# Few want the government dictating what people wear by gender assigned at birth

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/few-want-the-government-dictating-what-people-wear-by-gender-assigned-at-birth/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Only 11.1% of Americans agree the government should regulate what people wear in public based on the gender they were assigned at birth, while 71.2% disagree.

Strong disagreement alone accounts for 54.9%. Another 17.7% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: Government should regulate what type of clothing citizens should wear in public based on the gender they are assigned to at birth.

Few want the government dictating what people wear by gender assigned at birth.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Disagree strongly: 54.9%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 17.7%
- Disagree: 13.0%
- Agree strongly: 5.4%
- Disagree somewhat: 3.3%
- Agree: 3.2%
- Agree somewhat: 2.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Society, Culture, & Identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-81](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-81)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-81](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-81)