which team transgender student athletes should play on
Transgender student athletes should play on a team that... matches their birth sex / matches the gender they consider themselves
Wording reconstructed from: CBS News chart graphic label; the June 11-14, 2021 topline is behind a now-private Google Drive link, so the questionnaire wording is unavailable.
Matches their birth sex
60%
Matches the gender they consider themselves
40%
Wording notes: two-way forced choice with no middle or 'don't know' shown - results sum to 100 | uses 'birth sex' and 'the gender they consider themselves'
neutral — Both alternatives are named and symmetric; 'the gender they consider themselves' is slightly more distancing than 'gender identity' but is paired with an equally concrete alternative. Absence of a middle option pushes respondents to one side.
Subgroup figures (6)
party
| Group | Their sex at birth | Gender they consider themselves |
|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 37% | 63% |
| Republicans | 85% | 15% |
| Independents | 64% | 36% |