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NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women competing denies opportunities to cisgender women
Does allowing biological males to compete in women's sports deny opportunities for biological women to compete?
Wording notes: presupposes a zero-sum contest and asks only whether the loss occurs'biological males' / 'biological women' framingno reciprocal item about opportunities denied to trans women
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersPrisons & sheltersMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women convicted of crimes should be housed in men's or women's prisons
Suppose a biological male commits a crime, is arrested, convicted and is sentenced to jail. If biological men identify as women, should they be housed in a men's prison or a women's prison?
Wording notes: 'If biological men identify as women' casts identity as a conditional claim made by a convicted criminalthe crime is left unspecified, so respondents supply the worst caseno third option such as individualized assessment or protective housing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Men's prison
- Women's prison
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersPrisons & sheltersMar 23–24, 2026
whether housing trans women in women's prisons puts female inmates at risk
If biological men who identify as women are housed in women's prisons, does that put female inmates at risk?
Wording notes: asks respondents to assess a risk claim with no evidence supplied and no reciprocal item on risk to trans inmates in men's prisonsasked immediately after the housing item, so it inherits its framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersParty & candidate handlingFeb 25–26, 2026
perception of whether Democratic leaders favor letting trans people use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice
Please think for a few minutes about most Democratic political leaders. Regardless of what you believe, do most Democratic political leaders favor or oppose each of the following?
Allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice
Wording notes: measures perception of another group's position, not the respondent's own viewthe trans item is bracketed by 'government run, single payer health care' and 'celebrating abortions as good things', the latter a hostile caricature, which colours the whole battery'bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice' is the restrictive-side rendering of the position
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersParty & candidate handlingFeb 25–26, 2026
perception of whether Democratic leaders favor letting trans women play women's sports
Please think for a few minutes about most Democratic political leaders. Regardless of what you believe, do most Democratic political leaders favor or oppose each of the following?
Allowing biological men who identify as women to participate in women's sports
Wording notes: 'biological men who identify as women' used to describe the position attributed to Democratic leadersmeasures perception, not the respondent's own viewsits directly before 'celebrating abortions as good things' in the same battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSchool policyJan 2–7, 2026
whether schools must notify parents when a child says they want to change gender
If a child informs his or her teacher of a desire to change gender, should the school be required to notify that child's parents?
Wording notes: asked directly after a bloc of parental-rights items about curriculum access and opt-outs, which primes the parental-authority frameno mention of the safety rationale for non-disclosure policies
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsJan 2–7, 2026
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsJan 2–7, 2026
Washington requirement that student athletes' physical exams declare biological sex for girls' sports eligibility
Currently, before being allowed to participate in sports, Washington requires all student athletes to have a physical exam that includes a declaration of the student's biological sex. This exam is used to determine whether a student can participate in girls' sports. Do you favor or oppose this requirement?
Wording notes: describes the requirement as already in place ('Currently... Washington requires'), which invites status-quo endorsementthe exam is presented as routine sports physical paperwork rather than as an eligibility screenasked immediately after the trans athlete permission item, which anchors it
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsJun 11–12, 2025
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesJun 11–12, 2025
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 12–13, 2025
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesMar 12–13, 2025
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSchool policyFeb 5–6, 2025
Trump executive order defunding schools that teach children they can choose their own genders
President Trump has issued an executive order removing funding from any school that teaches children that they can choose their own genders. Do you favor or oppose this executive order?
Wording notes: 'teaches children that they can choose their own genders' adopts the order's own characterization of what schools dothe sanction (removing all funding from the school) is stated without any counterweightTrump named as the actor
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSchool policyFeb 5–6, 2025
firing school administrators who defy the executive order
Some school administrators have indicated that they plan to defy President Trump's executive order. Should a school administrator who defies the order and teaches that children can choose their own genders be fired?
Wording notes: 'defy' frames the administrator as a lawbreaker before the sanction is asked aboutasked immediately after the favor/oppose item on the same order, so the prior answer anchors this oneno option short of firing is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersLegal documents & IDsJan 21–22, 2025
Trump executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize only two sexes
President Trump signed an executive order requiring government agencies to recognize that there are only two sexes, male and female. Do you favor or oppose this policy?
Wording notes: attributes the policy to Trump by name, which turns the item partly into a partisan cuedescribes the order only by its own self-description and never states its practical effect on passports, IDs or federal records
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly favor
- Somewhat favor
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsNov 13, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to participate in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSchool policyNov 13, 2024
whether lessons about exploring or changing gender identity should be taught in public schools
Should lessons about exploring or changing gender identity be taught in public schools?
Wording notes: 'exploring or changing gender identity' describes instruction as an invitation to transition rather than as instruction about the existence of trans peopleno grade level specified, so respondents supply their own - typically the youngest
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersYouth medical careNov 13, 2024
criminalizing puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for minors
Should it be against the law to provide children under 18 with puberty blockers, drugs, and/or surgery to help them transition from one gender to another?
Wording notes: bundles puberty blockers, hormones and surgery into one item although surgery on minors is rare and the three have very different clinical profiles'against the law' asks about criminalization, a higher bar than 'should be allowed', which typically raises restrictive shares'children under 18' rather than 'adolescents' or 'minors' maximizes the youngest readingno mention of parental consent or physician involvement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsOct 28–29, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesOct 28–29, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsOct 22–23, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsJul 29–30, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMay 14–15, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesMay 14–15, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsApr 22–23, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesApr 22–23, 2024
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 20–21, 2024
whether trans women competing denies opportunities to cisgender women
Does allowing biological males to compete in women's sports deny opportunities for biological women to compete?
Wording notes: presupposes a zero-sum contest between two groups and asks only whether the loss occurs, not whether it is a reason for policy'biological males' / 'biological women' framing used throughoutno reciprocal item asking whether exclusion denies opportunities to trans women
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersIdentity beliefsJun 5–6, 2023
agreement that science proves there are only two genders
Please let me know if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
Science proves that there are only two genders, male and female.
Wording notes: asserts a scientific consensus as the premise of the statement, so disagreeing reads as denying science rather than as holding a different view of the sex/gender distinctionconflates 'sex' and 'gender' in a battery where the distinction is the whole issueembedded in a battery otherwise about sexual morality, religion and the Bible, which primes a traditionalist frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBooks & mediaJun 5–6, 2023
children's clothing stores displaying signs promoting the idea that children can choose their own genders
Think for a moment about stores that sell children's clothing. Is it appropriate for such stores to display clothing and signs promoting the idea that children can choose their own genders?
Wording notes: 'promoting the idea that children can choose their own genders' is an opponents' characterization of Pride merchandising, not a neutral description'choose their own genders' implies volition, which is contestedfielded weeks after the Target Pride-collection backlash, unmentioned in the stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersGeneral acceptanceJun 5–6, 2023
whether discomfort with transgender people makes someone a bigot
Many people are uncomfortable with the idea of a biological male who identifies as a female and dresses as a woman. Does being uncomfortable with the idea of transgender people mean someone is a bigot?
Wording notes: opens by normalizing the attitude under test ('Many people are uncomfortable')'bigot' is a maximally pejorative label, so the affirming answer requires endorsing an insult toward the 'many people' just described'a biological male who identifies as a female and dresses as a woman' reduces trans women to presentation and is the only description offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersContact & populationJun 5–6, 2023
knowing a close friend or family member with a gender identity different from their gender at birth
Do you have any close friends or family members who claim gender identities that are different from their genders at birth?
Wording notes: 'claim gender identities' rather than 'have' or 'identify with' casts the identity as an assertion of doubtful standing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersIdentity beliefsJun 5–6, 2023
agreement that science proves there are only two genders
Please let me know if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
Please let me know if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: Science proves that there are only two genders, male and female.
Wording notes: asserts a scientific consensus inside the statement rather than asking what the respondent believes'genders' rather than 'sexes', so the statement claims science settles a question about genderagree-only statement format with no counter-statement offered, which invites acquiescence
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
NNNapolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsFeb 24–27, 2022
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports
Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them