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Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016
equal rights for transgender people in public restrooms

While nearly two-thirds of residents, 64%, report transgender people should have equal rights in this area, 27% do not think they should receive equal protection under the law when it comes to public restrooms.

Should have equal rights in public restrooms
64%
Should not receive equal protection under the law in public restrooms
27%
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 · 3 subgroup figures

Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults

Wording notes: abstract 'equal rights' framing rather than a concrete access rule
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should have equal rights in public restrooms
  • Should not
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016
whether public restrooms should be sex-separated or gender neutral

On the question of whether public restrooms should be gender neutral, six in ten Americans, 60%, think restrooms should be separated as male and female and should not be gender neutral. 31% say public bathrooms should be gender neutral for anyone to use.

Should be separated as male and female
60%
Should be gender neutral for anyone to use
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 · 6 subgroup figures

Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults

Wording notes: does not mention transgender people in the stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Separated as male and female, not gender neutral
  • Gender neutral for anyone to use
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016
whether transgender people may choose the restroom matching their identity

Should transgender and gender fluid individuals be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify? Americans divide. 43% report individuals should be allowed to make that decision while 44% say transgender people should use the bathroom that correlates with the sex on his or her birth certificate.

Should use the bathroom matching the sex on their birth certificate
44%
Should be allowed to choose the restroom with which they identify
43%
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 · 7 subgroup figures

Base: 86% of the sample were national registered voters; banner crosstabs are reported for adults

Wording notes: concrete access rule stated on both sides
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Should be allowed to choose the public restroom with which they identify
  • Should use the bathroom that correlates with the sex on his or her birth certificate
Marist Pollfor WGBH BostonContact & populationparaphrasedMay 12–14, 2016
knowing a transgender or gender fluid person

Close to six in ten Americans, 59%, say they do not know someone who is transgender or gender fluid. A notable 39% of the American public say they do.

No
59%
Yes, know someone who is transgender or gender fluid
39%
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: combines 'transgender' and 'gender fluid' into one screen
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
GallupBathrooms & facilitiesMay 4–8, 2016
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]?

Require restroom corresponding with birth gender
50%
Allow restroom corresponding with gender identity
40%
No opinion
10%
Sample
1,025 adults · ± 4
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'no middle option offeredresponse order rotated
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
Suffolk Universityfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationdata flagMay 2–5, 2016
support for the pending Massachusetts gender-identity public accommodations bill (SB 2407)

Currently, there are public accommodations bills before the Massachusetts legislature that protect the civil rights of transgender people, including their right to use the restroom that conforms to their gender identity. Do you support or oppose passage of such a bill?

Support 53%30% Oppose
Sample
500 registered voters · +/-4.4
Method
unknown
Where
US: Massachusetts
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: explicitly frames the bill as a civil-rights protectionexplicitly names restroom access
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Undecided
  • Refused
GallupBathrooms & facilitiesMay 2016
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]?

Require use of restroom corresponding with birth gender
50%
Allow use of restroom corresponding with gender identity
40%
No opinion
10%
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
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
GallupBathrooms & facilitiesMay 2016 – May 31, 2016
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]?

Require birth gender restroom
50%
Allow gender identity restroom
40%
No opinion
10%
Sample
1,017 adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'uses 'transgender individuals', not 'biological males'alternatives explicitly ROTATEDrestrooms only - locker rooms not namedno 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
CNNfor CNNBathrooms & facilitiesApr 28, 2016 – May 2016
laws requiring facility use matching gender at birth

Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?

Favor 38%57% Oppose
Sample
1,001 adults · plus or minus 3 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 32 subgroup figures

Base: 601 landline and 400 cell phone interviews; the sample also includes 890 registered voters (+/- 3.5 points)

Wording notes: uses 'gender at birth' contrasted with 'gender identity'asks about the restrictive law rather than about access
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
CNNfor CNNNondiscriminationApr 28, 2016 – May 2016
equal-protection laws for transgender people in jobs, housing, public accommodations

Overall, do you favor or oppose laws that guarantee equal protection for transgender people in jobs, housing and public accommodations?

Favor 75%23% Oppose
Sample
1,001 adults · plus or minus 3 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures

Base: 601 landline and 400 cell phone interviews; the sample also includes 890 registered voters (+/- 3.5 points)

Wording notes: 'guarantee equal protection' is a positively valenced framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
CNNfor CNNContact & populationApr 28, 2016 – May 2016
knowing a transgender family member or close friend

Do you happen to have a family member or close friend who is transgender?

No
85%
Yes
14%
Unsure
1%
Sample
1,001 adults · plus or minus 3 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: 601 landline and 400 cell phone interviews; the sample also includes 890 registered voters (+/- 3.5 points)

Wording notes: restricts to family member or close friend, excluding coworkers and acquaintances
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
ORC Internationalfor CNNBathrooms & facilitiesApr 28, 2016 – May 2016
laws requiring facility use by gender at birth (HB2-type laws)

Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?

Favor 38%57% Oppose
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'gender at birth' rather than 'sex at birth'uses 'facilities', not 'restrooms' - broader than the Gallup itemasks about the law/requirement rather than about the underlying behavior'require ... rather than' construction puts the restrictive option in the active voiceno middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
SurveyUSAfor KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)Bathrooms & facilitiesApr 28, 2016 – May 2, 2016
laws requiring restroom use to match the gender on a person's birth certificate

Some states are considering laws that require individuals to use the restroom that matches the gender listed on their birth certificate and not the gender with which they identify. How do you feel about laws requiring people to follow their birth certificate in using a restroom? Do you strongly agree? Somewhat agree? Neither agree or disagree? Somewhat disagree? or strongly disagree?

Agree 38%40% Disagree
Sample
500 adults · credibility interval +/-4.5 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
US: Minnesota
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 24 subgroup figures

Base: SurveyUSA's own PDF mislabels the base row for questions 2 and 3 as '500 Current And Former Catholics'; the composition rows for those questions are identical to question 1's '500 Adults' base, so the base is the same 500 Minnesota adults. This is a template artefact in the released document, noted here rather than corrected.

Wording notes: offers an explicit middle 'neither' optionasks about agreement with the restrictive law rather than about transgender people directly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly Agree
  • Somewhat Agree
  • Neither
  • Somewhat Disagree
  • Strongly Disagree
  • Not Sure
SurveyUSAfor KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)SportsApr 28, 2016 – May 2, 2016
transgender high school athletes required to play on birth-certificate teams

Should transgender student athletes participating in high school sports be required to play on teams following the gender listed on their birth certificate?

No
37%
Yes
36%
Not sure
27%
Sample
500 adults · credibility interval +/-4.5 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
US: Minnesota
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 19 subgroup figures

Base: SurveyUSA's own PDF mislabels the base row for questions 2 and 3 as '500 Current And Former Catholics'; the composition rows for those questions are identical to question 1's '500 Adults' base, so the base is the same 500 Minnesota adults. This is a template artefact in the released document, noted here rather than corrected.

Wording notes: yes/no with no stated alternative policyunusually large 'not sure' share (27%)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Sure
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesApr 10–15, 2016
state preemption of local ordinances allowing transgender people to use facilities matching gender identity (HB2)

Recently the city of Charlotte passed an ordinance allowing transgender individuals to use public facilities, such as bathrooms, that best match their gender identity. The state then passed a law prohibiting such local ordinances. In terms of governmental authority, should cities be allowed to adopt such policies or should the state government ban such ordinances?

State should prohibit cities from passing such ordinances
49%
Cities should be allowed to pass such policies
39%
Don't know
11%
Sample
621 registered voters · ±3.93 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US: North Carolina
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 5 subgroup figures

Base: 621 registered voters out of 692 total respondents

Wording notes: framed as a question of governmental authority (state vs. city) rather than of transgender access itselfsupplies factual preamble naming Charlotte and the state law
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • State should prohibit cities from passing such ordinances
  • Cities should be allowed to pass such policies
  • Don't know
SurveyUSAfor WRAL NewsBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedApr 8–11, 2016
overall approval of HB2

[Paraphrase - approve or disapprove of HB2]

Approve 38%50% Disapprove
Sample
779 registered voters · ±3.6 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
US: North Carolina
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: administered wording unknown
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Approve
  • Disapprove
  • Unsure
SurveyUSAfor WRAL NewsBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedApr 8–11, 2016
agreement that bathroom use should follow the birth certificate

[Paraphrase - agree or disagree that transgender people should use the bathroom that matches the gender listed on their birth certificates, asked on a strongly/somewhat scale]

Agree 56%34% Disagree
Sample
779 registered voters · ±3.6 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
US: North Carolina
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: administered wording unknownagree/disagree format is vulnerable to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree
SurveyUSAfor WRAL NewsBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedApr 8–11, 2016
what should happen to HB2

[Paraphrase - whether the law should be repealed completely, kept only in its bathroom provision, changed in other ways, or left as is]

Repeal the law completely
37%
Let only the bathroom provision remain
20%
Make other changes
19%
Leave the law as is
18%
Sample
779 registered voters · ±3.6 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
US: North Carolina
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: administered wording unknownfour-way option set splits the pro-retention side across three answers
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Repeal the law completely
  • Let only the bathroom provision remain
  • Make other changes
  • Leave the law as is
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMar 26–28, 2016
which bathrooms transgender people should use

Do you think transgender people should use the bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender or with their current gender?

Birth gender
37%
Current gender
37%
Not sure
26%
Sample
1,000 adults · ± 4% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: 'birth gender' vs 'current gender' contrastno policy framing - asks about behavior rather than lawhigh not-sure share (26%)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Birth gender
  • Current gender
  • Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMar 26–28, 2016
a law requiring transgender people to use the bathroom matching their birth gender

Do you favor or oppose a law that would require transgender people to use the bathroom which corresponds with the gender of their birth?

Favor 39%34% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · ± 4% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: favor = restriction, inverting the usual directionpaired with Q7 as a behavior-vs-law comparison on the same sample
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor strongly
  • Favor somewhat
  • Oppose somewhat
  • Oppose strongly
  • Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMar 26–28, 2016
state preemption of local bathroom ordinances

Do you think that cities and municipalities should be able to make their own laws about who can use which bathrooms, or should there be one law for the entire state?

There should be one law for the entire state
70%
Cities and municipalities should be able to make their own laws
16%
Not sure
14%
Sample
1,000 adults · ± 4% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: does not name transgender people explicitly - euphemised as 'who can use which bathrooms'asked directly after a parallel preemption item about anti-gay employment discrimination, so the referent is established by context
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Cities and municipalities should be able to make their own laws
  • There should be one law for the entire state
  • Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceMar 26–28, 2016
belief that transgender people are more likely to sexually assault women and children

Do you think that transgender people are more or less likely than other people to sexually assault women and children?

About as likely
43%
Less likely
25%
More likely
6%
Not sure
26%
Sample
1,000 adults · ± 4% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: directly measures the predator stereotype that anchored the 2016 bathroom-bill campaignasks respondents to compare transgender people to 'other people' on propensity to commit sexual assault - a social-distance/stigma item rather than a policy itemoffers a 'less likely' pole that has no natural constituency, which may compress the distribution
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • More likely
  • About as likely
  • Less likely
  • Not sure
Gallupfor Healthways (Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index)Contact & populationJan 2016 – Dec 31, 2016
combined LGBT self-identification (transgender not broken out)

Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?

Yes, identify as LGBT
4.1%
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: single yes/no collapses four distinct identities
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know / refused
Bellwether Research & Consultingfor Indianapolis Chamber of CommerceNondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagDec 2–9, 2015
adding sexual orientation and gender identity to Indiana's protected classes

[Paraphrase from news write-up; instrument not published] Do you support or oppose making it illegal to discriminate against LGBT citizens - that is, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the seven protected classes in Indiana's existing civil rights laws?

Support 62%34% Oppose
Sample
1,295 unknown
Method
unknown
Where
US: Indiana
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: exact wording not publishedsupport side and oppose side described under two different framings in the source
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
KHOU 11 News / News 88.7NondiscriminationparaphrasedDec 2015
support for a Houston nondiscrimination ordinance with gender identity removed

[Paraphrase - as described by the pollster: whether the respondent would still support or oppose the ordinance if they knew that sexual identity, as opposed to sexual orientation, would no longer be a protected right]

Support 35%49% Oppose
Sample
469 likely voters in the December 12, 2015 Houston runoff
Method
unknown
Where
Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses 'sexual identity' rather than 'gender identity'hypothetical-revision design: asks about a version of the ordinance that did not exist
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagDec 2015 – Dec 31, 2015
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.

Strongly favor
32%
Strongly oppose
10%
Skipped/Refused
5%
Favor 37%Oppose 16%
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave. PRRI publishes only the pooled annual AVA sample size and margin of error; per-wave n and MOE are not disclosed in the topline.

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
Princeton Survey Research Associates Internationalfor Ball State University; Gannett Co. / The Indianapolis StarNondiscriminationparaphrasedDec 2015
expanding Indiana civil rights law to cover sexual orientation and gender identity

[Paraphrase from news write-up; instrument not published] Do you favor or oppose expanding the state civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity?

Favor 50%35% Oppose
Sample
unknown
Method
unknown
Where
US: Indiana
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: uses the abstract phrase 'civil rights'exact wording not published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsNondiscriminationDec 2015 – Dec 9, 2015
support for a hypothetical replacement HERO with gender identity removed

Would you support Houston Equal Rights Ordinance that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, national origin, age, military status, religion or disability, but would not include gender identity - that is not allow men who identify and dress as a woman to use a women's restroom?

Against
49%
For
35%
Don't Know
10%
Refused
6%
Sample
469 likely voters · +/- 4.5%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who voted in the November 2015 city election and who had already voted in, or were certain or very likely to vote in, the December 12 runoff.

Wording notes: equates removing gender identity with a restroom ruleopponent-side characterization of trans womenasks about a hypothetical ordinance that did not exist
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • For
  • Against
  • Don't Know
  • Refused
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsNondiscriminationDec 2015 – Dec 9, 2015
recalled vote on Houston Proposition 1 (HERO), November 3 2015

How did you vote on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance? Did you vote for or against the Equal Rights Ordinance that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, age, military status, religion, or disability?

Against
58%
For
31%
Don't Know
6%
Refused
5%
Sample
469 likely voters · +/- 4.5%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who voted in the November 2015 city election and who had already voted in, or were certain or very likely to vote in, the December 12 runoff.

Wording notes: retrospective vote recall, subject to the usual over-report of the winning side
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • For
  • Against
  • Don't Know
  • Refused
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagNov 2015 – Nov 30, 2015
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.

Favor 39%12% Oppose
Favor 33%
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave. PRRI publishes only the pooled annual AVA sample size and margin of error; per-wave n and MOE are not disclosed in the topline.

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
Harris Pollfor GLAADGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedOct 5–7, 2015
whether acts of violence against transgender people are a serious problem

[Chart caption, wording as published: 'Perception of LGBT problems by non-LGBT Americans (total % of non-LGBT respondents who stated that the following problems were not serious; strongest responses of disbelief highlighted)' - item: 'Acts of violence against transgender people']

Sample
asked of a subset: Allies, Detached Supporters, Resisters, Total non-LGBT segmentfull poll: 2,032 adults · not applicable - GLAAD states the survey is not based on a probability sample and no theoretical sampling error can be calculated
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 11 subgroup figures

Base: 1,781 of the 2,032 adults were classified as non-LGBT; the published toplines below are the non-LGBT subsample

Wording notes: only the 'not serious' side of the scale is published, so the full distribution cannot be reconstructedreported for the non-LGBT subsample only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Not serious (net)
  • Not at all serious
Harris Pollfor GLAADGeneral acceptanceOct 5–7, 2015
whether anti-transgender violence is a serious problem

Perception of LGBT problems by non-LGBT Americans

Acts of violence against transgender people

Not at all serious
9%
Not serious (net) 27%
Sample
2,032 adults · not applicable - GLAAD states the survey is not based on a probability sample and no theoretical sampling error can be calculated
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 6 subgroup figures

Base: 1,781 of the 2,032 adults were classified as non-LGBT; the published toplines below are the non-LGBT subsample

Wording notes: only the 'not serious' side of the scale was published; the 'serious' percentages were not releasedbattery stem not printed
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • not serious (net)
  • not at all serious
KHOU 11 News / KUHF News 88.7NondiscriminationparaphrasedOct 2015
vote intention on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (Proposition 1)

[Paraphrase - support or oppose the Houston equal rights ordinance]

Support 43%37% Oppose
Sample
567 registered voters who said they were certain or very likely to vote in November · plus or minus 4.1 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: the restroom follow-up was asked only of respondents who said they supported the ordinance; the NFL/NCAA follow-up only of opponents

Wording notes: administered wording unknown - it is not recoverable whether the ballot language listing gender identity was read
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
KHOU 11 News / KUHF News 88.7Bathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedOct 2015
whether the restroom argument would move ordinance supporters

[Paraphrase - asked of supporters: whether they would change their support if they knew a man who identifies and dresses as a woman could use a woman's restroom under the law]

Sample
asked of a subset: Supporters of the ordinancefull poll: 567 registered voters who said they were certain or very likely to vote in November · plus or minus 4.1 percentage points
Method
unknown
Where
Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: the restroom follow-up was asked only of respondents who said they supported the ordinance; the NFL/NCAA follow-up only of opponents

Wording notes: as reported, the probe describes a trans woman as 'a man who identifies and dresses as a woman'argument-testing design: presents only the opposition's frame to supporters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Would not change support
  • Could not support the ordinance
  • Unsure
PRRINondiscriminationdata flagOct 2015 – Oct 31, 2015
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.

Favor 34%15% Oppose
Favor 35%
Sample
adults
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Monthly AVA wave. PRRI publishes only the pooled annual AVA sample size and margin of error; per-wave n and MOE are not disclosed in the topline.

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
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsNondiscriminationSep 25, 2015 – Oct 6, 2015
favor/oppose the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) as passed

Do you favor or oppose the Equal Rights Ordinance passed by the Houston City Council that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, age, military status, religion or disability?

Favor 43%37% Oppose
Sample
567 likely voters · +/- 4.1%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who reported they were either 'certain' or 'very likely' to vote in November 2015. The frame combined N=464 voters who had voted in two of the last three City of Houston municipal elections (2009, 2011, 2013) with N=103 registered voters who had not. HERO items are reported on a base of 565.

Wording notes: lists gender identity inside a multi-class enumeration rather than singling it outdoes not mention restrooms
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
  • Refused
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsBathrooms & facilitiesSep 25, 2015 – Oct 6, 2015
persuasion probe: would HERO supporters still support it given the restroom argument

Would you still support the City of Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance if you knew that the ordinance allows a man who identifies and dresses as a woman to use a woman's restrooms?

Sample
asked of a subset: HERO supportersfull poll: 567 likely voters · +/- 4.1%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who reported they were either 'certain' or 'very likely' to vote in November 2015. The frame combined N=464 voters who had voted in two of the last three City of Houston municipal elections (2009, 2011, 2013) with N=103 registered voters who had not. HERO items are reported on a base of 565.

Wording notes: opponent-side framing adopted as fact ('allows a man who identifies and dresses as a woman')asked only of prior supportersone-sided probe with no matching counter-argument in the same item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
  • Refused
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsBathrooms & facilitiesSep 25, 2015 – Oct 6, 2015
persuasion probe: $5,000 business fine framing

Would you still support the City of Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance if you knew that restaurants and any business open to the public can be fined $5,000 for refusing to allow a man who identifies and dresses as a woman to use the woman's restroom?

Sample
asked of a subset: HERO supportersfull poll: 567 likely voters · +/- 4.1%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who reported they were either 'certain' or 'very likely' to vote in November 2015. The frame combined N=464 voters who had voted in two of the last three City of Houston municipal elections (2009, 2011, 2013) with N=103 registered voters who had not. HERO items are reported on a base of 565.

Wording notes: opponent-side framing adopted as factmonetary penalty stated as certainasked only of prior supporters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
  • Refused
Survey Research Centerfor News 88.7 / KHOU 11 NewsNondiscriminationSep 25, 2015 – Oct 6, 2015
persuasion probe: would HERO opponents still oppose given Super Bowl / Final Four withdrawal

Would you still oppose the City of Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance if you knew that the National Football League would withdraw the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston and the National College Athletic Association would withdraw playing the Final Four Basketball Tournament in Houston if the voters of Houston repealed the City's Equal Right Ordinance?

Sample
asked of a subset: HERO opponentsfull poll: 567 likely voters · +/- 4.1%
Method
unknown
Where
US: Houston, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: Registered voters in the City of Houston who reported they were either 'certain' or 'very likely' to vote in November 2015. The frame combined N=464 voters who had voted in two of the last three City of Houston municipal elections (2009, 2011, 2013) with N=103 registered voters who had not. HERO items are reported on a base of 565.

Wording notes: supporter-side economic threat stated as certainasked only of prior opponentsmirror image of the restroom probe put to supporters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
  • Refused
Lifeway Researchfor LifeWay Christian Resources (Southern Baptist Convention)General acceptanceparaphrasedSep 14–28, 2015
morality of identifying with a gender different from birth sex

It is morally wrong to identify with a gender different from the gender one was born with. [Agree / Disagree / It's not a moral issue]

Disagree / not wrong
45%
Morally wrong
35%
It's not a moral issue
14%
Not sure
6%
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.6 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: morality framingoffers an explicit not-a-moral-issue escape option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree (morally wrong)
  • Disagree
  • It's not a moral issue
  • Not sure

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