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DHM ResearchIdentity beliefsApr 25–30, 2023whether gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
GENDER
Which statement comes closer to your views, even if neither is exactly right?
Someone can be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
46%
Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
45%
Don't know
8%
- Sample
- 500 registered voters · +/- 4.4%
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Oregon
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: explicitly wraps the forced choice in 'even if neither is exactly right'wording deliberately replicates a 2022 Pew Research Center item so Oregon can be compared to the nation
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
- Don't know
DHM ResearchGeneral acceptanceApr 25–30, 2023 whether society has gone too far or not far enough in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
38%
Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
35%
Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
18%
Don't know
8%
- Sample
- 500 registered voters · +/- 4.4%
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Oregon
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 20 subgroup figures
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: 'about right' is offered as an explicit third option rather than volunteeredwording replicates a 2022 Pew Research Center item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
- Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
- Don't know
DHM ResearchNondiscriminationApr 25–30, 2023 state protection of transgender people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public accommodations
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing, and public spaces such as restaurants and stores
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: the only affirming-direction item in the battery; the other seven are phrased as restrictions
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchBathrooms & facilitiesApr 25–30, 2023 requiring transgender people to use public bathrooms matching sex assigned at birth
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Require transgender individuals to use public bathrooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: states both halves of the contrast ('not the gender they identify with')support is the restrictive direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchSchool policyApr 25–30, 2023 banning instruction about gender identity in public elementary schools
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Make it illegal for public school districts to teach about gender identity in elementary schools
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: 'make it illegal' is a strong verb for a curriculum restrictionsupport is the restrictive direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchSportsApr 25–30, 2023 requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams matching sex assigned at birth
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Require that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: states both halves of the contrastno age or competition level specifiedsupport is the restrictive direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchAdult medical careApr 25–30, 2023 requiring private health insurers to cover gender transition care (Split A of a split-sample pair)
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Require health insurance companies to cover medical care for gender transitions
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: Split A of a split-sample experiment paired with Q61, which substitutes the Oregon Health Plan for private insurers
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchAdult medical careApr 25–30, 2023 requiring the Oregon Health Plan (state Medicaid) to cover gender transition care (Split B of a split-sample pair)
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Require the Oregon Health Plan cover medical care for gender transitions
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: Split B of a split-sample experiment paired with Q60; substituting the state Medicaid program for private insurers moves the total only 2 points but collapses Republican support from 16% to 9%
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchYouth medical careApr 25–30, 2023 criminalizing provision of gender transition care to people under 18
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Make it illegal for health care professionals to provide someone younger than 18 with medical care for a gender transition
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: targets the provider rather than the parent or minorsupport is the restrictive directiondoes not distinguish puberty blockers, hormones or surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know
DHM ResearchParental rightsApr 25–30, 2023 investigating parents for child abuse if they help a minor obtain gender transition care
Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in Oregon related to transgender issues. Would you support or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? (Randomize)
Investigate parents for child abuse if they help someone younger than 18 get medical care for a gender transition
Base: Q60 and Q61 are a split-sample pair, each asked of roughly half the sample (about 250 respondents per split, so the effective margin of error on those two items is roughly +/- 6 points)
Wording notes: escalates the same underlying policy from a provider ban to a child-welfare investigation of parentssupport is the restrictive direction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know