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YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceparaphrasedMar 22–25, 2025whether lawmakers are spending too much or too little time on transgender issues - the rare item where Democrats and Republicans converge
[Are lawmakers spending] too much, too little, or about the right amount [of time] on transgender issues?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: measures perceived legislative attention, which is directionally ambiguous - a respondent may say 'too much' because they oppose restrictions or because they oppose accommodationsexplicit middle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Too much
- Too little
- About the right amount
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedMar 22–25, 2025 society gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people
Do you think society has gone too far, not far enough, or about right in accepting people who are transgender?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: three-way balanced construction with explicit middlereferent is 'society', not government policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Gone too far
- Not gone far enough
- About right
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsparaphrasedMar 22–25, 2025 federal defunding of universities that allow transgender women on women's teams - a direct test of the February 2025 executive order's enforcement mechanism
[Do you support or oppose the federal government defunding universities that allow transgender women to compete on women's sports teams?]
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: tests a coercive federal enforcement mechanism rather than the underlying sports policy, so the 14-point gap between this item (50-36) and the underlying sports item (64-20) measures resistance to federal coercion specifically
Response options as the pollster wrote them
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsparaphrasedMar 22–25, 2025 transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity vs. sex assigned at birth
[Should transgender student athletes be allowed to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, or on teams that match their sex assigned at birth?]
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: no level of competition specified'sex assigned at birth' framing (more affirming than 'birth gender')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Teams matching gender identity
- Teams matching sex assigned at birth
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsMar 22–25, 2025 trans student athletes on teams matching gender identity
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the sex they were assigned at birth?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: uses 'sex they were assigned at birth'permissive direction stated first
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsMar 22–25, 2025 defunding universities over trans athlete participation
Do you support or oppose the federal government defunding universities that allow transgender women to play on women's sports teams?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: bundles a funding penalty with the underlying athletics questionrestrictive direction stated as the supported option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistContact & populationMar 22–25, 2025 personally knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know someone who is transgender? Select all that apply.
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, someone I know well
- Yes, an acquaintance
- No
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceMar 22–25, 2025 whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
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
YouGovfor The EconomistPolitical salienceMar 22–25, 2025 whether lawmakers focus too much on transgender legislation
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender issues?
Base: 1,819 started the survey after screenouts; 130 deleted for breakoffs, 27 for completion time under 5 minutes, 10 for attention-check failures, 52 for data quality control; reporting based on the remaining 1,600
Wording notes: drops 'in your state' relative to the 2022-2023 version, so it is a national rather than state item'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
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'asked in the context of a Trump executive order discussed elsewhere in the release
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
38%
Probably should
24%
Definitely should
17%
Probably should not
12%
Don't know/Not sure
8%
NET should not be allowed 51%NET should be allowed 41%
- Sample
- 1,057 adults · +/- 3.0 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Maine
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: mirror-image item to the trans female athletes question, allowing a symmetry test
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: names Trump's executive order in the stemnames California, Minnesota and Maine as permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
43%
Probably should not
18%
Probably should
15%
Definitely should
14%
Don't know/Not sure
9%
NET should not be allowed 61%NET should be allowed 30%
- Sample
- 1,434 adults · +/- 2.6 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: New Hampshire
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item to the trans female athletes question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive order in the stemnames California, Minnesota and Maine as permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
37%
Definitely should
21%
Probably should not
18%
Probably should
14%
Don't know/Not sure
10%
NET should not be allowed 55%NET should be allowed 35%
- Sample
- 844 adults · +/- 3.4 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Massachusetts
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive ordernames three permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
31%
Definitely should
26%
Probably should
20%
Probably should not
11%
Don't know/Not sure
11%
NET should be allowed 46%NET should not be allowed 43%
- Sample
- 1,014 adults · +/- 3.1 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Vermont
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive ordernames three permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayParty & candidate handlingparaphrasedMar 18–23, 2025
exposure, party trust, and which party is more extreme
[Third Way describes items on how much respondents have heard about transgender issues recently, which party they trust more to handle transgender issues, and which party is more extreme on these issues]
Heard a lot or some about transgender issues recently
78%
Republicans are more extreme on these issues
54%
Trust Democrats more to handle transgender issues
46%
Trust Republicans more to handle transgender issues
41%
Democrats are more extreme on these issues
36%
- Sample
- 800 likely midterm general election voters · ±3.5 percentage points
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: question wording not published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayAdult medical careMar 18–23, 2025
prohibiting gender-affirming care at any age
prohibiting medical providers from providing gender-affirming health care to anyone of any age, including adults
Net oppose prohibiting providers from providing gender-affirming care to anyone of any age (points)
13%
- Sample
- 800 likely midterm general election voters · ±3.5 percentage points
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: the policy is stated in its maximal form ('anyone of any age, including adults')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayPolitical salienceparaphrasedMar 18–23, 2025
vote effect of a candidate who would bar federal programs from covering under-19 transgender care
[Third Way describes the item as asking about] an elected official that supported prohibiting access to transgender health care in federally funded programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE for patients under the age of 19
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: names the specific federal programs
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely to support
- Less likely to support
- No impact
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careMar 18–23, 2025
three-way item separating personal view from support for a federal coverage ban
I personally support transgender health care for patients under the age of 19 and do not believe that the government should block federally-funded insurance programs from providing coverage for that care. OR I do not personally support transgender health care for patients under the age of 19 but do not believe that the government should block federally-funded insurance programs from providing coverage for that care. OR I do not personally support transgender health care for patients under the age of 19 and believe that the government should block federally-funded insurance programs from providing coverage for that care.
Combined opposition to banning ALL insurance programs from covering this care for young people (parallel item)
54%
Combined opposition to a federal coverage block
49%
Personally oppose the care and support a federal coverage block
42%
Combined support for banning ALL insurance programs from covering this care for young people
39%
Personally support the care and oppose a federal coverage block
31%
Personally oppose the care but oppose a federal coverage block
18%
- Sample
- 800 likely midterm general election voters · ±3.5 percentage points
- Method
- unknown
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: no fourth option for 'personally support the care but support a coverage block'the design lets respondents register personal disapproval while opposing government action
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Personally support and oppose a block
- Personally oppose but oppose a block
- Personally oppose and support a block
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careparaphrasedMar 18–23, 2025
post-message movement on funding bans and provider coercion
Regardless of how we feel personally about the issue, parents of transgender young people should have the right to make personal medical decisions with their families and their doctors just like every other parent... Politicians should be focused on getting things in this country back on track, not messing with Medicare and Medicaid... America was founded on the basic principle of freedom, and that freedom should be for everyone.
[Third Way reports post-message results after respondents heard a three-pronged argument combining parental rights, economic priorities, and a freedom frame]
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: post-message measurement - respondents heard only pro-access arguments before the re-askno counter-messaging round is reported for these items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
IRImpact Researchfor Third WayYouth medical careMar 18–23, 2025
binary statement choice on cutting federal funding to hospitals that provide under-19 transgender care
a policy that blocks all federal dollars from flowing to any hospital or hospital system that offers any transgender health care to patients under the age of 19
Politicians should be focused on issues that affect all Americans, like fixing the economy and addressing inflation instead of cutting federal funding for health care providers and raising health care costs for all patients; OR These federal funding cuts are necessary in order to bring down government spending and prevent taxpayer dollars from being used in elective procedures that young people may come to regret.
Base: Accompanied by two in-person ethnographic focus groups in Atlanta and four virtual focus groups among battleground-state swing voters, all in February 2025.
Wording notes: the pro-access statement leads with the economy rather than defending the carethe restrictive statement calls the care 'elective procedures that young people may come to regret'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Stockton Polling InstituteSportsMar 18–22, 2025policy position on transgender athletes in K-12 school sports, including an outright-ban option
Which of the following best describes your position on policies related to transgender athletes in K-12 schools? [RANDOMIZE ORDER OF CHOICES 1-3]
Transgender athletes should compete in sports according to their sex at birth
53%
Transgender athletes should be banned from competing in sports
10%
Refuse
3%
Not sure
12%
- Sample
- 702 registered voters · +/- 3.7 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
- Method
- mixed-mode probability
- Where
- US: New Jersey
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Wording notes: substantive options randomizedoffers a third, categorically exclusionary option (total ban) that most trackers omit
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender athletes should compete in sports according to their sex at birth
- Transgender athletes should compete in sports according to the gender they identify with
- Transgender athletes should be banned from competing in sports
- Not sure
- Refuse
Marquette Law School PollNondiscriminationMar 17–27, 2025Bostock v. Clayton County - workplace protections for gay and transgender workers
In 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one itemdescribes an existing Court holding rather than an abstract policy
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
Marquette Law School PollYouth medical careMar 17–27, 2025 United States v. Skrmetti (pending): how should the Court rule on Tennessee's ban
[In December, the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging a Tennessee law that prohibits medical providers from prescribing puberty-delaying medication or performing gender transition surgery for youth under 18.]
[In December, the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging a Tennessee law that prohibits medical providers from prescribing puberty-delaying medication or performing gender transition surgery for youth under 18.] How do you think the Court should rule?
Wording notes: describes the law by its two most restricted interventions'uphold' vs 'overturn' framing rather than substantive policy alternativesno 'don't know' offered in the reported topline
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Uphold the Tennessee law
- Overturn the law
Data for ProgressParty & candidate handlingdata flagMar 14–21, 2025changing federal references from LGBTQ to LGB
In response to President Trump's recent executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion and transgender inclusion across the federal government, LGBTQ+-inclusive language and information sources have been changed or removed from government materials and websites. Knowing this, do you support or oppose each of the following?
In response to President Trump's recent executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion and transgender inclusion across the federal government, LGBTQ+-inclusive language and information sources have been changed or removed from government materials and websites. Knowing this, do you support or oppose each of the following? - Changing federal government references from "LGBTQ" to "LGB" to exclude transgender and queer Americans
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: item text states the purpose as 'to exclude transgender and queer Americans'preamble characterizes the executive orders as 'targeting'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
Data for ProgressSurveys of trans peopledata flagMar 14–21, 2025 difficulty updating and using the gender marker on legal documents, asked of transgender adults
Have you experienced any of the following as a result of anti-transgender policies and rhetoric in the last year? Please select all that apply.
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: attributes the experiences to 'anti-transgender policies and rhetoric' in the stem, so the item measures attributed rather than raw incidence
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Heard anti-transgender remarks from a family, friend, coworker, or neighbor
- Was intentionally misgendered
- Did not feel safe going to the doctor or hospital when I was sick or injured out of fear of discrimination or mistreatment
- Had difficulty using legal documents with my updated gender marker
- Had difficulty trying to update the gender marker on my legal documents
- Had to wait excessive amounts of time before receiving gender-affirming medical care
- Been forced to move or travel out of state to receive my gender-affirming medical care
- Been forced to go to a new provider in my state to receive my gender-affirming medical care
- Had my gender-affirming medical care fully discontinued
- Had an appointment for gender-affirming medical care cancelled
Data for ProgressContact & populationdata flagMar 14–21, 2025 personally knowing a transgender person
Do you personally know someone who is:
Do you personally know someone who is: - Transgender
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: asked as one row of a five-item LGBTQ contact battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Data for ProgressYouth medical caredata flagMar 14–21, 2025 government ban vs. families and physicians deciding youth care
Which of the following comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?
Families and physicians should decide, not the government
55%
Local school districts and sports associations should set the rules
45%
The federal government should ban transgender girls from playing girls' sports
42%
The government should ban physicians from providing gender-related medical care to transgender youth
33%
Don't know
12%
- Sample
- 1,636 adults · +/-2 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: affirming option uses the 'families and doctors, not politicians' frame that DFP/Navigator message-testing identified as strongest
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- The government should ban physicians from providing gender-related medical care to transgender youth
- Families and physicians should be the ones making decisions about transgender youth medical care, not the government
- Don't know
Data for ProgressParental rightsdata flagMar 14–21, 2025 families' ability to obtain care for a transgender child
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? - Families should have the ability to ensure their transgender child can receive medically necessary and developmentally appropriate care
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: 'medically necessary and developmentally appropriate' asserts the contested clinical premise inside the item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know
Data for ProgressYouth medical caredata flagMar 14–21, 2025 revoking licenses of doctors who provide youth care
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? - Doctors who provide transgender youth medical care should lose their license to practice medicine
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: reverse-worded item - the restrictive position stated affirmatively
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know
Data for ProgressYouth medical caredata flagMar 14–21, 2025 vignette - 18-year-old on care since age 13
Below are descriptions of people who may be affected by transgender medical care bans. For each, please state whether you think they should or should not be allowed to receive transgender medical care.
Below are descriptions of people who may be affected by transgender medical care bans. For each, please state whether you think they should or should not be allowed to receive transgender medical care. - An 18-year-old who has been prescribed transgender medical care from their doctor since age 13
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: vignette designsympathetic case selection
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- This individual should be allowed to receive transgender medical care
- This individual should not be allowed to receive transgender medical care
- Don't know
Data for ProgressMilitary servicedata flagMar 14–21, 2025 trans military service
Do you support or oppose allowing transgender people who meet eligibility standards to serve in the military?
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: 'who meet eligibility standards' pre-answers the readiness objection
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
Data for ProgressMilitary servicedata flagMar 14–21, 2025 whether trans service members threaten readiness
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? - Transgender service members threaten our military's readiness
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: reverse-worded item stating the restrictive claim
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Don't know
Data for ProgressSchool policydata flagMar 14–21, 2025 prosecuting teachers who support transgender students
Some lawmakers have argued that teachers who support transgender students, such as by acknowledging changes to a transgender student's name, should be prosecuted.
Some lawmakers have argued that teachers who support transgender students, such as by acknowledging changes to a transgender student's name, should be prosecuted. Do you support or oppose prosecuting teachers who support transgender students?
Base: The 1,636-adult sample includes an oversample of 111 transgender adults, weighted back to the trans share of the adult population. A separate battery was asked only of those 111 transgender adults and is reported at +/-9 points; that item is carried here with results labelled 'Transgender adults (n=111)'.
Wording notes: 'support transgender students' is the pollster's gloss on the conduct being criminalizedno counter-argument (parental notification) offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know