what students should learn about gender identity
Which of the following comes closest to your view about what students should learn in school about gender identity? Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should learn that whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth / Students should not learn about this in school
Wording reconstructed from: reconstructed from the Pew Feb. 2024 report's option labels ('whether someone is a boy or a girl can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth'); exact topline not retrieved
Students should not learn about this in school
50%
Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth
33%
Gender is determined by sex assigned at birth
14%
Wording notes: offers an explicit 'should not be taught' option
neutral — two substantive positions plus an opt-out; symmetric phrasing
Subgroup figures (6)
party
| Group | Gender can be different from sex assigned at birth | Students should not learn about this in school |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic/lean Democratic teachers | 53% | — |
| Republican/lean Republican teachers | 5% | 69% |
other
| Group | Students should not learn about this in school |
|---|---|
| Elementary school teachers | 62% |
| Middle school teachers | 45% |
| High school teachers | 35% |