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QUQuinnipiac UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesJun 8–19, 2016
public bathroom access consistent with gender identity
Do you think people who are transgender should be allowed to use the public bathrooms consistent with the gender they identify with, or not?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes/Should
- No/Should not
- DK/NA
QUQuinnipiac UniversitySchool policyJun 8–19, 2016
whether public schools should be required to allow trans students to use bathrooms/locker rooms matching gender identity
Do you think public schools should be required to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the gender they identify with, or not?
Wording notes: 'required to' framing invokes a mandateasked immediately after the general public-bathroom access item, producing a within-poll contrast of 7-11 points
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes/Should
- No/Should not
- DK/NA
QUQuinnipiac UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesJun 8–19, 2016
public bathroom access consistent with gender identity
Do you think people who are transgender should be allowed to use the public bathrooms consistent with the gender they identify with, or not?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes/Should
- No/Should not
- DK/NA
QUQuinnipiac UniversitySchool policyJun 8–19, 2016
whether public schools should be required to allow trans students to use bathrooms/locker rooms matching gender identity
Do you think public schools should be required to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the gender they identify with, or not?
Wording notes: 'required to' framing invokes a mandateasked immediately after the general public-bathroom access item, producing a within-poll contrast of 7-11 points
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes/Should
- No/Should not
- DK/NA
QUQuinnipiac UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesMay 24–30, 2016
public school bathroom and locker room access for transgender students
Do you think public schools should be required to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the gender they identify with or don't you think so?
Base: Quinnipiac national polls of this period sampled registered voters; PollingReport lists N=1,561
Wording notes: frames the affirming option as a government requirement on schools ('should be required') rather than as permissionbundles locker rooms with bathrooms
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be required
- Don't think so
- Unsure/No answer
QUQuinnipiac UniversitySchool policyMay 24–30, 2016
importance of the transgender school bathroom issue
Refers back to Q56 on transgender students' use of school bathrooms and locker rooms.
How important is this issue to you; very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?
Base: Quinnipiac national polls of this period sampled registered voters; PollingReport lists N=1,561
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very important
- Smwht important
- Not so important
- Not important at all
- DK/NA
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016support or opposition to HB2
Do you support or oppose House Bill 2?
Wording notes: names the bill only by number, so responses depend on what respondents believe HB2 does21 percent not sure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016 whether HB2 is helping or hurting North Carolina
Overall, do you think HB2 is helping or hurting North Carolina?
Wording notes: consequence framing rather than a policy-preference item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- HB2 is helping North Carolina
- HB2 is hurting North Carolina
- Not sure
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016 perceived economic impact of HB2
Do you think House Bill 2 has had a positive or negative impact on the North Carolina economy, or has it not made a difference?
Negative impact on economy
50%
Has not made a difference
30%
Positive impact on economy
12%
Not sure
9%
- Sample
- 928 registered voters · plus or minus 3.2 percent
- Method
- mixed-mode probability
- Where
- US: North Carolina
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: offers an explicit no-difference option, which 30 percent take
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Positive impact on economy
- Negative impact on economy
- Has not made a difference
- Not sure
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016 perceived impact of HB2 on North Carolina's national reputation
Do you think House Bill 2 has had a positive or negative impact on North Carolina's reputation nationally, or has it not made a difference?
Negative impact on reputation
53%
Positive impact on reputation
24%
Has not made a difference
18%
Not sure
6%
- Sample
- 928 registered voters · plus or minus 3.2 percent
- Method
- mixed-mode probability
- Where
- US: North Carolina
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: reputation framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Positive impact on reputation
- Negative impact on reputation
- Has not made a difference
- Not sure
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016 whether HB2 has made North Carolina safer
Do you think House Bill 2 has made North Carolina safer, or not?
Wording notes: tests the bill's own stated rationale directly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- HB2 has made North Carolina safer
- HB2 has not made North Carolina safer
- Not sure
Public Policy PollingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 20–22, 2016 whether HB2 should be repealed
Do you think that HB2 should be repealed, or do you think it should be kept in place?
Wording notes: repeal framing produces a larger anti-HB2 margin (50-38) than the plain support/oppose item (35-44) in the same survey
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- HB2 should be repealed
- HB2 should be kept in place
- Not sure
Gravis MarketingBathrooms & facilitiesMay 17–18, 2016laws requiring bathroom use matching gender at birth
Would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?
Base: self-reported registration in the sample: 37% Democrat, 35% Republican, 28% Independent
Wording notes: uses 'gender at birth'asks about the restriction in the favor direction, so 'favor' is the restrictive answerexplicit unsure option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favorable
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Unsure
NNNBC News/Wall Street JournalBathrooms & facilitiesMay 15–19, 2016
whether transgender people should be allowed to use restrooms matching their gender identity
Now, North Carolina recently passed a law that PREVENTS transgender people from using public restrooms that match the gender with which they identify and instead requires them to use public restrooms based upon their gender at birth.
Now, North Carolina recently passed a law that PREVENTS transgender people from using public restrooms that match the gender with which they identify and instead requires them to use public restrooms based upon their gender at birth. Do you believe transgender people should be allowed to use the public restroom of the gender with which they identify, or should they be legally prevented from doing so, or do you not have an opinion one way or the other?
Allowed to use
40%
Should not pass laws on this issue
38%
Should not pass laws on this issue
38%
Prevented
31%
Don't have an opinion
29%
Should pass laws preventing
22%
Should pass laws preventing transgender people from using the public restroom that matches the gender with which they identify
22%
Don't have an opinion
21%
Should pass laws allowing
19%
Should pass laws allowing transgender people to use the public restroom that matches the gender with which they identify
19%
- Sample
- 1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Several transgender items were asked of split halves (Form A / Form B) of the 1,000-voter sample
Wording notes: long factual preamble anchoring on the North Carolina law (HB2)explicit no-opinion escape offered in the stem, which inflates the don't-know share'gender at birth' vs 'gender with which they identify' contrast pair
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Allowed to use
- Prevented
- Don't have an opinion
NNNBC News/Wall Street JournalParty & candidate handlingMay 15–19, 2016
support for Justice Department enforcement action against North Carolina's HB2
The U.S. Department of Justice has notified North Carolina this law violates the federal civil rights law. If North Carolina or any other state enforces a law like this, the Justice Department could file a lawsuit to block the law and that state's public schools could lose millions of dollars in federal funds.
The U.S. Department of Justice has notified North Carolina this law violates the federal civil rights law. If North Carolina or any other state enforces a law like this, the Justice Department could file a lawsuit to block the law and that state's public schools could lose millions of dollars in federal funds. Would you support or oppose the Justice Department taking these actions or do you not have an opinion one way or the other?
Base: Several transgender items were asked of split halves (Form A / Form B) of the 1,000-voter sample
Wording notes: preamble states only the costs of enforcement (lawsuits, loss of school funding) and none of the benefitsno countervailing consequence offered for non-enforcement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't have an opinion
NNNBC News/Wall Street JournalContact & populationMay 15–19, 2016
personally knowing or working with a transgender person
Do you PERSONALLY know or work with someone who is transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender?
Base: Several transgender items were asked of split halves (Form A / Form B) of the 1,000-voter sample
Wording notes: defines 'transgender' in-stem via 'does not identify with their birth gender'combines knowing and working with into a single measure
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNBC News/Wall Street JournalGeneral acceptanceMay 15–19, 2016
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE STATEMENT A AND B)--A) we have gone too far in accepting transgender people, B) we have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people, or C) we have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue?
Have gone too far in accepting transgender people
33%
Have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
33%
Too far
33%
Not far enough
33%
Have reached a reasonable balance
28%
A reasonable balance
28%
Not sure
4%
Unsure
4%
None/Mixed (vol.)
2%
Neither (vol.)
1%
- Sample
- 1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Several transgender items were asked of split halves (Form A / Form B) of the 1,000-voter sample
Wording notes: three-way choice with an explicit middle optionstatements A and B rotatedadds an illustrative example ('a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman') absent from the 2015 version
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A--have gone too far
- B--have not gone far enough
- C--have reached a reasonable balance
- Neither (VOL)
- Mixed (VOL)
- Not sure
NNNBC News/Wall Street JournalContact & populationMay 15–19, 2016
personally knowing or working with a transgender person
Now, not thinking about people you may have seen, read, or heard about, but only whom you know, do you PERSONALLY know or work with someone who is transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman or a person born as a woman who now identifies and is living as a man?
Base: Several transgender items were asked of split halves (Form A / Form B) of the 1,000-voter sample
Wording notes: capitalises PERSONALLYincludes a two-direction definitional gloss of 'transgender'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyMay 15–16, 2016transgender students' bathroom access under the federal guidance
The federal government has ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with.
The federal government has ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with. Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex?
Base: results also reported for adults with elementary and secondary school age children
Wording notes: preamble says 'the gender they identify with' while the question switches to 'the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex''ordered' characterizes the guidance as a command
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyMay 15–16, 2016 which level of government should set school bathroom policy
Who should be responsible for setting bathroom policies in elementary and secondary schools - local government, state government or the federal government?
Base: results also reported for adults with elementary and secondary school age children
Wording notes: recasts the dispute as a federalism question with transgender students unmentioned
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Local government
- State government
- The federal government
- Not sure
CBS News/New York TimesBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagMay 13–17, 2016public bathroom access for transgender people
Do you think people who are transgender--that is, someone who identifies themselves as the sex or gender different from the one they were born as-should be allowed to use the public bathrooms of the gender they identify with or should they have to use the public bathrooms of the gender they were born as?
Wording notes: response options rotateddefinitional gloss embedded in the question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The gender they identify with
- The gender they were born as
- Don't know/No answer
CBS News/New York TimesSchool policydata flagMay 13–17, 2016 who should set school bathroom guidelines for transgender students - federal vs state/local
Do you think guidelines regarding which bathroom transgendered students can use in public schools should be determined by the federal government, or left to each individual state or local government to decide?
Wording notes: response options rotateduses the dated term 'transgendered'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Federal government
- State or local government
- Don't know/No answer
CBS News/New York TimesBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagMay 13–17, 2016 which public bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think people who are transgender -- that is, someone who identifies themselves as the sex or gender different from the one they were born as -- should be allowed to use the public bathrooms of the gender they identify with or should they have to use the public bathrooms of the gender they were born as?
Born as
46%
Identify with
41%
Unsure/No answer
12%
- Sample
- 1,300 adults · ±3 percentage points; error for subgroups may be higher; includes the effects of standard weighting procedures
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: includes a definitional gloss of 'transgender' in the stemresponse order rotated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Identify with
- Born as
- Unsure/No answer
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonIdentity beliefsparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016whether birth certificate sex is the only valid definition of gender
the sex listed on a person's birth certificate is the only way to define a person's gender [versus] that definition is outdated and needs to be updated to include a person's gender identity
Birth certificate sex is the only way to define gender
45%
Definition is outdated and should include gender identity
41%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: the affirming alternative is labelled by calling the opposing view 'outdated', which is an evaluative rather than descriptive contrast
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Birth certificate sex is the only way to define gender
- That definition is outdated and needs to include gender identity
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonNondiscriminationparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 equal protection for transgender people in employment and housing
Should the transgender community receive equal protection in employment and housing?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: 'equal protection' framing produces near-ceiling support (90%)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 equal rights for transgender people in public restrooms
Should transgender people have equal rights in public restrooms?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: abstract 'equal rights' framing, contrasted within the same survey against a concrete choose-your-restroom item that scored 21 points lower
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 whether public restrooms should be sex-separated or gender neutral
public restrooms should be separated as male and female and should not be gender neutral [versus should be gender neutral]
Should be separated as male and female
60%
Should be gender neutral
31%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: conflates the separate questions of sex-segregation and transgender access
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be separated as male and female
- Should be gender neutral
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 allowing transgender people to choose the restroom matching their identity
Should transgender individuals be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: 'allowed to choose' framing emphasises individual selection rather than matching an existing identity, which some respondents read as unconstrained
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonContact & populationparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 knowing someone transgender or gender fluid
Do you know someone who is transgender or gender fluid?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: bundles transgender and gender fluid into one contact measure, so it is not directly comparable to transgender-only contact items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonIdentity beliefsMay 12–14, 2016 whether birth-certificate sex is the only way to define gender
Do you think defining gender as the sex listed on a person's original birth certificate: Is the only way to define male and female in society or Is out of date, and needs to be updated to include identity?
Is the only way to define male and female in society
45%
Is out of date, and needs to be updated to include identity
41%
Unsure
14%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 22 subgroup figures
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: labels the second alternative 'out of date', which imports a judgment into the option itself'original birth certificate' rules out amended documents
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Is the only way to define male and female in society
- Is out of date, and needs to be updated to include identity
- Unsure
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonGeneral acceptanceMay 12–14, 2016 perceived change in acceptance of transgender and gender fluid people over ten years
Today, some people describe themselves as transgender or gender fluid. Transgender refers to people who live out their gender in a way that does not match the sex noted on their birth certificate, or who physically change their sex. Gender fluid refers to those for whom gender identity varies.
Today, some people describe themselves as transgender or gender fluid. Transgender refers to people who live out their gender in a way that does not match the sex noted on their birth certificate, or who physically change their sex. Gender fluid refers to those for whom gender identity varies. Compared with ten years ago, do you think there is more acceptance or less acceptance of transgender or gender fluid people today?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: supplies an explicit definition of transgender and gender fluid before the item'about the same' is available but not read as an offered alternative
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More acceptance
- Less acceptance
- About the same
- Unsure
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonNondiscriminationMay 12–14, 2016 equal rights and protections in jobs and employment
Do you think transgender people should or should not have the same rights and protections as other Americans when it comes to each of the following: Jobs and employment?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: 'same rights and protections as other Americans' is an equality frame that draws near-universal agreement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonNondiscriminationMay 12–14, 2016 equal rights and protections in housing
Do you think transgender people should or should not have the same rights and protections as other Americans when it comes to each of the following: Housing?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: same equality frame as the employment item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesMay 12–14, 2016 equal rights and protections in public restrooms
Do you think transgender people should or should not have the same rights and protections as other Americans when it comes to each of the following: Public restrooms?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: identical equality stem to the jobs and housing items, which makes the 26-point drop attributable to the domain rather than the wording
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesMay 12–14, 2016 whether transgender people may choose the restroom matching their identity
Do you think transgender or gender fluid people: Should be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify or Should be required to follow the sex on their birth certificate in using a public restroom?
Should be required to follow the sex on their birth certificate in using a public restroom
44%
Should be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify
43%
Unsure
12%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 16 subgroup figures
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: uses 'the sex on their birth certificate' rather than 'birth gender' or 'sex assigned at birth'no middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify
- Should be required to follow the sex on their birth certificate in using a public restroom
- Unsure
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesMay 12–14, 2016 sex-separated versus gender-neutral public restrooms
Which comes closer to your view: Public restrooms should be separated as male and female and not gender neutral or Public restrooms should be gender neutral and designed for anyone to use?
Public restrooms should be separated as male and female and not gender neutral
60%
Public restrooms should be gender neutral and designed for anyone to use
31%
Unsure
9%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 9 subgroup figures
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: asks about restroom architecture generally rather than about transgender access, so it measures a different object than the rest of the battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Public restrooms should be separated as male and female and not gender neutral
- Public restrooms should be gender neutral and designed for anyone to use
- Unsure
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonContact & populationMay 12–14, 2016 personally knowing a transgender or gender fluid person
Do you personally know someone who is transgender or gender fluid?
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: broader than the CNN/ORC 'family member or close friend' formulation, which is why it returns a much higher rate (39% vs. 14%) in the same month
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonIdentity beliefsparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 whether birth-certificate sex is the only way to define gender
45% of Americans think the sex listed on a person's birth certificate is the only way to define a person's gender. 41% of residents, though, think that definition is outdated and needs to be updated to include a person's gender identity.
Birth certificate sex is the only way to define gender
45%
Definition is outdated and should be updated to include gender identity
41%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 11 subgroup figures
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: forced choice with no explicit middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The sex listed on a person's birth certificate is the only way to define a person's gender
- That definition is outdated and needs to be updated to include a person's gender identity
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 perceived change in acceptance of transgender and gender fluid people over the past decade
Despite the divide about how gender should be defined, most Americans, 80%, think greater acceptance of transgender and gender fluid people exists in today's society than a decade ago.
Greater acceptance exists today than a decade ago
80%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: only the majority share is published; the complement is not reported
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Greater acceptance exists today than a decade ago
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonNondiscriminationparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016 equal protection in employment and housing
90% of U.S. residents also think the transgender community should receive the same rights and protections as other Americans when it comes to both employment and housing.
Should receive the same rights and protections
90%
- Sample
- 507 adults · ±4.4 percentage points; the error margin was not adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults
Wording notes: bundles employment and housing into one item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should receive the same rights and protections
- Should not