Next, we will ask about several policies being considered by some states. As you consider the answers, please respond based on what you think about your own state adopting that policy.
Next, we will ask about several policies being considered by some states. As you consider the answers, please respond based on what you think about your own state adopting that policy. Do you support or oppose your state passing laws preventing hormone therapy that delays puberty for minors experiencing gender dysphoria?
Wording notes: uses the clinical term 'gender dysphoria' without defining it | asks about the respondent's own state adopting the policy rather than the policy in the abstract | explicit Don't know option, taken by a quarter of respondents | covers only puberty-delaying hormone therapy, not the wider category of gender-affirming care
neutral — balanced support/oppose stem with an explicit don't-know; the researchers themselves flag that the undefined term 'gender dysphoria' may drive the high uncertainty
Subgroup figures (22)
age
| Group | Support |
|---|---|
| Age 18-30 | 36% |
| Age 31-50 | 44% |
| Age 51-64 | 37% |
| Age 65+ | 39% |
race
| Group | Support | Oppose | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 43% | 38% | 20% |
| White, with minor children | 50% | 30% | — |
| White, no minor children | 40% | 40% | — |
| Black | 30% | 32% | 38% |
region
| Group | Support | Oppose | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents of states with no ban | 38% | 36% | 26% |
| Residents of states with a ban | 41% | 36% | 23% |
parent_status
| Group | Support |
|---|---|
| Parents with children under 18 | 46% |
| Adults not currently parenting minors | 37% |