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Social
Social Behavior
May 28, 2008
Public Opinion on Important Social Issues
Social Services
July 27, 2010
A Reservoir For Community
Development: One Third (33%) Claim To Have
Thought
About Improving Lives Of Others Within Their Community
July 12, 2010
53% Feel There Is A Decline
In The Charitable Acts Of The Wealthy
July 02, 2010
Majority (81%) Of Pakistanis
Complain Of Selfishness;
81% Believe Personal Interests Overtake
Collective Welfare
June 18, 2010
55% Believe That Transgender
(Eunuchs) Should Be Given Special Quota
In Educational Institutes And
Offices, However, 60% Would Not Like To
Be Friends With Them
June 17, 2010
38% Hold Society Responsible
For The Failures People Face In Life
April 23, 2010
Helping Others
April 21, 2010
52% of all Pakistanis Believe
People are Generally Trustworthy
August 27, 2009
Perceptions on Pakistan's Progress
May 14, 2009
Perspective on Local Health Facilities; Majority of
Pakistanis are Unsatisfied
Eating Habit
March 25, 2011
Majority (68%) Buys Fresh
Meat But The Trend Is On The Decline By 13%
Points Over The Past Few
Years
February 11, 2011
Packaged Biscuits Appear To
Be More Popular (65%) Than The Bakery
Biscuits (26%)
February 08, 2011
Majority
(83%) Claims To Consume Fresh Milk As Opposed To 15% Who
Use
Packaged Milk
February 03, 2011
Breakfast Turns Out To Be The
Most Popular Teatime
January 11, 2011
Orange Is Popular In Winters
But No Match To The Passion For Mango In
Summers! Orange (28%) Turns
Out To Be The Most Popular Fruit In
Winters And Mango (56%) In
Summers
October 29, 2010
Features Of Daily Life And
Consumer Behavior In Pakistan: Half Of All
Pakistanis (50%) Use Steel
Crockery Followed By Plastic (34%) And
Porcelain (16%)
October 13, 2010
78% Believe That Females Cook
Tastier Food Than Males
August 20, 2010
Preference For Rice at Dinner
Rises During The Last 25 Years
August 13, 2010
Popularity Of Chicken Meat
Rises Sharply In The Last 25 Years
July 26, 2010
Wheat is Pakistan's Popular
Staple And Majority (55%) Gets Wheat Grain
Grounded For Flour
July 22, 2010
Are Packaged Edible Items
Pure? Public Opinion Is Mixed:
55% Are Positively Inclined While 45%
Are Negatively
June 28, 2010
42% Pakistanis Drink 6-10
Glasses Of Water In a Day
June 10, 2010
43% Of All Pakistanis Believe
That It’s Better To Drink Water Before A
Meal
June
03, 2010
Majority
Believes Tea Has A More Refreshing Effect Than Coffee
May 27, 2010
Preference For Various Drinks
April 13, 2010
Perceptions About Warming
Food in a Microwave; 38% Believe it is
Harmful for
Health,
41% Say it is Not
February 16, 2010
Views on the Effects of
Different Mood Swings on Eating Habits; Majority
Claim (82%) Their Eating
Patterns Change
September 18, 2009
Pakistani's Preference Amongst Various Sweet
Dishes on the Morning of Eid
September 11, 2009
Bread, Curry, and Rice are The Most Preferred at Both Sehri
and Iftaari
September 03, 2009
79% Pakistanis Claimed to be Affected by The Recent Sugar
Crisis
August 11, 2009
79% of All Pakistanis Are Fond of Drinking Lassi
July 15, 2009
Beef is The Most Used Meat as Cited by 50% of Pakistanis
July 14, 2009
Very Few Pakistanis (13%) Claim to Have Tried Dieting
July 09, 2009
Majority (82%) Claim Their
Eating Habits Have Changed Due to Increase
in
the
Prices of Food Items
June 09, 2009
Majority of Pakistanis Like Moderate Amount of Spices in
Their Food; 23%
Prefer Strongly Spiced
May 22, 2009
Two Thirds of All Pakistanis
Serve Cold Beverages to their Guests During
Summers
April 06, 2009
61% Pakistanis Consider 0il to be Better than Ghee
April 01, 2009
More than 90% of Pakistanis prefer tea over coffee
March 30, 2009
More than 50% of Pakistanis prefer meat
June 15, 2007
‘Sherbets’ the most popular amongst various
drinks to be served to
guests in urban Pakistan during the Summers
March 05, 2004
24% OF PAKISTANIs are CONscious of their weight
January 30, 2004
ONLY 13% PAKISTANIS EAT ON A DINING TABLE
January 25, 2002
ORANGES AND APPLE ARE THE MOST LIKED WINTER FRUITS IN
PAKISTAN
November 05, 2001
ONE IN FIVE PAKISTANIS ARE KEEN TO REDUCE WEIGHT
June 15, 2001
"CHANNA DAL" IS A FAVOURITE IN PAKISTANI CUISINE.
January 05, 2001
PAKORA IS THE NUMBER ONE SNACK AT "IFTAR" DURING RAMADAN.
December 08, 2000
70% of Pakistanis eat Ice
Cream. But eating Ice Cream
alone is
uncommon. It
is
a family affair -
November 03, 2000
A majority believes Oil is better than ghee for health. But
many use ghee
for reasons of taste and lower price
September 08, 2000
Most common staple food in Pakistan is wheat, but
use of rice is increasing.
June 02, 2000
Majority considers fresh food items superior to frozen
foods.
January 28, 2000
Preference for Chicken meat is rapidly replacing
mutton & beef in Pakistan
November 19, 1999
POPULAR VEGETABLES: lady finger and potato are the most
consumed
vegetables
by the urban citizens
September 24, 1999
DINING OUT: every fifth urbanite eats out at least once in a
month
August 06, 1999
WHAT PAKISTANIS LIKE FOR BREAKFAST: most urban Pakistanis
prefer
paratha but a majority of rural Pakistanis use roti for
breakfast
March 20, 1987
MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST IN KARACHI: majority (37%) usually
eats
'paratha' for breakfast
December 06, 1986
PAKISTANI CHILDREN'S TASTE FOR PACKAGED GOODIES: acquiring
taste
for such food tends to increase among the children
November 15, 1986
POPULAR VEGETABLES: potatoes, spinach and lady’s fingers are
most
liked vegetables in Pakistan
Education/Schools
April 11, 2011
Admission Into Educational
Institutions; Majority (50%) Do Not View It As
A Merit-based Process Despite
Views Becoming More Favorable In The
Past Decade
April 02, 2010
Majority (79%) of all
Pakistanis Prefer All-Girls-Schools for Their
Daughters
March 26, 2010
60% Believe Both Higher
Education and Special Skills are Important for a
Good
Job/Income
March 17, 2010
Perceptions about Public
Facilities; Search for Good Education Tops the
List,
47% Complain about Lack of
Good Educational Institutes
January 12, 2010
More than Two Thirds of all Pakistanis Believe that
Education Leads to
Political
Awareness and Better Leadership Choices
January 06, 2010
60% of Pakistanis Oppose Sindh Governments' Decision of
Removing
Uniform Dress Code from Educational Institutes
December 07, 2009
Preferred Medium for Communicating with Others Via SMS:
(Part
5 in the 5
part series)
December 04, 2009
Preferred
Medium for Civil Services Examinations:(Part 4 in the 5
part)
December 03, 2009
Preferred Medium of Education for Various Levels of Schools:
(Part 3 in
the
5
part series)
December 02, 2009
Medium of Education is the Sharpest Divider of Rural and
Urban
Pakistan:(Part 2 in the 5 part series)
November 24, 2009
July 08, 2010
Majority (63%) Supports
Strict Treatment Of Children From A Young Age
By Parents And Teachers For
Their Better Upbringing
April 20, 2010
Views on Teachers Being Harsh
Towards Students; 70% Oppose Physical
Punishment, 27% Favor
it
January 12, 2010
More than Two Thirds of all
Pakistanis Believe that Education Leads to
Political Awareness and
Better Leadership Choices
November 12, 2009
Perceptions on Uniform System of Education in Pakistan
July 20, 2009
Majority (54%) Wants No Quota System in Educational
Institutions
May 27, 2009
56% Pakistanis Prefer Private Schools; However 70% Send
Their Children to Government Schools
November 10, 2000
PAKISTANIS PREFER GENERAL EDUCATION OVER EDUCATION IN
SPECIFIC
TRADES. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ATTITUDE ON THIS ISSUE
DURING
THE LAST 20 YEARS.
June 09, 2000
Majority favors private schools but high fees are
problematic
May 12, 2000
A MAJORITY OF URBAN PARENTS ARE INCLINED TO
EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN IN ENGLISH MEDIUM: THE
TREND HAS INCREASED FIVE FOLD IN FIFTEEN YEAR
November 05, 1999
ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS: a majority of parents (61%) prefer
English
medium schools
September 20, 1986
PUBLIC CONTROL ON EDUCATION: 70% of a national sample
categorically
supports public control
August 08, 1986
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: majority (62%) prefers Urdu as the
medium of
instruction in schools
July 05, 1986
UNIFORM SCHOOL SYSTEM: 87% supports uniform school for
children of
all classes
May 03, 1986
PREFERABLE MEDIUM OF EDUCATION: a large majority (62%) of
the
parents in Pakistan wish to send their children to Urdu
medium schools
December 22, 1985
KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY AMONG AVERAGE PAKISTANI: geographical
knowledge and awareness is directly linked with the level of
his formal
education
Environment
August 18, 2009
40% Conserves Electricity and Gas Due to Environmental
Concern
June 04, 2009
Public is Unanimous on Islamabad Being the Cleanest City
October 13, 2000
81% rate in Islamabad cleanest city of the country. In 1987
only 50%
held that view.
Family
May 05, 2011
8% Claim To Have At least One
Person In Their Household Who Returned
To Pakistan Permanently After
Working Abroad For A While
February 17, 2011
51% Believe In Engagement
Before Marriage While 45% Say Nikkah
Should Directly Take Place
January 14, 2011
Half Of All Pakistanis (50%)
Claim That They Are
Fond Of Both Their
Maternal And Paternal
Relatives. 39% Believe They
Bear Resemblance To Their
Paternal Family
December 09, 2010
85% Believe That Having
Children Is Essential To Lead A Pleasant Life
November 12, 2010
Almost Half Of All Pakistanis
Believe That Ideal Age Of Marriage Of A Boy
Is Between 21 To 25 Years And
Of A Girl Is Between 19 To 22 Years
October 12, 2010
40% Consider Compromise And
Tolerance To Be The Most Important
Factor
For A Successful Married Life
Followed By Economic Prosperity
(30%) And Good
Understanding (29%)
October 07, 2010
72% Claim That There Is A
Trend Of Marrying Within The Family In Their
Household
October 06, 2010
67% Prefer Living In A Joint
Family System After Marriage
August 09, 2010
Almost Two Third Of All
Pakistanis (64%) Favour Parents' Signatures On
The
Nikkahnama To Wed
July 14, 2010
What Is More Enjoyable;
Married Or Single Life? Majority Of The Married
(76%) Claim Happiness In
Married Life While Majority Of Singles (70%)
Claim Happiness In Single
Life
July 08, 2010
Majority (63%) Supports
Strict Treatment Of Children From A Young Age
By Parents And Teachers For
Their Better Upbringing
June 30, 2010
63% Pakistanis Take
Suggestions From Their Family Members In Making
Important Decisions Of
Their Life
June 29, 2010
35% Believe That Nowadays Men
Also Suffer From Domestic Violence Just
The Way Women Do
June 02, 2010
Views on Divorce Rate in
Pakistan; 48% Believe it Has Increased, of
Whom
Majority Believes it is Due
to Lack of Patience
May 21, 2010
95% of All Pakistani TV
Viewers Prefer Watching Urdu News Channels
May 20, 2010
Criteria for Choice of Life
Partners; Good Nature beats Good Looks, 75
percent to
24 percent. So they claim!
May 17, 2010
48% Believe Women Have to
Play a Bigger Role in Children's Upbringing
December 23, 2009
Perceptions on Different Emotions Felt When at Home:
November 20, 2009
Two third Believes that Respect for the Elders has Decreased
October 21, 2009
No Generation Gap in Majority of Pakistan; Most People Claim
They Share
Social.
Views with Parents, Politics is a Slight Exception
October 22, 2009
Support for Private and Public Schools; Views Are Split
October 01, 2009
More than Two Thirds Prefer to Have Sons
September 28, 2009
92% Believe Procreation is Important for the Continuation of
Mankind
July 27, 2009
Good Education (29%), Good Standard of Living (28%)
and a Good Job (21%) Are
the Top Priorities Parents Have
For Their Children's Secure Future
July 08, 2009
Majority Believes (41%) that Parents Should Allow Their
Children to Marry
Someone of Their Own Choice
May 28, 2009
Perspective on Respect for Women in Our Society in
Accordance to Islam
May 12, 2009
45% Believe Women Can Drive Properly
May 06, 2009
Pakistanis Perspective on Factors Contributing to a Happy
Marital Life;
Poll Finds Similarity of Views across Gender and Age Groups
October 25, 2002
PREFERENCE OF BOY CHILD OVER GIRL CHILD
February 01, 2002
BELIEF ABOUT FAMILY LIFE IN PAKISTAN AS COMPARED TO AMERICA
AND
GERMANY
October 15, 1999
SELECTION OF MARRIAGE PARTNERS: majority of parents do not
object
but views are divided on allowing children to choose a
spouse
on their own
January 17, 1987
REASONS FOR SEEKING DIVORCE: drug addiction is the most
common
legitimate reason for seeking divorce
February 01, 1986
DECISION MAKING IN HOUSEHOLDS: men of all classes dominate
financial
and family decisions
December 07, 1985
HUSBAND-WIFE CONFORMITY ON RELIGION, MORALITY,
POLITICS: spouses tend to agree much more on religious and
moral
issues than on social, especially political matters
November 01, 1985
WHAT MAKES A HAPPY MARRIED LIEF: majority (90%)
considers
faithfulness the most important attribute
for a successful
married life in Pakistan
Future Perspective
February 25, 2011
Hopes For The Next
Generation: 20% Feel Positive But 44% Are Fearful
And Apprehensive
September 03, 2010
Hopes About The Next
Generation: 28% Believe They Will Be
Comparatively More Prosperous
And 22% Say They Will Be Relatively
More Safe
July 21, 2010
64% Of Pakistanis Say They
Often Reflect About Death
March 02, 2010
Views on Palmistry; 57% Have Some Belief that Fate is Hidden
in the
Lines of One's Hands
January 01, 2010
ANNUAL HOPE AND DESPAIR/Optimists and Pessimists Index for
Pakistan:
2000-2009
December 31, 2009
Muslims across the World Do Not Share Global Revival of
Optimism about
The New Year
December 08, 2009
Perceptions About Pakistan in 2010
September 24, 2009
65% Respondents Are Optimistic About Decrease in Terrorism
in
the Upcoming Days
June 30, 2000
Majority is hopeful of a better life for the next generation
but worry about
poor law and order situation.
February 28, 1987
SPIRIT OF THE NATION: despite problems majority of the
Pakistanis
(79%) are hopeful about future
August 23, 1986
MIXED FEELINGS AS THE NATION ENTERS ITS FORTIETH YEAR: two
thirds
of the population is hopeful that the country will do well
Ghosts/Fear
January 03, 2011
Intercity Travel In Pakistan;
Wedding And Funerals Are The Major Reasons
For 44%
March 02, 2010
Views on Palmistry; 57% Have Some Belief that Fate is Hidden
in the
Lines of One's Hands
February 26, 2010
Views about Solar Eclipse; One Fifth Believe it is a Bad
Omen
February 03, 2010
Views on Evil Eye and Magic; 3 out of 4 Believe in Both
or
at least in
One
of
Them
September 30, 2009
More than Half of All Pakistanis Experience Nightmares
September 09, 2009
51% of All Pakistanis Believe Spirits Can Harm Humans
August 31, 2009
Pakistanis Belief in Super Natural Beings
August 25, 2009
66% of Pakistanis Fear Animals/Insects and Ghosts
February 16, 2007
A majority of Pakistani urbanites believe in Black Magic and
Taweez
Ganda
February 20, 2004
52% OF PAKISTANIS BELIEVE IN “TAVEEZ GANDA”, 44% IN BLACK
MAGIC
Literature Book/Poets
March 31, 2011
Reading Books; A Hobby On The Decline From 46% to 28% In The
Last Ten
Years
Most Important problem
March 28, 2011
Most Popular Foreign
Destination To Relocate: America Down From 25% To
11% While Saudi Arabia Rises
From 35% To 37%, UAE Up From 9% To
12%, UK Climbs From 10% To
12% During The Last Ten Years
September 25, 2009
One Third of Pakistanis Believe Poverty to be The Greatest
Possible
Threat
to Children's Lives
April 16, 2009
Pakistanis Think Finances are the Biggest Problem in Their
Lives
December 20, 2002
ECONOMIC ISSUES AS THE FIRST WORRY FOR MAJORITY PAKISTANIS
January 14, 2000
38% of Urban Pakistanis term Unemployment as the Nation's
Foremost
Problem.
October 30, 1987
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IS VIEWED
AS MOST IMPORTANT: 56% indicated
economic problems to be their
number one personal concern
August 02, 1986
NATIONAL ISSUES: unemployment is nation’s most pressing
concern
October 18, 1985
OBJECT OF DISSATISFACTION FOR PAKISTANIS: corruption is
considered
the most shameful
August 23, 1985
ECONOMY PERCIEVED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM: 32% of the
respondents expressed this view
Parents influence
May 06, 2011
Are Parents Under Obligation
To Put Their Children Happiness Before
Their Own? Two In Every Three
Pakistanis Agree
April 21, 2011
85% Believe In Unconditional
Love & Respect For Parents; Only 13% Feel
Children Can Disobey Parents
Whose Own Behavior Is Questionable
June 09, 2010
Majority (61%) Believes That
Children Should Be Checked When They Act
Mischievously
May 05, 2010
Respecting Parents; 50%
Believe Poor People Respect Parents More,10%
Say Rich People Give More
Respect, 40% Believe There is No
Difference
October 21, 2009
No Generation Gap in Majority of Pakistan; Most People Claim
They Share
Social.
Views with Parents, Politics is a Slight Exception
July 08, 2009
Majority Believes (41%) that
Parents Should Allow Their Children to Marry
Someone of Their Own Choice
May 07, 2009
Majority Want their Children to Choose a Profession of their
Own Liking
March 30, 2007
Most Pakistani urbanites believe a child’s profession should
be of his/her
own free will
February 28, 2004
66% PAKISTANiS CONSIDERED PARENTS’ CHOICE TO BE
MORE IMPORTANT IN A GIRL’S MARRIAGE
October 15, 1999
SELECTION OF MARRIAGE PARTNERS: majority of parents do not
object
but views are divided on allowing children to choose a
spouse
on their own
June 06, 1987
WHO SHOULD DECIDE ON CAREER CHOICE: parents have split views
February 14, 1987
OPINION ABOUT PARENTS: majority Pakistanis (61%) view
parents as
strict disciplinarians
February 08, 1986
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ON RELIGION AND POLITICS: not many
glaring gaps between the thinking of the younger and older
generations
of Pakistanis
Personal Satisfaction
May 19, 2010
74% of all Pakistanis Claim 'Honour'
to be Their Top Most Desire
January 19, 2010
Pakistanis Claim to be "Mr./Ms. Cheerful"; Despite Poor
Governance
December 11, 2009
Perceptions About the Extent of Parental Check and Guidance
April 09, 2009
More Than Half of the Pakistanis are Content; 74% Say “I am
Satisfied
With my Life”
September 15, 2009
59% Pakistanis Claim They Deserve a Better Life
Population Planning
October 23, 2009
Perceptions on Planned Family; Two third Favor the Concept
September 28, 2009
92% Believe Procreation is Important for the Continuation of
Mankind
October 25, 2002
PREFERENCE OF BOY CHILD OVER GIRL CHILD
Sleeping habits
January 31, 2011
5% Of Pakistanis Complain Of 'Insomnia', 30% Suffer From
Restless Sleep
December 14, 2010
Dreams: 51% Believe They Are
Divine Signs While 37% Say They Are
Random Pieces Of Imagination
December 03, 2010
49% Claim To Wakeup Themselves In The Morning, (Without Any
Help),
Followed By 28% Who Wake Up By Alarm Clock And 23% By
Someone
Else In The Household
September 28, 2010
41% Claim To Sleep For 6 To 8
Hours On An Average In A Day, Others
Sleep Less (42%) Or More
(17%)
July 20, 2010
65% Claim To Be Cheerful
Early Risers
March 09, 2001
Gallup Survey on Rising and Retiring Habits
April 14, 2000
7% of urban men and women are faced with the problem
of sleeplessness
September 08, 1985
SOUND SLEEP: majority of Pakistanis (75%) have no problem in
enjoying
sound sleep at night
Social Mobility
March 11, 2011
51% Believe Someone Born In A
Poor Family In Pakistan Can Become
Wealthy If He/She Works Hard,
37% Disagree
April 27, 2001
THIRTY PERCENT OF RURAL PAKISTANIS WISH TO MOVE TO A CITY.
September 01, 2000
MAJORITY OF PAKISTANIS ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT UPWARD SOCIAL
Mobility.
BUT THE PROPORTION OF OPTIMISTS HAS DECLINED DURING
THE LAST 20 YEARS.
Time Saving
October 05, 2010
Day Light Saving; Moderate
Change In Opinions During The Last 2 Years
April 27, 2010
Views on Changing Time by
Moving Clocks an Hour Ahead
DuringSummer;11% Favor it,
59% Oppose it,
September 08, 2009
58% Wanted Daylight Saving Time to Have Reversed in Ramadan
October 05, 2002
FAVORABILITY OF DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME
Travel
May 04, 2011
55% Pakistanis Use Vans/Buses
For Traveling Within Their Locality; 70%
Commuters Using Vans/Buses
Complain Of Rising Fares
September 15, 2010
Most Pakistanis Use Buses,
Wagons And Motorcycles To Commute Within
The
City
May 12, 2010
Satisfaction With The Public
Transport System in Pakistan; 57% Appear to
be Discontented
July 07, 2009
41% Claim to Have Access to a
Motorcycle; Majority does not have any
Personal Transportation
June 25, 2009
Only 5% Claimed to Have Traveled Abroad; UAE Tops
The Most-Visited List
April 06, 2001
12% CITY DWELLERS TRAVELLED
TO ANCESTRAL VILLAGES OR ANOTHER
CITY TO CELEBRATE EID THIS
YEAR.
November 21, 1987
TRIPS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES: one in ten male adults of
Pakistan (10%)
claim to have visited a foreign country
January 03, 1987
SAFETY OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES: trains are the safest
and motorcycles are the most hazardous
Views on profession
October 27, 2010
Most Pakistanis (22%) Aspired
To Be Doctors In Their Childhood
July 19, 2010
Politics Turns Out To Be Not
A Very Popular Choice As Profession
April 09, 2010
Views on Nursing Profession;
46% Consider it a Respectable Profession,
70%
Would Allow their Boys, and
40% Would Allow their Girls to Take it
up as a
Career
May 26, 2009
Majority of All Pakistanis Prefer Doctors and Teachers as
Neighbors
May 07, 2009
Majority Want their Children to Choose a Profession of their
Own Liking
April 22, 2009
More than 50% Pakistanis Take Pride in their Work
March 30, 2007
Most Pakistani urbanites believe a child’s profession should
be of his/her
own free will
January 19, 2007
Teachers, Doctors & Religious Intellectuals among Most
Trusted People
January 25, 2003
60% PAKISTANIS BELIEVE THAT DOCTORS OVERCHARGE
April 28, 2000
MOST POPULAR PROFESSION FOR SON IS ARMY OFFICER;
IT IS
BUSINESSMEN FOR A SON-IN-LAW AND DOCTOR AS A NEIGHBOUR.
June 21, 1986
CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF NATION S CHILDREN: majority (24%)
wants to
become a doctor
Weather
September 29, 2010
77% Claim To Eagerly Await
Winters
July 09, 2010
49% Prefer Bright Daylight
over Night's Darkness
July 05, 2010
Harsh Summers Only Liked By
2% Pakistanis, Majority Prefers Spring
(46%) And Winters (45%)
April 12, 2010
40% of all Pakistanis Say
They Like Cloudy Weather
April 08, 2010
Preferred Place to Live; 33%
Prefer Living in a
Valley & 23% Prefer Seaside
March 04, 2010
Pakistanis Divided about
Seasons, but Majority Prefers Winters
January 07, 2010
Winters in Pakistan; One Third of Pakistanis Use Heating to
Protect
Against Cold Weather
July 03, 2009
One Fourth of Pakistanis
Claim Their Family Member Suffered Due to Heat
Intensity
June 12, 2009
52% Believe Decrease in Rainfall is Caused by Global Climate
Change;
45% See it as Divine Penance
June 01, 2009
Heat Intensity Is Perceived to Have Increased Over the Past
Few Years
May 15, 2009
Most Pakistanis Prefer Spring Season; Summer is the Most
disliked Time
of the Year
April 29, 2009
66% in Pakistan believe Global Warming Affects them
Personally
April 23, 2008
66 % Globally and 75 % in Pakistan believe Global Warming
affects them
personally: Gallup International Association
June 01, 2001
So, how is the Weather?
February 23, 2001
80% ATTRIBUTE DRY SPELL TO ALLAH'S UNHAPPINESS
Leisure time
March 31, 2011
Reading Books; A Hobby On The Decline From 46% to 28% In The
Last Ten
Years
January 18, 2011
30% Watch TV In Their Leisure
Time, Followed By Doing Household Chores
(20%) And Resting/Sleeping
(19%)
July 01, 2009
21% Claim to Have a Recreational Park Near Their House; 42%
Regularly
Visit These Parks
June 29, 2009
Very Few Pakistanis Can Afford Recreational Activities
June 15, 2009
Watching TV is a Favorite Pastime
Household chores
March 22, 2011
Do Men Help Women In
Household Chores? Views Are Split, 51% Say They
Do, 49% Claim They Don't
August 12, 2009
43% of Pakistanis Visit Market Places only On Need Basis
July 06, 2009
More Than 50% Men and Women
in Pakistan Claim to Assist Each Other
in
Running the Household
February 01, 1986
DECISION MAKING IN HOUSEHOLDS: men of all classes dominate
financial
and family decisions
Poverty
March 11, 2011
51% Believe Someone Born In A
Poor Family In Pakistan Can Become
Wealthy If He/She Works Hard,
37% Disagree
March 01, 2011
Why Are Rich People Rich And
Poor People Poor? Majority Attributes
Wealth With Birth (30%) And
Illegal Means (26%)
February 09, 2011
Majority (77%) Believes That
Poverty Has Increased
In Pakistan. Furthermore 47%
Say The Trend Of Helping
The Poor Has Decreased
May 07, 2010
Views Are Split About Ratio
of Poverty in Pakistan as Compared to its
Neighboring Countries; 41%
Believe it is More, 30% Say it is Same, 27%
Say it is Less
May 03, 2010
31% Say They Have Had Days
When They Did Not Have Enough To Buy
Food For Their Family
December 16, 2009
84% Believe Poverty has Risen in the Past 10 Years
October 06, 2009
Perceptions About the Reasons for Countries Being
Poverty-Stricken
September 25, 2009
One Third of Pakistanis Believe Poverty to be The Greatest
Possible
Threat
to Children's Lives
June 29, 2009
Very Few Pakistanis Can Afford Recreational Activities
June 22, 2009
Insufficient Income is Perceived to be the Main Reason
for Pakistanis to Migrate
June 19, 2009
Majority Use Only Fans to Cool Their House; Air-Conditioning
is a Luxury
Which Most Can't Afford
May 11, 2009
Perspective on Wealth Disparity; Majority Links Wealth and
Poverty to
Inheritance
February 16, 2001
MAJORITY BELIEVES THAT POVERTY IS INCREASING IN THE COUNTRY.
August 04, 2000
Majority links wealth to
Birth, Ill-gotten money & Luck. Poverty is linked to
birth, fate, and honesty.
Physical
appearance/dress/clothes
March 30, 2011
White (32%) Is The Most
Popular Colour To Wear, Followed By Black And
Blue (14% Each)
January 25, 2011
72% Get Their Clothes
Stitched Where As 25% Stitch Their Own Clothes
August 27, 2010
78% Males Mostly Wear Shalwar
Kameez, 22% Wear Trousers
August 05, 2010
Curly Hair Only Liked By 19%
March 16, 2001
AMERICANS ARE RATED AS BEST IN PHYSICAL APPEARANCE BUT
JAPANESE
ARE VIEWED AS MOST HONEST AND SOCIALLY CULTURED AMONG FOUR
MAJOR ECONOMIC PLAYERS IN PAKISTAN
Social Behavior Others
March 21, 2011
Pakistanis Admire Kashmiris
(29%) And Pathans (26%) For Their Good
Looks
March 10, 2011
43% Claim To Keep Plants In
Their Houses As Opposed To 55% Who Do
Not
March 03, 2011
47% Say That Women Drive
Poorer Than Men But 22% Argue Otherwise
Saying They Drive Better
February 02, 2011
Financial Worries Tops The
List Of Personal Problems
January 07, 2011
Beauty is In The Eye Of The
Beholder: 32% Consider Women Of The
Subcontinent To Be The Most
Beautiful, Followed By The Women Of Middle
East (24%) And Eastern Asia
(16%)
June 15, 2010
Majority (62%) Believes That
Cultural Values Of Leading A Good Life Are
Fading Away From Our Society
April 01, 2010
Preference between Different Phases of Life
February 08, 2010
84% Wish to Continue the
Tradition of Dowry
(Part 2 of the 3 part
series)
February 04, 2010
Majority Believes Dowry to be
an Essential Part of Marriages in Our
Culture without Which, They
Claim, it is Not Easy for Girls to Get Married
(Part 1 of the 3 part series)
February 03, 2010
Views on Evil Eye and Magic;
3 out of 4 Believe in Both or at least in
One of Them
January 19, 2010
Pakistanis Claim to be
"Mr./Ms. Cheerful"; Despite Poor Governance
January 14, 2010
41% Blame Lack of Health
Facilities for Most Deaths During Pregnancy
January 13, 2010
Perceptions on Why People
Give Bribes
January 12, 2010
More than Two Thirds of all
Pakistanis Believe that Education Leads to
Political Awareness and
Better Leadership Choices
January 04, 2010
Most Pakistanis Prefer Operational Convenience When Buying
Clothes
(Part
3
of
the 4 part series)
October 28, 2009
Two thirds Like to Read Advertisements Displayed on the
Roadside
October 27, 2009
50% Pakistanis Claim to be Traditional in Thinking
October 26, 2009
Majority Are Cautious in Adopting New Ideas and Changes
October 21, 2009
No Generation Gap in Majority of Pakistan; Most People Claim
They Share
Social.
Views with Parents, Politics is a Slight Exception
October 01, 2009
More than Two Thirds Prefer to Have Sons
August 24, 2009
Perceptions on Bribery
August 10, 2009
12% of Pakistanis Claimed They Did Some Voluntary
Work in the Past One Year
August 05, 2009
Fifty Two Percent (52%) Own a Wrist Watch; 50%
Claimed to Wear it All the Time
June 30, 2009
Views on Methods of Social Change
June 22, 2009
Insufficient Income is Perceived to be the Main Reason
for Pakistanis to Migrate
June 10, 2009
Majority of All Pakistanis Get Their Clothes Stitched
From Tailors; Significant Percentage of Women Stitch Their
Own Clothes
May 08, 2009
66% Would Help an Accident Victim, But Half Prefer not to
Inform the Police
May 05, 2009
Majority Support Street Vendors; Perceived Economical
April 23, 2009
Most Pakistanis Like to Stay at Home in the Evenings
April 21, 2009
55% of the Pakistanis Get Angry Quickly
April 14, 2009
Majority of Pakistanis say they are Emotional
April 08, 2009
More Than 25% Pakistanis Say
"Reading is my Habit";
Most Like Informative
and Religious Books
April 02, 2009
Only 15% of Pakistanis exercise regularly
January 23, 2004
37% OF PAKISTANIS COMPLAIN OF FORGETFULNESS. BUT ONLY 17%
KEEP WRITTEN NOTES
August 31, 2001
PAKISTANI BUSINESSMEN BELIEVE PERSONAL CONTACTS ARE MUCH
MORE IMPORTANT THAN INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE
RECEIVED THROUGH INTERNET
July 20, 2001
31% OF PAKISTANIS CLAIM THEY HAVE DONATED BLOOD BUT MOSTLY
TO
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
June 29, 2001
IN PAKISTAN MEN ARE CONSIDERED MORE AGGRESSIVE AND BRAVE
THAN
WOMEN WHO ARE SEEN AS MORE PATIENT AND TALKATIVE?
December 22, 2000
One fourth of urbanites have a pet at their home.
October 20, 2000
SURVEY FINDS HARMONY OF VIEWS ACROSS GENERATIONS ON RELIGION
AND SOCIAL ISSUES BUT NOT ON POLITICS
August 30, 1987
FLOW OF PAKISTANI WORKERS TO MIDDLE EAST PICKING UP: 53,000
new
workers went abroad last year
February 21, 1987
RECALL ON INTELLECTUALS MOOT: intellectuals moot registers
low recall
(only 13%) among the public
January 31, 1987
POCKET MONEY: most urban children get more than a rupee
pocket
money a day
December 20, 1986
RENTED HOUSES: one third in urban centers lives in rented
houses
September 05, 1986
MOST POPULAR LAGUAGES FOR PERSONAL LETTERS: Urdu and Sindhi
August 30, 1986
MOST LIKED PERSONALITIES AMONG PAKISTANI CHILDREN: Quaid-I-
Azam, Allama Iqbal and own father
July 17, 1986
GENERATION GAP: generation gap on political issues but not
on religion
and culture
February 08, 1986
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ON RELIGION AND POLITICS: not many
glaring gaps between the thinking of the younger and older
generations
of Pakistanis
October 05, 1985
OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS: overseas Pakistanis are returning
home
at
increasing pace, majority of returning workers are young
and
seek self-
employment
Awareness Programs
June 30, 2009
Views on Methods of Social Change
Household Helpers
August 07, 2009
13% Pakistanis Claimed to Have Full-Time or Part-Time
Domestic Servants
September 17, 1999
DOMESTIC HELP: twelve percent (12%) homes employ domestic
help
Most Important National
Problems
February 15, 2010
Economic Issues Perceived to
be Number One Problem of Pakistan
Society
and Crime
December 02, 1985
PERSONAL INSECURITY: 18% households themselves or a
close
acquaintance has been personally victimized by theft, 8% by
fraud,
5% by murder, and 2% by kidnapping
Corruption
October 21, 2010
Corruption And Traffic
Police: Of The Cases You Know How Was A Traffic
Violation Handled? 30% Report
Paying A Bribe, While 49% Report Proper
Action And 20% Say They Were
Let Off After Apology
August 19, 2010
Complaints About Bribery
Remain High And Unchanged During The Last
25
Years
August 10, 2010
VIEWS ON SIFARISH: 58%
Approve Of 'Sifarish' To Get A Job While 42%
Do Not
July 13, 2010
What Causes Corruption:
Corrupt People Or Corrupt System? Pakistani
Views Are Split; 51% Blame
The System While 48% Blame The Person
January 21, 2010
Can Pakistan be
Corruption-Free? Majority Suffers from Sense of Despair
January 13, 2010
Perceptions on Why People
Give Bribes
June 05, 2009
Political Parties Need to Tend to Their Image; 60% Perceive
Them as
Highly Corrupt
July 26, 2007
43% of the urbanites believe that ‘corruption’ will
increase in the next 3 years
September 05, 2002
WORLD OPINION OPPOSES WITHHOLDING AID TO POOR COUNTRIES ON
GROUNDS OF CORRUPTION
October 24, 1987
CORRUPTION SEEN AS MAJOR FLAW
OF LEGAL SYSTEM: 64% (of those
who gave an answer) mentioned
corruption as the single most important
problem of our courts
July 25, 1987
PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF WEALTH: majority (34%) considers
corruption as
the principal source of wealth
January 24, 1987
PUBLIC ATTITUDES ON CORRUPTION: no kick no work
October 18, 1985
OBJECT OF DISSATISFACTION FOR PAKISTANIS: corruption is
considered
the most shameful
Crimes
April 22, 2011
Majority See Democracy As The
Best System Of Government; Only 20%
Disagree; 52% Prefer Faulty
Democracy Over Military Government
April 19, 2011
Scarcity Of Food Items in The
Past One Year; 13% Faced Serious Problem;
Remaining Are Split Between
Those Who Faced Such
A Shortage
Sometimes (34%), Infrequently
(18%) Or Not All (31%)
March 29, 2011
Crime Victims Have Doubled In
The Last Decade From 6% To 12%
March 16, 2011
MIXED VIEWS ON TRUST IN
POLICE: 57% Say They Will Report Their
Grievances To Police, 18% Say
They Will Avenge Themselves, 21% Will
Remain Silent
July 16, 2010
Fears About Personal
Insecurity Have Doubled During The Last 25 Years
April 05, 2010
Poll Finds Widespread
Disapproval of Criminal Torture
March 08, 2010
Perceptions on Law and Order
Situation in Local Areas; 43% Claim it has
Deteriorated
March 10, 2000
Majority favor Hanging Serial Killer of children but a
sizeable Minority
Support Proper Judicial Trial.
December 28, 1985
PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT HATHORA GROUP: 24% think that they
are
common criminals
Law
and Order
April 14, 2011
37% Feel Equality Before The
Law Is Not Practiced In Pakistan; Urban
Residents and Young
Pakistanis Appear Most Disappointed
March 15, 2011
47% Claim To Be Aware Of
Their Blood Group And 20% Claim To Have
Donated Blood
March 14, 2011
Privatization Of Security:
29% Claim To Have A Private Security Guard
Appointed In Their Area As
Opposed 71% Who Do Not
March 08, 2010
Perceptions on Law and Order
Situation in Local Areas; 43% Claim it has
Deteriorated
February 01, 2010
Views on Security Check-Posts Created in Various Cities;
Majority is
Reconciled
December 09, 2009
80% Fear Leaving their House Due to Security Threats
November 06, 2009
Majority Wants Educational Institutes to Keep Functioning
Despite
Security Concerns
August 04, 2009
57% Pakistanis Believe Law
and Order Situation Has Deteriorated In the
Recent Times; Only 38% Feel
Safe
June 30, 2000
Majority is hopeful of a better life for the next generation
but worry about
poor law and order situation.
Narcotics
February 01, 2011
61% Believe That The Use Of
Narcotics Has Increased In Pakistan. 71%
Say That Addicts Deserve
Medical Care
November 14, 1987
OPINION ABOUT DRUGS: 70% believe drugs are a serious problem
January 17, 1987
REASONS FOR SEEKING DIVORCE: drug addiction is the most
common
legitimate reason for seeking divorce
March 15, 1986
DRUG ABUSERS: 95% of Pakistanis express strong reservations
about
the use of narcotics
January 11, 1986
PUBLIC OPINION ON DRUGS: heroin and alcohol considered the
most
dangerous drugs
Others
September 24, 2009
65% Respondents Are Optimistic About Decrease in Terrorism
in the Upcoming Days
May 25, 2009
66% Believe Human Rights Are Observed in Pakistan
June 01, 2007
Urbanites more likely to receive counterfeit notes of large
denomination
as compared to currency with small denomination
March 16, 2007
Majority of Pakistan’s urbanites believe Punjab Minister’s
assassin should
be given severest punishment
January 10, 1987
OPINION ABOUT HIJACKING: mixed feelings about hijacking, 54%
justified
it while 34% refused to justify even for the cause of
national liberation
October 25, 1986
SIFARISH: sifarish enjoys high degree of social
acceptability
September 27, 1986
PUBLICS’S PERCEPTION ABOUT HELPING OTHERS: Pakistanis are
public
spirited but pollutant to be involved with the police
Sports
Cricket
April 18, 2011
Showing Of Indian Channels On
Cable TV Is Sharply Contested: Nearly
Half Support And Half Oppose
March 18, 2011
Pakistani Optimism Surges Up
In The Run Up To The Cricket World Cup
Final
March 08, 2011
Spot Fixing Penalties:
Mohammad Asif (46%) And Mohammad Amir (44%)
Have Most Sympathies Followed
By Salman Butt (39%)
February 07, 2011
Afridi Is The Most Popular
Choice For Captain, However, Majority Is Not
Very Optimistic About
Pakistan Winning The World Cup
October 28, 2010
36% Support While 22% Oppose
Misbah Ul Haq As The Captain Of Test
Cricket Team
September 21, 2010
Half Of All Pakistanis (50%)
Believe The Match Fixing Allegations To Be
False
While 32%Think Those To Be
True. Nevertheless 87% Are Grieved
Over The Scandal
August 02, 2010
Afridi’s Resignation From
Test Cricket: 35% Think It Is Right While 39%
Believe It
To Be Wrong
May 14, 2010
On Availability of
Opportunities for Children to Grow Learn And Succeed;
Views Are Split
May 11, 2010
Majority (56%) Have Faith in
Pakistan's Cricket Team's Ability to Win the
T-20 World-Cup Trophy
April 19, 2010
Pakistanis Embrace The Recent
News of Shoaib Malik Marrying Sania
Mirza With Great Enthusiasm
and Fervor; 66% Claim They Are Happy for
The Couple
March 25, 2010
Perceptions about the
Performance of Pakistani Cricket Team after Some
of
the Crickets Being Banned/Penalized; 62% Have No High Hopes
February 17, 2010
Views on Pakistani Cricket Team's Defeat in Australia; 44%
Believe the
Team Played Poorly
February 11, 2010
83% of Pakistanis Appear to
be Unhappy with the IPL Selection and Do
not Want these Cricket
Matches to be Telecasted in Pakistan
December 15, 2009
Perceptions About Having Separate Team Captains for
Twenty-Twenty
and Test Cricket Matches
November 11, 2009
Two third of All Pakistanis Support Younis Khan as Cricket
Team's
New Captain
November 06, 2009
Majority Wants Educational Institutes to Keep Functioning
Despite
Security Concerns
October 15, 2009
Performance of Pakistani Cricket Team; 45% Claim the Team
Played Well
July 16, 2009
Majority (77%) Have their
Hopes High for the Pakistani Cricket Team after
T20
World Cup
May 20, 2009
More Than Half of All Pakistanis Are Cricket Fans; But Only
38% Claim
Watching Pakistan and Australia’s Recent Cricket Series
May 11, 2007
Majority of the urbanities believe that Inzamam did the
right thing by
retiring from cricket
December 15, 2006
Inzamam-ul-Haq is perceived as a good captain
by a majority of Pakistanis
March 15, 2004
VISIT OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM ENJOYS HIGH PUBLIC OPINION
SUPPORT:
88% Favour, 9% Oppose, 3% Give no response
February 21, 2003
World Cup views split on Pakistan’s Prospects. 31%
Optimistic, 20%
Pessimistic, others in between
February 18, 2000
The Pakistani Opinion on Cricket
Others
September 19, 2008
More than 30% watched the Olympics Opening & Closing
Ceremony; 66%
claim to be interested in sports events
General
March 15, 2010
Views About Pakistan's
Participation in International
Games, like in
Winter Olympics; 76% Feel
Proud
September 19, 2008
More than 30% watched the Olympics Opening & Closing
Ceremony; 66%
claim to be interested in sports events
January 19, 2001
70% OF URBAN TV VIEWERS TAKE INTEREST IN WATCHING
SPORTS
PROGRAMMES.
Football
July 06, 2010
30% Of All Pakistanis Claim
Watching FIFA World Cup Football (Soccer)
Matches
Festivals
and Events
Celebrating Events
March 30, 2010
Participating in Various
Occasions
October 29, 2009
Majority Favors Celebrating Birthdays
October 12, 2009
Eid Moon and Official Moon Sighting Committee; 66% Approved
and 30% Opposed
the Moon Sighting
Decision: (Part 3 of a 4 part series)
September 29, 2009
More Than Half of All Pakistanis Believe Eid Should Be
Celebrated
According to the Sighting of Moon
March 28, 2003
Majority favours one dish restriction on valima wedding
party
February 28, 2003
Majority favours one dish restriction on valima wedding
party
November 29, 2002
PERCENTAGE OF URBAN
PAKISTANIS WHO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER VILLAGE
OR TOWN TO CELEBRATE EID.
April 06, 2001
12% CITY DWELLERS TRAVELLED TO ANCESTRAL VILLAGES OR ANOTHER
CITY TO CELEBRATE EID THIS YEAR.
New Years/New Millennium
January 12, 2011
24% Claim To Celebrate New
Year As a Festival And 15% Claim To Stay
Awake On New Year's Eve To
Welcome The New Year
Valentines day
February 22, 2010
Valentine's Day: Surprisingly Two Third of Pakistanis Claim
to Know of it;
of
them 22% Support, 54% Oppose, and 24% are Indifferent
March 02, 2007
Most Pakistanis Disapprove of Valentine’s Day Celebrations
Mothers Day
July 28, 2009
Almost Two Thirds (64%) of
Pakistanis Find it Acceptable to Celebrate
Mother's
or Father's Day
May 31, 2010
Views About Celebrating Mother's Day; 77% Believe it Should
be
Celebrated by Muslims As Well
April 03, 2009
Enthusiasm for Basant kite-flying declining
Basant
March 17, 2011
Support For Basant Festival
Has Declined Over The Years. 11% Support,
63% Oppose And 26%
Indifferent In The Latest Survey
March 10, 2010
22% of all Pakistan Claim to
Have Had the Chance of Kite-Flying this
Season
March 09, 2010
63% of all Pakistanis Oppose
Celebrating Basant Kite-Flying; Only 15%
Favour, 22% are Indifferent
March 20, 2008
Enthusiasm for Basant Kite-Flying Declining
January 26, 2007
A majority of Pakistani urbanites support ban on Basant
March 08, 2003
PAKISTANI OPINION ON CELEBRATING BASANT IS STILL
CONTROVERSIAL,
WITH 32% SUPPORTING IT AND 50% OPPOSING IT
February 11, 2000
The Pakistani Opinion on Celebrating Basant is Divided
Weddings
June 23, 2010
49% Believe That The Function
Of Mehendi On Weddings Is A Non Muslim
Tradition; However 53%
Say It Should Be Celebrated:
February 08, 2010
84% Wish to Continue the Tradition of Dowry (Part 2 of the 3
part series)
February 04, 2010
Majority Believes Dowry to be an Essential Part of
Marriages
in Our
Culture without Which, They Claim, it is Not
Easy for Girls
to Get Married
(Part 1 of the 3 part series)
December 18, 2009
Public Favors Sindh Governments Decision of Closing Down
Marriage Halls
Before Midnight
April 10, 2009
Limitation on Wedding Feasts is Welcomed by 67%
Independence Day
August 26, 2010
Majority (69%) Believes That
Independence Day This Year Could Not Be
Celebrated With Traditional
Fervour
Women's Day
January 26, 2011
Most Pakistanis Are Not Good
At Remembering Birthdays
Women
Education
October 08, 1999
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR GIRLS: more parents are inclined to
provide
university education to their daughters
Inheritance
September 27, 2010
Views On Women’s Rights Of
Inheritance; Minor Change In Opinions
During The
Last 30 Years
June 17, 2009
Views On Women's Legal Share According to Shariah
Economic Function Making
November 24, 2000
MAJORITY PAKISTANI BELIEVE AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF INCOME
HELPS WOMEN IN OLD AGES.
Others
January 14, 2010
41% Blame Lack of Health
Facilities for Most Deaths During Pregnancy
July 02, 2009
Very Few Mosques Are Believed to Provide a Separate
Praying Area for Women
September 01, 2009
Girls Are Believed to Be Wiser by 41% of Pakistanis
April 27, 2009
Perspective on Gender Roles
Women Rights
January 17, 2011
More Than Half (55%) Of All
Pakistanis Consider Both The Genders To Be
Equal, Remaining 44% Are
Gender Biased
June 16, 2010
Are Men And Women Treated
Equally In The Society? Only 17% Believe
They Are, 53% Say Men Enjoy
An Unfair Edge, 25% Say Women Do. No
Significant Gender Difference
In Response
June 11, 2010
Majority (66%) Believes That
Eastern Society Gives More Respect To The
Women
October 05, 2009
Two Third of All Pakistanis Support Equal Salary Package
for
Both Men and Women
December 03, 1999
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN: Sixty-three percent (63%)
urban
Pakistanis say that discrimination against women is
practiced in Pakistan
Religion
General
March 07, 2011
Why Are Rich People Rich And
Poor People Poor? Majority Attributes
Wealth With Birth (30%) And
Illegal Means (26%)
February 22, 2011
Telemedicine: Majority (62%)
Favours Consulting A Doctor On Cell Phone
As A Second Option; Support
Is Higher In Rural Areas And Youth
February 14, 2011
64% Disapprove Of Billboards
With Pictures Of Women Along Roadsides
And In Markets Whereas 31%
Find It Acceptable
January 24, 2011
82% Of Pakistani Males Claim
To Go To The Mosque At Least Once A Week
January 06, 2011
Religious Beliefs, Repentance
And Sins: 64% Claim To Often Repent For
Their Sins Everyday
April 28, 2009
Perspective on Influence of Religion on Pakistanis
April 15, 2009
Most Pakistanis Seek
Religious Information from Religious Leaders; Imam
Mosque and Family Elders Rank
Next
February 09, 2007
A majority of Pakistani urbanites believe the religion has
an increasing
influence on people
February 23, 2001
80% ATTRIBUTE DRY SPELL TO ALLAH'S UNHAPPINESS
October 20, 2000
SURVEY FINDS HARMONY OF VIEWS ACROSS GENERATIONS ON RELIGION
AND SOCIAL ISSUES BUT NOT ON POLITICS
June 06, 1986
MORE PAKISTANIS TURN TO RELIGION: nearly half the population
believes
that the role of religion is increasing in people s lives
Practices
May 13, 2009
For 40% of Pakistanis, Practicing Religion is Very Important
in Their Lives
December 01, 2000
THE OBSERVANCE OF DAILY AND JUMA PRAYERS HAS
INCREASED IN
PAKISTAN DURING THE LAST DECADE
Islamization
June 12, 1986
SUPPORT FOR THE SHARIAT BILL: 60% support the bill while
only 4%
oppose it
March 29, 1986
PUBLIC PERCEIVES SLOWDOWN OF ISLAMIZATION: nearly half the
urban
population in Pakistan feels that the present government has
slowed
down its drive for Islamization
January 17, 1986
RATING ON ISLAMIZATION:Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan rate
high on
Islamization
Ulema
February 10, 2011
54% Believe That Ulema Should
Be Included In The Panel Of Judges At
Courts, 29% Disagree
January 05, 2010
Poll on 'What Makes You Buy a New Product?'; Ingredients,
Endorsement(Part 4 of the 4 part series)
Pirs
April 06, 2011
37% Pakistanis Favour Taking
Bayt (Oath) From A Pir (Saint), 42% Are
Disinclined
January 29, 2010
Views on Visiting the Graves
of Famous Saints; 64% Claim to Visit these
Shrines to Show Respect to
the Deceased
August 01, 1987
RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS OF PIRS ATTRACT LARGE NUMBERS: one
third of Pakistani male adult population participated in the
annual congregation of pirs during the last year
Haj
July 03, 1987
NUMBER OF HAJIS IN A HOUSEHOLD: one in seven Pakistani
households
(14% households) has a haji
Eid: Azha,Fitr
December 02, 2010
61% Believe That The Number
Of People Who Offer Sacrifice On Eid Ul
Adha Has
Decreased Since Last Year
March 01, 2010
82% of all Pakistanis Keen on
Celebrating
12th Rabi-ul-Awal/ Eid
Milad-un-Nabi
November 25, 2009
Various Preparations for Eid-al-Azha: (Special Edition)
Ramadan
September 08, 2010
Shopping In Ramadan: 41% Go
For Shopping In The Afternoon In
Ramadan
September 06, 2010
Popular Diet During Ramadan
Rotti And Curry At Sehri And Fruits At Iftari
September 01, 2010
88% Claim Their Household
Expenditure Has Risen During Ramzan
August 31, 2010
31% Believe Beggars In Ramzan
Are Genuinely Needy
October 09, 2009
Last Ten Days of Ramadan; 23%
Claimed to Observe Short
or Long I’tikaf: (Part 2of a
4 part series)
October 08, 2009
Fasting in Summer; Two Thirds of All Pakistanis Claim
Fasting in Summer
Was Harder Than in Winter: Part 1 of a 4 part series)
September 14, 2009
A SURVEY OF SOCIAL NORMS AND
BEHAVIOR DURING RAMADAN; Majority
claims to
avoid lying, practice charity
and generosity to neighbors
September 07, 2009
78% of Pakistanis Claim to
Keep all Fasts; 18% Claim to Keep Some,
and 4% Keep None
September 04, 2009
Daily Prayers Rise Significantly During Ramadan; 80% Claim
to Pray 5
Times or More in a Day in This Holy Month
July 02, 2009
Very Few Mosques Are Believed to Provide a Separate
Praying Area for Women
May 27, 2009
56% Pakistanis Prefer Private Schools; However 70% Send
Their Children to Government Schools
January 05, 2001
PAKORA IS THE NUMBER ONE SNACK AT "IFTAR" DURING RAMADAN.
January 07, 2000
51% Complain of Price hike
during Ramadan
Beliefs
December 07, 2010
67% Believes Hitting A Woman
Is Not Allowed In Islam
November 02, 2010
Majority Believes That Men
Are Prohibited To Wear Gold And Silk In Islam
February 10, 2010
Views about the Islamic Month
of Safar
Madris
April 26, 2010
Views on Children Memorizing
Quran and Becoming a Hafiz-e-Quran;
Majority Claim to be
Supportive if a Child is Keen
April 07, 2010
Views on Studying in Madaris;
57% Consider it Beneficial in Becoming a
Good
Human Being and a Good Muslim
Health
Care
General health&healthcare
December 21, 2010
32% Claim To Take A Bath
Daily In Winters And 50% In Summers
November 29, 2010
Standard Of Public Hospitals
Has Deteriorated Over The Last Nine Years
September 14, 2010
55% Say Their Recent Visit To
A Doctor Was At A Private Clinic
September 07, 2010
40% Families Claim To Have
Visited A Doctor Last Month
June 08, 2010
Perceptions About The Most
Fatal Disease; Heart Diseases Tops The List
February 23, 2010
Views about Local Dispensary;
59% are Not Very Satisfied
February 02, 2010
Views on Swine Flu; 63% are
Aware, 59% of Them Feel Threatened
January 22, 2010
Treatment of Flu and Fever;
44% Claim to See a Doctor, 20% Choose
Herbal Treatment with
Joshanda
January 18, 2010
Concerns about Declining Health Rise Sharply After 50
January 14, 2010
41% Blame Lack of Health
Facilities for Most Deaths During Pregnancy
January 11, 2010
Perceptions on Major Diseases and Government's Role in Their
Cure and
Control
November 23, 2009
Majority Prefers Allopathic Treatment
October 07, 2009
48% Believe Distress Causes Headaches
June 08, 2009
Majority (85%) Believe Smoking is Injurious to Health
May 14, 2009
Perspective on Local Health Facilities; Majority of
Pakistanis are Unsatisfied
May 04, 2009
Majority of Pakistanis have Occasional Headaches
April 13, 2009
High Blood Pressure is Top Most Issue in Pakistan
March 27, 2009
50% of Pakistani Men are Tobacco Users
December 29, 2006
A majority of urbanites reportedly had a person with flu in
their homes
March 05, 2004
24% OF PAKISTANIs are CONscious of their weight
November 01, 2002
PREFERANCE OF PAKISTANIS CLAIMING TO HAVE HAD A BLOOD TEST
April 05, 2002
INCIDENCE OF BACK PAIN IN PAKISTAN
November 05, 2001
ONE IN FIVE PAKISTANIS ARE KEEN TO REDUCE WEIGHT
June 22, 2001
37% of Urban Homes Buy tablets for Headaches and Fever
(Analgesics)
in a week
March 30, 2001
ONE IN EIGHT HAVE WEAK EYE SIGHT AND WEAR GLASSES.
February 02, 2001
ONE THIRD OF PAKISTANIS TREAT FLU THROUGH HERBAL MEDICINE,
ONE
THIRD TURN TO DOCTORS AND ONE THIRD WAIT IT OUT BY BETTER
DIET
AND REST OR NOT CARING ABOUT IT:
January 12, 2001
14% OF MEN AND 26% OF WOMEN SUFFER FROM FREQUENT HEADACHE.
September 22, 2000
30% of Children and 20% of Adults were affected by
Flue in August this year -
July 07, 2000
Hypertension is widespread in urban Pakistan-One in four
household has
at least one patient, women out -number -men among
hypertension cases.
February 04, 2000
16 percent of urban men and women either exercise or walk
daily.
October 11, 1986
HANDICAPS: nearly 6% of households in the country have a
handicapped
person amongst them
Dental Hygiene
August 06, 2010
Almost All Pakistanis (97%)
Claim To Have A Regular Habit Of Cleaning
Their Teeth
Water-borne diseases (Diahorrea)
July 06, 2007
37 % of the urban households suffered from diarrhea
during the last one month
Water and Sanitation
April 07, 2011
30% Pakistanis Claim To Be
Deprived Of Public Drinking Water Supply;
Sharp Difference Between
Rural and Urban Access To Supply Of Drinking
Water
November 01, 2010
Almost Half Of All Pakistanis
(45%) Claim To Always Wash Their Hands
Before Having Food
October 18, 2010
The Trend Of Treating
Drinking Water: Up From 23% to 51% During The
Last
24 Years
August 03, 2009
Majority (84%) Use
Untreated/Regular Water in
Their Household For Drinking
July 31, 2009
Majority (65%) Believe the Water they Drink is Safe
June 16, 2009
Majority Use Refrigerators to Cool Drinking Water
November 24, 2006
Almost half of the urban population is reportedly faced with
the problem
of impure drinking water
June 23, 2000
Majority of urbanites claim they boil, filter or disinfect
water for drinking.
August 22, 1987
CLEANSING OF WATER IN PAKISTAN: one in five households
in the country use some form of cleansing for their drinking
water
ADIS
November 10, 2010
56% Believe That White Hair
Should Be Dyed
July 20, 2007
Majority of the urbanites feel that ‘Aids’ poses a
significant
threat to Pakistan
August 20, 1999
AIDS AWARENESS: awareness about AIDS has doubled in ten
years
Hair problems & Care and Skin
care
August 03, 2010
29% Use Henna For Their Hair
Care
January 25,
2010
Views on Treating Dry Skin; 54% Use Creams/Lotions for
Protection
Epidemics
November 11, 2010
Majority (71%) Is Aware Of
Dengue Virus, 73% Of Whom Believe It Is
Spread Through Mosquito Bite
February 02, 2010
Views on Swine Flu; 63% are Aware, 59% of Them Feel
Threatened
Infectious Diseases
October 22, 2010
72% Households Faced Flu And Fever In September
January 22, 2010
Treatment of Flu and Fever; 44% Claim to See a Doctor, 20%
Choose
Herbal
Treatment with Joshanda
January 20, 2010
3 out of 4 Pakistanis Households Suffered from Flu in
December
January 15, 2010
Perceptions about Spitting on the Floors and its Effects on
Health
Blood/Heart Problems/Chronic
Diseases
April 22, 2010
89% Believe Doing Physical
Exercise Reduces the Risk of Heart Attack
March 24, 2010
Perceptions about
Stroke/Paralysis: Weakness in Body and Stammering
Are
Considered to be the Main Symptoms
March 19, 2010
(Part 1 of 2 part series).
Perceptions about
Stroke/Paralysis; 86% are Aware. Of the Ailment 57%
Believe
Hypertension to be One of the
Main Causes
April 13, 2009
High Blood Pressure is Top Most Issue in Pakistan
November 15, 2002
PERCENTAGE OF URBAN PAKISTANIS WHO HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR
BLOOD
PRESSURE
Cancer
April 08, 2011
81% Pakistanis Are Aware Of
Throat Cancer; Smoking, Pan And Chalia
Most Widely Believed To Be
Cancer Causing
Smoking
February 21, 2011
Islam And Smoking; Views Are
Split, 45% Believe
Smoking Is Not
Prohibited
In Islam While 40% Say It Is
October 15, 2010
45% Of The Males Are Aware Of
The Scary Picture Recently Placed On The
Cigarette Packs, Majority Of
Whom (62%) Support Its Presence
February 12, 2010
Views on the Effects of Smoking and Attitude towards
Addicts; 91%
Believe Smoking to be Detrimental, 70% are Sympathetic
towards Addicts
Stress and Health
July 29, 2010
Who Is Responsible For The Rising Number Of Suicides? 64%
Blame The
Government,
19% Blame Society And 13% Put Blame On The Person
February 16, 2010
Views on the Effects of
Different Mood Swings on Eating Habits; Majority
Claim (82%) Their Eating
Patterns Change
Dieting/Exercise
December 08, 2010
14% Of All Pakistanis Have
Tried Reducing Weight, 42% Of Whom Avoided
Oily Food, 30% Exercised And
23% Went On A Diet
Eye Diseases
November 30, 2010
24% Of All Pakistanis Claim
To Have Weak Eyesight, 81% Of Whom Wear
Spectacles
Miscellaneous
/ Other Issues
November 22, 2006
Gallup International Board Member and head of Gallup
Pakistan Meets
Tony Blair
Accidents
August 16, 2010
Popular Views On Recent
Airplane Tragedy In Islamabad: Bad Luck (36%)
Followed By Bad Weather
(26%), Most Common Reasons Perceived For
The
Tragic Incident
May 26, 2010
Fear About Various Accidents;
35% Say They Are Most Scared of Car
Accidents
January 28, 2010
46% Hold Railway Authorities
Accountable for the Death of a Child in an
Accident
Modernization
October 18, 2006
GLOBAL MAJORITY ASSESSES TERRORISM AS A THREAT TO
THEIR COUNTRY, WHILST OPINIONS REMAIN DIVIDED ON US’S ROLE
IN
FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
May 23, 1987
PAKISTANI FARMERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHANGE: 76% of the
farmers
supported trying new techniques in agriculture
Natural Dias asters/Floods
September 24, 2010
86% Believe Government's
Efforts In Flood Relief To Be Insufficient
September 16, 2010
57% Believe The Construction
Of Kalabagh Dam Could Have Mitigated
The Devastation Caused By The
Flood
September 09, 2010
Eid Mubarak To A Resilient
Pakistan: Eighty-Two Percent (82%) Of
Pakistani Men
And Women Believe Their
Country
Will Not Sink But Swim Out
Stronger From The
Tragedy Of Floods
September 02, 2010
26% Hold Government
Responsible For The Devastation Caused By The
Flood; 73% Say It Was
Unavoidable Natural Calamity
August 25, 2010
Majority (83%) Believes That
2010 Floods Are More Devastating Than
2005
Earthquake
August 23, 2010
55% Claim To Have Helped The
Flood Victims Of Whom 57% Have Helped
Financially
January 27, 2010
Views on Helping Earthquake
Victims in Haiti; 60% are Aware, 89% of
them Support Help
Social Organizations
March 05, 2010
Perceptions about NGOs; Only
33% are Satisfied
Extra terrestrial life
September 02, 2009
50% of All Pakistanis Believe There Are Aliens Living on
Other Planets
Pollution/Environment
March 09, 2011
Usage Of Plastic Bag For
Grocery Shopping Has Slightly Decreased While
Cloth Bag Increased In The
Past Few Years
May 25, 2010
Views About Global Warming;
57% Believe That The Drastic Change inthe
Environment is Worrisome
Climate Change
January 19, 2011
More Than Half Of All
Pakistanis (54%) Believe That
The Recent Climatic Changes
Are A Punishment From God
Cities/Urban Areas
February 15, 2011
Lahore Tops As The Most
Popular City and Reinforces The View ‘Lahore
Lahore Hai!’
February 25, 2010
City Life VS Village Life; Views are Split, 53% Prefer
Lively City Lifestyle,
47%
Prefer Simple Village Life
Village/Locality Problems and
Infrastructure
May 04, 2011
55% Pakistanis Use Vans/Buses
For Traveling Within Their Locality; 70%
Commuters Using Vans/Buses
Complain Of Rising Fares
May 18, 2010
Perceptions on The Most Liked Aspect of One's Neighborhood
April 28, 2010
Majority (74%) Show Concern Regarding Availability of Good
and
Affordabl Housing in Their Locality
February 24, 2010
Views about Garbage Disposal and Cleanliness of Local Areas;
41%
Complain about Not Having any Proper System
Politics
Martial
Law
October 14, 1999
MILITARY RULE: strong support is shown for non political
civilian
government for two to three years
January 03, 1986
FAREWELL TO MARTIAL LAW: 69% of the respondents
thought that
Pakistan will gain respect in the community of
nations as a result of lifting
of martial law
Democracy
February 28, 2011
What Is Democracy? Most
Pakistanis Associate 'Democracy' With Equality
Of Citizens (22%), Followed
By The Word 'Elections' (21%) And Parliament
(21%)
June 03, 2009
Majority (74%) Finds Common Ground; Only 23% Believe Islam
and
Democracy are at Odds
November 04, 2008
American Public Perceptions on Democracy
October 18, 2002
PUBLIC OPINION ON EXTENT OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF PAKISTAN AS
COMPARED TO OTHER CONTRIES
November 26, 1999
GALLUP'S CENTURY POLL: Two third (62%) of the world
population
believe
their government is not being run by the will of the people
October 14, 1999
MILITARY RULE: strong support is shown for non political
civilian
government for two to three years
General Political Opinions
April 01, 2011
Prospects For Egypt Like
Popular Movement In Pakistan: Television (39%)
Seen As Most Effective
Catalyst For This Process, Followed By Newspaper
(19%), Internet (12%) And
Mobile Phone (9%)
November 19, 2009
Perceptions on Islam, State, and Democracy
November 18, 2009
Perceptions on Democracy and Political Parties; Hope and
Despair about
Democracy, 62% Hopeful, 26% in Despair
November 17, 2009
Ideological Debates Undermine Economic Development of
Pakistan; 40%
Agree,43%
Disagree
November 16, 2009
Perceptions on Clash of Civilizations; 37% Believe it is
Inevitable, 46%
Believe it is Not
November 13, 2009
Perceptions on Media and Political Instability:(Please note
this is the
corrected version)
November 05, 2009
Perceptions on Importance of Education for Elected Officials
August 28, 2009
71% Favor Punishing General
Musharraf, 15% Oppose, 14% gave
No Response in a National
Opinion Poll
June 03, 2009
Majority (74%) Finds Common Ground; Only 23% Believe Islam
and
Democracy are at Odds
April 24, 2009
Majority of the Pakistanis are Against Using Force to Get
their Demands Fulfilled
November 08, 2002
MAJORITY HAS MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE NEXT
GOVERNMENT
Politics
Performance/Ratings
Current Government
February 24, 2011
64% Favour The Devolution Of
Ministries To Provinces As Opposed To 13%
Who Do Not
February 18, 2011
42% Favour The Privatization
Of Pakistan Railway As Opposed To 35%
Who Are Against It
February 04, 2011
47% Believe The Government
May Fall Before Its Term Ends While 31% Say
It Will Complete Its Tenure
January 28, 2011
Majority (62%) Is Indifferent
On The Appointment Of New Governor
January 13, 2011
Recent Visit Of Chinese Prime
Minister To Pakistan: Majority (63%) Is
Aware And Optimistic (59%)
About Its Outcome
December 24, 2010
49% Pakistanis Were Against
Two Public Sector Holidays In A Week , 28%
In Favour
October 14, 2010
Shelved Benazir Bhutto
Monument Project: In A Recent Poll Majority
(83%) Had
Opposed The Construction Of
The Ninety Crore Rupees Worth
Memorial
July 23, 2010
Rulers Out Of Sync With
Popular Dreams;
70% Dissatisfied
With
Government’s Ability To Improve Their Life
February 18, 2010
Views on Govt. Spending on 'Sasti Roti Scheme' VS 'Higher
Education for
Poor Children Scheme'; People Claim to be in Need of Both
December 14, 2009
61% Blame Current Government for the Rising Inflation
November 03, 2009
Military Action in Waziristan: Opinion Poll
April 14, 2008
Perceptions about Newly Formed Government
May 16, 1986
PRIME MINISTER JUNEJO GAINS IN PUBLIC STATURE:44% thought
that
the Prime Minister enjoyed a great mensure of authority
May 09, 1986
‘CONFEDERATION’: support for ‘confederation’ is limited but
significant
July 26, 1985
JUNEJO GAINS SIZEABLE RECOGNITION: 60% are able to identify
the
Prime Minister by name
Popularity Rating
August 19, 2008
MUSHARRAF'S RESIGNATION
Leaders
May 21, 2009
Honesty is Perceived as the Top Most Quality in a Leader
January 11, 2008
BENAZIR BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION
October 25, 2007
Gallup Pakistan-Outlook Snap Poll
December 08, 2006
Majority oppose death sentence to Saddam Hussein
September 05, 2008
44% reject all Presidential candidates, 34% want a President
with no
party associations
December 16, 2000
URBAN PUBLIC OPINION EQUALLY DIVIDED ON EXILE OF NAWAZ
SHARIF.
April 07, 2000
Gallup SNAP POLL: Court Verdict against Nawaz Sharif PUBLIC
OPINION
IS SHARPLY DIVIDED
May 31, 1986
PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES ARE SEEN AS SELF INTERESTED
BUT
PERFORMANCE IS RATED FAVOURABLY: 36% of the electorate gives
favourable rating for the performance of the MNAs in their
own constituency
July 26, 1985
JUNEJO GAINS SIZEABLE RECOGNITION: 60% are able to identify
the
Prime Minister by name
Parties
June 05, 2009
Political Parties Need to Tend to Their Image; 60% Perceive
Them as
Highly Corrupt
March 18, 2008
88% favor PPP-PML(N) Alliance
February 02, 2007
A Majority of Pakistani Urbanites Support MMA’s Unity
November 07, 1987
MAJORITY DISAGREED WITH POLLS WITHOUT PARTIES: 53% responded
in
favour of party based polls
Others
September 05, 2008
44% reject all Presidential candidates, 34% want a President
with no
party associations
January 11, 2008
BENAZIR BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION
July 06, 2001
PUBLIC OPINION IN PAKISTAN IS GENERALLY CAUTIOUS IN PINNING
HOPES ON THE SUMMIT.
April 18, 1987
PUBLIC OPINION DISAPPROVES OF TRAFFIC PROTOCOL: two third of
the
population
(64%) said that there should be no interference with normal
traffic for senior official personalities
Pakistan/National Issues
January 27, 2011
Inflation Is Seen As Top Most
Problem In Popular Opinion (55%)
January 10, 2011
67% Are Against The Formation
Of New Provinces While 32% Are In
Favour
December 15, 2010
Perception That The Country
Is Heading In The Right Direction Continues
To
Be Extremely Low At Year End
September 23, 2010
Only 18% Believe That Our
Country Is Moving In The Right Direction
July 28, 2010
Perception About Threats To Pakistan: Mixed Views But
External Threats
Take Precedence
June 25, 2010
39% Get More Distressed By
National Crisis Rather Than Their Personal
Problems
May 06, 2010
Views on Most Desirable Goal
for Pakistan in the Next 10 Years; 58%Say
Pakistan Should Try to become Economically Strong
March 12, 2010
Majority of Pakistanis
Believe Health, Education,
Utilities, and Road
Infrastructure are Improving
August 13, 2009
Majority Feel Proud of
Pakistan; Nuclear Capability and Improvement in
Education
are Top Achievements in past
Six Decades
December 08, 2009
Perceptions About Pakistan in 2010
February 23, 2007
Federal and Provincial Capitals most popular cities amongst
urbanites in
Pakistan
February 13, 2004
WILL PAKISTAN DISINTEGRATE IN 25 YEARS: OPTIMISTS OUTNUMBER
PESSIMISTS BY 87%: 10%
November 17, 2000
PAKISTANIS CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF THEIR COUNTRY BUT THEIR
CONFIDENCE IN ITS ECONOMIC FUTURE HAS
DIMINISHED. GALLUP PAKISTAN LOOKS INTO IMMIGRATION SYNDROME
OR
THE DRIFT TO SETTLE ABROAD.
October 20, 2000
SURVEY FINDS HARMONY OF VIEWS ACROSS GENERATIONS ON RELIGION
AND SOCIAL ISSUES BUT NOT ON POLITICS
August 13, 1999
CREATION OF PAKISTAN: ninety six percent (96%) in Pakistan
say they
would have voted for Pakistan
April 24, 1987
MAKING KARACHI A SEPARATE PROVINCE: Majority (68%) opposed
this
concept
Defense
Nuclear Performance
August 13, 2009
Majority Feel Proud of
Pakistan; Nuclear Capability and Improvement in
Education
are Top Achievements in past
Six Decades
January 25, 1986
STRONG SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR CAPABILITY:
87% favored nuclear
capability
National
Institutions
General
March 12, 2010
Majority of Pakistanis
Believe Health, Education,
Utilities, and Road
Infrastructure are Improving
September 10, 2009
Public's Perceptions about Various Government Institutes
Legal System/Judiciary
April 14, 2011
37% Feel Equality Before The
Law Is Not Practiced In Pakistan; Urban
Residents and Young
Pakistanis Appear Most Disappointed
March 22, 2010
Views on Judicial Activism;
18% Believe Supreme Court is Acting Beyond
its
Mandate, 57% Believe it is
Acting Correctly, 25% hold no Opinion
December 17, 2009
NRO Strike Down Likely to Find Few to Mourn
July 29, 2009
Chief Justice's Decisions Continue to Enjoy Popular Support:
69% Believe
Executive Order on Oil
Process was in Contempt of Court; 74% Oppose
President's Ordinance Against
Chief Justice's Decision
Other Institutions
April 21, 2000
PUBLIC OPINION SUPPORTS WAPDA AGAINST HUBCO
Politics
Electoral
Political Participation
August 19, 2009
Two Third of Pakistanis (77%)
Take Fair Amount
of Interest in the Country's
Politics
March 21, 1986
POLITICAL JALSAS IN KARACHI: one out of ten male adults had
attended
any of the three major political meetings
February 22, 1986
POLITICAL MEETINGS CAN EXPECT LARGE CROWDS: 44% of male
adults
expressed their intention to attend political meetings
Elections
2008
March 10, 2008
Gallup Pakistan Exit Poll: ELECTION DAY SURVEY
February 16, 2008
MAJORITY STILL DOUBTS ELECTIONS WILL BE FREE AND FAIR BUT
TRUST
LEVEL HAS RISEN (Part-II Pre Election Surveys)
2002
April 20, 2002
VIEWS ON REFRENDUM AND ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION OF BENAZIR
AND
NAWAZ SHARIFIN2002 ELECTIONS
General
June 03, 2009
Majority (74%) Finds Common Ground; Only 23% Believe Islam
and
Democracy are at Odds
May 24, 2008
Public Views on Recent Political Developments
November 22, 2002
OPINION ON RELATIVE POWER OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND
PRESIDENT
November 07, 1987
MAJORITY DISAGREED WITH POLLS WITHOUT PARTIES: 53% responded
in
favour of party based polls
July 18, 1987
CREATION OF PROVINCES:
majority (74%) opposes creation of more
provinces
November 17, 1985
POLITICAL WEATHER REPORT
Local Body Election
February 11, 2008
Popular Views on Elections and Other Raging Issues
September 29, 2000
Majority support devolution of power but views are sharply
divided on
appointing Politicians to replace Deputy Commissioners and
Shifting
Police authority to local government -
By
Elections
November 15, 2010
Support For Mid Term
Elections Creeps Up During The Last Two Years;
38%
Now In Favor, 42% Oppose
Economy
General
February 09, 2001
PAKISTAN HAS 2 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES.
Zakat and Ushr
September 22, 2010
Majority (52%) Gives Their
Zakat Money To Their Poor Relatives
June 04, 2010
Majority (44%) Believes That
Officially Zakat Managed
Fund Should
Be Used To
Alleviate
Poverty
Overseas Work
August 17, 2010
Views On Settling Down
Abroad; Minor Change In Opinions During The
Last 25 Years
May 13, 2010
Views About Leaving Pakistan
Due to The Social and Political Unrest
prevalent in the Country;
Only 27% Say They Would Relocate, 72% Say
They Will Not
Leave Their Country
Personal Economy
December 20, 2010
Facing Unforeseen Hard Times:
31% Believe Its Best To Save Money For A
Rainy Day Followed By Saving
Food Items (25%)
July 30, 2010
A Quarter Of Pakistanis Have
Had Thoughts About Starting Their Own
Business, More Than Half Of
Whom (55%) Claim To Have Put Their Ideas
Into Practice
June 01, 2010
71% of All Pakistanis Would
Like to Do Their Own Business Instead of a
Salaried
Job, If Given A Choice
February 09, 2010
Views on Personal Finances;
58% Complain of
Declining Financial
Conditions
September 16, 2009
31% Claim Their Households
Financial Situation Is Better Than Last Year;
38%Have High Hopes For The
Coming Year
April 27, 2007
Most Pakistani urbanites assess their financial situation to
be similar to
last year’s
April 13, 2001
Despite economic recession 36% of Pakistani households
say
their
economic condition is better than previous year,
while 26%
feel it has
declined. No change for 38%
March 08, 1986
PUBLIC PERCEIVES DECLINE IN REAL INCOME
Economic Attitude
July 24, 2009
GILANI POLL'S SCORE CARD OF
SATISFACTION
WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SERVICES:
Both Public and Private
Education and Health Score
Well.
Roads, Sewage, and Safety
Sore Poorly.
May 05, 2009
Majority Support Street Vendors; Perceived Economical
November 17, 2000
PAKISTANIS CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF THEIR COUNTRY BUT THEIR
CONFIDENCE IN ITS ECONOMIC FUTURE HAS
DIMINISHED.GALLUP PAKISTAN LOOKS INTO IMMIGRATION SYNDROME
OR
THE DRIFT TO SETTLE ABROAD.
Globalization
June 26, 2009
One Third of Pakistanis View
Globalization Favorably,
the Rest Are Divided; Half of
Them Believe Foreign Investment Has a
Positive Impact
November 24, 2008
RESENTMENT AGAINST GLOBALIZATION IS ON THE RISE
Employment
Employment-General
October 26, 2010
Popular Debates On
Unemployment: GILANI POLL by GALLUP PAKISTAN
October 25, 2010
33% Households have Members
Searching For A Job, Most (55%) Of
Whom
Have Been Searching For More
Than Two Years
October 04, 2010
Views On Job Security; Minor
Change In Opinions During The Last 10
Years
June 01, 2010
71% of All Pakistanis Would
Like to Do Their Own Business Instead of a
Salaried
Job, If Given A Choice
May 04, 2010
93% Complain Finding A Job is
Difficult in Their Locality
October 05, 2009
Two Third of All Pakistanis Support Equal Salary Package
for
Both Men and Women
June 24, 2009
While Majority (47%) Claim to Earn Enough For Living, 42%
Said Their
Income is Not Enough
May 18, 2009
Pakistanis Perceive Nepotism to be One of the Top Most
Causes for
Unemployment
February 06, 2004
ONLY 16% OF PAKISTANIS BELIEVE WEALTH COMES FROM HARD WORK
January 14, 2000
38% of Urban Pakistanis term Unemployment as the Nation's
Foremost
Problem.
April 19, 1986
UNEMPLOYMENT: Nearly 60% of
the urban unemployed were under 30
years of age
October 05, 1985
OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS: overseas Pakistanis are returning
home
at
increasing pace, majority of returning workers are
young and
seek self-
employment
Wages
May 02, 2011
Are Pakistanis Getting Fair
Wages? Views Are Split On The Issue; 33% Are
Completely Dissatisfied, 38%
Are Doubtful While 28% Are Reasonably
Satisfied
June 24, 2009
While Majority (47%) Claim to Earn Enough For Living, 42%
Said Their
Income is Not Enough
June 22, 2009
Insufficient Income is Perceived to be the Main Reason
for Pakistanis to Migrate
Government
Policies
April 30, 2010
83% of Pakistanis Are
Dissatisfied With the Government’s Efforts to
Increase
Employment Opportunities
February 07, 1987
PRIVATIZATION vs. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP: Pakistani opinions
divided on
privatization and public ownership
August 10, 1986
LANGUAGE OF EXAMINATION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS:46% of
the
population prefers Urdu as the medium of examination
General
January 21, 2011
74% Believe That Pakistan Can
Survive Without Taking Loan From IMF
February 18, 2010
Views on Govt. Spending on 'Sasti
Roti Scheme' VS 'Higher Education for
Poor Children Scheme'; People
Claim to be in Need of Both
November 04, 2009
Two third Claim Terrorism Has Increased in the Country;
Views Are Split
on
Government’s Efficiency in Curbing Violence
October 16, 2009
Perceptions about the Official Report on Sugar Scandal
October 14, 2009
Perceptions on Kerry-Lugar Bill
April 29, 2008
PUBLIC VIEWS ON AATA (FLOUR) CRISIS
April 06, 2007
A majority of urban Pakistanis suspect the Government was
involved in
the attack on Geo office
October 15, 2001
Only 16% favour to let America use Pakistani air bases
April 11, 1987
PREFERENCE FOR MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION IN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS:
majority (46%) supports Urdu while Sindhi population
registers dissent
April 26, 1986
KALABAGH DAM: 42% of the national urban population is in
favour of
constructing the Kalabagh Dam
Budget
June 21, 2010
Current Budget Finds Few
Supporters In Popular Opinion; 50% Say That
Recent Budget Is Worse Than
The Last Year's And 73% Believe It Is Not
Beneficial For The Lay Man
July 17, 2009
Majority (79%) Claims The New Budget Has Affected Their
Daily Lives
June 20, 1987
OWNERSHIP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY INDIA: majority (63%)
believes
India has nuclear weapons
Taxes
January 04, 2011
Views On Taxes: Over The
Decades Majority Continues To Believe That
Taxes Are Unjust And Too
Many, Acceptability Of Taxes Rose From 34% In
1991 To45% In 2002 And Then
Declined To 34% Again By 2010
July 23, 2009
More Than Two Thirds (72%)
Believes Government Charges
Them Unfair Amount of Taxes
April 04, 1987
SKEPTICISM ABOUT SOCIAL ROLE OF TAXATION: majority (47%)
believe
that new taxes benefit only a few people
Rationing
April 29, 2008
PUBLIC VIEWS ON AATA (FLOUR) CRISIS
Investment
Loans
January 21, 2011
74% Believe That Pakistan Can
Survive Without Taking Loan From IMF
Overseas Investment
June 26, 2009
One Third of Pakistanis View Globalization Favorably,
the Rest Are
Divided; Half of Them Believe Foreign
Investment Has a Positive Impact
Inflation
Inflation-General
April 12, 2011
26% Trying To Raise Income To
Meet Inflationary Pressures, Most Others
Struggling To Cope By
Reducing Expenses And Switching To Cheaper
Brands
June 07, 2010
Majority (51%) Says They Have
Cut Down Their Expenditures To Counter
Inflation
December 14, 2009
61% Blame Current Government for the Rising Inflation
October 13, 2009
Eid and Inflation; 80% Complained Inflation Affected Their
Eid
Preparations: (Part 4 of a 4 part series)
June 18, 2009
More Than Two Thirds Claim that Inflation Has Increased in
The Past Three Months
September 03, 1999
INFLATION: a majority is
coping with inflation by changing
their consumption patterns
and way of life
May 24, 1986
CONTROL OF INFLATION IS PUBLIC’S TOP PRIORITY: 32% of the
urban
population gave highest priority to the control of inflation
Specific Commodities
April 19, 2011
Scarcity Of Food Items in The
Past One Year; 13% Faced Serious Problem;
Remaining Are Split Between
Those Who Faced Such
A Shortage
Sometimes (34%), Infrequently
(18%) Or Not All (31%)
April 04, 2011
Almost All Pakistani
Households Affected By The Rise In Petrol Price: 91%
of all Pakistanis across the
country complain of rise in petrol price.
June 29, 2007
42 percent of Pakistan’s urban population dissatisfied with
the 2007-08
Fiscal Budget
Energy
Electricity
February 23, 2011
Almost Half Of All Pakistanis
(49%) Claim To Use Energy Savers To Light Up
Their House, Followed By Tube
Lights (34%) And Bulbs (14%)
August 04, 2010
Almost Half Of All Pakistanis
(43%) Complain Of More Than 8 Hours Of
Load
Shedding In Their Locality
June 24, 2010
75% Believe That Load
Shedding Problem Remains Unchanged Or Has
Even Worsened Despite Early
Shut Down Of The Market Places
May 28, 2010
59% of all Pakistanis Claim
to Face Problems Due to Early Closure of
Markets
December 24, 2009
95% of Pakistanis Say Lifestyle Affected by Continuous
Increase in
Electricity Rates
July 30, 2009
Views on the Reasons for Load Shedding Are Divided
July 22, 2009
Although Not Many People Come Out to Protest
Against Load Shedding,
Views Are Divided on Protests, Majority (56%) Favors
Them, 44% Are Opposed
July 21, 2009
Half of the Nation (53%) is
Deprived of Electricity For More Than Eight
Hours a Day
June 23, 2009
31% Use Emergency Lights During Load Shedding
April 07, 2009
70% Say Load Shedding is A Serious Problem.
Less Than 10%
Use Generators or UPS.
Views are Divided on
Government's Ability to Address
the Crisis
May 25, 2007
The onset of summers brings along with it frequent power
shutdowns
May 25, 2001
NON ELECTRIFIED RURAL HOMES EMERGE AS THE POOREST AND MOST
MARGINALIZED IN PAKISTAN
May 04, 2001
MAJORITY HOLDS THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR PRICE HIKE OF
ELECTRICITY.
October 06, 2000
MAJORITY OF URBAN HOMES HAVE SHIFTED FROM BULBS TO TUBE
LIGHTS
DURING THE LAST DECADE
October 22, 1999
ELECTRICITY BILLING:
perceptions about electricity billing improved over
the one past year
Fuel/gas
December 22, 2009
Views on CNG Crisis; Majority Opposed Two Days Off
October 02, 2009
86% of All Pakistanis Claim Increase in Petrol Prices
Affects
Their Household Expense
October 08, 1987
WOOD IS STILL THE PRINCIPAL
FUEL: two thirds (64%) of the houses all
over the country use wood as
feul
Water
April 16, 2010
Views on Possible Water
Shortage in the Coming Days; 65% Have Shown
Concern About it
May 10, 2010
71% Complain About inadequate
Water Supply
Consumer/Commercial
July 30, 1999
OWNERSHIP OF DURABLES IN PAKISTANI HOUSEHOLDS: growing trend
in
durable ownership in Pakistan
October 18, 1986
OWNERSHIP OF DURABLES: growing trend in durable
ownership in
Pakistan
Product
July
28, 2000
HALF
OF CONSUMER GOODS MARKET IS IN RURAL AREAS.
Banking and Consumer Finance
Credit Cards
April
14, 2010
24%
Claim to Own a Bank Account; Only 15% Say They Are Not
Satisfied
With
The Facilities Provided by Their Bank
Food/Drink
Biscuits
February
14, 2011
64%
Disapprove Of Billboards With Pictures Of Women
Along
Roadsides And In Markets Whereas 31% Find It Acceptable
Milk
February
08, 2011
Majority
(83%) Claims To Consume Fresh Milk As Opposed To 15% Who
Use
Packaged Milk
July
12, 1986
BREAST-MILK
SUBSTITUTES: 44% of the urban mothers use dairy milk
(22%)
and powdered milk (22%) as a primary source of feeding their
babies
Tea
February
03, 2011
Breakfast Turns Out To Be The
Most Popular Teatime
December
31, 2010
Tea
Is No Longer An Urban Fad: 91% Of Ruralites And Relatively
Fewer
Urbanites
(83%) Serve Tea To Entertain Their Guests In Winters
Soft Drinks/Juices
May
22, 2009
Two Thirds of All Pakistanis
Serve Cold Beverages to their Guests During
Summers
June 15, 2007
‘Sherbets’ the most popular amongst various drinks to be
served to
guests in urban Pakistan during the Summers
May 05, 2000
SHERBAT TOPS THE LIST OF DRINKS SERVED TO GUESTS DURING
SUMMER
IN URBAN PAKISTAN; COLAS COME NEXT; LASSI IS NOT CONSIDERED
A
DRINK FOR GUESTS
Meat
March 25, 2011
Majority (68%) Buys Fresh
Meat But The Trend Is On The Decline By 13%
Points Over The Past Few
Years
December 29, 2010
Preference For Meat In The
Daily Diet Has Increased
Over The Last Decade
January 21, 2000
Computers, TV and Telephone rated as the most remarkable
inventions
of the 20th Century
Home
Care
August
25, 2000
Half
of all households in Pakistan use insecticides for
protection against
mosquitoes.
Detergent
December
17, 1999
USE
OF WASHING POWDER: use of powder for washing clothes grows
four
fold in urban Pakistan
Soap
April
17, 2009
Oil,
Shampoo, and Soap are the Most Used Hair Care Products Among
Pakistanis;
Henna, Eggs, And Herbs Come Next
Toothpaste
July 10, 2009
Majority (72%) Prefers Using Tooth Paste to Clean Their
Teeth
April
13, 2007
Toothpaste
usage in Pakistani urbanites has declined slightly over the
past
7 years
August
27, 1999
USE
OF TOOTHPASTE: use of toothpaste in urban Pakistan doubles
in two
decades
Cleaning of Floors
January
05, 2011
Home
Decor and Furniture: 10% Of All Pakistanis Claim To Have
Spent On
Furniture
Items In Last Year
Home
Appliances (Including Cars )
July 21, 2000
More than one million cars
are in personal use in Pakistan approximately,
75% of them are in the urban
areas Two hundred
thousand urban
women drive cars.
TV Set
August 18, 2000
MAJORITY OF URBAN TV VIEWERS USE REMOTE CONTROL -
Microwave
April 13, 2010
Perceptions About Warming
Food in a Microwave;
38% Believe it is
Harmful
for Health, 41% Say it is Not
May 11, 2001
Ten percent of Urban Homes have a Microwave Oven
Motorcycle/Car/Vehicles
and accessories
December
28, 2010
77% Of The Car Owners Use CNG
As Fuel, 81% Of Whom Claim To Face
Problem In Its Supply
April
15, 2010
Criteria of a Good Car; 61%
Say a Good Car Gives Good Mileage, 27%
Believe Availability of Many
Different Features Makes a Car a Good Buy
VCR
August
16, 1985
VCR USAGE: one in every six (17 %) male adults in the
country watch
movies on VCR
Fire Units
December
30, 2010
20%
Use Gas Heaters To Keep Their Houses Warm In Winters
Followed
By
Coal (5%) And Electric
Heaters (4%); Barely Half Of Them Use Any
Specific
Precautions
Personal
Care
Shoes
March
03, 2000
80%
Urbanites bought at least one pair of shoes last year
January
25, 2010
Views
on Treating Dry Skin; 54% Use Creams/Lotions for Protection
Cigarettes
March
27, 2009
50%
of Pakistani Men are Tobacco Users
Shampoo
April
17, 2009
Oil,
Shampoo, and Soap are the Most Used Hair Care Products Among
Pakistanis;
Henna, Eggs, And Herbs Come Next
November
12, 1999
CONSUMPTION
OF SHAMPOO: majority of women and nearly half of men
use
shampoo for washing hair in urban Pakistan
Watch/Clock
October
19, 2010
CHANGING
LIFE STYLES AND HABITS: Mobile Phone Is Used To Watch Time
By
21%, 26% Use Wrist Watch And 39% Use Wall Clock
October
08, 2010
The
Trend Of Owning And Wearing A Wrist Watch Has Decreased In
The
Last
Ten Years
Information
Technology
January
21, 2000
Computers,
TV and Telephone rated as the most remarkable inventions of
the
20th Century
December
10, 1999
Y2K
PROBLEM: a quarter of urban Pakistanis have
heard
of the Y2K problem
Mobiles / Telecom
December
06, 2010
53%
Of All Telephone Owners Claim To Occasionally Receive Crank
Calls
October
20, 2010
34
Percent Of Cell Phone Owners Have Owned Them For The Last
Five Or
More
Years; Others Are Recent Subscribers
August
30, 2010
78%
Of Pakistani Men And 28% Of Women Claim To Own Personal Cell
Phones
June
22, 2010
Affects
Of Mobile Phone Usage on Health; Views Are Split
March
03, 2010
Telecom
Deals; Views about Night Time Specials
Computer /Internet
March
29, 2010
Most
Useful Aspect of Internet; Communicating with Others (31%)
Tops
The
List, Followed by
Getting Information (29%),
and
Entertainment (27%)
March
18, 2010
Internet
Usage; 46% Believe Access to Internet is a Fundamental
Right,
But
Only 7% Claim to Have
Used Internet in the Past 6 Months
March
11, 2010
Concerns Regarding Internet;
The Greatest Concern Turns out to be
'Fraud'
Imported Products
August
11, 2000
Half
a million urban households have a home computer. But every
7th
household
has at least one computer user.
September
13, 1986
QUALITY
OF PAKISTANI GOODS: 55% believe Pakistani goods are
generally
of better quality than foreign goods
Others
Shopping Habits
October
01, 2010
65%
Claim That Women Select The Brands Of Grocery Items For
Their
Household
December 30, 2009
Perceptions on Preferred Brands; Most Pakistanis Have
Specific Choice in
Choosing a Brand: (Part 2 of the 4 part series)
December 29, 2009
Preference for Making a Purchase List before Going for
Shopping: (Part 1
of the 4 part series)
September 17, 2009
Two Thirds of Pakistanis
Claim Their Household Expenditures Shoot Up in
Ramadan Due to Price Hikes of
Food Items
August 06, 2009
Majority (75%) Put Their Household Purchases in Plastic Bags
June 11, 2009
Nearly Two Thirds of All Pakistanis Purchase Grocery
From General Stores; More Urbanites Go to Utility Stores
March 18, 2003
PLASTIC BAG IS THE FAVOURITE MEANS OF SHOPPING
AMONG PAKISTANIS. 75% use plastic bags while the use
of paper bags is 6%, cloth bag 17% and baskets 2%
March 17, 2003
75% use plastic bags while the use of paper bags is 6%,
cloth bag 17%
and baskets 2%
March 31, 2000
BALL POINT PENS ARE THE MAJOR WRITING INSTRUMENT IN
PAKISTAN.
FOR WOMEN THE PRINCIPAL USE IS LETTERS AND GROCERY ORDERS;
FOR
MEN IT IS OFFICE WORK AND RECORD OF EXPENSES.
January 02, 1988
JAPANESE BRANDS: Pakistani consumers give a much higher
rating to
Japanese goods compared to others
Advertisement
March 31, 2010
Old vs New Advertisements
October 28, 2009
Two thirds Like to Read Advertisements Displayed on the
Roadside
October 20, 2009
Customer Perceptions about Availability, Prices and Quality;
76% View
Prices as
the Key Problem and Complain About a "Pressure on the Purse"
October 13, 2009
Eid and Inflation; 80% Complained Inflation
Affected Their Eid
Preparations: (Part 4 of a 4 part series)
Style Conciousness
May 19, 2000
Pakistanis are generally style conscious
September 10, 1999
PUBLIC'S DRESSING HABITS: all males (100%) say they
generally wear
Kamiz Shalwar
Fake Items
July 01, 2010
26% Have Sometime Experienced
Receiving Counterfeit Currency Notes
While Shopping
Media
Television
May 03, 2011
48% Pakistanis Think The
Standard Of TV Programs Has Deteriorated In
The Past Few Months; Rural
Residents & Low Income Pakistanis Are Most
Strongly Of This Opinion
April 18, 2011
Showing Of Indian Channels On
Cable TV Is Sharply Contested: Nearly
Half Support And Half Oppose
March 02, 2011
Majority Believes Indecency
Has Increased On TV Programmes And Most
Programmes Cannot Be
Watched With The Family
November 22, 2010
Majority (68%) Of Drama
Viewers Claim To Be More Fond Of Pakistani
Dramas Than Indian Soap
Operas
August 24, 2010
54% Claim To Have Watched
Parodies Of Political Leaders On Television,
Majority (68%) Of Them
Approve And Enjoy The Content
June 14, 2010
Affects Of Watching Excessive
TV; Views Are Split
March 16, 2010
41% of all Pakistanis Claim
They Would Like to Come on TV; Of them 15%
Prefer Drama Channel, 14%
News Channel, 11% Like Channel with
Informative Programs
January 26, 2010
Perceptions on the Dramas
Shown Nowadays VS the Old Classics
October 30, 2009
Pakistan; Audience Split between Heavy Interest in National
(35%),
International (21%), and Local News (18%)
January 26, 2001
POPULAR COMPERES OF TV PROGRAMMES: Gallup Survey
January 19, 2001
70% OF URBAN TV VIEWERS TAKE INTEREST IN WATCHING SPORTS
PROGRAMMES.
May 26, 2000
Ten percent have more than one TV sets. TV viewing in
Pakistan is a
family affair.
December 24, 1999
POPULARITY OF TV NEWS READERS: Khalid Hameed tops the male
news
readers list. Ishrat Fatima rates the highest among the
female Urdu
news readers and Shaista Zaid among English news readers
October 29, 1999
TV STARS RATINGS: the most popular male and female TV
artists are
Hamayun Saeed and Saadia Imaam respectively
October 03, 1987
TV VIEWERSHIP: one in six viewers watch TV in public places
May 01, 1987
TV VIEWERSHIP: 45% households, both in urban and rural
areas, are
exposed to TV
December 13, 1986
POPULAR PTV NEWSCASTERS: Khalid Hameed and Mahpara Safdar
are
the most popular newscasters
November 01, 1986
FAVORITE TV PROGRAM: “Chaoon” rated as the favorite TV
program
June 28, 1986
TV STARS: Asif Raza Mir and Shahnaz Sheikh are the most
popular TV
artists
Radio
May 16, 1987
RURAL RADIO LISTENERSHIP: rural listeners of radio are
attracted by a
wide variety of programs in Pakistan
Newspaper
May 18, 2001
HOROSCOPE IS READ BY 39% OF NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE READERS.
October 19, 2009
TV Viewership - Major Differences in Urban and Rural
Patterns
August 26, 2009
Two Thirds of Pakistanis (66%) Claim Obscenity
on Television Has Increased
June 06, 2009
Which Measurement Tool? "A Must Read for Media Planners".
September 18, 1985
BBC NEWS LISTENERSHIP: BBC news enjoys a wide listenership
but the
question about credibility persists
Newspapers
October 25, 1985
NEWSPAPER READERSHIP IN PAKISTAN: majority (47%) reads or
listens
to newspapers
Films
March 24, 2011
The Trend Of Watching Films
On TV Channels Has Increased While On
Other Electronic Devices Has
Decreased In The Past Few Years
September 26, 1987
CINEMA VIEWERSHIP: one in ten are regular cinema goers
Freedom of media
June 02, 2009
Support for Pak-India Combined Media Productions Declines
May 19, 2009
More Than Half of all Pakistanis Believe Media is Un-biased;
Almost Two
Thirds Want Media to Work Free of Government Control
General Media
January 20, 2011
More Than Half (52%) Of All
Pakistanis Believe That Media Plays
A Constructive Social Role
July 15, 2010
Practice Apart, More Than
Half (52%) Of All Pakistanis Disapprove Of The
Availability Of Foreign
Music And Movies and its Affect On The Culture
December 21, 2009
Perceptions about the Performance of Pakistani Media
November 13, 2009
Perceptions on Media and Political Instability:(Please note
this is the
corrected version)
November 02, 2009
Majority of Pakistanis Believe Foreign Media and Movies Have
a Negative
Cultural Affect on Society
October 30, 2009
Pakistan; Audience Split between Heavy Interest in National
(35%),
International (21%), and Local News (18%)
June 06, 2009
Which Measurement Tool? "A Must Read for Media Planners".
January 12, 2007
Pakistanis sharply divided on joint Indo-Pak drama/film
ventures
December 27, 2002
THE EXTENT OF CAMERA OWNERSHIP IN PAKISTAN
July 27, 2001
KHABARNAMA LOSES VIEWERSHIP TO SATELLITE CHANNELS
September 26, 1987
CINEMA VIEWERSHIP: one in ten are regular cinema goers
July 26, 1986
MEDIA HABITS OF PAKISTANI CHILDREN: Pakistani children have
a fairly
high level of exposure to the mass media
Music
General
August 21, 2009
68% Pakistanis Listen to Music on Cassettes; 55%
Listen to Music on CDs
July 13, 2009
Almost Two Thirds (64%) Prefer Popular Music Over Other
Genres of Music
December 01, 2006
Indian music widely popular in Pakistan but listenership is
increasingly
shared with Pakistani music
April 02, 2002
IBRAR UL HAQ AND HADIQA KIYANI AS THE HIGHEST RATED SINGERS
OF
PAKISTAN
October 01, 1999
POPULAR SINGERS: Mehdi Hassan and Noor Jahan are rated as
best
singers
Tape Recorder
April 05, 1986
CASSETTE RECORDER OWNERSHIP: more than 40% of
the urban
population in Pakistan owns a cassette recorder
Demographics
International General
Rating & misc
December 22, 2010
Pakistan gloomier than
Afghanistan and Iraq according to
Global Barometer released by
Gallup International today
January 18, 2008
Gallup International Releases its 5TH ANNUAL DAVOS SURVEY
Terrorism
Local/International
April 06, 2010
New Computer Body Scanning at
Airports; 70% Consider it offensive
Global News&affairs
December 27, 2010
More Than Half Of All
Pakistanis (53%) Claim To Be Aware Of The
Wikileaks
Episode, More Than Half Of
Whom (52%) Believe
That The Documents Have
Been Deliberately
Published By America
April 06, 2010
New Computer Body Scanning at
Airports; 70% Consider it offensive
January 27, 2010
Views on Helping Earthquake Victims in Haiti; 60% are Aware,
89% of
them
Support Help
August 17, 2009
One Third (31%) Pakistanis
Are Aware of Geneva
Convention; 61%
Believe
it
Decreases Civilian Casualties
January 18, 2008
Gallup International Releases its 5TH ANNUAL DAVOS SURVEY
July 14, 2000
Majority of Pakistanis believe they live in un-affair
world-Gallup study
finds no change in perception during last five years.
International Organizations
October 24, 2008
Public Perceptions on GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
November 08, 1985
UNITED NATIONS’ PERFORMANCE: majority of the respondents
(62%)
thought that despite its shortcoming, the United Nations
should continue
to function
International
Country-wise
Leaders
January 13, 2011
Recent Visit Of Chinese Prime
Minister To Pakistan: Majority (63%) Is
Aware And Optimistic (59%)
About Its Outcome
Muslims
April 29, 2010
Reasons for Tension Between
Muslim and Western in the World
February 19, 2010
Views on French Parliament's
Decision to Ban Muslim
Women from Covering their
Face
January 08, 2010
Pakistanis Support the Right of Christians to Build Churches
in Muslim
Countries
Afghanistan
September 19, 2001
85% PAKISTANIS FEAR AN IMMINENT AMERICAN STRIKE
AGAINST
AFGHANISTAN
October 16, 1987
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON A SURVEY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES: 9% or
one
in every eleven family members of the refugees were killed
in their
decade long struggle against a hostile regime
April 12, 1986
PAKISTANIS HOPEFUL ABOUT AFGHAN RESISTANCE
Egypt
March 04, 2011
66% Of All Pakistanis
Believed That Egyptian
Public Was Justified To
Protest Against The Government, 11% Disagreed
India
January 12, 2007
Pakistanis sharply divided on joint Indo-Pak drama/film
ventures
November 28, 1987
OPINION ON INTENTIONS OF INDIA: fewer see immediate threat
of war
from India but ambiguity on Indian designs rises
June 27, 1987
INVOLVEMENT IN COURT LITIGATION: one out of four Pakistanis
involved
in court litigation
March 27, 1987
RISING TREND IN SUPPORT OF NO WAR PACT WITH INDIA: in 1980
53% of
the population supported a no war pact with India, in the
latest survey
the figure rose to 71%
March 14, 1987
PAKISTAN’S CONCERN FOR INIDA’S NUCLEAER CAPABILITY: 50%
believe
that India will use nuclear weapons in case of a war
November 08, 1986
CHANCES OF WAR WITH INDIA: Pakistani Public Has Serious
Concern
about War between Pakistan and India
March 01, 1986
PAKISTANIS MORE RELAXED ABOUT INDIA BUT DISTRUSTFUL OF RAJIV
PROMISES
General
June 02, 2009
Support for Pak-India Combined Media Productions Declines
March 02, 2001
MAJORITY OF PAKISTANIS SUPPORTED EMERGENCY AID TO VICTIMS OF
EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA
USA
April 13, 2011
Which Country Is More
Powerful? USA Or China; Views Are Split; 32% Say
USA While 31% Say China
October 11, 2010
86% Are Aware Of The Sentence
Given To Dr. Aafia, Majority (79%) Of
Whom
Believes She Is Innocent
October 14, 2009
Perceptions on Kerry-Lugar Bill
July 18, 2009
United States Image Improving
November 04, 2008
American Public Perceptions on Democracy
April 01, 2008
30% Pakistanis want Hilary, 14% Obama and 8% McCain
May 04, 2007
76% Pakistanis’ believe that Pakistan should support Iran in
case of an
attack by US. 3% favor supporting US and 13% favor
neutrality
October 18, 2006
GLOBAL MAJORITY ASSESSES TERRORISM AS A THREAT TO
THEIR COUNTRY, WHILST OPINIONS REMAIN DIVIDED ON US’S ROLE
IN
FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
February 03, 2003
The general global opinion on a possible war on Iraq is
skewed to
oppose American aggression
March 24, 2000
Pakistanis have low hopes from Clinton's visit to Pakistan
February 25, 2000
Pakistani opinion on President Clinton's Visit to Pakistan
July 11, 1987
TRUST IN THE SUPER POWERS: majority of Pakistanis distrust
both super
powers
November 29, 1986
VIEWS ON US-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP: US-Soviet friendship moves
viewed
with suspicion among Pakistani public
February 15, 1986
LIBYA ATTRACTS PAKISTANI SYMPATHIES: 68% say that Pakistan
should
file official protest against Americas action
Iran
May 04, 2007
76% Pakistanis’ believe that Pakistan should support Iran in
case of an
attack by US. 3% favor supporting US and 13% favor
neutrality
November 22, 1986
OPINION ON IRAN-IRAQ WAR: Pakistan should remain neutral in
the Iran-
Iraq War, both are to be blamed equally
August 05, 1985
SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN CONSIDERED MOST TRUST-WORTHY COUNTRIES
BY PAKISTAN: among the top most trustworthy countries,
three
are
Muslim Countries
Iraq
February 03, 2003
The general global opinion on a possible war on Iraq is
skewed to
oppose American aggression
November 22, 1986
OPINION ON IRAN-IRAQ WAR: Pakistan should remain neutral in
the Iran-
Iraq War, both are to be blamed equally
USSR/Russia
November 10, 2009
Global Perception 20 years later: WAS THE BREAKUP OF THE
SOVIET
UNION A GOOD THING OR BAD THING?
July 11, 1987
TRUST IN THE SUPER POWERS: majority of Pakistanis distrust
both super
powers
November 29, 1986
VIEWS ON US-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP: US-Soviet friendship moves
viewed
with suspicion among Pakistani public
Others
February 19, 2010
Views on French Parliament's
Decision to Ban Muslim
Women from Covering their
Face
December 29, 2008
Survey Findings and Commentary by Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani
December 16, 2008
56 Country Survey on VOLUNTARY WORK
December 31, 2003
HOPE AND DESPAIR Index, 2003
September 05, 2002
WORLD OPINION OPPOSES WITHHOLDING AID TO POOR COUNTRIES ON
GROUNDS OF CORRUPTION
January 10, 2002
HOPE AND DESPAIR INDEX-2002
December 31, 2000
GALLUP'S GLOBAL HOPE INDEX REMAINS UNCHANGED THIS YEAR,BUT
HOPE IS ON THE DECLINE IN PAKISTAN.
January 01, 2000
HOPE AND DESPAIR INDEX, 2000
January 01, 1999
HOPE AND DESPAIR INDEX, 1999: Pakistanis are less hopeful
about their
future than they were a year ago
August 05, 1985
SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN CONSIDERED MOST TRUST-WORTHY COUNTRIES
BY PAKISTAN:among the top most trustworthy countries,
three
are
Muslim Countries
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