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Latest Polls 1986

December, 1986

December 20, 1986

RENTED HOUSES: one third in urban centers lives in rented houses

December 13, 1986

POPULAR PTV NEWSCASTERS: Khalid Hameed and Mahpara Safdar are the most popular newscasters

December 06, 1986

PAKISTANI CHILDREN'S TASTE FOR PACKAGED GOODIES: acquiring taste for such food tends to increase among the children

November, 1986

November 29, 1986

VIEWS ON US-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP: US-Soviet friendship moves viewed with suspicion among Pakistani public

November 22, 1986

OPINION ON IRAN-IRAQ WAR: Pakistan should remain neutral in the Iran-Iraq War, both are to be blamed equally

November 15, 1986

POPULAR VEGETABLES: potatoes, spinach and lady’s fingers are most liked vegetables in Pakistan

November 08, 1986

CHANCES OF WAR WITH INDIA: Pakistani Public Has Serious Concern about War between Pakistan and India

November 01, 1986

FAVORITE TV PROGRAM: “Chaoon” rated as the favorite TV program

October, 1986

October 25, 1986

SIFARISH: sifarish enjoys high degree of social acceptability

October 18, 1986

OWNERSHIP OF DURABLES: growing trend in durable ownership in Pakistan

October 11, 1986

HANDICAPS: nearly 6% of households in the country have a handicapped person amongst them

September, 1986

September 27, 1986

PUBLICS’S PERCEPTION ABOUT HELPING OTHERS: Pakistanis are public spirited but pollutant to be involved with the police

September 20, 1986

PUBLIC CONTROL ON EDUCATION: 70% of a national sample categorically supports public control

September 13, 1986

QUALITY OF PAKISTANI GOODS: 55% believe Pakistani goods are generally of better quality than foreign goods

September 05, 1986

MOST POPULAR LAGUAGES FOR PERSONAL LETTERS: Urdu and Sindhi

August, 1986

August 30, 1986

MOST LIKED PERSONALITIES AMONG PAKISTANI CHILDREN: Quaid-I-Azam, Allama Iqbal and own father

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

August 10, 1986

LANGUAGE OF EXAMINATION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS:46% of the population prefers Urdu as the medium of examination

August 08, 1986

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: majority (62%) prefers Urdu as the medium of instruction in schools

August 02, 1986

NATIONAL ISSUES: unemployment is nation’s most pressing concern

July, 1986

July 26, 1986

MEDIA HABITS OF PAKISTANI CHILDREN: Pakistani children have a fairly high level of exposure to the mass media

July 17, 1986

GENERATION GAP: generation gap on political issues but not on religion and culture

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

July 05, 1986

UNIFORM SCHOOL SYSTEM: 87% supports uniform school for children of all classes

June, 1986

June 28, 1986

TV STARS: Asif Raza Mir and Shahnaz Sheikh are the most popular TV artists

June 21, 1986

CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF NATION S CHLLDREN: majority (24%) wants to become a doctor

June 12, 1986

SUPPORT FOR THE SHARIAT BILL: 60% support the bill while only 4% oppose it

June 06, 1986

MORE PAKISTANIS TURN TO RELIGION: nearly half the population believes that the role of religion is increasing in people s lives

May, 1986

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

May 24, 1986

CONTROL OF INFLATION IS PUBLIC’S TOP PRIORITY: 32% of the urban population gave highest priority to the control of inflation

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

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

April, 1986

April 26, 1986

KALABAGH DAM: 42% of the national urban population is in favour of constructing the Kalabagh Dam

April 19, 1986

UNEMPLOYMENT: Nearly 60% of the urban unemployed were under 30 years of age

April 12, 1986

PAKISTANIS HOPEFUL ABOUT AFGHAN RESISTANCE

April 05, 1986

CASSETTE RECORDER OWNERSHIP: more than 40% of the urban population in Pakistan owns a cassette recorder

March, 1986

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

March 21, 1986

POLITICAL JALSAS IN KARACHI: one out of ten male adults had attended any of the three major political meetings

March 15, 1986

DRUG ABUSERS: 95% of Pakistanis express strong reservations about the use of narcotics

March 08, 1986

PUBLIC PERCEIVES DECLINE IN REAL INCOME

March 01, 1986

PAKISTANIS MORE RELAXED ABOUT INDIA BUT DISTRUSTFUL OF RAJIV PROMISES

February, 1986

February 22, 1986

POLITICAL MEETINGS CAN EXPECT LARGE CROWDS: 44% of male adults expressed their intention to attend political meetings

February 15, 1986

LIBYA ATTRACTS PAKISTANI SYMPATHIES: 68% say that Pakistan should file official protest against Americas action

February 08, 1986

GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ON RELIGION AND POLITICS: not many glaring gaps between the thinking of the younger and older generations of Pakistanis

February 01, 1986

DECISION MAKING IN HOUSEHOLDS: men of all classes dominate financial and family decisions

January, 1986

January 25, 1986

STRONG SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR CAPABILITY: 87% favored nuclear capability

January 17, 1986

RATING ON ISLAMIZATION:Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan rate high on Islamization

January 11, 1986

PUBLIC OPINION ON DRUGS: heroin and alcohol considered the most dangerous drugs

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

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