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Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center 2023 Teens Survey (fielded on the Ipsos KnowledgePanel) · Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023 · US national

Methodology

Pollster
Pew Research Center independent
Sponsor
Pew Research Center
Fielded
Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023
Population
teens ages 13-17
Sample size
1,453
Sample frame
probability panel
Panel
Ipsos KnowledgePanel
Mode
self-administered online survey of teens, recruited through their parents on a probability-based panel
Margin of error
±3.2 percentage points
Geography
US national
Base notes
School items asked of the 1,333 attending school and not homeschooled.

Sources

Verification note. Percentages read directly from Pew's combined topline PDF (2023 Teens Survey section).

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

Questions asked (2)

School policyforced choicein a trend series
what teens would prefer to learn about gender identity in school

Which of the following would you prefer to learn about in school, even if neither is exactly right?

Wording notes: options 1 and 2 randomized with the opt-out anchor always last | asked only of teens attending school

neutral — symmetric pair plus an explicit opt-out; the teen version parallels the teacher item TCHGENDER

Subgroup figures (4)

other

GroupThat whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birthThat someone can be a boy or a girl even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birthI should not learn about this in schoolNo answer
Teens attending school26%25%48%1%
School policy5-point scalein a trend series
teens' comfort when sexual orientation or gender identity comes up in class

In general, how do you feel when each of the following topics come up in your classes, either as part of a teacher's lesson or in some other way? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity

Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identity | response option order reversed for a random half

double_barreled — combines sexual orientation and gender identity

Subgroup figures (7)

other

GroupVery comfortableSomewhat comfortableNeither comfortable nor uncomfortableSomewhat uncomfortableVery uncomfortableThis topic has never come up in any of my classesNo answer
Teens attending school13%13%32%18%10%14%1%

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