#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
6 Metro cities	50	41	4	5	100	( 156)
Pop.:200K-	51	40	5	3	99	( 433)
Pop.:100K-	45	42	9	4	100	( 170)
Pop.:50K-	40	47	5	8	100	( 156)
Pop.:-50K	39	51	2	8	100	( 95)
Rural	50	40	7	4	101	( 331)
Hokkaido	60	34	4	1	99	( 68)
Tohoku	44	35	10	12	101	( 104)
Kanto	47	45	4	4	100	( 363)
Chubu(East)	45	43	6	6	100	( 108)
Chubu(West)	46	46	6	2	100	( 140)
Kinki	51	38	4	7	100	( 236)
Chugoku	41	48	8	3	100	( 107)
Shikoku	44	42	8	6	100	( 48)
Kyushu	50	43	5	2	100	( 167)
Grades 1-9	45	42	4	10	101	( 337)
Grades 10-12	49	42	6	3	100	( 637)
College/University	49	42	6	3	100	( 356)