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FEDERAL SPENDING - GENERAL TEXT If you had a say in making up the federal budget this year, for which (1986 AND LATER: of the following) programs would you like to see spending increased and for which would you like to see spending decreased: Should federal spending on [ITEM] be increased, decreased or kept about the same? Public schools
Federal spending on public schools · Asked in 14 waves, 1984–2024 · 41,674 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1984. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 9 in 2002. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See federal spending question text and notes for, and preceding, VCF0886. 2002 NOTE: Respondents were randomly assigned one of two wordings: ‘public school’ or ‘big-city schools’. Data for ‘public schools’ are represented here.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Increased | Same | Decreased (before 2012: or cut out entirely) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241264. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,272 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201303. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,275 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161206. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,264 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: fedspend_schools. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083142. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,321 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043166. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,210 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study Source variable: V025108x. | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 680 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 73% |
| 20% |
| 7% |
| 5272 |
| ±2 |
| White | 69% | 23% | 8% | 3776 | ±2 |
| Black | 88% | 9% | 3% | 482 | ±6 |
| Hispanic | 81% | 14% | 5% | 558 | ±6 |
| Asian | 73% | 21% | 6% | 190 | ±10 |
| Other | 77% | 12% | 11% | 211 | ±9 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 |
| mixed |
| 1,807 |
| 1,807 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960562. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940823. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923818. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,480 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900383. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880349. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,032 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840998. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 1,930 |