Worldwide, a higher share of the respondents think that people's chances of success in their country is mostly down to their own effort and merit. This is about the same for low-income, medium-income, and high-income households, where just above 40 percent have this opinion.
Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income
Household income
People's chances of success in my country depend mostly on their own merit and effort
People's chances of success in my country depend mostly on factors beyond their control
*Individuals from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United States, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey.
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Ipsos. (May 24, 2024). Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/
Ipsos. "Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income." Chart. May 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/
Ipsos. (2024). Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/
Ipsos. "Opinions on Whether People's Chances of Success in Their Country Depends on Their Own Effort or Factors beyond Their Control Worldwide 2023, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/
Ipsos, Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2023, by household income [Graph], Ipsos, May 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461416/opinions-chances-success-income/
