spdeg
Values
[0]less than high school[1]high school[2]associate/junior college[3]bachelor's[4]graduate[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 |
| 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 | less than high school | high school | associate/junior college | bachelor's | graduate | don't know | iap | no answer | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 403 | 568 | 10 | 92 | 37 | 15 | 453 | 35 | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 379 | 500 | 20 | 100 | 53 | 2 | 428 | 22 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 373 | 526 | 20 | 95 | 42 | 5 | 419 | 4 | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 315 | 524 | 17 | 92 | 50 | 3 | 488 | 1 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 336 | 483 | 21 | 79 | 50 | 2 | 525 | 3 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 319 | 478 | 27 | 97 | 45 | 4 | 555 | 5 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 268 | 508 | 29 | 90 | 55 | 7 | 571 | 4 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 250 | 469 | 24 | 82 | 56 | 2 | 579 | 6 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 272 | 521 | 24 | 115 | 50 | 8 | 867 | 3 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 216 | 535 | 34 | 117 | 58 | 4 | 634 | 1 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 194 | 459 | 30 | 95 | 48 | 2 | 644 | 1 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 202 | 469 | 48 | 99 | 49 | 3 | 663 | 1 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 183 | 440 | 38 | 114 | 48 | 3 | 644 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 191 | 501 | 35 | 123 | 52 | 9 | 903 | 5 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 150 | 463 | 30 | 85 | 57 | 3 | 693 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 171 | 457 | 43 | 115 | 53 | 4 | 690 | 4 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 135 | 390 | 32 | 107 | 56 | 2 | 645 | 5 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 153 | 436 | 33 | 128 | 44 | 6 | 713 | 4 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 133 | 454 | 44 | 148 | 72 | 5 | 747 | 3 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 214 | 817 | 102 | 278 | 115 | 5 | 1451 | 10 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 189 | 753 | 99 | 218 | 126 | 2 | 1514 | 3 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 173 | 693 | 103 | 237 | 121 | 12 | 1487 | 6 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 179 | 665 | 95 | 209 | 116 | 9 | 1538 | 6 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 149 | 653 | 83 | 241 | 135 | 8 | 1496 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 156 | 733 | 115 | 292 | 173 | 5 | 1333 | 5 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 219 | 640 | 121 | 274 | 147 | 7 | 3095 | 7 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 97 | 499 | 71 | 195 | 105 | 5 | 1046 | 5 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 103 | 435 | 68 | 177 | 105 | 2 | 1152 | 2 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 117 | 444 | 56 | 169 | 112 | 2 | 1074 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 129 | 529 | 89 | 238 | 169 | 4 | 1376 | 4 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 113 | 578 | 89 | 261 | 163 | 6 | 1654 | 3 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 112 | 443 | 79 | 221 | 138 | 2 | 1348 | 5 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 151 | 769 | 146 | 517 | 388 | 19 | 2029 | - | 13 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 110 | 618 | 106 | 339 | 273 | 21 | 2074 | 2 | 1 | 3544 |
| Total | 6854 | 18450 | 1981 | 5839 | 3361 | 198 | 35528 | 165 | 14 | 72390 |