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Q.23 [SHOW CARD16] 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, luck and chance, or relationships through kindred, countrymen/countrywomen, and alumni/alumnae (personal connections)?

1 Ability and effort

2 Luck and chance

3 Relationships through kindred, countrymen/countrywomen, and alumni/alumnae (personal connections)

8 Other (Please specify: ____________________________________________)

9 DK



		1	2	3	8	9	total%	n
total		71.1%	15.5%	9.4%	-	4.0%	100.0%	1,032


gender	Male	69.9%	13.6%	11.8%	-	4.7%	100.0%	485
	Female	72.2%	17.2%	7.3%	-	3.3%	100.0%	547


age	20-24yrs	70.9%	13.6%	8.2%	-	7.3%	100.0%	110
	25-29yrs	69.1%	14.5%	10.0%	-	6.4%	100.0%	110
	30-34yrs	69.9%	17.1%	8.1%	-	4.9%	100.0%	123
	35-39yrs	69.3%	18.2%	8.8%	-	3.6%	100.0%	137
	40-44yrs	70.6%	17.5%	9.8%	-	2.1%	100.0%	143
	45-49yrs	76.6%	10.9%	10.2%	-	2.3%	100.0%	128
	50-54yrs	69.9%	20.4%	6.8%	-	2.9%	100.0%	103
	55-59yrs	74.4%	9.8%	13.4%	-	2.4%	100.0%	82
	60-64yrs	66.1%	16.1%	12.5%	-	5.4%	100.0%	56
	65-69yrs	75.0%	15.0%	7.5%	-	2.5%	100.0%	40


race	Chinese	70.2%	16.0%	9.5%	-	4.4%	100.0%	781
	Malay	82.0%	10.7%	6.6%	-	0.8%	100.0%	122
	Indian	66.0%	19.6%	11.3%	-	3.1%	100.0%	97
	Others	68.8%	9.4%	12.5%	-	9.4%	100.0%	32