Pew Research Center American Trends Panel Wave 154 (September 2024) · Sep 3–15, 2024 · US national
Verification note. Percentages read directly from the W154 final topline PDF released with the Jan. 24, 2025 short read. That topline published gender breaks but no party breaks.
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Next, we'd like to ask you about people who are transgender, that is, people whose gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (such as a person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman).
Do you personally know anyone who is transgender?
Wording notes: definition of transgender supplied in preamble
neutral — factual contact item
| Group | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 37% | 63% |
| Women | 42% | 58% |
Some people don't identify as a man or a woman. Instead, they may describe themselves as not having a gender or describe their gender using terms such as "nonbinary" or "gender-fluid." How much have you heard about people not identifying as a man or a woman?
Wording notes: response options rotated 1-3/3-1
neutral — awareness item with descriptive definition
| Group | A lot |
|---|---|
| Men | 43% |
| Women | 39% |
Do you personally know anyone who does not identify as a man or a woman?
Wording notes: asked only of those who had heard a lot/a little (n=5,464)
neutral — factual contact item
| Group | Yes |
|---|---|
| Men (heard a lot/a little) | 25% |
| Women (heard a lot/a little) | 27% |
| Group | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Heard a lot/a little about nonbinary people | 27% | 73% |
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