Q30 | 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? | ||
1.Ability and effort 2.Luck and chance 3.Other (PLEASE SPECIFY) |
4.Both 5.Don't know |
1992 ITALY 1,048 |
1987 FRANCE 1,013 |
1987 FRG 1,000 |
1993 NL 1,083 |
1987 UK 1,043 |
1988 USA 1,563 |
1988 JPN 2,265 |
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1.Ability & effort | 48.4 | 63.7 | 57.1 | 46.0 | 56.1 | 69.9 | 52.7 |
2.Luck and chance | 36.7 | 21.0 | 28.2 | 16.3 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 35.2 |
3.Both | - | - | - | 33.0 | - | - | - |
8.Other | 4.8 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
9.D.K. | 10.1 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 8.5 |