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Question If you had to choose, which thing on this list would you pick as the most important for a child to learn to prepare him or her for life? (INTERVIEWER: READ CHOICES) A. Which comes next in importance? B. Which comes third? C. Which comes fourth? 2. To be well-liked or popular
Values
[1]most important[2]2nd important[3]3rd important[4]4th important[5]least important[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 |
| -/- | 1986, 1987 |
| B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | most important | 2nd important | 3rd important | 4th important | least important | no answer | Total |
| 1986 | 730 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 142 | 525 | 8 | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 15 | 77 | 99 | 392 | 1217 | 19 | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 7 | 45 | 54 | 188 | 683 | 20 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 11 | 33 | 55 | 188 | 713 | 35 | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 181 | 614 | 28 | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 4 | 27 | 57 | 185 | 709 | 35 | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 193 | 752 | 26 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 981 | 9 | 43 | 78 | 330 | 1518 | 33 | 2992 |
| 1996 | 979 | 13 | 35 | 64 | 344 | 1439 | 30 | 2904 |
| 1998 | 921 | 19 | 41 | 66 | 330 | 1424 | 31 | 2832 |
| 2000 | 921 | 9 | 26 | 71 | 335 | 1422 | 33 | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1853 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 178 | 674 | 13 | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1936 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 153 | 665 | 8 | 2812 |
| 2006 | 3508 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 155 | 792 | 7 | 4510 |
| 2008 | 658 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 254 | 1033 | 14 | 2023 |
| 2010 | 667 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 243 | 1033 | 28 | 2044 |
| 2012 | 636 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 255 | 1008 | 15 | 1974 |
| 2014 | 851 | 4 | 20 | 51 | 329 | 1266 | 17 | 2538 |
| 2016 | 911 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 376 | 1473 | 22 | 2867 |
| 2018 | 785 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 306 | 1172 | 21 | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1360 | 21 | 20 | 48 | 663 | 1821 | 99 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1173 | 18 | 24 | 67 | 593 | 1592 | 77 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1116 | 19 | 24 | 57 | 544 | 1470 | 79 | 3309 |
| Total | 22494 | 230 | 622 | 1197 | 6857 | 25015 | 698 | 57113 |