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Data for Progress
Data for Progress national survey, March 2023 (drag show restrictions) · Mar 15–20, 2023 · US national
Methodology
- Pollster
- Data for Progress advocacy_left
- Sponsor
- Data for Progress
- Fielded
- Mar 15–20, 2023
- Population
- likely voters
- Sample size
- 1,204
- Sample frame
- online opt-in
- Panel
- not disclosed
- Mode
- online - web panel respondents, English only
- Margin of error
- ±3 percentage points
- Weighting
- weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, geography, and voting history
- Geography
- US national
Sources
Verification note. Crosstab PDF read directly (pages 5-6 of the DFP Transgender Day of Visibility tabs file, which appends three separate fieldings).
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Questions asked (3)
exposure to drag performance
Drag shows are a form of entertainment where drag artists impersonate men or women, often involving singing, lip-synching, dancing, comedy, and audience interaction.
Drag shows are a form of entertainment where drag artists impersonate men or women, often involving singing, lip-synching, dancing, comedy, and audience interaction. Have you ever seen a drag performance, either in person or on television?
No, have not seen a drag performance
43%
Yes, on television but not in person
33%
Yes, in person
24%
Wording notes: definitional preamble frames drag as impersonation of men or women
neutral — descriptive definition, no evaluative language
Subgroup figures (6)
classifying drag shows as sexually oriented businesses
Some legislators are proposing new legislation that would classify any shows where performers express a gender identity that is different from what they were assigned at birth - such as drag shows - as "sexually oriented businesses."
Some legislators are proposing new legislation that would classify any shows where performers express a gender identity that is different from what they were assigned at birth - such as drag shows - as "sexually oriented businesses." Do you think that drag shows are sexually oriented businesses?
Drag shows are not sexually oriented businesses
46%
Drag shows are sexually oriented businesses
44%
Don't know
10%
Wording notes: preamble supplies the legislative frame before the judgment is asked
neutral — the preamble accurately describes the bills' text and the two response options are symmetric
Subgroup figures (6)
banning drag in public spaces and imprisoning performers
Some legislators have proposed legislation to ban drag shows in public spaces that can be viewed by children, such as coffee shops and bookstores. People who violate this rule face a fine of up to $5,000, and up to two years in prison.
Some legislators have proposed legislation to ban drag shows in public spaces that can be viewed by children, such as coffee shops and bookstores. People who violate this rule face a fine of up to $5,000, and up to two years in prison. Which of the following comes closest to your view, even if none are exactly right?
Allow drag shows in public spaces to continue
36%
Ban, but do not imprison drag artists
34%
Ban and imprison drag artists who violate the rules
21%
Don't know
9%
Wording notes: preamble states the criminal penalty | three-way split separates the ban from the imprisonment penalty
neutral — penalty details are drawn from the actual bills; the three-way option set is a design choice that separates ban support from punishment support rather than pushing a direction
Subgroup figures (9)