A majority say transgender people shouldn't have to disclose their identity
Core finding
Most Americans extend privacy to gender identity: 58% agree that transgender people don't need to identify themselves to others, including 27% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Jan. 18-24, 2024.
About one-in-five (19%) neither agree nor disagree, while 23% disagree, including 10% who strongly disagree.
Topline scale
A majority say transgender people shouldn't have to disclose their identity.
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Item: Transgender people don’t need to identify themselves to others
n = 1,000 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Jan 18–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers
- Transgender people don’t need to identify themselves to others
Cite this question
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.