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According to Japanese researchers certain personality traits correlate to certain blood types. What do you think?
- TYPE O: You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trendsetter, loyal, passionate and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity, jealousy and a tendency to be too competitive.
- TYPE A: You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
- TYPE B: You're a rugged individualist who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. However, your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.
- TYPE AB: Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're sometime standoffish, blunt and have difficulty making decisions.
Less than 5% of the eligible population donates blood. In the U.S. as many as 40,000 units of red cells are needed daily. More than 23 million units of blood components are transfused every year. *
| Blood Type |
% of U.S. Population |
Your Blood Can Go To |
You Can Receive |
| Blood Type |
% of Patients |
| O+ |
38% |
O+, A+, B+, AB+ |
85% |
O+ and O- Only |
O-
Universal WB Donor |
7% |
All Types |
100% |
O- Only |
| A+ |
34% |
A+, AB+ |
37% |
O+, O-, A+, A- |
| A- |
6% |
A+, A-, AB+, AB- |
44% |
O-, A- |
| B+ |
9% |
B+, AB+ |
12% |
O+, O-, B+, B- |
| B- |
2% |
B+, B-, AB+, AB- |
15% |
O-, B- |
| AB+ |
3% |
AB+ |
3% |
All Types - Universal Recipient |
| AB- |
1% |
AB+, AB- |
4% |
O-, A-, B-, AB- |
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*Facts About Blood – AABB, 1998
Copyright 2005 Cascade Regional Blood Services
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