Americans are split on comfort level with using genderneutral pronouns % ofU.S. adults saying they would be pronoun to refer to someone ifasked to do SO
Among Americans ages 18 to 29, about six-in-ten (61%) say they would feel somewhat or very comfortable using a gender-neutral pronoun to refer to someone if they asked them to do so. By comparison, roughly half of those ages 30 to 49 (52%) and 50 and older (48%) express comfort.
Americans are split on comfort level with using  | genderneutral pronouns  | % ofU.S. adults saying they would be  | using a gender-neutral  | pronoun to refer to someone ifasked to do SO  | Uncomfortable  | Comfortable  | Net Very Somewhat  | Somewhat Very Net  | All adults  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 27  | 52  | 47  | Ages 18-29  | 38  | 16  | 23  | 27  | 34  | 61  | 30-49  | 46  | 23  | 23  | 25  | 27  | 52  | 50-64  | 50  | 26  | 24  | 26  | 22  | 48  | 65+  | 51  | 26  | 25  | 23  | 24  | 47  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 64  | 35  | 30  | 22  | 13 34  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 33  | 13  | 19  | 28  | 38  | 66  | Note: Share of respondents who didn't soffer an answer not shown. Figures may not  | add to subtotals due to rounding.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 24-Oct. 7, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 