#7.19 Ability or luck? (XI (2003))

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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 : XI (2003)

	Ability and effort	Luck and chance	Other	D.K.	Total
All	50	36	8	6	100	(1,158)
Males	49	37	8	6	100	( 540)
Females	51	35	7	7	100	( 618)
20-29	53	35	6	5	99	( 141)
30-39	59	32	7	2	100	( 171)
40-49	54	35	4	7	100	( 183)
50-59	44	41	9	7	101	( 247)
60-69	45	39	8	8	100	( 237)
70 and over	50	31	12	8	101	( 179)
Males 20s	51	29	12	8	100	( 59)
Males 30s	57	33	10	-	100	( 69)
Males 40s	55	32	6	8	101	( 88)
Males 50s	40	44	8	8	100	( 131)
Males 60s	52	40	4	4	100	( 113)
Males 70+	46	36	14	4	100	( 80)
Females 20s	55	40	2	2	99	( 82)
Females 30s	61	30	5	4	100	( 102)
Females 40s	54	38	3	5	100	( 95)
Females 50s	48	37	9	5	99	( 116)
Females 60s	39	39	11	11	100	( 124)
Females 70+	53	26	10	11	100	( 99)