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Harvard CAPS/Harris

Monthly Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll: April 2022 · Apr 20–21, 2022 · US national

Methodology

Pollster
Harvard CAPS/Harris commercial
Sponsor
Harvard University Center for American Political Studies (Harvard CAPS) and The Harris Poll
Fielded
Apr 20–21, 2022
Population
registered voters
Sample size
1,966
Sample frame
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Panel
The Harris Poll online panel
Mode
online survey, Harris Poll online panel
Margin of error
not disclosed
Weighting
weighted for age within gender, region, race/ethnicity, marital status, household size, income, employment, political party, political ideology, and education
Geography
US national
Base notes
Unweighted and weighted base 1,966.

Sources

Verification note. Wording and percentages read directly from the Harvard CAPS-Harris April 2022 topline PDF, Tables 133-136.

Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.

Questions asked (2)

School policyforced choice
whether Florida-style K-3 sexuality instruction bans are discriminatory

Preceded by ISS13_APR ('Do you think that info about sexuality should be taught in schools at kindergarten through third grade levels or should such topics be left to parents to discuss with their young children?') and ISS14_APR ('Would you favor or oppose legislation to prohibit the course instruction about sexuality at kindergarten through third grade levels and leave such discussions to parents?')

Do you believe such legislation is discriminatory against gays and transgender individuals or does it protect the right of parents over their children?

Legislation protects the rights of parents over their children
69%
Such legislation is discriminatory
31%

Wording notes: 'such legislation' refers back to the prior item and is not restated | offers 'protects the rights of parents' as the only alternative to 'discriminatory', which is not a true opposite | no 'not sure' option

tilts_restrictive — the two offered answers are not mutually exclusive - legislation can be both discriminatory and parent-protective - and the question arrives after two items that have already established a parental-rights frame, so the 69% result is heavily order-conditioned

School policyforced choice
teacher indoctrination on gender identity

Do you think that some teachers and institutions are deliberately trying to indoctrinate youth on untested theories of gender identity, or do you think this is being overblown and exaggerated by the right for political purposes?

Some teachers and institutions are deliberately trying to indoctrinate youth on untested theories of gender identity
59%
This is being overblown and exaggerated by the right for political purposes
41%

Wording notes: 'indoctrinate' and 'untested theories' are both loaded | the counter-option attributes the opposing view to a partisan actor ('the right'), making the denial option partisan while the affirmation option is stated as fact | no 'not sure' option

loaded_terms — the two options are asymmetric: side A is phrased as factual description using pejorative terms ('deliberately', 'indoctrinate', 'untested theories'), while side B requires the respondent to accuse a partisan faction of exaggerating. Republicans and independents can pick A at no partisan cost; Democrats must adopt an explicitly anti-right framing to disagree

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