As you may know, Mississippi is moving towards banning transgender athletes from participating on women's sports teams at the state's high schools and universities.
As you may know, Mississippi is moving towards banning transgender athletes from participating on women's sports teams at the state's high schools and universities. Based on what you know, do you support or oppose banning transgender athletes from competing on women's sports teams?
Wording notes: asks about support for the ban rather than for participation, so support means restriction | the preamble presents the ban as already in motion, an implicit bandwagon cue | 'Based on what you know' invites an answer from low information rather than offering an explicit no-opinion out first | national sample asked about one specific state's legislation
tilts_restrictive — the stem is directional: the preamble narrates the ban as an underway state action before asking about it, and the scale is anchored on supporting the ban, so acquiescence works toward restriction; wording is otherwise plain and both directions are offered
Subgroup figures (15)
party
| Group | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Don't know / No opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat (no lean) | 21% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 18% |
| Independent (no lean) | 32% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Republican (no lean) | 61% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 11% |