[Respondents first read that] "local schools, state athletic associations, and the NCAA have already implemented policies that ensure a level playing field for all students while also protecting transgender youth."
Sports are important in young people's lives. Young transgender people should be allowed opportunities to participate in a way that is safe and comfortable for them.
Wording notes: preceded by a one-sided reassurance about existing safeguards | statement is written to be agreeable ('safe and comfortable') | measures response to a message, not baseline opinion
tilts_affirming — this is a message-test item by design: the preceding paragraph asserts that a level playing field is already ensured, which removes the competitive-fairness objection before the statement is read, and the statement itself is framed around safety and comfort rather than competition
Subgroup figures (5)
party
| Group | Agree (net) |
|---|---|
| Democrats | 89% |
| Independents | 79% |
| Republicans | 56% |
parent_status
| Group | Agree (net) | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|
| Voters with children under 18 | 80% | 48% |