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To obey
Variable: obey
Module:
Core
Subject:
Children
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:

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?
1. To obey

Year Availability
Available in 19 of 31 years total. Hover over a year to see ballot information.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
Code Label
1 Most important
2 2nd important
3 3rd important
4 4th important
5 Least important
9 No answer
0 Not applicable
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
168 433 226 199 165 195 191 357 341 355 389 131 107 184 212 193 182 204 239
116 250 122 137 108 123 146 261 250 237 230 112 123 119 155 170 156 203 211
117 266 191 168 166 142 174 328 336 320 299 145 146 170 223 245 238 253 310
235 525 286 329 285 343 361 759 689 680 662 367 365 389 555 537 537 718 847
96 326 152 167 147 179 159 273 279 288 283 144 127 133 206 204 210 292 327
8 19 20 35 28 35 26 33 30 31 33 13 8 7 14 28 15 17 22
730 0 484 502 473 500 549 981 979 921 921 1853 1936 3508 658 667 636 851 911
Summary Statistics
Valid cases 25398
Missing cases 37068