perceived level of discrimination against transgender people in the US
In your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against...Transgender people.
A lot of discrimination
38%
Some
25%
Not very much
19%
None at all
13%
Don't know/no opinion
6%
Wording notes: asked as one item in a battery about discrimination against several groups
neutral — symmetric four-point amount scale with an explicit don't-know; no evaluative language and no policy content
Subgroup figures (160)
party
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 67% | 20% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Independent | 32% | 28% | 12% | 17% | 12% |
| Republican | 12% | 30% | 31% | 21% | 6% |
ideology
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberals | 72% | 17% | 6% | 2% | 2% |
| Moderates | 34% | 29% | 16% | 9% | 12% |
| Conservatives | 13% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 6% |
gender
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 33% | 28% | 21% | 15% | 3% |
| Female | 42% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 8% |
age
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-29 | 35% | 27% | 22% | 11% | 6% |
| 30-44 | 37% | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% |
| 45-64 | 39% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 4% |
| 65+ | 38% | 23% | 19% | 11% | 9% |
race
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 34% | 26% | 23% | 14% | 4% |
| Black | 50% | 30% | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| Hispanic | 41% | 23% | 14% | 13% | 9% |
education
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No HS | 31% | 25% | 25% | 16% | 4% |
| High school graduate | 35% | 27% | 16% | 14% | 9% |
| Some college | 38% | 26% | 22% | 10% | 4% |
| 2-year | 43% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% |
| 4-year | 35% | 28% | 19% | 13% | 5% |
| Post-grad | 46% | 22% | 17% | 11% | 4% |
religion
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely important | 29% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 7% |
| Somewhat important | 29% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 7% |
| Not very important | 49% | 22% | 15% | 7% | 7% |
| Not at all important | 69% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 0% |
| The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. | 22% | 31% | 24% | 16% | 6% |
| The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. | 35% | 25% | 20% | 14% | 6% |
| The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God. | 66% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| Don't know. | 33% | 24% | 18% | 16% | 10% |
region
| Group | A lot of discrimination | Some | Not very much | None at all | Don't know/no opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 41% | 26% | 16% | 10% | 7% |
| Suburban | 39% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 5% |
| Rural | 27% | 30% | 21% | 15% | 7% |