mixed-mode probabilitysurvey of transgender people, not of the public

NORC (AmeriSpeak)

CAP/NORC LGBTQI+ Community Survey, 2022 ("Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being") · May 27, 2022 – Jun 23, 2022 · US national

Not a public-opinion poll. This surveys transgender people about their own lives, mostly through nonprobability community samples. It describes a population and is not comparable with polls of the general public.

Methodology

Pollster: NORC (AmeriSpeak) academic
Sponsor: Center for American Progress
Commissioned by: Center for American Progress
Fielded: May 27, 2022 – Jun 23, 2022
Population: LGBTQI+ adults and non-LGBTQI+ adults
Sample size: 3,370
Sample frame: mixed-mode probability
Panel: NORC AmeriSpeak (supplemented with Dynata nonprobability panel)
Mode: online - NORC AmeriSpeak probability panel supplemented with Dynata nonprobability respondents
Margin of error: not disclosed
Weighting: TrueNorth calibration applied to the nonprobability sample to align its distributions with population characteristics correlated with the survey variables
Geography: US national
Base notes: 1,828 self-identified LGBTQI+ adults and 1,542 self-identified non-LGBTQI+ adults; transgender and nonbinary respondents are reported as a subgroup whose n CAP does not publish in the write-up.

Sources

Verification note. Percentages retrieved from CAP's published report. CAP does not release a topline or questionnaire, so item wordings are CAP's descriptions with partial quoted fragments; flagged as non-verbatim.

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

Questions asked (5)

Surveys of trans peopleparaphrasedmultiple responsein a trend series

discrimination in the past year and avoidance behavior

[CAP describes the item as asking respondents] whether they had changed aspects of their lives to avoid experiences of discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics

Wording reconstructed from: CAP 2022 report; partial phrase quoted from CAP's description of the item. Full questionnaire not published.

Wording notes: question wording only partially published | avoidance items presuppose that the change was made to avoid discrimination

unclear — wording not fully published; the item bundles the behavior with an attributed motive

Subgroup figures (8)

lgbtq_status

Group	Experienced discrimination in the past year	Took at least one avoidance action	Made decisions about where to work to avoid discrimination	Changed dress or mannerisms	Hid personal relationships	Avoided medical offices	Avoided public spaces	Avoided law enforcement
Transgender or nonbinary respondents	56%	90%	65%	64%	63%	55%	53%	51%

Surveys of trans peopleparaphrasedmultiple responsein a trend series

negative experiences with health care providers in the past year

[CAP describes the item as asking transgender and nonbinary respondents about negative experiences with doctors in the past year, including whether they] had to teach [their] doctor or other health care provider about transgender or nonbinary people in order to get appropriate care

Wording reconstructed from: CAP 2022 report; one item partially quoted, the rest described. Questionnaire not published.

Wording notes: question wording only partially published | negative-experience checklist

unclear — wording not fully published

Subgroup figures (9)

lgbtq_status

Group	At least one negative experience with a provider	Had to teach the provider about transgender or nonbinary people	Provider made religious statements about their gender identity	Intentional misgendering or use of the wrong name	Provider appeared visibly uncomfortable	Provider assumed medical issues were related to gender identity	Provider used harsh or abusive language	Unwanted physical contact	Provider was physically rough or abusive
Transgender or nonbinary respondents	51%	30%	23%	21%	21%	19%	17%	11%	9%

Adult medical careparaphrasedmultiple responsein a trend series

insurance denials of gender-affirming care

[CAP describes the item as asking about health insurance company denials in the past year]

Wording reconstructed from: CAP 2022 report; questionnaire not published

Wording notes: question wording not published

unclear — wording not published

Subgroup figures (7)

lgbtq_status

Group	Insurance covers only some gender-affirming care	Denied coverage for hormone therapy	Surgery covered but no in-network providers	Refused to change records to reflect current name or gender	Denied coverage for surgery	Denied gender-specific preventive care	Denied a preventive screening
Transgender or nonbinary respondents	37%	28%	26%	24%	22%	15%	10%

Surveys of trans peopleparaphrasedotherin a trend series

effect of state-level legislative debates on mental health or safety

[CAP describes the item as asking whether recent debates about state laws restricting LGBTQI+ rights affected the respondent's mental health or sense of safety]

Wording reconstructed from: CAP 2022 report; questionnaire not published

Wording notes: question wording not published | asks the respondent to attribute an effect to a specific political cause

unclear — wording not published; causal attribution is built into the item

Subgroup figures (1)

lgbtq_status

Group	Recent state-law debates affected their mental health or sense of safety
Transgender or nonbinary respondents	86%

Nondiscriminationparaphrasedotherin a trend series

reported workplace and housing discrimination

[CAP describes items asking about workplace discrimination or harassment and about housing discrimination in the past year]

Wording reconstructed from: CAP 2022 report; questionnaire not published

Wording notes: question wording not published

unclear — wording not published

Subgroup figures (2)

lgbtq_status

Group	Reported workplace discrimination or harassment	Reported housing discrimination
Transgender respondents	70%	46%

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