workhard
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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? 4. To work hard
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 | 81 | 244 | 238 | 129 | 40 | 8 | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 214 | 621 | 596 | 304 | 65 | 19 | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 140 | 303 | 324 | 174 | 36 | 20 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 138 | 335 | 347 | 158 | 22 | 35 | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 139 | 301 | 294 | 116 | 21 | 28 | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 147 | 355 | 321 | 144 | 15 | 35 | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 143 | 368 | 369 | 129 | 22 | 26 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 981 | 302 | 768 | 623 | 255 | 30 | 33 | 2992 |
| 1996 | 979 | 327 | 697 | 611 | 229 | 31 | 30 | 2904 |
| 1998 | 921 | 325 | 691 | 598 | 238 | 28 | 31 | 2832 |
| 2000 | 921 | 315 | 662 | 596 | 256 | 34 | 33 | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1853 | 190 | 314 | 288 | 90 | 17 | 13 | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1936 | 180 | 287 | 296 | 95 | 10 | 8 | 2812 |
| 2006 | 3508 | 186 | 366 | 304 | 124 | 15 | 7 | 4510 |
| 2008 | 658 | 295 | 454 | 420 | 157 | 25 | 14 | 2023 |
| 2010 | 667 | 338 | 467 | 400 | 121 | 23 | 28 | 2044 |
| 2012 | 636 | 326 | 451 | 399 | 127 | 20 | 15 | 1974 |
| 2014 | 851 | 425 | 609 | 485 | 137 | 14 | 17 | 2538 |
| 2016 | 911 | 510 | 696 | 560 | 146 | 22 | 22 | 2867 |
| 2018 | 785 | 415 | 515 | 483 | 114 | 15 | 21 | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1360 | 624 | 934 | 894 | 116 | 5 | 99 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1173 | 554 | 827 | 724 | 166 | 23 | 77 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1116 | 529 | 746 | 675 | 138 | 26 | 79 | 3309 |
| Total | 22494 | 6843 | 12011 | 10845 | 3663 | 559 | 698 | 57113 |