When you meet a baby, do you ever use a gendered term (such as “boy” or “he”) to refer to the baby before being told the baby’s gender? | Daily Question

When you meet a baby, do you ever use a gendered term (such as “boy” or “he”) to refer to the baby before being told the baby’s gender? Published on May 18, 2022 → Survey conducted on May 18, 2022 on 6839 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Yes, and I’m always correct

19%

Yes, but I’ve sometimes been wrong

31%

No

32%

I never meet babies

8%

Not sure

10%

Yes, and I’m always correct

19%

Yes, but I’ve sometimes been wrong

31%

No

32%

I never meet babies

8%

Not sure

10%