# Most Americans say success is earned through talent, desire, and effort

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-say-success-is-earned-through-talent-desire-and-effort/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About a third of U.S. adults (34%) say it is moderately true that success is earned through innate talent, desire, and effort, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.

Another 32% call it very true and 20% extremely true, while 10% say it is only slightly true and 4% not at all.

## Topline

Please indicate the degree to which this statement is true: Success is earned through innate talent, desire, and effort.

Most Americans say success is earned through talent, desire, and effort.

- Moderately: 34.0%
- Very: 32.5%
- Extremly: 19.8%
- Slightly: 9.8%
- Not at all: 4.0%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-success-being-earned-through-talent-and-effort](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-success-being-earned-through-talent-and-effort)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-success-being-earned-through-talent-and-effort](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-success-being-earned-through-talent-and-effort)