#7.19 Ability or luck? (X (1998))

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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
(Specify)

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D.K.

Target : X (1998)

	Ability and effort	Luck and chance	Other	D.K.	Total
All	48	42	6	5	101	(1,341)
Males	50	40	6	4	100	( 601)
Females	46	44	5	5	100	( 740)
20-29	56	38	4	2	100	( 188)
30-39	46	47	5	2	100	( 215)
40-49	48	44	5	4	101	( 261)
50-59	50	40	7	3	100	( 278)
60-69	45	42	8	5	100	( 257)
70 and over	42	39	4	14	99	( 142)
Males 20s	57	34	5	3	99	( 87)
Males 30s	43	49	5	2	99	( 92)
Males 40s	52	41	4	3	100	( 116)
Males 50s	54	34	8	3	99	( 122)
Males 60s	42	44	9	5	100	( 125)
Males 70+	49	34	7	10	100	( 59)
Females 20s	54	42	3	1	100	( 101)
Females 30s	47	46	4	2	99	( 123)
Females 40s	44	46	6	4	100	( 145)
Females 50s	46	45	6	3	100	( 156)
Females 60s	48	39	7	6	100	( 132)
Females 70+	37	43	2	17	99	( 83)