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YouGovPolitical salienceJan 23–26, 2023whether state lawmakers focus too much on gender identity in schools
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers in your state are focusing too much or too little on issues relating to gender identity in schools?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: 'too much / too little' is directionally ambiguous
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Focusing too much
- Focusing about the right amount
- Focusing too little
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careJan 23–26, 2023 legality of conversion therapy for transgender minors
Do you think it should be legal or illegal for parents to send their children who identify as transgender to "conversion therapy" that attempts to change their gender identity or expression to align with societal norms and expectations of their assigned sex at birth?
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: defines conversion therapy in the question stemputs 'conversion therapy' in quotation marks
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be legal
- Should be illegal
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyJan 23–26, 2023 teacher pronoun use for a elementary-school student who is not out to parents
Asked of a randomly selected half of respondents
A student in elementary school confides in their teacher that they are transgender, and asks to be referred to by pronouns that reflect the gender they identify with. The student tells the teacher that they don't feel safe coming out to their parents, and asks the teacher to refrain from sharing this information with them. Do you think the teacher should. . . ?
Not tell the student's parents that they are transgender
38%
Tell the student's parents that they are transgender
36%
Address the student by their preferred pronouns, even without their parent's permission
31%
Address the student by their preferred pronouns, but only with their parent's permission
24%
Not address the student by their preferred pronouns
23%
Not sure
22%
- Sample
- 1,000 adult citizens · ±3.4% (adjusted for weighting)
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: randomized split-half vignette; the elementary and high-school versions differ only in the school levelvignette stipulates the student does not feel safe coming out to parentsoffers a parental-permission middle option that most pollsters omit
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Address the student by their preferred pronouns, even without their parent's permission
- Address the student by their preferred pronouns, but only with their parent's permission
- Not address the student by their preferred pronouns
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyJan 23–26, 2023 teacher pronoun use for a high-school student who is not out to parents
Asked of a randomly selected half of respondents
A student in high school confides in their teacher that they are transgender, and asks to be referred to by pronouns that reflect the gender they identify with. The student tells the teacher that they don't feel safe coming out to their parents, and asks the teacher to refrain from sharing this information with them. Do you think the teacher should. . . ?
Address the student by their preferred pronouns, even without their parent's permission
30%
Not address the student by their preferred pronouns
28%
Address the student by their preferred pronouns, but only with their parent's permission
20%
Not sure
23%
- Sample
- 1,000 adult citizens · ±3.4% (adjusted for weighting)
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Q7 asked only of parents of K-12 children; Q21-Q24 are randomized split halves (n about 490-495 each).
Wording notes: randomized split-half vignette; the elementary and high-school versions differ only in the school levelvignette stipulates the student does not feel safe coming out to parentsoffers a parental-permission middle option that most pollsters omit
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Address the student by their preferred pronouns, even without their parent's permission
- Address the student by their preferred pronouns, but only with their parent's permission
- Not address the student by their preferred pronouns
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceDec 3–6, 2022 perceived level of discrimination faced by transgender people
Battery stem asked about multiple groups; item D is 'Transgender people'
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Base: 1,332 registered voters
Wording notes: battery itemscale label changed from 'A fair amount' (2021, April 2022) to 'A moderate amount'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal
- A moderate amount
- Not much
- None at all
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySportsAug 8–15, 2022 trans athletes in high school sports
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Transgender athletes should only be able to participate in high school sports as the gender they were assigned at birth.
Base: Split-sample randomization on the parental gender-affirming-care item and on the 'left to parents' item; roughly half the sample received each version.
Wording notes: restrictive position is the agree directionassigned at birth phrasingexplicit neutral midpoint
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree/Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Strongly disagree/Disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 8–15, 2022 teacher use of students' preferred pronouns
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school teachers should use students' preferred pronouns, even if they are different from the student's sex at birth.
Base: Split-sample randomization on the parental gender-affirming-care item and on the 'left to parents' item; roughly half the sample received each version.
Wording notes: sex at birth phrasingaffirming position is the agree direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree/Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Strongly disagree/Disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityBathrooms & facilitiesAug 8–15, 2022 school bathroom access
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Public school students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of the gender they were assigned at birth.
Base: Split-sample randomization on the parental gender-affirming-care item and on the 'left to parents' item; roughly half the sample received each version.
Wording notes: bathroom of their choice framing rather than matching gender identitydoes not name transgender students explicitly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree/Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Strongly disagree/Disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversityYouth medical careAug 8–15, 2022 parental authority over gender-affirming care for minors (split-sample wording experiment)
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Parents should be [barred from obtaining / permitted by law to obtain] gender affirming care for their children such as hormone blockers or gender reassignment surgery.
Base: Split-sample randomization on the parental gender-affirming-care item and on the 'left to parents' item; roughly half the sample received each version.
Wording notes: randomized directional split-halfnames hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgery explicitlyno age qualifier beyond their children
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree/Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Strongly disagree/Disagree
YouGovfor Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young UniversitySchool policyAug 8–15, 2022 best place for children to learn about gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The best place for children to learn about gender identity is at home.
Base: Split-sample randomization on the parental gender-affirming-care item and on the 'left to parents' item; roughly half the sample received each version.
Wording notes: best place ... is at home presupposes a single correct venue
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree/Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Strongly disagree/Disagree
YouGovfor Saint Louis UniversitySportsAug 2022 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity - agree/disagree version
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements...
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements... ...allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth
Base: The transgender athlete item was asked of a split half-sample of 447 likely Missouri voters (MoE ±5.93%).
Wording notes: agree/disagree format applied to a policy, not a proposition - grammatically the item is a noun phrase rather than a statement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovIdentity beliefsMay 19–20, 2022 whether people should be able to identify as a different gender socially
In the following questions a transgender person is someone who identifies as a different gender to their sex at birth, including people who identify as being non-binary. A transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Which of the following best reflects your view?
People should be able to identify as being of a different gender
55%
The law should allow people to change their legal gender
40%
The law should not allow people to change their legal gender
37%
People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender
25%
Not sure
20%
- Sample
- 1,751 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- UK national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: preamble defines transgender people in terms of birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- People should be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
- People should not be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth
- Not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022 making the Gender Recognition Certificate process easier
Currently transgender people who wish to change their legal gender on official documents (e.g. birth certificate) have to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. This requires someone to have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from one doctor and approval from a second doctor, provide evidence they have lived in their new gender for at least two years, and make a declaration they intend to live in their new gender for the rest of their life. The application is then approved or rejected by a panel of legal and medical professionals.
In principle, do you think it should or should not be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender?
Wording notes: long preamble enumerating each existing safeguard before asking about relaxation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made easier
- Should not be made easier
- Don't know
YouGovSportsMay 19–20, 2022 trans women in women's sporting events
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Take part in women's sporting events?
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022 trans women using women's toilets
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022 trans women using women's changing rooms
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?
Wording notes: preamble uses 'biologically male at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovPrisons & sheltersMay 19–20, 2022 trans women using women's refuges
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?
Wording notes: conditions the item on the trans woman being a victim herself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careMay 19–20, 2022 NHS availability of hormone treatment for adults
Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available
- Should not be available
- Don't know
YouGovAdult medical careMay 19–20, 2022 NHS availability of gender reassignment surgery for adults
Do you think the following should or should not be available through the NHS for transgender people who wish to transition? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available
- Should not be available
- Don't know
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022 puberty blockers for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Puberty blockers (i.e. medications that delay the onset of puberty)
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022 hormone treatment for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Hormone treatment (i.e. taking hormones of the gender they identify as, which changes things like hair growth, fat and muscle distribution)
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMay 19–20, 2022 gender reassignment surgery for under-16s
Thinking about treatments which may be made available to children aged under 16 who are transgender, do you think the following should or should not be allowed? Gender reassignment surgery (e.g. breast or genital surgery)
Wording notes: uses 'children aged under 16'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be available to under 16s
- Should not be available to under 16s
- Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMay 19–20, 2022 whether trans women in women's spaces present a risk of harm
Do you believe that allowing transgender women to use spaces reserved for women, such as women's toilets or changing rooms, does or does not present a genuine risk of harm to women?
Wording notes: introduces the concept of 'genuine risk of harm to women' into the item stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Does not present a genuine risk of harm
- Does present a genuine risk of harm
- Don't know
YouGovGeneral acceptanceMay 19–20, 2022 whether trans rights conflict with women's rights
Which of the following statements best reflects your view?
Wording notes: frames trans recognition as a potential threat to women's rights
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people does not pose any genuine risk to women's rights
- Giving increased recognition and rights to transgender people poses a genuine risk to some women's rights
- Don't know or not sure
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022 non-binary 'X' marker on passports
Do you think that passports should or should not offer a "X" alternative for people who are non-binary?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should
- Should not
- Don't know
YouGovLegal documents & IDsMay 19–20, 2022 removing sex/gender from passports
Would you support or oppose changing passports, so they no longer show people's sex or gender?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovContact & populationMay 19–20, 2022 personal acquaintance with a transgender person
Do you personally know anyone who is transgender? Please select all that apply.
No I do not
61%
Yes, someone else I know
18%
Yes, a friend
9%
Yes, a colleague
7%
Yes, a family member
3%
I am transgender myself
1%
Don't know
6%
- Sample
- 1,751 adults
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- UK national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, a family member
- Yes, a friend
- Yes, a colleague
- Yes, someone else I know
- I am transgender myself
- No I do not
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceApr 9–12, 2022 perceived level of discrimination faced by transgender people
Battery stem asked about multiple groups; item D is 'Transgender people'
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Base: 1,303 registered voters
Wording notes: battery item; comparative context with other groups
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal
- A fair amount
- Not much
- None at all
YouGovfor The EconomistIdentity beliefsMar 12–15, 2022 self-rated understanding of what being transgender means
How well do you feel you understand what it means for someone to identify as transgender?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Extremely well
- Very well
- Moderately well
- Not too well
- Not well at all
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceMar 12–15, 2022 perceived level of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against people who are transgender in the United States today?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A lot
- A little
- None
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsMar 12–15, 2022 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Transgender Issues -- Allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth?
We will now ask you to share your opinion on a number of different issues relating to transgender people in the United States. Do you support or oppose...
Wording notes: identical battery repeated in the April 8-11 2023 Economist/YouGov poll, so the two are directly comparable
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistPronouns & languageMar 12–15, 2022 knowing someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns
Do you personally know anyone who uses gender-neutral pronouns such as "they" instead of "he" or "she" when referring to themselves?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistPronouns & languageMar 12–15, 2022 comfort using a gender-neutral pronoun on request
How comfortable, if at all, would you feel using a gender-neutral pronoun to refer to someone if they asked you to do so?
Wording notes: no Not sure category offeredasks about personal behaviour on request rather than about compulsion
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
YouGovfor The EconomistPronouns & languageMar 12–15, 2022 personal experience of being asked to share pronouns
Have you ever been asked or required to share your own pronouns, either in person or on a form?
Wording notes: conflates 'asked' and 'required', which are the two sides of the compelled-speech dispute
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovContact & populationMar 11–15, 2022 knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know anyone who identifies as transgender? Select all that apply.
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, me
- Yes, a family member
- Yes, a close friend
- Yes, an acquaintance
- No
YouGovIdentity beliefsMar 11–15, 2022 whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
Which statement comes closer to your views, even if neither is exactly right?
Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
57%
Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
43%
- Sample
- 1,000 adult citizens · approximately 3.3 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: no 'not sure' option offered
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
YouGovGeneral acceptanceMar 11–15, 2022 society gone too far / not far enough 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
33%
Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
28%
Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
19%
Not sure
20%
- Sample
- 1,000 adult citizens · approximately 3.3 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Not sure
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesMar 11–15, 2022 bathroom and locker room access
We will now ask you to share your opinion on a number of different issues relating to transgender people in the United States. Do you support or oppose...
Allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth?
Wording notes: items 3, 4 and 5 of the grid are worded so that 'support' means supporting discrimination, reversing the usual polarity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovMilitary serviceMar 11–15, 2022 transgender military service
We will now ask you to share your opinion on a number of different issues relating to transgender people in the United States. Do you support or oppose...
Allowing transgender people to serve in the military?
Wording notes: items 3, 4 and 5 of the grid are worded so that 'support' means supporting discrimination, reversing the usual polarity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovNondiscriminationMar 11–15, 2022 employment discrimination
We will now ask you to share your opinion on a number of different issues relating to transgender people in the United States. Do you support or oppose...
Allowing employers to fire people or refuse to hire people for being transgender?
Wording notes: items 3, 4 and 5 of the grid are worded so that 'support' means supporting discrimination, reversing the usual polarity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure