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5 questions from 4 polls

NBC NewsGeneral acceptancedata flagOct 24–28, 2025
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people

And thinking again about a different topic...

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE)

We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
45%
We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
44%
We have reached a reasonable balance (vol.)
2%
Mixed (vol.)
2%
Not sure
5%
Neither (vol.)
2%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.10 percentage points
Method
text-to-web
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: 1,000 registered voters, including 655 interviewed via cellphone and 300 interviewed via an online survey sent via text message

Wording notes: middle option volunteered-only, as in April 2023statements rotatedasked of registered voters rather than all adults
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
  • We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
  • We have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue (VOL)
  • Neither (VOL)
  • Mixed (VOL)
  • Not sure
NBC NewsGeneral acceptanceApr 14–18, 2023
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people

Turning to a different issue...

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE 1-2)

We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
48%
We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
43%
We have reached a reasonable balance (vol.)
2%
Mixed (vol.)
2%
Not sure
3%
Neither (vol.)
2%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.46 for 800 registered voters)
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 8 subgroup figures

Base: 1,000 adults, including 861 respondents with a cell phone

Wording notes: middle option 'reasonable balance' demoted to volunteered-only in this fielding, a break from the 2015-2022 versionsstatements rotated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • We have gone too far in accepting transgender people
  • We have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
  • We have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue (VOL)
  • Neither (VOL)
  • Mixed (VOL)
  • Not sure
NBC NewsContact & populationparaphrasedApr 14–18, 2023
whether the respondent, a friend, family member or coworker is transgender

Now, for each of the following, please tell me whether that applies or does not apply to you personally.

Now, for each of the following, please tell me whether that applies or does not apply to you personally. The (first/next) one is... [item: you, a friend, a family member or a coworker are transgender]

Applies
28%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.46 for 800 registered voters)
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: 1,000 adults, including 861 respondents with a cell phone

Wording notes: broad contact definition including self, friend, family member and coworker
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Applies
  • Does not apply
  • Not sure
NBC NewsGeneral acceptanceMay 5–10, 2022
whether society has gone too far or not far enough in dealing with transgender people

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman?

Have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
35%
Have gone too far in accepting transgender people
33%
Have reached a reasonable balance
25%
Mixed (vol.)
0%
Not sure
5%
Neither (vol.)
2%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.49 for 790 registered voters)
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Fielded May 5-7 and May 9-10, 2022; 1,000 adults, including 750 interviewed on their cell phone

Wording notes: defines 'transgender' inside the question stemuses 'birth gender'offers an explicit middle option ('a reasonable balance')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Too far
  • Not far enough
  • A reasonable balance
  • None/Mixed (vol.)
  • Unsure
NBC NewsGeneral acceptanceAug 14–17, 2021
whether society has gone too far / not far enough in accepting transgender people

Thinking about other topics... (ROTATE Q15-17a-b)

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings about the way our society deals with people who are transgender, that is, someone who does not identify with their birth gender, like a person born as a man who now identifies and is living as a woman. (ROTATE STATEMENT A AND B)--A) we have gone too far in accepting transgender people, B) we have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people, or C) we have reached a reasonable balance when it comes to this issue?

Have not gone far enough in ending discrimination against transgender people
38%
Have reached a reasonable balance
29%
Have gone too far in accepting transgender people
26%
Mixed (vol.)
1%
Not sure
5%
Neither (vol.)
1%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3.10 percentage points for 1,000 adults (±3.49 for 790 registered voters)
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: 1,000 adults, including 600 respondents with a cell phone only

Wording notes: three-way choice with an explicit middle optionstatements A and B rotatedillustrative example names only a trans woman
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A--have gone too far
  • B--have not gone far enough
  • C--have reached a reasonable balance
  • Neither (VOL)
  • Mixed (VOL)
  • Not sure

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