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IpsosGeneral acceptanceApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025perceived discrimination faced by transgender people
In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society today?
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: collapsed nets only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- A great deal/fair amount
- Not sure
- Not much/not at all
IpsosYouth medical careApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: conditioned on parental consentexcludes surgeryUS support fell 7 points between 2023 and 2025 on identical wording
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 access to single-sex facilities matching gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: affirming direction is the agree pole
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 non-binary gender marker option on government-issued documents
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: about non-binary markers specifically
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 insurance coverage of gender transition costs
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: parity framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 transgender athletes competing according to gender identity
To what extent do you support or oppose the following?
Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather than the sex assigned at birth
Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,028 adults interviewed across 26 countries; US respondents aged 18-74 and the US sample is described by Ipsos as representative of the general adult population under 75
Wording notes: 'sex assigned at birth' vs 'gender they identify with' contrastno sport, level of competition or age specifiedlowest-support item in the whole Ipsos transgender battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat support
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat oppose
IpsosNondiscriminationApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 employment, housing and public accommodation protections for transgender people
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Wording notes: agree/disagree format is subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosYouth medical careApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counselling and hormone replacement treatment)
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Wording notes: specifies parental consentexamples limit treatments to counselling and hormones
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 single-sex facilities matching gender identity
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Wording notes: uses 'the gender they identify with'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 non-binary option on government-issued documents
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 insurance coverage of gender transition costs
How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat agree
- Neither
- Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsApr 25, 2025 – May 9, 2025 transgender athletes competing by gender identity
To what extent do you support or oppose the following:
Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather than the sex they were assigned at birth
Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Transgender-issue items have a reduced base of 17,525 (asked in 23-26 markets).
Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly/somewhat support
- Neither support nor oppose
- Strongly/somewhat oppose
FOFind Out Nowfor The Daily TelegraphLegal documents & IDsApr 24–28, 2025
agreement with UK Supreme Court For Women Scotland ruling that trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act
Last week the UK Supreme Court ruled that trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act, so that women-only spaces can exclude trans women (people who were born male but identify as female). Do you agree or disagree with this decision?
Wording notes: parenthetically defines trans women as 'people who were born male but identify as female'leads with the Court's authority before asking for agreement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know
FOFind Out Nowfor The Daily TelegraphBathrooms & facilitiesApr 24–28, 2025
which single-sex spaces it is acceptable to exclude trans women from
In which of the following spaces do you believe it's acceptable to exclude trans women? Select all that apply.
Wording notes: asks only about exclusion, not inclusionno 'none of these' option reported in the published table
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Women's sports
- Women's prisons
- Women's toilets
- Women's gyms
- Rape crisis centres
- Lesbian social groups
FOFind Out Nowfor The Daily TelegraphLegal documents & IDsApr 24–28, 2025
expected impact of the Supreme Court ruling on women's rights and safety
Do you think the Supreme Court ruling will have a positive or negative impact on women's rights and safety?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very positive
- Positive
- Neither
- Negative
- Very negative
- Don't know
FOFind Out Nowfor The Daily TelegraphLegal documents & IDsApr 24–28, 2025
expected effect of the Supreme Court ruling on discrimination against transgender people
Do you think the Supreme Court ruling will lead to an increase or decrease in discrimination against transgender people?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Big increase
- Some increase
- Neither
- Some decrease
- Big decrease
- Don't know
FOFind Out Nowfor The Daily TelegraphOtherApr 24–28, 2025
approval of J.K. Rowling's funding of organisations advocating for women-only spaces (gender-critical advocacy figure)
Do you approve or disapprove of author J.K. Rowling's efforts to help fund organisations that advocate for women-only spaces?
Wording notes: describes the funded organisations only as advocating 'for women-only spaces', not as gender-critical or anti-trans
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Approve
- Neither
- Disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Don't know
UNH Survey CenterPrisons & sheltersApr 17–21, 2025Maine Department of Corrections policy housing transgender inmates by gender identity
The Maine Department of Corrections currently allows inmates to live in the prison of the gender they identify with rather than their sex at birth if they receive a gender dysphoria diagnosis and a team of medical personnel and other staff determine it's in the inmate's best interest. Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree with this policy set by the Maine Department of Corrections or do you not have an opinion about this?
Wording notes: stem describes the clinical gatekeeping in the existing policy (dysphoria diagnosis, staff determination), which is favorable contextelsewhere in the release the pollster notes the policy triggered a federal funding cut, though that is not in the item stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support/agree
- Somewhat support/agree
- Neutral/No opinion
- Somewhat oppose/disagree
- Strongly oppose/disagree
- Don't know/Not sure
NBC News/SurveyMonkeySportsApr 11–20, 2025whether transgender women athletes should compete in female sports
Do you agree or disagree that transgender women athletes should be permitted to compete in female sports?
Base: 19,682 adults aged 18 and over, including 2,230 adults aged 18-29
Wording notes: agree/disagree format is vulnerable to acquiescence biasbinary with no middle, no 'don't know' and no degree qualifiers - results sum to 100asks only about trans women, not trans men or trans athletes generallyasked at the very end of the questionnaire, adjacent to vote-choice and party-ID items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationApr 11–20, 2025 self-identification as transgender among U.S. adults
What is your current gender? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]
Base: 19,682 adults aged 18 and over, including 2,230 adults aged 18-29
Wording notes: select-all-that-applyasked after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Male
- Female
- Transgender
- Nonbinary
- Not listed
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
whether politicians should focus on transgender issues at all, vs. protecting trans rights vs. restricting gender-affirming care
[Which should politicians focus on regarding transgender issues?] Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all / Politicians should focus on protecting transgender people's rights / Politicians should focus on restricting access to gender-affirming care
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: the 'do not focus' option is a salience response competing against two directional policy options, so the three shares are not directly comparable quantitiesthe restrictive option is narrowed to gender-affirming care while the affirming option is broad ('rights'), an asymmetry that may inflate the affirming share
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
- Politicians should focus on protecting transgender people's rights
- Politicians should focus on restricting access to gender-affirming care
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
confidence that politicians are informed enough about gender-affirming care for minors to make fair policy
[Are politicians informed enough about gender-affirming care for transgender minors to make fair policy?]
Politicians are informed enough about gender-affirming care for transgender minors to make fair policy
31%
Politicians are informed enough
24%
Politicians are informed enough
24%
- Sample
- 5,032 adults · error estimate of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points (non-probability survey)
- Method
- river/intercept
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: measures perceived competence of policymakers rather than policy preference
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Informed enough
- Not informed enough
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsYouth medical careparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
support for access to gender-affirming care, adults and youth, by respondent sex
[Do you support access to gender-affirming care for transgender adults? / for transgender youth?]
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: only the sex breakdown was published in the retrieved coverage; no total was reported for this wave
Response options as the pollster wrote them
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
whether politicians should focus on transgender issues
Should politicians be focusing on transgender issues?
Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
49%
- Sample
- 5,032 adults · error estimate of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points (non-probability survey)
- Method
- river/intercept
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: offers a 'should not focus at all' option, which competes with both directional options
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
- Focus on protecting transgender people
- Focus on restricting
- Not sure
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsPolitical salienceparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
what politicians should do about transgender issues
[Which should politicians focus on regarding transgender issues?] Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all / Politicians should be protecting transgender rights / Politicians should be restricting transgender rights
Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
49%
Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
44%
Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
43%
- Sample
- 5,032 adults · error estimate of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points (non-probability survey)
- Method
- river/intercept
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: a 'stop talking about it' option competes with both directional options
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
- Politicians should be protecting transgender rights
- Politicians should be restricting transgender rights
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsAdult medical careparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
support for transgender adults' access to gender-affirming care
[Do you support or oppose the right of transgender adults to access gender-affirming care?]
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: 'gender-affirming care' used without definition in the item as reported
Response options as the pollster wrote them
SMSurveyMonkey/Momentivefor The 19th NewsYouth medical careparaphrasedApr 11–21, 2025
support for transgender youth access to gender-affirming care
[Do you support or oppose access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth?]
Base: National sample of U.S. adults 18+, selected from the more than two million people who take surveys on SurveyMonkey each day.
Wording notes: only the gender breakdown was published; no total was reported for the youth item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsApr 9–10, 2025executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs
Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs
Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,286.
Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsApr 9–10, 2025 executive order barring trans women from girls' sports
Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls sports
Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,286.
Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
AP-NORCfor AAPI Data / UC RiversideSportsApr 7–14, 2025cutting federal funding for colleges that allow transgender athletes in women's sports
[GRID ITEMS RANDOMIZED, HALF SAMPLE ASKED RESPONSE OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER]
Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose each of the following actions? Cutting federal funding for colleges and universities that allow transgender athletes in women's sports
Strongly/somewhat favor (NET) 31%
- Sample
- 1,094 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults · +/- 4.8 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, including the design effect
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national (Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 1,092 completed via the web and 2 by telephone; 52 interviews removed in quality-assurance checks prior to weighting
Wording notes: bundles the sports question with a federal funding sanction, so opposition can express either support for trans athletes or opposition to defunding as a toolasked in a grid with defunding over antisemitic speech, defunding over DEI programs, and arresting or deporting campus protestersgrid items randomized; half sample shown response options in reverse order
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- DK
- SKP/REF
Winthrop PollNondiscriminationApr 4–12, 2025protection from discrimination in jobs, housing, public accommodations
Protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing, and public spaces such as restaurants and stores.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: explicit neutral midpoint offeredpolicy stated in the affirming direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
Winthrop PollBathrooms & facilitiesApr 4–12, 2025 requiring restroom use matching sex assigned at birth
Require transgender individuals to use public bathrooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: uses 'sex they were assigned at birth' and 'gender they identify with' - both statedexplicit neutral midpoint
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
Winthrop PollSchool policyApr 4–12, 2025 banning gender-identity instruction in elementary schools
Make it illegal for public school districts to teach about gender identity in elementary schools.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: 'make it illegal' framingexplicit neutral midpoint
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
Winthrop PollSportsApr 4–12, 2025 requiring athletes to compete on teams matching sex assigned at birth
Require that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: both alternatives named in the stemno level of competition specified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
Winthrop PollAdult medical careApr 4–12, 2025 requiring health insurers to cover gender transition care
Require health insurance companies to cover medical care for gender transitions.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: mandate framing ('require ... companies')no age specified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
Winthrop PollYouth medical careApr 4–12, 2025 criminalizing gender-transition care for under-18s
Make it illegal for health care professionals to provide someone younger than 18 with medical care for a gender transition.
Base: 1,546 weighted respondents, South Carolina adult residents
Wording notes: 'make it illegal' framingage threshold statedcare not itemized (blockers vs. hormones vs. surgery)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Favor
- Neither favor nor oppose
- Oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure/Refused
IpsosSportsMar 27, 2025 – Apr 4, 2025 requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams matching sex assigned at birth
To what extent do you support or oppose the following policies? Requiring that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with
Base: 1,356 registered voters (±3.3), 1,094 likely voters (±3.6), 355 parents of children under 18 (±6.0), 298 parents of school-aged children (±6.5), 279 public school parents (±6.8)
Wording notes: asked as one of a set of Trump administration policies (the preceding item Q67 was closing the US Department of Education)support is the restrictive direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- strongly support
- somewhat support
- somewhat oppose
- strongly oppose
- don't know (vol)
PPICfor Survey funded by the Arjay R. and Frances F. Miller Foundation, the Stuart Foundation, and the Windy Hill FundSportsMar 27, 2025 – Apr 4, 2025support for the federal executive order requiring transgender athletes to compete on birth-sex teams
To what extent do you support or oppose the following policies? [rotate questions 67 and 68]
Requiring that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with
Base: 1,356 registered voters (sampling error 3.3 points); 1,094 likely voters (3.6 points); 279 public school parents (6.8 points). 1,642 respondents completed out of 2,972 sampled panelists; 51 cases removed for speeding or profile mismatch, leaving 1,591 valid cases.
Wording notes: asked immediately after an item on closing the US Department of Education, rotated with itpolicy stated only in the restrictive direction, with support/oppose the response dimensionuses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsMar 26–27, 2025 executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs
Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs
Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,746.
Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsMar 26–27, 2025 executive order barring trans women from girls' sports
Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls sports
Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,746.
Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them