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Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Survey (Global Advisor) · Feb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023 · 30-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)

Methodology

Pollster
Ipsos commercial
Sponsor
Ipsos
Fielded
Feb 17, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023
Population
adults
Sample size
22,514
Sample frame
online opt-in
Panel
Ipsos Global Advisor online panels
Mode
online self-completion via the Ipsos Global Advisor online survey platform; ages 18-74 in Canada, South Africa, Turkey and the United States, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, 16-74 in all other countries
Margin of error
credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Weighting
Data weighted so the composition of each country's sample best reflects the demographic profile of the adult population according to the most recent census data
Geography
30-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Base notes
Approximately 1,000 per country in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the U.S.; 500+ in each of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

Sources

Verification note. All figures read directly from the country-by-country chart slides (pp. 33-39) of the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2023 Global Survey Report PDF, extracted with pdftotext in reading order.

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

Questions asked (6)

General acceptance4-point scalein a trend series
perceived discrimination against transgender people

In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society?

A great deal / a fair amount
67%
Not much / none at all
19%
Not sure
15%

neutral — descriptive perception item with a symmetric scale

Nondiscriminationagree/disagreein a trend series
employment, housing and public accommodation protections for transgender people

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores

Agree 76%16% Disagree

Wording notes: agree/disagree format is subject to acquiescence bias

neutral — single-statement agree/disagree; wording is descriptive but the agree/disagree format tends to inflate agreement

Subgroup figures (6)

region

GroupStrongly/somewhat agree
United States72%
Great Britain77%
Canada78%
Australia79%
New Zealand84%
Ireland80%
Youth medical careagree/disagreein a trend series
gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)

Agree 60%27% Disagree

Wording notes: specifies parental consent | examples limit the treatments to counseling and hormones, excluding surgery

neutral — the parental-consent condition and the counseling/hormone examples make the item easier to endorse than an unqualified minors-care item, but this is stated openly rather than concealed

Subgroup figures (10)

region

GroupStrongly/somewhat agreeStrongly/somewhat disagree
United States45%42%
Great Britain47%35%
Canada58%28%
Australia57%32%
New Zealand59%—
Ireland60%—
Bathrooms & facilitiesagree/disagreein a trend series
single-sex facilities matching gender identity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with

Agree 55%30% Disagree

Wording notes: uses 'the gender they identify with'

neutral — descriptive statement of the affirming position without a stated counter-argument

Subgroup figures (6)

region

GroupStrongly/somewhat agree
United States40%
Great Britain40%
Canada51%
Australia53%
New Zealand55%
Ireland48%
Legal documents & IDsagree/disagreein a trend series
non-binary option on government-issued documents

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either

Agree 53%33% Disagree

neutral — descriptive statement of the policy without a stated counter-argument

Subgroup figures (6)

region

GroupStrongly/somewhat agree
United States41%
Great Britain47%
Canada49%
Australia52%
New Zealand54%
Ireland53%
Adult medical careagree/disagreein a trend series
insurance coverage of gender transition costs

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures

Agree 47%39% Disagree

Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than')

neutral — parity framing is the natural way to state the policy; no counter-argument offered

Subgroup figures (6)

region

GroupStrongly/somewhat agree
United States37%
Great Britain36%
Canada40%
Australia45%
New Zealand39%
Ireland48%

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