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Public First poll for More in Common - Britons and Gender Identity (April 2022 wave) · Apr 13–21, 2022 · UK national
Methodology
- Pollster
- Public First commercial
- Sponsor
- More in Common UK
- Commissioned by
- More in Common UK
- Fielded
- Apr 13–21, 2022
- Population
- adults
- Sample size
- 3,140
- Sample frame
- online opt-in
- Mode
- online survey
- Margin of error
- not disclosed
- Weighting
- Iterative Proportional Fitting ('raking'); weighted by interlocking age & gender & education, interlocking region & 2019 vote, social grade, political attention and EU referendum vote
- Geography
- UK national
- Base notes
- Four single-sex-space items were randomly assigned to split half-samples (unweighted n=1,602 for the 'has not had surgery' pair and n=1,540 for the 'has had surgery' pair).
Sources
Verification note. Figures read from the Total column of tables 1.A, 5.A, 7.A, 9.A, 10.A, 14.A-17.A and 19.A of the More in Common / Public First data tables PDF. Party breaks are not shown in the Total-column view of these tables.
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Questions asked (10)
trans debate as a most-important issue
In your opinion, which are the most IMPORTANT issues facing the country today? Select the top three
Cost of living
64%
The debate about transgender people
2%
Wording notes: trans issue appears as one option in a 17-item list
neutral — standard top-three issue list; the trans item competes against economic and health issues on equal footing
Subgroup figures (5)
at what stage schools should teach that some people are transgender
When is it appropriate for schools to tell children that...: some people are transgender
During secondary school
29%
During primary school
27%
It's for parents, not schools, to talk about this
22%
This shouldn't be discussed with children
10%
Don't know
12%
neutral — options span the full range from primary-school teaching to no discussion at all
knowing a transgender person
Do you know someone who is transgender?
neutral — standard contact item
Subgroup figures (2)
emotional reaction to a family member coming out as transgender
How would you feel if your child, sibling, or close family member came out as transgender? Select as many as apply
Understanding
37%
Not bothered
27%
Relaxed
14%
Proud
13%
Sad
12%
Disappointed
12%
Fearful
12%
Happy
10%
Unbelieving
7%
Disgusted
5%
Angry
4%
Excited
3%
Don't Know
20%
Wording notes: multiple-response emotion list with both positive and negative options
neutral — balanced list of positive and negative emotions; respondents can select any number
trans women in women's sporting events
Should a trans woman be able to take part in women's sporting events?
Should be allowed 19%57% Should not be allowed
neutral — symmetric should/should not with an explicit don't-know
Subgroup figures (4)
post-operative status and women's toilets
Do you think a transgender woman who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...: Use women's toilets
Should be allowed 29%42% Should not be allowed
Wording notes: conditions the item on surgical status | randomly assigned split-half
neutral — the surgical-status condition is the experimental manipulation and is stated plainly in both arms
post-operative status and women's changing rooms
Do you think a transgender woman who has not had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...: Use women's changing rooms
Should be allowed 24%46% Should not be allowed
Wording notes: conditions the item on surgical status | randomly assigned split-half
neutral — the surgical-status condition is the experimental manipulation and is stated plainly in both arms
post-operative status and women's changing rooms
Do you think a transgender woman who has had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...: Use women's changing rooms
Should be allowed 48%28% Should not be allowed
Wording notes: conditions the item on surgical status | randomly assigned split-half
neutral — the surgical-status condition is the experimental manipulation and is stated plainly in both arms
post-operative status and women's toilets
Do you think a transgender woman who has had gender reassignment surgery should or should not be allowed to...: Use women's toilets
Should be allowed 53%26% Should not be allowed
Wording notes: conditions the item on surgical status | randomly assigned split-half
neutral — the surgical-status condition is the experimental manipulation and is stated plainly in both arms
unisex toilets in schools
One solution to people's usage of toilets is to have unisex toilets. Do you support or oppose increasing the availabiltiy of unisex toilets in the following locations: In schools
Strongly oppose
20%
Strongly support
14%
Neither support nor oppose
27%
Support 15%Oppose 24%Total Support 29%Total Oppose 44%
Wording notes: stem describes unisex toilets as 'one solution' to the dispute
neutral — the 'one solution' framing is mildly leading but the five-point scale is symmetric and opposition is easy to register