Teens More Likely to Believe Gender Assigned at Birth Than Adults
data from Pew Research determined that of all teens surveyed, 69 percent believed gender is determined by sex assigned at birth, while 65 percent of adults surveyed said the same.Political affiliation plays a major role in shaping views on gender.
Among Democratic teens, opinions are split. Fifty percent say gender is determined by birth sex, while 49 percent believe it can differ.
In contrast, 88 percent of Republican teens believe that gender is determined by birth sex.This partisan divide mirrors trends seen among adults, where Democrats are more likely to support gender fluidity, while Republicans lean toward a biological definition of gender.Geographical differences also influence beliefs.
Teens in rural areas (75 percent) are more likely than those in urban (66 percent) and suburban areas (67 percent) to believe that gender is determined at birth.
