Q&A: How and why we surveyed Americans about their views on gender identity
The new survey covers topics such as whether the public thinks society is moving too quickly or not quickly enough on gender identity issues.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Read our research on:
Search results for: “transgender”
-
-
short reads
About 5% of young adults in the U.S. say their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth
1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary. Also, a rising share of Americans say they know someone who is transgender.
-
newsletter
How and why we use qualitative research
Quarterly Update A message from Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock · Subscribe ↗ Dear readers, At Pew Research Center, we use many methods to help us understand the world around us, from polling to demographic research to “big data.” But these methods – often referred to as “quantitative” research – can’t answer all the questions that […]
-
data essay
Methodology
Pew Research Center worked with PSB Insights to conduct six focus groups with a total of 27 transgender and nonbinary U.S. adults. The focus groups were conducted online from March 8 to March 10, 2022.
-
short reads
Key findings about online dating in the U.S.
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used an online dating site or app, and Tinder tops the list of dating apps the survey studied.
-
data essay
The Experiences, Challenges and Hopes of Transgender and Nonbinary U.S. Adults
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
-
short reads
House Freedom Caucus on Twitter: Going negative and getting attention
House Freedom Caucus members and their allies produced 28% of all tweets from GOP House members between September 2022 and mid-January 2023.
-
report
From Looking for Love to Swiping the Field: Online Dating in the U.S.
Tinder is the most widely used dating platform in the U.S. About half of those who have used dating sites or apps have had positive experiences, and some have met their partners on one; however, safety and harassment remain issues.
-
short reads
Deep partisan divide on whether greater acceptance of transgender people is good for society
There is no public consensus on whether greater social acceptance of transgender people is good or bad for society.
-
short reads
The changing face of Congress in 8 charts
The 118th Congress achieved a variety of demographic milestones when its members took office, though it still remains out of step with the U.S. population.