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For the following pair of questions, please circle the letter of the one that comes closer to your opinion:

Do genes or experience play the major role in determining personality?

Genes or experience in determining personality · Asked in 1 wave, 2004 · 2,380 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Genes play major role in determining personalityIt is experience that determine personality

Group	Genes play major role in determining personality	It is experience that determine personality	n	MoE
All respondents	26%	74%	2380	±2
Democrats	27%	73%	806	±4
Independents (incl. leaners)	26%	74%	833	±4

General Social Survey 2004 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Genes play major role in determining personalityIt is experience that determine personalityDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2004	2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04	face to face	2,812	2,380