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  How Frequent Is My Type?  
 

One of the common questions people ask after determining their type is: How frequent is my type? The table below shows estimates of the relative frequency of each of the sixteen types in the United States population.

Looking at this table, you can see the most common types across the bottom two rows and in the left two columns. The intersection of these two rows and two columns, the bottom left quadrant, represents the highest concentration of the general population. Most data suggest that those who prefer Extraversion and Sensing are more frequent in the population than those who prefer Introversion and Intuition.

Text adapted from Building People, Building Programs by Gordon Lawrence and Charles Martin (CAPT 2001)

The estimated frequency table was compiled from a variety of MBTI® results from 1972 through 2002, including data banks at the Center for Applications of Psychological Type; CPP, Inc; and Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

 
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