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Table 1 Summary Table / female respondents Page 1 Martina Navratilova was right to say that it is cheating for transgender women who were born male to compete in women's sports events I would be happy to use mixed-sex toilets in restaurants I would be happy to use the changing facilities in a sports club or swimming pool in which transgender people who had not had surgical intervention were admitted Statements I welcome the move to ensure that The movement transgender towards people are more transgender widely accepted rights has gone in society too far I don't feel able to express my views about transgender rights in public for fear of being attacked for being a bigot Children should be encouraged from an early age to live out the gender they feel most comfortable with I would be happy sharing a mixed sex hospital ward with a transgender woman who was born male 1292 63% 899 738 1260 62% 905 731 749 572 28% 240 12% 923 873 641 910 699 283 14% 515 438 426 502 407 600 1193 58%
Table 2 Martina Navratilova was right to say that it is cheating for transgender women who were born male to compete in women's sports events Page 2 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 1292 63% 701 70%B 591 56% 91 183 52%C 195 60%Cd 252 70%CDE 203 67%CDe 368 275 %CDEFG 47% 447 65%I 571 73%IJ 361 65% 357 62% 266 64% 309 62% 58% 544 62% 240 12% 107 133 57 62 DEFGH FGH 42 H 36 10%H 26 9%H 18 4% 118 JK K 44 6% 66 12% 73 o 55 o 46 9% 52 120 14% 515 325 A 79 109 35%eFGH FgH 90 fh 75 74 h 88 189 JK 165 162 132 146 95 23% 143 ln 75 217 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 3 Martina Navratilova was right to say that it is cheating for transgender women who were born male to compete in women's sports events Page 3 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 1292 63% 108 61% 64 63% 1120 63% 48 56% 140 59% 61% 124 68% 99 66% 116 59% 185 67%j 189 66% 112 62% 240 12% 21 12% 14 205 12% 9 10% 33 14% 16 9% 21 17 25 29 37 18 10% 515 49 24 442 29 HikL 62 26% 51 30%hl 37 33 55 28%l 62 60 52 l Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 4 I would be happy to use mixed-sex toilets in restaurants Page 4 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 899 518 52%B 381 127 143 56%DEFGH 146 162 129 42% 192 41% 270 47%k 308 321 41% 309 55%MNO 249 O 179 O 162 33% 130 418 47% 923 376 38% 547 52%A 69 30% 158 C 138 42%C 48%C 144 48%C 241 51%CE 226 39% 311 I 385 50%I 209 259 L 189 46%L 265 53%LMN 145 48%Q 352 121 12% 32 14%FH 53 15%FgH 44 FH 27 8% 30 10% 41 9% 85 15%JK 71 10% 71 9% 41 7% 67 12%L 48 12%L 71 14%L 25 8% 111 p Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 5 I would be happy to use mixed-sex toilets in restaurants Page 5 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 899 63 54 53%AFgh 1 A 42 48%a 90 38% 68 73 76 51%AFgh 89 a 130 47%Af 127 a 85 47%A 923 89 50%bi 40 39% 794 36 42% 116 49% 75 81 60 81 41% 121 142 50%bij 82 26 14%Lm 8 8% 192 9 10% 29 12%L 28 16%biKLM 28 15%Lm 14 9% 26 L 26 9% 18 6% 15 8% Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 6 I would be happy to use the changing facilities in a sports club or swimming pool in which transgender people who had not had surgical intervention were admitted Page 6 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 738 413 41%B 325 118 143 52%DEFGH GH 128 39%gH 126 35%H 96 126 261 JK 255 K 222 231 41%MO 201 35% 150 155 118 39% 350 873 398 475 A 59 26% 133 C 122 C 46%CDE 131 C 260 55%CDEFG 33% 290 42%I 391 50%IJ 229 41% 233 188 223 119 356 438 189 249 A 51 77 h 68 76 fh 87 129 145 163 99 141 LN 120 Ln 64 176 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 7 I would be happy to use the changing facilities in a sports club or swimming pool in which transgender people who had not had surgical intervention were admitted Page 7 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 738 66 44 fl 628 28 33% 76 62 67 62 41%fl 75 38% 95 91 72 39% 873 71 38 764 38 102 77 j 81 j 59 39% 69 35% 136 49%abiJM 135 47%JM 67 438 41 23% 21 375 20 23% 58 K 33 34 29 52 K 46 61 43 k Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 8 I welcome the move to ensure that transgender people are more widely accepted in society Page 8 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 1260 62% 561 56% 699 67%A 157 69%fH 237 67%H 215 66%H 220 61%H 63%H 239 51% 394 68%K 436 63%K 431 55% 353 63%o 384 67%NO 241 58% 282 57% 210 70%Q 537 61% 230 23%B 132 24 10% 54 15% 52 16%c 72 C 50 16%c 111 23%CDEG 124 I 161 I 95 84 15% 84 M 100 M 39 166 p 426 208 218 47 63 61 70 62 123 110 26%DEFg 131 185 IJ 111 107 91 116 23%m 51 1 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 9 I welcome the move to ensure that transgender people are more widely accepted in society Page 9 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 1260 62% 114 64%J 74 73%DFghJKl 1072 61% 54 63% 140 60% 106 62% 110 60% 94 63%j 104 53% 161 58% 179 63%j 123 67%Jk 30 13 319 19 50 b 30 33 23 15% 34 50 51 29 16% 426 34 15 15% 376 13 15% 46 36 39 32 58 30%ABEFgLM 66 bm 56 30 16% Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 10 The movement towards transgender rights has gone too far Page 10 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 905 496 50%B 409 39% 62 120 129 39%C 175 48%CDE 134 CD 285 60%CDEFG 304 I 419 54%IJ 249 231 192 46%m 233 47%M 130 354 641 267 374 A 119 140 52%DEFGH FGH 114 35%fgH 100 28%H 83 H 84 259 JK 214 K 185 33%O 198 O 127 30% 131 26% 112 297 502 236 266 46 94 84 26% 88 85 28%ch 104 140 172 190 126 147 97 23% 133 58 231 26%P Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 11 The movement towards transgender rights has gone too far Page 11 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 905 68 38% 38 800 a 36 42% 96 41% 46% 100 55%ABeFJlM 67 84 139 50%ABfM 130 69 38% 641 52 41 dafhk 547 28 33% 70 30% 55 43 50 33%h 60 28% 103 Hk 59 33%h 502 58 33%DgHIKL 23 23% 421 21 69 kl 39 23% 39 33 53 L 59 54 53 kl Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 12 I don't feel able to express my views about transgender rights in public for fear of being attacked for being a bigot Page 12 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 731 391 39%B 340 63 28% 121 130 C 132 C 108 c 1 38%C 184 262 38%I 286 i 204 208 142 177 103 321 910 431 479 46% 118 152 52%defgh 143 159 132 205 271 47% 302 337 259 46%O 268 47%O 189 o 194 39% 141 47% 390 407 177 229 A 46 81 23%e 55 71 63 90 127 126 153 96 100 85 127 LMn 56 170 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 13 I don't feel able to express my views about transgender rights in public for fear of being attacked for being a bigot Page 13 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 731 62 35% 38 38% 631 38 fk 77 33% 69 k 72 51 69 35% 86 104 65 910 45 6 36 42% 71 41% 74 75 50% 87 126 128 85 46% 407 38 19 350 12 14% 53 23% 32 36 24 16% 40 65 ei 55 32 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 14 Children should be encouraged from an early age to live out the gender they feel most comfortable with Page 14 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) 10 241 353 350 356 445 594 706 748 508 617 382 541 277 851 999 354 328 473 582 690 776 559 575 416 498 301 881 749 333 33% 416 A 117 145 52%DEFGH 41%fGH 121 122 98 146 262 JK 243 35% 244 228 41%nO 210 144 35% 166 33% 123 41% 331 38% 699 364 B 334 64 28% 113 104 135 C 100 33% 38%Cde 1 239 35% 282 I 189 185 142 183 90 30% 305 35% 600 302 30% 298 28% 46 96 c 103 C C Cd 145 C 142 209 30%I 250 I 142 180 L 130 l 148 30% 88 245 28% Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used.
Table 15 Children should be encouraged from an early age to live out the gender they feel most comfortable with Page 15 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 1770 79 232 147 160 212 273 308 1 102* 1767 86* 236 172 150 197 276 287 749 69 39% 37 643 37 j 108 46%HIJKlm 68 j 59 47 60 89 109 38% 65 699 58 29 28% 612 35% 30 62 26% 54 70 38%F 53 35%f 63 114 41%aBFgj F 63 f 600 52 36 35%l 512 20 23% 66 28% 50 53 49 33% 74 EfKL 74 73 26% 54 30% Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 16 I would be happy sharing a mixed sex hospital ward with a transgender woman who was born male Base: All female respondents Page 16 Gender Male Female (a) (b) 18-24 (c) 25-34 35-44 45-54 Age 55-64 65+ 18-34 35-54 55+ AB Social Grade C1 C2 (m) (n) DE (o) Employment Sector Private Public (p) (q) - 123 188 176 155 137 311 331 328 208 318 276 153 359 -** 135* 193 165 174 147 234 328 339 381 251 323 197 2 390 572 55% - - 572 55% 111 100 82%DEFGH 52%H 108 66%DFGH 83 48% 53%H 92 39% 211 64%jK 56%K 170 138 55% 192 59%O 106 54% 137 49% 109 63% 223 57% 283 - - 283 15 45 23%C 31 56 CdE 42 Ce 94 CDEG 59 87 26%I 137 IJ 65 26% 82 26% 57 28% 42 90 23% 194 - - 194 9 7% 48 Ce 26 16%C 35 C 27 C 48 C 58 61 75 48 49 15% 35 63 23%M 23 77 Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/b - c/d/e/f/g/h - i/j/k - l/m/n/o - p/q Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing
Table 17 I would be happy sharing a mixed sex hospital ward with a transgender woman who was born male Base: All female respondents Page 17 Scotland (a) Wales (b) NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West (m) 86 44 840 33 120 75 87 107 124 132 84 91* 48* 910 41** 137* 84* 98* 88* 99* 146 132 86* 572 55% 53 58% 33 70%dfghjK 486 53% 22 53% 73 53% 44 52% 49 50% 49 55% 52 53% 71 49% 73 55% 54 63%k 283 26 B 5 10% 252 28%B 13 41 30%B 27 B 24 b 24 B 26 B 47 B 33 b 18 194 11 10 172 7 23 13 16% 25 a 16 20 28 27 14 16% Proportions/Means: Columns Tested (5%, 10% risk level) - a/d - b/d - c/d - a/b/c/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m Overlap formulae used. * small base; ** very small base (under 30) ineligible for sig testing