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Elon University PollPolitical salienceApr 18–21, 2017perceived effect of HB2 on North Carolina's national reputation, after HB142
Regardless of what you think about House Bill 2 itself, do you think the national reputation of North Carolina is [better], [worse], or about the same since it made national headlines?
Wording notes: explicitly instructs respondents to set aside their own view of the lawrotated better/worse order
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Better
- Worse
- About the same
- Don't know (volunteered)
- Refused (volunteered)
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesApr 18–21, 2017 post-repeal perception of HB2's effect on North Carolina's national reputation
The national reputation of North Carolina is [worse/about the same/better] since it began making headlines for its passage last year of House Bill 2, the so-called 'bathroom bill' that has since been repealed.
Base: 506 North Carolina registered voters classified as likely voters
Wording notes: uses the media shorthand 'bathroom bill' in scare quotesstates as fact that the law 'has since been repealed' - HB142 was a partial repeal that retained state preemptionasks about reputation rather than the policy itself
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Worse
- About the same
- Better
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesSep 27–30, 2016 whether HB2 should be repealed
Do you think HB2, also known as the Bathroom Bill, should remain a law or be repealed?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 660 classified as likely voters and reported
Wording notes: identifies the law as 'the Bathroom Bill'no description of the law's content
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Remain A Law
- Be Repealed
- Something Else (Don't Read)
- Don't Know (Something Else)
- Refused (Don't Read)
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesparaphrasedSep 27–30, 2016 repeal of HB2
[whether] the law, which requires people to use the public bathroom in North Carolina that matches the gender on their birth certificate, should be repealed [or should remain a law]
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 660 classified as likely voters and reported
Wording notes: describes HB2 by its birth-certificate bathroom requirement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be repealed
- Should remain a law
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesSep 27–30, 2016 repeal of North Carolina HB2
Do you think HB2, also known as the Bathroom Bill, should remain a law or be repealed?
Wording notes: adopts the popular nickname 'the Bathroom Bill' inside the stemgives no description of what the law does, so the answer depends on prior knowledge
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Remain A Law
- Be Repealed
- Something Else (Don't Read)
- Don't Know (Something Else)
- Refused (Don't Read)
Elon University PollPolitical salienceSep 12–16, 2016 awareness of HB2
North Carolina recently enacted a law called House Bill 2. It is also known as the Bathroom Bill or HB2. Have you heard anything about HB2?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: adopts the opponents' nickname 'the Bathroom Bill' as part of the introduction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesSep 12–16, 2016 support for North Carolina HB2
North Carolina recently enacted a law called House Bill 2. It is also known as the Bathroom Bill or HB2. Have you heard anything about HB2?
[If yes to House Bill 2 Intro] Do you support or oppose HB2?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: names only the bill number, relying on the preamble for contentno substantive description of what HB2 does
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Neither/No opinion (don't read)
- Don't Know (don't read)
- Refused (don't read)
Elon University PollParty & candidate handlingSep 12–16, 2016 Gov. Pat McCrory's handling of HB2 and vote intention
North Carolina recently enacted a law called House Bill 2. It is also known as the Bathroom Bill or HB2. Have you heard anything about HB2?
[If yes to House Bill 2 Intro] Has Governor Pat McCrory's handling of HB2 made you more or less likely to vote to re-elect him as governor?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: 'no difference' is offered as an explicit alternative rather than volunteered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- No difference
- Don't Know (don't read)
- Refused (don't read)
Elon University PollPolitical salienceSep 12–16, 2016 perceived effect of HB2 on North Carolina's national reputation
North Carolina recently enacted a law called House Bill 2. It is also known as the Bathroom Bill or HB2. Have you heard anything about HB2?
[If yes to House Bill 2 Intro] Regardless of what you think about HB2 itself, do you think the national reputation of North Carolina is better, worse, or about the same since HB2 was passed?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: explicitly instructs respondents to set aside their own view of the law
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Better
- Worse
- About the same
- Don't Know (don't read)
- Refused (don't read)
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesSep 12–16, 2016 support/oppose HB2 by name, no description
Do you support or oppose HB2?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: names the bill only ('HB2') with no description of its contentsthe word 'transgender' does not appear in the itemallows a 'neither' response
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Neither/no opinion
- Don't know
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesSep 12–16, 2016 perceived effect of HB2 on North Carolina's national reputation
Regardless of what you think about HB2 itself, do you think the national reputation of North Carolina is better, worse, or about the same since HB2 passed?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: explicitly separates reputational effect from support for the lawmiddle option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Better
- Worse
- About the same
- Don't know
Elon University PollPolitical salienceSep 12–16, 2016 effect of the governor's handling of HB2 on vote choice
Has Gov. Pat McCrory's handling of HB2 made you more or less likely to vote to re-elect him as governor?
Base: 799 registered voters interviewed; 644 classified as likely voters and reported. HB2 follow-up items asked only of the 614-615 respondents who had heard of HB2.
Wording notes: ties the bathroom law directly to vote choicemiddle 'no difference' option offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- No difference
- Don't know
Elon University PollBathrooms & facilitiesApr 10–15, 2016 state preemption of local ordinances allowing transgender people to use facilities matching gender identity (HB2)
Recently the city of Charlotte passed an ordinance allowing transgender individuals to use public facilities, such as bathrooms, that best match their gender identity. The state then passed a law prohibiting such local ordinances. In terms of governmental authority, should cities be allowed to adopt such policies or should the state government ban such ordinances?
Base: 621 registered voters out of 692 total respondents
Wording notes: framed as a question of governmental authority (state vs. city) rather than of transgender access itselfsupplies factual preamble naming Charlotte and the state law
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- State should prohibit cities from passing such ordinances
- Cities should be allowed to pass such policies
- Don't know