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CNNMilitary serviceDec 14–17, 2017whether transgender people should be allowed to serve
Do you think people who are transgender should or should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military?
Wording notes: person-first construction 'people who are transgender'both poles explicitly stated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should
- Should not
- Unsure/Refused
CECooperative Election Study (CES)Military serviceNov 8, 2017 – Dec 13, 2017
CCES variable CC17_341F - Trump executive order banning transgender people from military service
Presidents Trump has issued many orders over the first year of his presidency. For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose the order in principle.
Ban Transgender People Serving in Military
Base: Off-year CES: a single post-election common-content wave
Wording notes: item text is a bare policy label with no explanatory sentence, unlike the other rows in the grid which carry two- or three-sentence descriptionsno middle or don't-know optionasked as one row in a battery of Trump executive orders, so responses are partly a referendum on Trump
Response options as the pollster wrote them
CECooperative Election Study (CES)Contact & populationNov 8, 2017 – Dec 13, 2017
CES demographic variable measuring transgender status of the respondent
Have you ever undergone any part of a process (including any thought or action) to change your gender / perceived gender from the one you were assigned at birth? This may include steps such as changing the type of clothes you wear, name you are known by or undergoing surgery.
Base: Off-year CES: a single post-election common-content wave
Wording notes: extremely broad wording ('any thought or action')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)for The Texas TribunePolitical salienceOct 6–15, 2017importance of the Texas Legislature addressing restroom access after the 2017 special session
As you probably know, some Texas leaders prioritized restricting access to public restrooms for transgender people in the recently concluded legislative session.
As you probably know, some Texas leaders prioritized restricting access to public restrooms for transgender people in the recently concluded legislative session. How important do you think it is that the Texas Legislature address this issue?
Wording notes: preamble references the concluded special sessionmeasures salience, not direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not very important
- Not at all important
- Don't know/no opinion
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagOct 2017 – Oct 31, 2017LGBT 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
Pew Research CenterIdentity beliefsdata flagSep 14–28, 2017whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
Which statement comes closer to your views, even if neither is exactly right?
Base: N=4,573 is the set of panelists who responded to BOTH Wave 28 (Aug. 8-21, 2017) and Wave 29 (Sept. 14-28, 2017). The transgender items (TRANSGEND1, TRANSGEND2, TRANSGEND2a, TRANSGEND3) were all asked in Wave 29.
Wording notes: response options randomized'even if neither is exactly right' softenerno 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 & populationdata flagSep 14–28, 2017 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?
Base: N=4,573 is the set of panelists who responded to BOTH Wave 28 (Aug. 8-21, 2017) and Wave 29 (Sept. 14-28, 2017). The transgender items (TRANSGEND1, TRANSGEND2, TRANSGEND2a, TRANSGEND3) were all asked in Wave 29.
Wording notes: 'including yourself' clausedefinition of transgender supplied in preamble
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Pew Research CenterContact & populationdata flagSep 14–28, 2017 relationship to the transgender people respondent knows
Thinking about the person or people you know who are transgender, are they... [Check all that apply]
Base: N=4,573 is the set of panelists who responded to BOTH Wave 28 (Aug. 8-21, 2017) and Wave 29 (Sept. 14-28, 2017). The transgender items (TRANSGEND1, TRANSGEND2, TRANSGEND2a, TRANSGEND3) were all asked in Wave 29.
Wording notes: multiple response; percentages based on total N=4,573, not on those who know a trans person
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- An acquaintance
- A close friend
- A coworker
- A family member
- Someone else [TEXT BOX]
- Yourself
Pew Research CenterGeneral acceptancedata flagSep 14–28, 2017 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Our society has NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH in accepting people who are transgender
39%
Our society has GONE TOO FAR in accepting people who are transgender
32%
Our society has been ABOUT RIGHT when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
27%
No answer
2%
- Sample
- 4,573 adults
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Base: N=4,573 is the set of panelists who responded to BOTH Wave 28 (Aug. 8-21, 2017) and Wave 29 (Sept. 14-28, 2017). The transgender items (TRANSGEND1, TRANSGEND2, TRANSGEND2a, TRANSGEND3) were all asked in Wave 29.
Wording notes: 'gone too far' / 'not gone far enough' framingoptions 1 and 2 randomized with 'about right' always last
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has GONE TOO FAR in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been ABOUT RIGHT when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- No answer
Education Week Research CenterBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedSep 2017 – Oct 31, 2017which restroom transgender students should use
Transgender students should be allowed to use the restroom that matches their gender identity.
Should use restroom matching gender identity
51%
Should use facilities matching sex at birth
49%
- Sample
- 1,122 K-12 educators (teachers, school leaders, district leaders and other school/district staff) · ±5 percentage points
- Method
- nonprobability quota
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 555 teachers, 266 school leaders, 202 district leaders, 99 other school or district employees
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Restroom matching gender identity
- Restroom matching sex assigned at birth
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagAug 2017 – Aug 31, 2017 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 in the LGBTQ trend toplines.
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
PRRIBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagAug 2017 – Aug 31, 2017 laws requiring restroom use matching sex assigned at birth ('bathroom bills')
Q12. Do you favor or oppose each of the following?
Laws that require transgender individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth rather than their current gender identity
Base: No per-wave n or MOE published in the LGBTQ trend toplines.
Wording notes: uses 'sex at birth' against 'current gender identity'policy stated as a restriction the respondent favors or opposes
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Skipped/Refused
PRRIMilitary servicedata flagAug 2017 – Aug 31, 2017 allowing transgender people to serve in the U.S. military
Allowing transgender people to serve in the U.S. military.
Base: No per-wave n or MOE published in the LGBTQ trend toplines.
Wording notes: net favor/oppose reported; full scale not published in the 2019 report figure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social WorkMilitary serviceparaphrasedAug 2017 – Mar 31, 2018active-duty support for allowing transgender Americans to serve
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender Americans to serve in the military?
Wording notes: nonprobability sample of active-duty personnel recruited during the litigation over the 2017 ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
ARacademic research teamMilitary servicedata flagAug 2017 – Mar 31, 2018
whether transgender people should be allowed to serve
Should transgender people be allowed to serve in the military?
Base: 41% soldiers, 35% airmen, 14% sailors, 9% Marines; 57% white, 60% heterosexual, 66% male; ages 18-54
Wording notes: 'unsure' responses were recoded as 'no' by the researchers, which depresses the support figure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
- Decline to answer
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceJul 31, 2017 – Aug 2017allowing transgender people to serve openly
Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military?
Wording notes: fielded days after Trump announced the military ban on Twitter (26 July 2017)uses 'serve openly'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Favor strongly
- Favor somewhat
- Oppose somewhat
- Oppose strongly
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceJul 31, 2017 – Aug 2017 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 serviceJul 31, 2017 – Aug 2017 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
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017whether currently serving transgender service members should be allowed to stay
Should transgender members currently serving in the armed forces be allowed to stay in the military, or not?
Wording notes: separates current servicemembers from new accessions - an unusually specific policy distinction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed to stay
- Should not be allowed to stay
- Don't know / no opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether new transgender members should be allowed to join
Should the military allow new transgender members to continue to join?
Wording notes: accession-specific item; measurably lower support than the 'currently serving' item in the same poll
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, should allow
- No, should not allow
- Don't know / no opinion
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether currently serving transgender servicemembers should be allowed to stay
Should transgender members currently serving in the armed forces be allowed to stay on?
Wording notes: figures unverifiedseparates the retention question from the accession question, which is the analytically important distinction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed to stay
- Should not
Morning Consultfor POLITICOMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27–31, 2017 whether the military should continue to allow transgender people to enlist
Should the military allow transgender individuals to continue to join?
Wording notes: figures unverifiedsupport for new enlistment runs 13 points below support for retention, which is the substantive finding if it holds up
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should continue to allow
- Should not
QUQuinnipiac UniversityMilitary serviceJul 27, 2017 – Aug 2017
whether transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military
Do you think transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military or not?
Base: Military-household break reported for Q52 only
Wording notes: short, unqualified wording with no cost, readiness or medical-care predicate - contrasts with restrictive-framed versions asked by other pollsters the same month
Response options as the pollster wrote them
QUQuinnipiac UniversityMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 27, 2017 – Aug 2017
whether transgender people should be allowed to serve, after Trump's July 2017 ban announcement
Do you think that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the armed forces, or not?
Base: Military-household break reported for Q52 only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, should be allowed
- No, should not be allowed
- Don't know / no answer
QUQuinnipiac UniversityGeneral acceptanceJul 27, 2017 – Aug 2017
how accepting the U.S. is of transgender people
How accepting do you think the U.S. is of transgender people today; very accepting, somewhat accepting, not so accepting, or not accepting at all?
Base: Military-household break reported for Q52 only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very accepting
- Somewhat accepting
- Not so accepting
- Not accepting at all
- DK/NA
QUQuinnipiac UniversityGeneral acceptanceJul 27, 2017 – Aug 2017
would more acceptance be good or bad for the country
Do you think more acceptance of transgender people would be a good thing for the country, a bad thing for the country, or do you think that it would not make much difference either way?
Base: Military-household break reported for Q52 only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Good thing
- Bad thing
- Not much difference
- DK/NA
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersPolitical salienceJul 26–28, 2017awareness of the announced military ban
Awareness...Announcement by President Trump banning transgender individuals from serving in the military
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: item label only; the full interviewer text is not printed in the topline
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersContact & populationJul 26–28, 2017 familiarity with the term transgender
Have you ever heard of the term transgender?
Yes
95%
No
3%
Don't know/Refuse
1%
- Sample
- 1,249 adults · credibility interval of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for all respondents (4.8 for Democrats, 5.4 for Republicans, 9.3 for Independents); design-effect-adjusted interval 4.7 at DEFF=1.5
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersContact & populationJul 26–28, 2017 self-rated understanding of the term transgender
And how well would you say that you personally understand what the term 'transgender' means?
Very well
50%
Fairly well
39%
Not very well
8%
Not at all
2%
Don't know
1%
- Sample
- 1,249 adults · credibility interval of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for all respondents (4.8 for Democrats, 5.4 for Republicans, 9.3 for Independents); design-effect-adjusted interval 4.7 at DEFF=1.5
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: self-report of comprehension, not a knowledge test
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very well
- Fairly well
- Not very well
- Not at all
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersMilitary serviceJul 26–28, 2017 whether transgender people should be allowed to serve
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion?
Should be allowed 58%27% Should not be allowed
- Sample
- 1,249 adults · credibility interval of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for all respondents (4.8 for Democrats, 5.4 for Republicans, 9.3 for Independents); design-effect-adjusted interval 4.7 at DEFF=1.5
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 9 subgroup figures
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: restrictive option listed first in the toplineno qualifying detail about medical costs, readiness or deployability
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender people should not be allowed to serve in the military
- Transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersMilitary serviceJul 26–28, 2017 perceived effect of the ban on military morale
How, if at all, do you think the decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military will impact morale within the armed forces?
It will have no impact on morale
33%
It will hurt morale in the armed forces
32%
It will improve morale in the armed forces
17%
Don't know
17%
- Sample
- 1,249 adults · credibility interval of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for all respondents (4.8 for Democrats, 5.4 for Republicans, 9.3 for Independents); design-effect-adjusted interval 4.7 at DEFF=1.5
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: presupposes the ban as 'the decision', treating a tweeted announcement as settled policyasked of a reduced base (n=1,009)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- It will improve morale in the armed forces
- It will have no impact on morale
- It will hurt morale in the armed forces
- Don't know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersMilitary serviceJul 26–28, 2017 perceived effect of the ban on U.S. military capability
How, if at all, do you think the decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military will impact U.S. military capabilities?
It will have no impact
43%
It will make our military less capable
22%
It will make our military more capable
14%
Don't Know
20%
- Sample
- 1,249 adults · credibility interval of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for all respondents (4.8 for Democrats, 5.4 for Republicans, 9.3 for Independents); design-effect-adjusted interval 4.7 at DEFF=1.5
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: presupposes the ban as 'the decision'asked of a reduced base (n=1,009)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- It will make our military more capable
- It will have no impact
- It will make our military less capable
- Don't Know
Ipsosfor Thomson ReutersMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 26–28, 2017 agreement that transgender people should be allowed to serve
Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statement.
Transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military.
Base: 533 Democrats, 434 Republicans, 143 Independents. The two military-impact items were asked of 1,009 respondents (437 D / 344 R / 112 I).
Wording notes: agreement-format item, subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJul 26–27, 2017agreement with President Trump's stated rationale for the ban
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement - 'Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.'
Wording notes: asks respondents to react to one side's argument rather than to choose between policiesthe quoted statement asserts contested facts about medical costs and disruption inside the stimulusagree/disagree format is vulnerable to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 26–27, 2017 agreement with President Trump's announced ban on transgender military service
Do you agree or disagree with President Trump's decision that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military?
Wording notes: attributes the policy to President Trump by name, which converts the item partly into a partisan-cue itemasks about agreement with a ban rather than about whether transgender people should be allowed to serve - the reverse direction from Gallup and Quinnipiac
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJun 26–27, 2017 whether open transgender service is good or bad for the military
The U.S. Department of Defense now allows transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military.
The U.S. Department of Defense now allows transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military. Is this decision good for the military, bad for the military or does it have no impact?
Wording notes: repeats Rasmussen's 'want to live as the opposite sex' definitionasks about institutional effect rather than about rights
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Good for the military
- Bad for the military
- No impact
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJun 26–27, 2017 delaying transgender enlistments
The heads of the Army, Air Force and Marines want to delay enlistments by transgender people to study the matter further.
The heads of the Army, Air Force and Marines want to delay enlistments by transgender people to study the matter further. Do you favor or oppose a delay in allowing openly transgender people to enlist in the military?
Wording notes: cites the service chiefs as the source of the proposal, an authority cue'to study the matter further' presents the delay as procedural caution rather than as a policy reversal
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Texas Politics Project (UT-Austin)for The Texas TribunePolitical salienceJun 2–11, 2017 importance of the Texas Legislature addressing restroom access for transgender people
As you probably know, state leaders and the Texas Legislature prioritized restricting access to public restrooms for transgender people.
As you probably know, state leaders and the Texas Legislature prioritized restricting access to public restrooms for transgender people. How important do you think it is that the Texas Legislature address this issue?
Wording notes: preamble states that leaders 'prioritized restricting access'measures salience, not direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not very important
- Not at all important
- Don't know/No opinion
GallupNondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagMay 3–7, 2017whether new civil rights laws are needed for LGBT people
Do you think new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, or not?
Wording notes: abstract 'new civil rights laws' framing rather than naming concrete protected domainsnames transgender people only as the T in an LGBT list
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, needed
- No, not needed
- No opinion
GallupBathrooms & facilitiesMay 3–7, 2017 public restroom policy - birth gender vs gender identity
In terms of policies governing public restrooms, do you think these policies should -- [ROTATED: 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]?
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'response order rotatedno middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Require transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their birth gender
- Allow transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity
- No opinion