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CBS News/New York TimesBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagMay 13–17, 2016
public bathroom access for transgender people
Do you think people who are transgender--that is, someone who identifies themselves as the sex or gender different from the one they were born as-should be allowed to use the public bathrooms of the gender they identify with or should they have to use the public bathrooms of the gender they were born as?
The gender they were born as
46%
The gender they identify with
41%
Don't know/No answer
12%
Sample
1,300 adults · ±3 percentage points; error for subgroups may be higher; includes the effects of standard weighting procedures
Wording notes: response options rotateddefinitional gloss embedded in the question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
The gender they identify with
The gender they were born as
Don't know/No answer
CBS News/New York TimesSchool policydata flagMay 13–17, 2016
who should set school bathroom guidelines for transgender students - federal vs state/local
Do you think guidelines regarding which bathroom transgendered students can use in public schools should be determined by the federal government, or left to each individual state or local government to decide?
State or local government
57%
Federal government
35%
Don't know/No answer
8%
Sample
1,300 adults · ±3 percentage points; error for subgroups may be higher; includes the effects of standard weighting procedures
Wording notes: response options rotateduses the dated term 'transgendered'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Federal government
State or local government
Don't know/No answer
CBS News/New York TimesBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagMay 13–17, 2016
which public bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think people who are transgender -- that is, someone who identifies themselves as the sex or gender different from the one they were born as -- should be allowed to use the public bathrooms of the gender they identify with or should they have to use the public bathrooms of the gender they were born as?
Born as
46%
Identify with
41%
Unsure/No answer
12%
Sample
1,300 adults · ±3 percentage points; error for subgroups may be higher; includes the effects of standard weighting procedures
CBS News/New York TimesBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagMay 13–17, 2016