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YouGovNondiscriminationMar 11–15, 2022health care provider refusal
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 doctors or other health care providers to refuse to treat people because they are 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
YouGovAdult medical careMar 11–15, 2022 insurance coverage refusal
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 health insurance companies to refuse to pay for health care services for people who are 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
YouGovSportsMar 11–15, 2022 school sports participation
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 student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMar 11–15, 2022 puberty blockers for teenagers
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 parents to provide their transgender teenagers with puberty-blocking drugs, which can temporarily prevent the effects of puberty that may not align with their gender identity?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovYouth medical careMar 11–15, 2022 travel to another state for care
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 parents to transport their child to another state to receive gender-affirming medical care if doing so is illegal in their own state?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyMar 11–15, 2022 parental notification of pronoun requests
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...
Requiring K-12 schools to inform parents if their child requests to go by different pronouns while at school?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovSchool policyMar 11–15, 2022 gender identity instruction
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 schools to teach about gender identity in the classroom?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovBooks & mediaMar 11–15, 2022 book bans
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...
Schools banning books with stories about transgender youth?
Wording notes: the 'Schools banning books' item is worded so that 'support' means supporting a ban
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovGeneral acceptanceMar 11–15, 2022 reaction if own child came out as transgender
If you had a child who told you he or she was transgender, would you be very upset, somewhat upset, not very upset, or not upset at all?
Wording notes: response scale runs only from 'upset' to 'not upset' - no positive reaction offereduses 'he or she'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very upset
- Somewhat Upset
- Not very upset
- Not upset at all
YouGovIdentity beliefsAug 25–31, 2021 legal self-identification of gender
Do you think a person should or should not be able to legally self-identify as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- They should be able to
- They should not be able to
- Don't know
YouGovIdentity beliefsAug 25–31, 2021 agreement that a transgender woman is a woman
Statement: A transgender woman is a woman
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Wording notes: bare agree/disagree with no strength scaleacquiescence-prone format
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovSportsAug 25–31, 2021 trans women in women's sporting events
Battery item: Take part in women's sporting events?
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to...
Wording notes: asks separately about transgender women and transgender men, which most US pollsters do not doBritish-origin wording ('toilets', 'refuges') used in a US sample
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovSportsAug 25–31, 2021 trans men in men's sporting events
Battery item: Take part in men's sporting events?
Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to...
Wording notes: asks separately about transgender women and transgender men, which most US pollsters do not doBritish-origin wording ('toilets', 'refuges') used in a US sample
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesAug 25–31, 2021 post-surgery status and changing-room access (trans women)
Battery item: Use women's changing rooms?
Do you think a transgender woman who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...
Wording notes: introduces surgical status as a condition on facility accessterm 'gender reassignment surgery' rather than 'gender-affirming surgery'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesAug 25–31, 2021 post-surgery status and changing-room access (trans men)
Battery item: Use men's changing rooms?
Do you think a transgender man who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...
Wording notes: introduces surgical status as a condition on facility accessterm 'gender reassignment surgery' rather than 'gender-affirming surgery'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesAug 25–31, 2021 perceived risk of harm from trans women in women's spaces
Do you believe that allowing transgender women to use spaces reserved for women, such as women's toilets or changing rooms, does or does not present any genuine risk of harm to women?
Wording notes: imports the 'risk of harm to women' frame directly from British gender-critical campaigningno parallel item asks about risk of harm to transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Does not present any genuine risk of harm
- Does present a genuine risk of harm
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistContact & populationJun 13–15, 2021 personally knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know someone who identifies as transgender?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesJun 13–15, 2021 which bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think transgender people should use the bathrooms that correspond with their assigned sex at birth or with their current gender identity?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: both alternatives statedexplicit Not sure option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Assigned sex at birth
- Current gender identity
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsJun 13–15, 2021 transgender student athletes and team assignment
Do you think transgender student athletes should be...
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: no explicit Not sure option offered in the published tableresponse option text as printed reads 'their assigned at birth' (word apparently dropped in the pollster's own label)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Only allowed to play on the team that matches their assigned at birth
- Allowed to play on the team that matches their current gender identity
YouGovfor The EconomistLegal documents & IDsJun 13–15, 2021 sex/gender marker on official documents
Do you think transgender people should be required to use their assigned sex at birth on official documents or allowed to use their current gender identity?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: asymmetric verbs: 'required to use' vs 'allowed to use'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Assigned at birth
- Current gender identity
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceJun 13–15, 2021 perceived level of discrimination faced by transgender people
Battery stem asked about nine groups; item H is 'Transgender people'
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Base: 1,305 registered voters; per-question unweighted N shown in results
Wording notes: battery item; comparative context with other groups (Arab Americans, Christians, etc.)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal
- A fair amount
- Not much
- None at all
YouGovfor Equality AustraliaNondiscriminationparaphrasedJul 2020 equal rights and protections for trans people
Trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other Australians.
Base: representative sample of Australians aged 18 years and over
Wording notes: equal-treatment framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Equality AustraliaReligious exemptionsparaphrasedJul 2020 religious schools firing or expelling people for being transgender
Religious schools should not be able to fire someone or expel a student for being transgender.
Base: representative sample of Australians aged 18 years and over
Wording notes: negatively-worded statement ('should not be able to')asked in the context of the then-live Religious Discrimination Bill debate
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovfor Equality AustraliaYouth medical careparaphrasedJul 2020 young people's access to gender-affirming healthcare
Young people should be able to access healthcare that supports them to live as their true selves.
Base: representative sample of Australians aged 18 years and over
Wording notes: 'live as their true selves' is advocacy framingdoes not name puberty blockers, hormones or surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
YouGovIdentity beliefsJun 22–23, 2020 whether a trans woman is a woman
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 agree or disagree with the following statements? A transgender woman is a woman
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Wording notes: preamble defines trans people in terms of birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovIdentity beliefsJun 22–23, 2020 whether a trans man is a man
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 agree or disagree with the following statements? A transgender man is a man
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Wording notes: preamble defines trans people in terms of birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovLegal documents & IDsJun 22–23, 2020 making the Gender Recognition Certificate process easier
Currently transgender people who wish to change their legal gender on official documents (e.g. birth certificate, passport) have to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. This requires someone to have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from a 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?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
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
YouGovLegal documents & IDsJun 22–23, 2020 doctor approval requirement for legal gender change
Do you think a person should or should not have to obtain a doctor's approval to change their legal gender?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should have to obtain a doctor's approval
- Should not have to obtain a doctor's approval
- Don't know
YouGovSportsJun 22–23, 2020 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?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesJun 22–23, 2020 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. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's changing rooms?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovBathrooms & facilitiesJun 22–23, 2020 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. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's toilets?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovPrisons & sheltersJun 22–23, 2020 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. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to... Use women's refuges for victims of rape or assault (if they are a victim themselves)?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
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
YouGovSportsJun 22–23, 2020 trans men in men's sporting events
In the following questions a transgender woman is someone who was biologically male at birth, but now identifies as a woman. A transgender man is someone who was biologically female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to... Take part in men's sporting events?
Base: Party breaks are 2019 general election vote (Con weighted n=572, Lab 419, Lib Dem 152).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be allowed
- Should not be allowed
- Don't know
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceOct 6–8, 2019 perceived level of discrimination faced by transgender people
Level of discrimination -- Transgender people
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: battery item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal
- A fair amount
- Not much
- None at all
YouGovfor The EconomistMilitary serviceOct 6–8, 2019 allowing transgender people to serve in the military
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender people to serve in the military?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: drops 'openly' relative to the 2017-2018 version, so it is a different item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistNondiscriminationOct 6–8, 2019 federal employment nondiscrimination law
Do you support or oppose a law that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity in one item, so it does not isolate transgender protectionsfielded the week the Supreme Court heard Harris Funeral Homes / Bostock
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesOct 6–8, 2019 which bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think transgender people should use the bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender or with their current gender identity?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender' here; later fieldings of the same tracker say 'assigned sex at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Birth gender
- Current gender identity
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesOct 6–8, 2019 personal discomfort seeing a transgender man in a men's restroom
Asked of half of respondents
Would it make you feel uncomfortable if you saw someone who identifies as male, but you know was born female, enter and use the men's restroom?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: split-half pair with the trans-woman version (Q36)describes the person as 'someone who identifies as male, but you know was born female' rather than as a transgender manmeasures personal discomfort rather than policy preference
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, I would feel uncomfortable
- No, it would not matter
- Prefer not to say
YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesOct 6–8, 2019 personal discomfort seeing a transgender woman in a women's restroom
Asked of half of respondents
Would it make you feel uncomfortable if you saw someone who identifies as female, but you know was born male, enter and use the women's restroom?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: split-half pair with the trans-man version (Q34)party crosstab not extracted
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, I would feel uncomfortable
- No, it would not matter
- Prefer not to say
YouGovfor The EconomistPronouns & languageOct 6–8, 2019 firing a teacher for refusing a student's pronouns
Do you approve or disapprove of firing a teacher for refusing to use a transgender student's new pronouns?
Base: Q34 and Q36 were each asked of a randomized half sample (n about 750).
Wording notes: asks about the sanction (firing) rather than about the underlying pronoun policy, which is a much harder testprompted by a specific Virginia news story asked about in the preceding item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure