Methodology
- Pollster
- CBS News/YouGov media
- Sponsor
- CBS News
- Fielded
- May 29, 2020 – Jun 2, 2020
- Population
- adults
- Sample size
- 1,309
- Sample frame
- unknown
- Mode
- not disclosed
- Margin of error
- ±3.1 percentage points
- Weighting
- not disclosed
- Geography
- US national
Sources
Verification note. Wording and percentages transcribed from PollingReport.com; CBS's own topline not retrieved, so mode/MoE unconfirmed. || Verbatim wording and totals read from PollingReport.com's transcription of the CBS News release. Mode, sample frame and weighting are not given there and the CBS topline was not located, so they are recorded as not disclosed rather than inferred.
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
perceived amount of discrimination against transgender people
How much discrimination do you think there is against transgender people in society today?
A lot
55%
Some
26%
Only a little
10%
None at all
5%
Unsure/No answer
4%
Wording notes: asked in parallel with an identically worded item about gay, lesbian or bisexual people, enabling a direct comparison
neutral — symmetric four-point scale, no evaluative language
perceived discrimination against transgender people in society today
How much discrimination do you think there is against each of these groups in society today: a lot, some, only a little, or none at all?
How much discrimination do you think there is against each of these groups in society today: a lot, some, only a little, or none at all? ... Transgender people
A lot
55%
Some
26%
Only a little
10%
None at all
5%
Unsure/No answer
4%
Wording notes: battery item - asked alongside a parallel item about gay, lesbian or bisexual people
neutral — Standard four-point magnitude scale applied identically across groups.