Toplines - Parental Rights May 2023
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Survey of 1,305 California
Likely Voters
Conducted May 18, 2023
By Rasmussen Reports
and Real Impact
How
would you rate the job Joe Biden has been doing as President… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
27%
strongly approve
18%
somewhat approve
7%
somewhat disapprove
47%
strongly disapprove
2%
not sure
How
would you rate the job Gavin Newsome has been doing as Governor?
24%
strongly approve
19%
somewhat approve
7%
somewhat disapprove
47%
strongly disapprove
3%
not sure
Are you the parent or guardian of at least one child currently
under age 18?
26% yes
73% no
1%
not sure
Do you currently have at least one child attending a public school
in California?
26% yes
72% no
1%
not sure
By what age are people mature enough to make
important life decisions on their own?
2%
before 4 years old
2%
before 8 years old
3%
before 12 years old
7%
before 16 years old
11%
before 18 years old
71%
after 18 years old
3%
not sure
Is
18 years old an appropriate age for a person to become registered for the
United States Selective Service, more commonly called the draft?
71% yes
21% no
8%
not sure
In
your view, are biological sex and gender different,
or the same thing?
44%
different
41%
same thing
16%
not sure
By what age is it appropriate for a child to be taught they can
choose their gender?
4%
before 4 years old
6%
before 8 years old
9%
before 12 years old
10%
before 16 years old
23%
before 18 years old
38%
never
10%
not sure
By what age is a child mature enough to make a decision about what
their gender is?
3%
before 4 years old
7%
before 8 years old
8%
before 12 years old
11%
before 16 years old
31%
before 18 years old
32%
never
8%
not sure
By what age is it appropriate for a child to receive medication to
alter their hormones, that are accompanied by the risk of long-term
sterilization?
2%
before 4 years old
2%
before 8 years old
6%
before 12 years old
11%
before 16 years old
26%
before 18 years old
43%
never
10%
not sure
By what age is it appropriate for a child to receive irreversible
gender affirming surgery, to include removing their reproductive organs?
1%
before 4 years old
1%
before 8 years old
3%
before 12 years old
5%
before 16 years old
26%
before 18 years old
49%
never
14%
not sure
Who has the bigger responsibility
to raise a child, parents, or the government?
91% parents
3% the government
3% about the same level of responsibility
2% not sure
Do
you support or oppose schools notifying parents if their child has a change in
mental conditions, like showing symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts?
73% strongly
support
15% somewhat support
3% somewhat oppose
3% strongly
oppose
5% not sure
Do
you support or oppose schools notifying parents if their child identifies or
requests to be identified or treated as a gender that doesn’t align with their
biological sex?
55% strongly
support
14% somewhat support
7% somewhat oppose
16% strongly
oppose
8% not sure
Is it abuse if parents refuse to acknowledge their child’s request
to be treated as a gender that doesn’t align with their biological sex?
28% yes
52% no
20% not sure
Do
you agree or disagree with this statement: “A person loses their parental
rights when a child enters public school.”
5% strongly
agree
7% somewhat agree
13% somewhat disagree
69% strongly
disagree
5% not sure
Do
you agree or disagree with this statement: “There is no such thing as someone
else’s child. Our nation’s children are
all our children.”
13% strongly
agree
16% somewhat agree
16% somewhat disagree
48% strongly
disagree
7% not sure
Would
you support or oppose a local law that required parents to be notified of any
major change in a child’s physical, mental, or emotional health or academic
performance?
66% strongly
support
18% somewhat support
6% somewhat oppose
6% strongly
oppose
4% not sure
If
that law included notifying parents of symptoms of depression, severe anxiety,
or suicidal thoughts, would you be more likely or less likely to support the
law?
67% much more
likely
18% somewhat more likely
5% somewhat less likely
4% much less
likely
7% not sure
If
that law included notifying parents of a child identifying, requesting to
identify, or being treated as a gender that doesn’t alight with their
biological sex, would you be more likely or less likely to support the law?
46% much more
likely
16% somewhat more likely
8% somewhat less likely
19% much less
likely
11% not sure
Do
you agree or disagree: “A teacher not following a law to notify parents about
changes in a student’s physical, mental or emotional health should lose their
jobs.”
39% strongly
agree
18% somewhat agree
18% somewhat disagree
19% strongly
disagree
7% not sure
Do
you support or oppose teachers and school administrators keeping information
about a child’s gender identity secret from the parents?
13% strongly
support
11% somewhat support
13% somewhat oppose
55% strongly
oppose
9% not sure
At
12 years of age, is a child mature enough to consent to mental health
treatment, counseling, or shelter services without their parents knowing?
24% yes
63% no
12% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
