Estimated Type Frequencies US, UK, Australia, NZ, Singapore
Jul 24, 2020 11:41:15 GMT
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Post by complex on Jul 24, 2020 11:41:15 GMT
Oddly Developed Types lists the estimated percentage of each type within the general population of these five countries. Here they are in a table for ease of reference and comparison. The site notes: "Be chary about comparing the UK estimate with the others. There's a long explanation." I've no idea what the explanation is.
The sources and samples sizes are:
| Type | US | UK | Australia | New Zealand | Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTP | 3.54% | 2.4% | 3.82% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| INTJ | 2.62% | 1.4% | 2.05% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| ENTP | 4.89% | 2.8% | 6.73% | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| ENTJ | 3.93% | 2.9% | 3.85% | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| INFP | 3.89% | 3.2% | 3.23% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| INFJ | 1.79% | 1.7% | 1.27% | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| ENFP | 7.6% | 6.3% | 10.11% | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| ENFJ | 3.61% | 2.8% | 3.23% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| ISTP | 4.16% | 6.4% | 5.16% | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| ISFP | 5.40% | 6.1% | 3.68% | 6.6% | 3.2% |
| ESTP | 6.52% | 5.8% | 8.54% | 4.5% | 7.3% |
| ESFP | 9.37% | 8.7% | 9.04% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| ISTJ | 6.92% | 13.7% | 8.6% | 16.9% | 17.0% |
| ISFJ | 6.82% | 12.7% | 8.6% | 16.9% | 17.0% |
| ESTJ | 14.97% | 10.4% | 17.25% | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| ESFJ | 13.97% | 12.6% | 10.11% | 8.2% | 6.0% |
The sources and samples sizes are:
- [*]US: sample size 9,320; Myers & McCaulley, 1985
[*]UK: sample size 1,634; Kendall & McHenry, 1998
[*]Australia: sample size 3,373; Macdaid, McCaulley, & Kainz, 1986
[*]New Zealand: sample size 993; Bathurst, 1995
[*]Singapore: sample size 1,733; Lim, 1994