#7.19 Ability or luck? (IX (1993))

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#7.19 Ability or luck?

If you look at successful people in society today, which do you think has played the largest part in their success, their ability and effort, or luck and chance?

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Ability and effort

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Luck and chance

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Other
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D.K.

Target : IX (1993)

	Ability and effort	Luck and chance	Other	D.K.	Total
All	52	35	8	5	100	(1,905)
Males	52	36	8	4	100	( 888)
Females	52	35	7	6	100	(1,017)
20-29	56	33	7	5	101	( 292)
30-39	53	34	8	5	100	( 332)
40-49	50	38	8	4	100	( 447)
50-59	49	38	7	5	99	( 379)
60-69	54	32	9	5	100	( 317)
70 and over	50	33	5	12	100	( 138)
Males 20s	53	36	7	4	100	( 135)
Males 30s	51	35	8	6	100	( 155)
Males 40s	48	40	7	4	99	( 215)
Males 50s	53	37	7	3	100	( 159)
Males 60s	56	31	10	4	101	( 166)
Males 70+	47	36	9	9	101	( 58)
Females 20s	59	30	6	6	101	( 157)
Females 30s	55	33	8	3	99	( 177)
Females 40s	51	37	9	3	100	( 232)
Females 50s	47	39	7	7	100	( 220)
Females 60s	51	34	8	7	100	( 151)
Females 70+	53	30	3	15	101	( 80)