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Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center 2023 Survey of Public K-12 Teachers (fielded on the RAND American Teacher Panel) · Oct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023 · US national
Methodology
- Pollster
- Pew Research Center independent
- Sponsor
- Pew Research Center
- Fielded
- Oct 17, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023
- Population
- public K-12 teachers
- Sample size
- 2,531
- Sample frame
- probability panel
- Panel
- RAND American Teacher Panel
- Mode
- self-administered online survey of public K-12 teachers
- Margin of error
- ±2.4 percentage points
- Geography
- US national
- Base notes
- TCHTOPIC asked of the 2,529 teaching more than a year.
Sources
Verification note. Percentages read directly from Pew's combined topline PDF for the Feb. 2024 'Race and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 Schools' report. Party crosstabs were not printed on that topline.
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Questions asked (4)
what teachers think students should learn about gender identity
Which of the following do you think [IF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER: elementary school /IF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER: middle school /IF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER: high school] students should learn in school, even if neither is exactly right?
Students should not learn about this in school
50%
That someone can be a boy or a girl even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
33%
That whether someone is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth
14%
No answer
3%
Wording notes: options 1 and 2 randomized with the 'should not learn about this' anchor always last | grade level piped to the teacher's own level
neutral — symmetric pair of substantive positions plus an explicit opt-out-of-the-topic option
parental opt-out from instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity
Do you think that parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about the following topics in school if the way these topics are taught conflicts with the parents' personal views or beliefs? ... Sexual orientation or gender identity
Should be allowed 48%33% Should not be allowed
Wording notes: double-barreled: bundles sexual orientation with gender identity | conditional clause 'if the way these topics are taught conflicts with the parents' personal views or beliefs' primes conflict | explicit 'Not sure' anchor
double_barreled — sexual orientation and gender identity are combined in one item so trans-specific opinion cannot be isolated; the conditional clause also supplies a reason to say yes
how often sexual orientation or gender identity comes up in class
How often did each of the following topics come up in your classroom in the last school year (2022-23), either as a part of something you were teaching 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 in a single frequency measure
Subgroup figures (6)
impact of debates over teaching race and gender identity on teachers' work
Thinking about current debates on how public K-12 schools should be teaching certain topics like race and gender identity, what type of impact would you say these debates have had on your ability to do your job?
Somewhat negative
27%
No impact
27%
Very negative
14%
Somewhat positive
3%
Very positive
1%
Neither positive nor negative
26%
No answer
3%
Wording notes: bundles race and gender identity | response option order reversed for a random half, with 'no impact' always last
double_barreled — combines race and gender identity debates, so the trans-specific component cannot be separated