Pakistani men divided between marrying within, outside family: Poll
40% of men say they prefer marrying within the family, 32% say outside.
Pakistani men are divided on marrying within or outside their family, with around 40% stating they prefer to marry within the family, revealed a recently released Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan.
In the survey, a nationally representative sample of men from across the country were asked the following question:
Responding to the question, 40% of the men answered with ‘Within the family’, 32% said they preferred marrying ‘Outside the family’ and 22% said it made ‘No Difference’.
The recent survey was conducted from September 18 – September 24, 2011 among a sample of 1,508 men of various age groups in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country.
Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.
In the survey, a nationally representative sample of men from across the country were asked the following question:
Will you prefer proposal inside your family or from outside family?
Responding to the question, 40% of the men answered with ‘Within the family’, 32% said they preferred marrying ‘Outside the family’ and 22% said it made ‘No Difference’.
The recent survey was conducted from September 18 – September 24, 2011 among a sample of 1,508 men of various age groups in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country.
Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.