Survey Results

Gender: unreal, psychological, social, or biological?


1653 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
biological
29.04% (15.12%)
Reject or lean against:
biological
4.30% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
psychological
21.54% (4.30%)
Reject or lean against:
psychological
1.45% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
social
63.10% (43.01%)
Reject or lean against:
social
0.12% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
unreal
4.23% (1.63%)
Reject or lean against:
unreal
11.49% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
21.11%
Accept an alternative view
2.30%
The question is too unclear to answer
5.99%
There is no fact of the matter
1.27%
Agnostic/undecided
4.60%
Other
0.67%
N = 1653, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (132 respondents)
Alternative Views

61 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • CONS (6): construct (3) constructed (2) constituted (1)
  • FACT (4): factors (3) facts (1)
  • PART (4): partly (2) part (1) partially (1)
  • IDEN (4): identity (3) identities (1)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.45
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 128 141
Reject 52 490
n: 811
p < 0.0001
r: 0.45
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 810 152
Reject 152 226
n: 1340
p < 0.0001
r: 0.44
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 185 241
Reject 85 813
n: 1324
p < 0.0001
r: -0.44
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 68 518
Reject 112 124
n: 822
p < 0.0001
r: 0.35
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 573 58
Reject 191 86
n: 908
p < 0.0001
r: 0.35
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 390 199
Reject 75 161
n: 825
p < 0.0001
r: -0.34
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 212 96
Reject 544 50
n: 902
p < 0.0001
r: -0.32
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 140 416
Reject 127 110
n: 793
p < 0.0001
r: 0.32
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 139 127
Reject 130 394
n: 790
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 135 825
Reject 135 243
n: 1338
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 78 560
Reject 85 180
n: 903
p < 0.0001
r: -0.28
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 245 182
Reject 700 197
n: 1324
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 38 22
Reject 174 1013
n: 1247
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 154 298
Reject 135 775
n: 1362
p < 0.0001
r: -0.24
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 19 252
Reject 124 419
n: 814
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 69 162
Reject 51 346
n: 628
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 335 193
Reject 96 131
n: 755
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 58 361
Reject 60 151
n: 630
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 91 724
Reject 86 244
n: 1145
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 124 147
Reject 330 213
n: 814
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 100 269
Reject 76 688
n: 1133
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 292 161
Reject 419 505
n: 1377
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 153 812
Reject 135 276
n: 1376
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 83 213
Reject 80 520
n: 896
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 25 16
Reject 118 614
n: 773
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 71 235
Reject 114 855
n: 1275
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 139 304
Reject 138 770
n: 1351
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 8 23
Reject 14 533
n: 578
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 142 53
Reject 319 305
n: 819
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 297 263
Reject 76 152
n: 788
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 453 520
Reject 126 273
n: 1372
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 59 124
Reject 63 308
n: 554
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 252 341
Reject 156 114
n: 863
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 667 297
Reject 219 185
n: 1368
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 120 131
Reject 307 192
n: 750
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 490 305
Reject 166 175
n: 1136
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 461 517
Reject 251 160
n: 1389
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 231 317
Reject 49 158
n: 755
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 160 127
Reject 248 323
n: 858
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 206 220
Reject 548 328
n: 1302
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 465 354
Reject 132 199
n: 1150
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 47 405
Reject 217 706
n: 1375
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 204 199
Reject 268 488
n: 1159
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 109 406
Reject 80 154
n: 749
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 163 255
Reject 59 152
n: 629
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 78 482
Reject 61 167
n: 788
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 163 799
Reject 115 289
n: 1366
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 102 167
Reject 266 247
n: 782
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 198 312
Reject 124 98
n: 732
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 161 208
Reject 426 343
n: 1138
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 9 122
Reject 28 237
n: 396
p: 0.0007
r: -0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 246 198
Reject 630 280
n: 1354
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 113 153
Reject 155 390
n: 811
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 114 195
Reject 221 767
n: 1297
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 576 341
Reject 188 207
n: 1312
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 38 507
Reject 35 172
n: 752
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 141 799
Reject 83 292
n: 1315
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 47 329
Reject 10 171
n: 557
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 189 192
Reject 457 286
n: 1124
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 154 297
Reject 419 487
n: 1357
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 68 207
Reject 192 329
n: 796
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 156 404
Reject 30 214
n: 804
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 273 643
Reject 65 326
n: 1307
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 59 200
Reject 177 315
n: 751
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 376 439
Reject 111 246
n: 1172
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 365 423
Reject 116 223
n: 1127
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 130 115
Reject 179 280
n: 704
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 89 161
Reject 104 390
n: 744
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 69 200
Reject 72 441
n: 782
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 212 764
Reject 61 350
n: 1387
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 97 157
Reject 239 252
n: 745
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 16 23
Reject 138 564
n: 741
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 138 175
Reject 323 667
n: 1303
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 136 421
Reject 90 155
n: 802
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 7 25
Reject 82 575
n: 689
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 36 79
Reject 76 362
n: 553
p: 0.0008
r: -0.14
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 179 102
Reject 392 142
n: 815
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 37 407
Reject 27 154
n: 625
p: 0.0004
r: 0.14
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 257 176
Reject 377 446
n: 1256
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 238 86
Reject 590 419
n: 1333
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 36 204
Reject 36 467
n: 743
p: 0.0002
r: -0.14
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 23 135
Reject 136 392
n: 686
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Gender: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 6 18
Reject 70 400
n: 494
p: 0.0024
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 213 304
Reject 70 164
n: 751
p: 0.0002
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 41 189
Reject 101 293
n: 624
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 63 121
Reject 164 206
n: 554
p: 0.0016
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 80 171
Reject 195 300
n: 746
p: 0.0003
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 128 228
Reject 348 416
n: 1120
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 659 314
Reject 225 174
n: 1372
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 71 309
Reject 24 157
n: 561
p: 0.0021
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 359 614
Reject 120 279
n: 1372
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 25 596
Reject 7 258
n: 886
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Accept Reject
Accept 106 191
Reject 248 332
n: 877
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 192 616
Reject 123 226
n: 1157
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 465 403
Reject 251 131
n: 1250
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 269 352
Reject 86 179
n: 886
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 98 159
Reject 52 64
n: 373
p: 0.0139
r: -0.13
Gender: social Accept Reject
Accept 12 280
Reject 21 128
n: 441
p: 0.0078
r: 0.13
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 27 115
Reject 71 413
n: 626
p: 0.0015
r: 0.13
Gender: psychological Accept Reject
Accept 75 75
Reject 192 287
n: 629
p: 0.0015

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: -0.19
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 167 271
Reject 471 417
n: 1326
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 36 344
Reject 10 687
n: 1077
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 16 729
Reject 29 310
n: 1084
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 746 266
Reject 356 59
n: 1427
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 262 750
Reject 58 357
n: 1427
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 488 464
Reject 156 231
n: 1339
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 397 67
Reject 698 250
n: 1412
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 66 398
Reject 246 702
n: 1412
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 65 954
Reject 56 361
n: 1436
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 69 950
Reject 6 411
n: 1436
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 5 375
Reject 43 654
n: 1077
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 10 457
Reject 63 893
n: 1423
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 49 970
Reject 2 415
n: 1436
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 97 283
Reject 107 590
n: 1077
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 207 812
Reject 53 364
n: 1436
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 25 720
Reject 0 339
n: 1084
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 60 407
Reject 62 894
n: 1423
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 41 704
Reject 7 332
n: 1084
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 10 252
Reject 6 807
n: 1075
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 30 437
Reject 18 938
n: 1423
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 123 622
Reject 81 258
n: 1084
p: 0.0008
r: 0.1
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 95 378
Reject 137 834
n: 1444
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 8 459
Reject 41 915
n: 1423
p: 0.0003
r: 0.09
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 22 723
Reject 1 338
n: 1084
p: 0.0023
r: -0.09
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 14 731
Reject 18 321
n: 1084
p: 0.0033
r: 0.09
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 50 296
Reject 88 989
n: 1423
p: 0.001
r: 0.09
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 19 361
Reject 13 684
n: 1077
p: 0.005
r: 0.09
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 39 262
Reject 58 643
n: 1002
p: 0.0069
r: -0.08
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 13 732
Reject 15 324
n: 1084
p: 0.0052
r: -0.08
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 263 77
Reject 909 157
n: 1406
p: 0.0017
r: 0.08
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 14 366
Reject 8 689
n: 1077
p: 0.0068
r: -0.08
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 27 992
Reject 21 396
n: 1436
p: 0.003
r: -0.08
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 355 97
Reject 814 138
n: 1404
p: 0.0033
r: 0.08
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 17 363
Reject 12 685
n: 1077
p: 0.0105
r: 0.08
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 8 254
Reject 12 801
n: 1075
p: 0.0114
r: 0.08
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 106 339
Reject 165 734
n: 1344
p: 0.0048
r: -0.08
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 15 730
Reject 15 324
n: 1084
p: 0.0133
r: 0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 12 250
Reject 14 799
n: 1075
p: 0.0145
r: 0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 16 364
Reject 12 685
n: 1077
p: 0.0151
r: -0.07
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 10 735
Reject 12 327
n: 1084
p: 0.0157
r: 0.07
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 54 691
Reject 15 324
n: 1084
p: 0.0162
r: 0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 5 257
Reject 3 810
n: 1075
p: 0.0169
r: -0.07
Gender: unreal Yes No
Accept 10 59
Reject 234 1045
n: 1348
p: 0.0077
r: 0.07
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 91 928
Reject 22 395
n: 1436
p: 0.0061
r: -0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 23 357
Reject 71 626
n: 1077
p: 0.0184
r: 0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 32 348
Reject 34 663
n: 1077
p: 0.0188
r: -0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 6 256
Reject 40 773
n: 1075
p: 0.0197
r: 0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 11 251
Reject 13 800
n: 1075
p: 0.0208
r: -0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 16 246
Reject 74 739
n: 1075
p: 0.0218
r: 0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 12 368
Reject 14 683
n: 1077
p: 0.022
r: -0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 75 392
Reject 180 776
n: 1423
p: 0.0096
r: -0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 15 430
Reject 55 844
n: 1344
p: 0.0127
r: -0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 27 325
Reject 135 961
n: 1448
p: 0.0097
r: 0.07
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 64 955
Reject 16 401
n: 1436
p: 0.0109
r: -0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 41 432
Reject 125 846
n: 1444
p: 0.0121
r: -0.07
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 7 373
Reject 27 670
n: 1077
p: 0.0309
r: 0.07
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 29 716
Reject 5 334
n: 1084
p: 0.0313
r: 0.07
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 9 253
Reject 19 794
n: 1075
p: 0.0322
r: 0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 12 733
Reject 0 339
n: 1084
p: 0.0329
r: 0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 12 250
Reject 11 802
n: 1075
p: 0.0372
r: 0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 15 365
Reject 15 682
n: 1077
p: 0.0386
r: -0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 16 364
Reject 51 646
n: 1077
p: 0.0387
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 5 257
Reject 28 785
n: 1075
p: 0.0418
r: 0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 44 296
Reject 88 978
n: 1406
p: 0.0201
r: -0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 38 707
Reject 26 313
n: 1084
p: 0.0414
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 23 212
Reject 105 666
n: 1006
p: 0.0496
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 15 247
Reject 79 734
n: 1075
p: 0.0448
r: 0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 10 252
Reject 20 793
n: 1075
p: 0.0454
r: 0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 32 713
Reject 6 333
n: 1084
p: 0.0479
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 56 290
Reject 234 843
n: 1423
p: 0.0238
r: 0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 42 410
Reject 60 892
n: 1404
p: 0.0259
r: -0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 24 299
Reject 107 916
n: 1346
p: 0.0325
r: -0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 84 383
Reject 207 749
n: 1423
p: 0.0285
r: -0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 216 229
Reject 493 406
n: 1344
p: 0.0354
r: 0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 9 464
Reject 8 963
n: 1444
p: 0.0297
r: -0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 152 881
Reject 80 346
n: 1459
p: 0.0306
r: 0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 9 1010
Reject 0 417
n: 1436
p: 0.0324
r: 0.06
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 24 443
Reject 25 931
n: 1423
p: 0.0337
r: -0.06
Gender: social Yes No
Accept 16 946
Reject 15 380
n: 1357
p: 0.0402
r: 0.06
Gender: unreal Yes No
Accept 37 23
Reject 573 626
n: 1259
p: 0.0488
r: 0.06
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 10 313
Reject 12 1011
n: 1346
p: 0.0424
r: 0.05
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 21 325
Reject 27 1050
n: 1423
p: 0.0423
r: -0.05
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 23 323
Reject 97 980
n: 1423
p: 0.0429
r: 0.05
Gender: psychological Yes No
Accept 29 317
Reject 48 1029
n: 1423
p: 0.0454
r: 0.05
Gender: biological Yes No
Accept 37 430
Reject 46 910
n: 1423
p: 0.048