YouGovThe Economist/YouGov Poll · Jun 13–15, 2021 · US national
Verification note. Full topline/crosstab PDF downloaded and text-extracted; totals and Party ID columns read directly from tables. Column sums verified to 99-101%.
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Do you personally know someone who identifies as transgender?
neutral — simple factual contact item
| Group | Yes | No | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 39% | 56% | 5% |
| Independent | 27% | 67% | 6% |
| Republican | 14% | 81% | 5% |
Do you think transgender people should use the bathrooms that correspond with their assigned sex at birth or with their current gender identity?
Wording notes: both alternatives stated | explicit Not sure option
neutral — symmetric two-sided forced choice with an explicit no-opinion option
| Group | Assigned sex at birth | Current gender identity | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 17% | 59% | 24% |
| Independent | 43% | 28% | 30% |
| Republican | 73% | 8% | 19% |
Do you think transgender student athletes should be...
Wording notes: no explicit Not sure option offered in the published table | response option text as printed reads 'their assigned at birth' (word apparently dropped in the pollster's own label)
neutral — two-sided forced choice; the absence of a middle/no-opinion category in the published table pushes respondents to one side
| Group | Only allowed to play on the team that matches their assigned at birth | Allowed to play on the team that matches their current gender identity |
|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 26% | 74% |
| Independent | 64% | 36% |
| Republican | 85% | 15% |
Do you think transgender people should be required to use their assigned sex at birth on official documents or allowed to use their current gender identity?
Wording notes: asymmetric verbs: 'required to use' vs 'allowed to use'
neutral — both alternatives stated with an explicit Not sure; the required/allowed verb asymmetry is a mild framing artifact but tracks the real policy alternatives
| Group | Assigned at birth | Current gender identity | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 17% | 58% | 25% |
| Independent | 45% | 29% | 26% |
| Republican | 72% | 10% | 18% |
Battery stem asked about nine groups; item H is 'Transgender people'
How much discrimination do the following people face in America today?
Wording notes: battery item; comparative context with other groups (Arab Americans, Christians, etc.)
neutral — standard balanced four-point discrimination scale
| Group | A great deal | A fair amount | Not much | None at all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 67% | 27% | 5% | 2% |
| Independent | 33% | 33% | 26% | 9% |
| Republican | 14% | 36% | 39% | 11% |
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