sample as inclusive of youth of more than 100 sexual orientations and more than 100 gender identities from all 50 states.
Wording notes: 'discouraged' is a broad term covering everything from informal pressure to formal prohibition
The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedFeb 2, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 self-reported impact of the recent political climate on mental health or sense of self
76% of LGBTQ youth felt that the recent political climate impacted their mental health or sense of self
Recent politics impacted their mental health or sense of self
76%
- Sample
- 25,896 LGBTQ young people ages 13-24 - nonprobability social-media-recruited sample, NOT a poll of the general public · not applicable - nonprobability sample
- Method
- nonprobability quota
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: 34,808 youth consented; 475 lived outside the U.S., 294 were cisgender and straight, 8,091 failed a completion/speed filter and 52 were removed as mischievous responders, leaving a final analytic sample of 25,896. The Trevor Project describes the sample as inclusive of youth of more than 100 sexual orientations and more than 100 gender identities from all 50 states.
The Trevor ProjectSurveys of trans peopleparaphrasedFeb 2, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 past-year suicide consideration and attempts by gender identity
39% of LGBTQ respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past twelve months. More than half of transgender and non-binary youth have seriously considered suicide. 29% of transgender and non-binary youth respondents have attempted suicide.
Experienced discrimination due to sexual orientation or gender identity
71%
Seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months
39%
Attempted suicide in the past 12 months
18%
- Sample
- 25,896 LGBTQ young people ages 13-24 - nonprobability social-media-recruited sample, NOT a poll of the general public · not applicable - nonprobability sample
- Method
- nonprobability quota
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 1 subgroup figure
Base: 34,808 youth consented; 475 lived outside the U.S., 294 were cisgender and straight, 8,091 failed a completion/speed filter and 52 were removed as mischievous responders, leaving a final analytic sample of 25,896. The Trevor Project describes the sample as inclusive of youth of more than 100 sexual orientations and more than 100 gender identities from all 50 states.
Wording notes: items are standard YRBS instruments, chosen so the nonprobability LGBTQ sample can be compared with a nationally representative benchmark
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)General acceptancedata flagFeb 2018perceived amount of discrimination against transgender people in the U.S.
In your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against...
Wording notes: battery item - 'Transgender people' is one of ten groups rated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot of discrimination
- Some
- Not very much
- None at all
- Don't know/no opinion
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)General acceptancedata flagFeb 2018 which group faces the most discrimination - transgender people
In your opinion, which of the following groups faces the MOST discrimination in the United States today? [RANDOMIZE 1-10]
Wording notes: single-choice forced ranking across ten groups
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- African Americans
- Transgender people
- Whites
- Christians
- Gays and Lesbians
- Muslims
- Men
- Asians
- Hispanics
- Women
PRRINondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 employment, housing and public accommodation nondiscrimination laws
Do you favor or oppose laws that would protect LGBT people from discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?
Base: Split-sample: each form was asked of roughly half the sample.
Wording notes: 2018 wave used the acronym 'LGBT' rather than naming transgender people explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Favor
- Oppose
- Don't know/refused
PRRISportsparaphraseddata flagJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 transgender boy (assigned female at birth) competing with other male students in high school
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: Split-sample: each form was asked of roughly half the sample.
Wording notes: identifies the student by birth-certificate sex marker rather than by genderyes/no answer set in 2018, converted to a four-point favor/oppose scale in 2021
Response options as the pollster wrote them
PRRISportsparaphraseddata flagJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 transgender girl (assigned male at birth) competing with other female students in high school
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: Split-sample: each form was asked of roughly half the sample.
Wording notes: identifies the student by birth-certificate sex marker rather than by genderyes/no answer set in 2018, converted to a four-point favor/oppose scale in 2021
Response options as the pollster wrote them
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 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.
Base: Split-sample: each form was asked of roughly half the sample.
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
SCStatistics CanadaGeneral acceptanceJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
agreement that people should be free to express their gender however they choose
One of a series of eight statements measuring perceptions of gender-based violence, gender expression and gender equality.
People should be able to express their gender however they choose
Base: people aged 15 and older; results reported separately for women and men
Wording notes: identical wording to the 2025 cycle
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)
SCStatistics CanadaGeneral acceptanceJan 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
ability to support a family member who came out as transgender (2018 negative wording)
One of a series of eight statements measuring perceptions of gender-based violence, gender expression and gender equality.
If a family member of mine came out as transgender, I would not be able to support them
Base: people aged 15 and older; results reported separately for women and men
Wording notes: negatively worded, so agreement is the unsupportive response - the reverse of the 2025 item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Agree (net)
- Disagree (net)