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Question Some people say that people get ahead by their own hard work; others say that lucky breaks or help from other people are more important. Which do you think is most important?
Values
[1]hard work most important[2]hard work, luck equally important[3]luck most important[4]other[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| A/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | hard work most important | hard work, luck equally important | luck most important | other | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1973 | - | 973 | 355 | 150 | 17 | 7 | 2 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 902 | 423 | 127 | 19 | 9 | 4 | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 931 | 357 | 197 | - | 11 | 3 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 927 | 430 | 159 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 927 | 409 | 118 | - | 11 | 3 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 1067 | 505 | 253 | - | 28 | 7 | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 976 | 264 | 219 | - | 7 | 7 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 1003 | 286 | 220 | - | 22 | 3 | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 1180 | 330 | 288 | - | 14 | 7 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 504 | 651 | 204 | 116 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 504 | 676 | 202 | 143 | - | 8 | 4 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 598 | 190 | 122 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 524 | 651 | 203 | 125 | - | 7 | 7 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 531 | 703 | 231 | 134 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 996 | 1375 | 386 | 213 | - | 14 | 8 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 981 | 1333 | 344 | 218 | - | 20 | 8 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 950 | 1247 | 417 | 195 | - | 13 | 10 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 956 | 1194 | 451 | 193 | - | 13 | 10 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1841 | 578 | 248 | 92 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1914 | 582 | 232 | 79 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 1771 | 1868 | 544 | 314 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 671 | 886 | 294 | 162 | - | 10 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 763 | 884 | 265 | 120 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 666 | 910 | 264 | 128 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 824 | 1188 | 340 | 172 | - | 13 | 1 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 980 | 1330 | 316 | 230 | - | 7 | 4 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 774 | 1127 | 239 | 193 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 2348 | 709 | 323 | 152 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 18953 | 27376 | 9052 | 4832 | 36 | 296 | 109 | 4032 | 64686 |