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Question ASK ALL PARTS OF QUESTION ABOUT RESPONDENT BEFORE GOING ON TO ASK ABOUT R'S FATHER; AND THEN R'S MOTHER; THEN R'S SPOUSE, IF R IS CURRENTLY MARRIED. A. What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school that (you/your father/ your mother/your (husband/wife)) finished and got credit for? CODE EXACT GRADE. B. IF FINISHED 9th-12th GRADE OR DK*: Did (you/he/she) ever get a high school diploma or a GED certificate? (SEE D BELOW.) (See REMARKS) C. Did (you/he/she) complete one or more years of college for credit–not including schooling such as business college, technical or vocational school? IF YES: How many years did (you/he/she) complete? Do you (Does (he/she)) have any college degrees? (IF YES: What degree or degrees?) CODE HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED.
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[0]no formal schooling[1]1st grade[2]2nd grade[3]3rd grade[4]4th grade[5]5th grade[6]6th grade[7]7th grade[8]8th grade[9]9th grade[10]10th grade[11]11th grade[12]12th grade[13]1 year of college[14]2 years of college[15]3 years of college[16]4 years of college[17]5 years of college[18]6 years of college[19]7 years of college[20]8 or more years of college[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | no formal schooling | 1st grade | 2nd grade | 3rd grade | 4th grade | 5th grade | 6th grade | 7th grade | 8th grade | 9th grade | 10th grade | 11th grade | 12th grade | 1 year of college | 2 years of college | 3 years of college | 4 years of college | 5 years of college | 6 years of college | 7 years of college | 8 or more years of college | no answer | don't know | Total |
| 1972 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 142 | 79 | 116 | 119 | 507 | 92 | 124 | 53 | 119 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 135 | 67 | 97 | 108 | 485 | 92 | 126 | 43 | 130 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 132 | 62 | 107 | 90 | 491 | 104 | 109 | 43 | 128 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 3 | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 42 | 124 | 65 | 101 | 126 | 499 | 115 | 101 | 34 | 132 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1490 |
| 1976 | 4 | - | 4 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 128 | 69 | 110 | 93 | 510 | 94 | 103 | 36 | 134 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1499 |
| 1977 | 4 | - | 1 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 120 | 72 | 106 | 114 | 507 | 90 | 103 | 44 | 128 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1530 |
| 1978 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 126 | 63 | 96 | 90 | 541 | 105 | 120 | 55 | 119 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1532 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 101 | 79 | 91 | 83 | 503 | 97 | 109 | 48 | 134 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1468 |
| 1982 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 51 | 119 | 87 | 106 | 140 | 620 | 142 | 159 | 66 | 146 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1860 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 90 | 62 | 73 | 127 | 547 | 97 | 155 | 58 | 179 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 18 | - | 2 | 1599 |
| 1984 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 77 | 58 | 99 | 91 | 491 | 108 | 121 | 74 | 149 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 3 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 86 | 63 | 86 | 100 | 511 | 123 | 133 | 74 | 141 | 46 | 44 | 12 | 32 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 6 | - | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 53 | 90 | 113 | 488 | 103 | 127 | 50 | 163 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 1 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 97 | 78 | 94 | 98 | 588 | 149 | 182 | 66 | 182 | 62 | 48 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1819 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 75 | 58 | 71 | 104 | 455 | 124 | 158 | 66 | 164 | 32 | 42 | 18 | 28 | - | 3 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 82 | 51 | 70 | 95 | 489 | 125 | 184 | 76 | 152 | 40 | 61 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1537 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 81 | 436 | 106 | 167 | 62 | 163 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 28 | - | 2 | 1372 |
| 1991 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 68 | 56 | 73 | 85 | 461 | 130 | 175 | 73 | 194 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 30 | 7 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 61 | 47 | 58 | 86 | 477 | 154 | 177 | 75 | 224 | 50 | 73 | 25 | 27 | - | 4 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 109 | 85 | 102 | 168 | 929 | 277 | 321 | 146 | 433 | 97 | 119 | 46 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 2992 |
| 1996 | 4 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 80 | 69 | 121 | 155 | 849 | 296 | 339 | 153 | 392 | 120 | 125 | 42 | 86 | 1 | 8 | 2904 |
| 1998 | 2 | - | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 82 | 75 | 113 | 138 | 851 | 270 | 350 | 146 | 412 | 86 | 109 | 41 | 69 | 4 | 8 | 2832 |
| 2000 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 95 | 69 | 106 | 153 | 823 | 290 | 374 | 127 | 393 | 90 | 114 | 39 | 68 | 9 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 66 | 60 | 88 | 137 | 818 | 265 | 374 | 157 | 377 | 93 | 128 | 43 | 70 | 7 | 5 | 2765 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 59 | 72 | 156 | 734 | 265 | 403 | 174 | 450 | 106 | 138 | 51 | 93 | 2 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 69 | 32 | 85 | 127 | 152 | 215 | 1204 | 422 | 628 | 212 | 687 | 167 | 208 | 78 | 112 | 9 | 2 | 4510 |
| 2008 | 6 | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 35 | 53 | 59 | 122 | 581 | 158 | 258 | 94 | 322 | 51 | 124 | 38 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 2023 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 108 | 558 | 186 | 229 | 109 | 334 | 71 | 101 | 33 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 2044 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 101 | 540 | 163 | 261 | 99 | 307 | 80 | 92 | 41 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1974 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 43 | 53 | 90 | 134 | 689 | 193 | 318 | 133 | 452 | 78 | 139 | 52 | 100 | - | 1 | 2538 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 90 | 118 | 824 | 242 | 359 | 137 | 485 | 108 | 149 | 63 | 110 | 8 | 1 | 2867 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 65 | 95 | 657 | 183 | 313 | 127 | 430 | 97 | 119 | 45 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 2348 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 52 | 83 | 829 | 277 | 542 | 208 | 942 | 258 | 351 | 113 | 216 | 48 | 18 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 57 | 78 | 116 | 909 | 268 | 506 | 189 | 697 | 167 | 210 | 79 | 148 | 20 | - | 3544 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 69 | 104 | 801 | 283 | 443 | 177 | 672 | 179 | 242 | 54 | 138 | 7 | 16 | 3309 |
| Total | 189 | 50 | 161 | 273 | 329 | 414 | 889 | 906 | 2812 | 2209 | 3079 | 4046 | 22202 | 6188 | 8651 | 3484 | 10666 | 2571 | 3187 | 1166 | 1941 | 179 | 107 | 75699 |