{In-depth Analysis} Public Opinion on Society, Politics, Governance & Sovereignty

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Public Opinion

on Society, Politics, Governance

&

Sovereignty

December 27, 2013

Project Director: Atif Abbas

Committee: Surveying

Dossier # 004

Version # 003

Survey Report : In-depth Analysis

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Table of Contents

THE TEAM .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

RESEARCH IN POLITICS ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

SURVEY METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

SURVEY FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................................. 8

DEMOGRAPHICS................................................................................................................................................................... 8

SOCIETY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

POLITICS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 52

GOVERNANCE.................................................................................................................................................................... 82

SOVEREIGNTY ................................................................................................................................................................... 106



The Team

Concept (of) -- Theoretical Framework (of) -- Project Director:

Atif Abbas Facilitators:

Ghulam Abbas and Shagufta Jabeen

Research Associates: Gulfam Khan Khalid and Hasham ud din Qazi

Program Coordinator:

Sardar Azhar Tariq Khan

Data Collection Coordinators:

Chaudhry Tariq Aziz, Nafeesa Inayat Khattak, Umer Saqaf, Sohail Satti, Muhammad Banaris Chaudhary, Shahzad Asif, Sulaiman Malik, Hassan Bokhari and Farrukh Dall

Enumerators:

Javed Iqbal Mehsood, Saghir Khan, Muhammad Shahnawaz Khan Lodhi, Syed Javaid Bokhari, Farzana Shaheen Abbasi, Sobia Athar, Saba Afzal, Saima Danyal, Rubina Daud, Hajmeera BiBi, Samina Ahmad, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Saira Faisal, Bakhtawar Malik, Uzma Haider, Zia Ullah, Tahir Khan Yousafzai, Niqqab Shah, Hamayun Khan, Tahir Arif, Mian Shakeel, Khalid Mehmood Awan, Shahzad Manzoor, Usman Kiyani, Chaudhary Awais Aftab, Shahzad Alam, Saddiq Rehman, Nouman Khan, Naureen Ibrahim, Anjum Israr, Shahzad Arbi Satti, Ahsan ul Haq Satti, Ahmad Iqbal, Muhammad

Farooq, Zaffar Haider, Yasir Ali and Anayat Shinwari

Research Assistants:

Diya Rehman, Chaudhry Afzaal Akram, Zaheer Abbas and Shakaib Ahmed Maulai Data Entry Coordinator:

Gulfam Khan Khalid

Team Members: Syed Farrukh Mehmood, Omair Idress, Waseem Ahmed, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Ayesha Gull, Muhammad Ali Ishaque, Ranjhan Touqir, Umar Mumtaz, Qazi Syed Rafaqat, Arslan Zafar, Syed Zain Abbas Bukhari, Muhammad Uzair, Sayyed Abdullah, Sulman Manzoor, Arbab Mehdi, Rehman Zaheer, Asim Shehzad, Sulaman Khan, Toseef Ahmad, Ali Shan, Rameez Fida and Umer Naeem



Public Opinion on Society, Politics, Governance & Sovereignty The study portrays how citizens see our society and to what extent their philosophy is reflected in our politics and governance, which is interlinked with sovereignty of their state.

Research in Politics

Insaf Research Wing (IRW) opened a new chapter by documenting public opinion: collected primary data by utilizing human capital of the party - engaged students in „research in politics‟ for the first time

in political history.

Theoretical framework is based on four indicators (society, politics, governance and sovereignty) to know perspective of a common man about our society and what he thinks about our politics and

governance as people from the society join politics - their politics is associated with governance of mechanism of the state hence, the sovereignty.

Survey Methodology

This unprecedented research was conducted in Islamabad, federal capital of Pakistan by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members and non-members using convenience sampling. For data collection, technique

used was quantitative: survey; collection procedure was questionnaire method and observation tool used was questionnaire, which consisted of thirty-three substantive questions and five demographic questions in

Urdu.

Total 2,420 questionnaires were distributed among PTI members and non-members (the enumerators); collected 1,495 filled questionnaires and considered 897 questionnaires for analysis. Citizens aged

eighteen and above were interviewed; they were given the option to fill the questionnaire themselves. Fieldwork was conducted from September to December 2011 and January to December 2012.

Survey Findings

This version of the document presents in-depth analysis of response of citizens of Islamabad; figures are in percentages, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Three-in-ten (30%) consider our society selfish and the same number (30%) consider impatient / intolerant whereas only 5% consider generous. Majority thinks that people in our society, believe in money

and designation more than in hard work and honesty.

About being socially relaxed and secure in coming year, only 7% are positive whereas one-in-ten (10%) sees oneself economically stable. Four-in-ten (40%) think because of low income / poverty and more than

one-third (35%) think because of unemployment, people are compelled to commit suicide.



Nine-in-ten (90%) oppose luxurious lifestyle of elected representatives; „public servant‟ is the view of head of Islamic welfare state of more than eight-in-ten (83%) whereas nearly nine-in-ten (92%) are

positive about expenses of government to be reduced.

About educating their child, majority (90%) (/ will) focus on moral and intellectual upbringing than traditional graduate studies; more than nine-in-ten (93%) support one-education system.

About six-in-ten (61%) record their protest when they see human rights being violated whereas „justice‟ is the major concern of more than half (55%); nearly six-in-ten (57%) think „no rule of law‟ is the

main cause of corruption “in society”.

View of politics of nearly half (46%) is, art and science of government; 37% of the respondents said, they do not vote. More than six-in-ten (64%) don‟t vote because of „dishonesty in politics‟.

View of political parties of 32% is „puppet show‟, of 27% is „institutions‟ and of 25% is „one-man show‟.

When asked, do you vote – more than six-in-ten (63%) answered in affirmative; in election_2013 eight-in-ten (80%) said they will vote.

About a quarter (26%) vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟ and almost the same number (25%) vote on basis of party‟s „social development programs‟.

Six-in-ten (60%) vote because of their „own viewpoint‟; eight-in-ten (80%) will vote in election_2013 whereas nearly seven-in-ten (68%) said, if the party they support does not solve their problems - they

will vote a different party.

Sixty per cent said they will visit the office, if a political party invites for discussion.

More than one-third (36%) see their country heading towards „segmentation‟ and almost the same number (35%) towards „poverty‟; majority ranked issue of „corruption‟ at number one and 38% think „no

accountability‟ is main cause of corruption “in governance”.

Only 7% think government often performs well and nearly nine-in-ten (91%) think, government representatives don‟t care what a common citizen thinks. View of politicians of about four-in-ten (41%) and

three-in-ten (30%) is „opportunist‟ and „puppets of West‟ respectively.

When asked about sovereignty of this Islamic state, 93% think sovereignty is being damaged; 51% think because of both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟ whereas 39% think

only because of „involvement of West in policy-making‟.

Those whose answer included involvement of West in policy-making were further asked about the issue – according to 54%, sovereignty is being damaged because of both „„puppet government

representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟; 39% think only because of „puppet government representatives‟.

Pakistan has been fighting America‟s war (against terrorism) according to more than half (55%) of the respondents; 42% think purpose of the war is to „destabilize Pakistan‟ and 45% think, West‟s interest

in the region.

Almost all the respondents (98%) are not in favor of foreign military bases and nearly the same number (97%) opposes presence of foreign military troops in Pakistan.



Only 7% favor cooperation in foreign military operations (like that of NATO) and same percentage favors supervision of Western institutions (like IMF) in budget making.

Regarding drone attacks in tribal areas, 54% has the opinion that both militants and civilians are killed whereas 43% think only civilians are killed; nearly all (97%) are against the attacks.

When asked about dialogue with militants (in tribal regions), about three-quarters (76%) favor dialogue and almost the same number (77%) opposes Pakistan military operation in the region.

In-depth Analysis

Demographics





Society

You consider our society:

Thirty per cent consider our society selfish and the same number consider impatient / intolerant whereas only 5% consider generous.

Majority of male respondents (31%) consider our society selfish and majority of female respondents (38%) consider impatient / intolerant.

Only 6% of male respondents and 2% of female respondents consider our society generous.

More rural respondents consider our society selfish and more urban respondents consider impatient /

intolerant.

Around 5% of respondents from both the regions (rural-urban) consider our society generous.

Age-wise response depicts, majority of respondents (+30%) aged „18 to 35 years‟ and „+60 years‟

consider our society selfish – almost same percentage (29%) of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ and „+60

years‟ consider impatient / intolerant.

Majority of respondents aged „36 to 60 years‟ consider our society impatient / intolerant.

Only eight per cent of respondents aged „+60 years‟ consider our society generous, which is

highest percentage across all (seven) age-brackets.

Education-based response portrays, majority (+40%) across all groups consider our society selfish

except „graduate & above‟ respondents, most of them (33%) consider impatient / intolerant.

Status-based response shows, majority of „unemployed and retired‟ respondents consider our society selfish and majority of „employed – businessmen and housewives‟ consider impatient /

intolerant.

Almost same percentage of „students‟ consider our society selfish (28%) and impatient / intolerant (29%).







In our society, people believe in:

Majority is of the opinion, people in our society believe in money and designation more than in hard work and honesty.

Gender-based response depicts, majority of male and female respondents ranked the factors (honesty, hard work, designation, money and fraud) in this order, money – designation – fraud – hard

work and then honesty : which is similar to overall response.

Region-based response is (also) similar to overall response.

Age-wise response illustrates, opinion of majority of respondents aged „18 to 40 years‟ is similar to

overall response – they all ranked the factors hard work and honesty at fourth and fifth place,

respectively.

Majority of respondents aged „41 to +60 years‟ ranked the factor hard work at third place.

Only respondents aged „41-50 years‟ ranked the factor honesty at fourth place – all others

ranked (honesty) at last place.

Respondents across all age-brackets ranked money at first and designation at second place :

factors on which they think people believe in, the most.

Education-based response portrays, view of majority of „matric/intermediate‟ and „graduate & above‟

respondents is similar to overall response.

Majority of „illiterate‟ respondents ranked money at first place and honesty at last whereas majority of „under matric‟ respondents ranked the factor designation at first place.

Status-based response shows, view of majority of respondents across all segments is similar to overall response except „retired‟ respondents.

Majority of „retired‟ respondents think, people in our society believe in hard work more than fraud – they ranked the factor hard work at third place whereas other‟s ranked the factor

„fraud‟ prior to hard work.

Respondents across all demographic segments think, people in our society least believe in honesty and most in money.







In our society, main cause of corruption:

Fifty-seven per cent of the respondents think „no rule of law‟ is the main cause of corruption “in society”.

Response on basis of gender tells, majority of male (61%) and female (46%) respondents think „no rule

of law‟ is the main cause of corruption in society – 20% of female respondents think „lack of moral

values‟ is the main cause.

Majority of rural (60%) and urban (56%) respondents think „no rule of law‟ is the main cause of

corruption in society.

Nineteen per cent respondents of rural and 16% of urban area think „greed‟ is the main cause.

Age-wise response portrays, majority of respondents (+50%) across all age-brackets think „no rule of

law‟ is the main cause of corruption.

„Greed‟ is the main cause what (around 20% of) respondents aged „18 to 30 years‟ think.

„Low income‟ and „greed‟ are the main causes what (around 14% of) respondents aged „31 to

50 years‟ think.

„Lack of moral values‟ is the main cause, what (+/-20%) respondents aged „51 to +60 years‟

think.

Response on basis of educational attainment shows, majority of respondents across all groups think „no

rule of law‟ is the main cause of corruption in society.

„Greed‟ is the main cause what second highest majority of „illiterate – under matric –

matric/intermediate‟ respondents think.

Whereas „lack of moral values‟ is the main cause what 17% of „graduate & above‟ respondents

think.



Status-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all segments think „no rule of law‟ is the

main cause of corruption in society.

Majority of „unemployed‟ respondents think „greed‟ (34%) and „no rule of law‟ (34%) are the

main causes.

Twenty-six per cent of „retired‟ respondents think „lack of moral values‟ is the main cause.

Twenty per cent of „housewives‟ think „greed‟ is the main cause of corruption in society.





In our society, why people are compelled to commit suicide?

Forty per cent think because of low income / poverty and 35% think because of unemployment, people are compelled to commit suicide.

Majority of male and female respondents think low income / poverty compels people and around 35% of them consider unemployment a prominent factor.

Majority of rural and urban respondents think unemployment compels people to commit suicide.

Age-wise response illustrates, majority of respondents across all age-brackets think low income / poverty

compels except majority of respondents aged „18-25 years‟, who think unemployment compels people to

commit suicide.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all the groups think unemployment

compels people except „graduate and above‟, who think low income / poverty compels people.

Majority of „students‟ think because of unemployment, people are compelled whereas majority of

respondents across other segments think because of low income / poverty people are compelled to

commit suicide.







What is your major concern?

Major concern of fifty-five per cent of the respondents is „justice‟.

Gender-based response tells major concern of majority of male and female respondent‟s is „justice‟.

Whereas major concern of 19% of female and 14% of male respondents is „education‟.

Almost same percentage (+25%) of both is concerned about „bread & butter‟.

More rural respondents (39%) are concerned about „bread & butter‟ than urban respondents (23%)

whereas more urban respondents (17%) are concerned about „education‟ than rural respondents (11%).

Majority from both the regions is concerned about „justice‟.

Age-wise response shows, „justice‟ is the major concern of majority of the respondents across all age-

brackets especially those aged „41 to +60 years‟.

Major concern of 37% of respondents aged „26-30 years‟ is „bread & butter‟, which is highest

percentage among respondents of all other age-brackets.

Major concern of around 20% of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ and „36-40 years‟ is

„education‟, which is highest percentage among respondents of all other age-brackets.

Very low percentage of respondents‟ major concern is „health facility‟.

Education-based response depicts, major concern of significant percentage of „illiterate‟ and „under matric‟ respondent‟s is „bread & butter‟ whereas in case of „matric/intermediate‟ and „graduate &

above‟ respondents, „justice‟ is the major concern of the majority.

Status-based response illustrates, „bread & butter‟ is major concern of majority of „unemployed‟ respondents whereas „justice‟ is the major concern of majority of respondents across other

segments.







You (/ will) focus on your child’s education on:

About child‟s education, majority (90%) (/ will) focus on moral and intellectual upbringing than traditional graduate studies.

Focus of majority of male and female respondents is / will be on moral and intellectual upbringing of their offspring.

Fourteen per cent of rural and 10% of urban respondents‟ focus is / will be on traditional graduate

studies.

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents‟ across all age-brackets (/ will) focus on moral and

intellectual upbringing.

Eighteen per cent of respondents aged „51-60 years‟ and 37% of respondents aged „+60 years‟

(/ will) focus on traditional graduate studies.

Education-based response depicts 31% of „illiterate‟ respondents (/ will) focus on traditional graduate

studies – otherwise, majority of respondents across all groups (/ will) focus on moral and intellectual

upbringing.

Status-based response portrays 38% of „retired‟ respondents (/ will) focus on traditional graduate studies

otherwise, majority of respondents across all segments (/ will) focus on moral and intellectual upbringing.







Your view of head of Islamic welfare state:

View of head of Islamic welfare state of 83% of the respondents is „public servant‟.

Same is the view of majority of respondents across all demographic segments.







You favor / oppose:

a.) One-education system for all.

One-education system is supported by 93% of the respondents.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments are in favor of one-system of education.







You favor / oppose:

b.) Reduction in government expenses.

Ninety-two per cent of the respondents are positive about expenses of government to be reduced.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments are in favor of reduction of government expenses.







You favor / oppose:

c.) Luxurious lifestyle of elected representatives.

Ninety per cent of the respondents oppose luxurious lifestyle of elected representatives.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments oppose luxurious lifestyle of elected representatives.







In coming year, you see yourself:

a.) More secure.

Only 7% of the respondents are positive about being more secure in coming year.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments do not see themselves more secure (in coming year).








b.) Economically stable.

Only 10% of the respondents see themselves economically stable in coming year.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments do not see themselves economically stable.

Ninety-one per cent of „unemployed‟ respondents do not see economic stability.

Only 12% of „graduate and above‟ respondents see themselves (economically) stable.

Only 23% of the respondents aged „+60 years‟ and 19% of „retired‟ respondents are confident about being economically stable (in coming year).








c.) Socially relaxed.

In coming year, only 7% of the respondents see themselves socially relaxed.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments do not see themselves socially relaxed (in coming year).







When you see violation of human rights, do you record your protest?

Sixty-one per cent of the respondents record their protest when they see human rights being violated – 9% offered no response.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments record their protest.

Forty-one per cent of female respondents, 37% of housewives and 32% of urban respondents do not record their protest when they see violation of human rights.







Politics

Do you vote?

Thirty seven per cent of the respondents said, they do not vote.

Gender-based response shows, 32% of male and 48% of female respondents do not vote.

Region-based response tells, 23% of rural and 40% of urban respondents do not vote.

Age-wise response illustrates, majority of respondents across all age-brackets vote whereas 45% of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ do not vote.

Response on basis of educational attainment portrays, majority of respondents across all groups vote – 40% of „graduate & above‟ respondents do not vote.

Status-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all segments vote whereas 47% of „students‟ and 37% of „housewives‟ do not vote.







If Yes, you vote because of:

Sixty per cent of the respondents vote because of their „own viewpoint‟ and 21% vote because of „chance of party‟s success‟.

On basis of gender, response of male respondents shows majority (57%) vote because of their „own viewpoint‟ whereas 22% vote because of „chance of party‟s success‟.

In case of female respondents, majority (67%) vote because of their „own viewpoint‟ and 18%

because of „chance of party‟s success‟.

Region-based response depicts, majority of rural (54%) and urban respondents (61%) vote because of

their „own viewpoint‟.

Around +20% of respondents from both the regions vote because of „chance of party‟s

success‟.

Age-wise response illustrates, majority of respondents across all age-brackets vote because of their

„own viewpoint‟.

Thirty-eight per cent of respondents aged „+60 years‟ vote because of „chance of party‟s

success‟.

Response on basis of educational attainment shows, majority of respondents across all groups vote

because of their „own viewpoint‟.

Twenty-seven per cent of „illiterate‟ respondents vote because of „community‟.

Status-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all segments vote because of their „own viewpoint‟.

Forty-three per cent of „retired‟ respondents vote because of „chance of parties success‟.

Whereas 25% of „unemployed‟ and 13% of „housewives‟ vote because of „community‟.







You vote a political party on basis of it’s:

Twenty-six per cent of the respondents vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟ and almost the same percentage (25%)

vote on basis of party‟s „social development programs‟.

On basis of gender, response of male respondents shows majority (28%) vote on basis of party‟s

„ideology‟ whereas 22% on basis of „social development programs‟ and (other) 22% on basis of

„candidates character‟.

In case of female respondents, majority (35%) vote on basis of party‟s „social development

programs‟ and 21% on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Region-based response depicts, majority of rural respondents (37%) vote on basis of party‟s „social

development programs‟.

Whereas majority of urban respondents (27%) vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟ – 23% vote

on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Age-wise response illustrates, majority of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ vote on basis of party‟s

„ideology‟ (29%) and „social development programs‟ (29%).

Majority of respondents (29%) aged „26-30 years‟ vote on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Majority of respondents (30%) aged „31-35 years‟ vote on basis of party‟s „social development

programs‟.

Majority of respondents (27%) aged „36-40 years‟ vote on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Majority of respondents (27%) aged „41-50 years‟ vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟ and 23%

vote on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Majority of respondents aged „51-60 years‟ vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟ (26%) and „social



development programs‟ (26%).

And majority of respondents aged „+60 years‟ vote on basis of „leadership‟ (26%) and

„candidate‟s character‟ (26%).

Response on basis of educational attainment portrays, majority of „illiterate‟ respondents (53%) vote on

basis of „social development programs‟ of the party.

Majority of „under matric‟ respondents (31%) vote on basis of „candidate‟s character‟.

Majority of „matric/intermediate‟ respondents (34%) vote on basis of party‟s „social

development programs‟.

And majority of „graduate & above‟ respondents (29%) vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟.

Status-based response indicates, majority of „students‟ (32%) vote on basis of party‟s „ideology‟.

Majority of „unemployed‟ (39%) vote on basis of party‟s „social development programs‟.



Majority of „employed‟ (26%) vote on basis of „social

development programs‟ of the party and 23% vote on basis

of „candidate‟s character‟.

Majority of „businessmen‟ (24%) vote on basis of party‟s

„ideology‟ and 22% vote on basis of „social development

programs‟.

Majority of „retired‟ respondents (33%) vote on basis of

„candidate‟s character‟.

And majority of „housewives‟ (33%) vote on basis of „social

development programs‟ of the party.



If the party you support does not solve public problems, in next election you will vote:

Sixty-eight per cent of the respondents said, if the party they support does not solve their problems - they will vote a different party.

Majority of male (69%) and female respondents (64%) said, they will vote a different party.

Whereas 32% of female respondents said, they will not vote.

Majority of rural (75%) and urban respondents (66%) said, they will vote a different party.

Whereas 28% of urban respondents said, they will not vote.

Age-wise response depicts, majority of respondents across all age-brackets said, they will vote a

different party.

Thirty-eight per cent of the respondents aged „41-50 years‟ said, they will not vote.

Education-based response tells, majority of respondents across all groups said, they will vote a different

party.

Whereas around 30% of „illiterate‟ and „graduate & above‟ respondents said, they will not vote.

Status-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all segments said, they will vote a

different party.

Whereas around 29% of „students - businessmen - housewives‟ and 36% of „unemployed‟ respondents said, they will not vote if the party they support does not solve (their) problems.







You do not vote, because:

Thirty seven per cent of the respondents said, they do not vote; 64% don‟t vote because of „dishonesty in politics‟.

Majority of male and female respondents (+60%) do not vote because of „dishonesty in politics‟.

Whereas 24% of male respondents said, „it‟s in vain‟ and 17% of female respondents said, „I am

apolitical‟.

Majority of rural and urban respondents do not vote because of „dishonesty in politics‟.

Whereas 25% of urban respondents said, „it‟s in vain‟ (to vote).

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents across all age-brackets do not vote because of

„dishonesty in politics‟.

Twenty-six per cent of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ said, „it‟s in vain‟ (to vote).

Education-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all (educational) groups do not vote

because of „dishonesty in politics‟.

Thirty-one per cent of „under matric‟ respondents said, „it‟s in vain‟.

[For this question] the percentage of illiterate respondents is too small to report the result.

Status-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all segments do not vote because of „dishonesty in politics‟ except „unemployed‟ respondents.

Majority of „unemployed‟ respondents (72%) do not vote because „it‟s in vain‟ (to vote).

Whereas 27% of „students‟ and „housewives‟ do not vote for the same reason.







Your view of politics:

View of forty-six per cent of the respondent‟s is art and science of government.

Gender-based response illustrates, majority of male respondent‟s (48%) view of politics is „art and science of government‟.

View of majority of female respondents is „art and science of government‟ (40%) and „dirty

game‟ (40%).

Response on basis of region depicts, 47% of urban respondents‟ view of politics is „art and science of

government‟.

In case of rural respondents, view of politics of 40% is „art and science of government‟ and of

(other) 40% is „dirty game‟.

Age-wise response shows, view of less than fifty per cent of the respondents‟ aged „18 to 35 years‟ is

„art and science of government‟.

Whereas view of more than fifty per cent of the respondents‟ aged „36 to +60 years‟ is „art and

science of government‟.

Education-based response depicts, 48% of „graduate & above‟ respondents‟ view is „art and science of

government‟.

Whereas „dirty game‟ is the view of +40% of respondents having qualification intermediate and less.

Status-based response tells, majority of respondents across all segments have view „art and science of government‟ except „unemployed‟ respondents.

View of 62% of „unemployed‟ respondents is „dirty game‟ - same is the view of 42% of „housewives‟.

Twenty-five per cent of „students‟ have „no view‟ (of politics).







Your view of political parties:

View of political parties of 32% of the respondents is „puppet show‟, of 27% is „institutions‟, of 25% is „one-man show‟ and 11% have „no view‟.

Response on gender basis shows, view of majority of female respondents (36%) is „puppet show‟ whereas view of 30% of male respondents is „institutions‟ and of (other) 30% is „puppet show‟.

Majority of rural and urban respondent‟s (+30%) view of political parties is „puppet show‟ – whereas

28% of urban respondents view is „institutions‟.

Age-wise response portrays, view of majority of respondents aged „18 to 30 years‟ is „puppet show‟.

View of 35% of respondents aged „31-35 years‟ is „institutions‟ and of 33% is „puppet show‟.

View of majority of respondents (45%) aged „36-40 years‟ is „one-man show‟.

View of majority of respondent‟s aged „41 to +60 years‟ is „institutions‟.

Response on basis of educational attainment reveals, view of majority of respondents across all

(educational) groups is „puppet show‟ except „under matric‟ respondents.

View of 32% of „under matric‟ respondent‟s is „institutions‟ and of 28% is „puppet show‟.

Status-based response shows, view of majority of „students‟ (33%) and „unemployed‟ (33%) is „puppet

show‟.

View of majority of „businessmen‟ (43%) and „retired‟ respondents (58%) is „institutions‟.

View of 31% of „employed‟ respondents is „institutions‟ and of 30% is „puppet show‟.

Whereas view of majority of „housewives‟ (37%) is „one-man show‟.







Your view of politicians:

View of 41% and 30% of the respondents is „opportunist‟ and „puppets of West‟ respectively.

Majority of male (37%) and female respondent‟s (53%) view of politicians is „opportunist‟.

View of 33% of male respondents is „puppets of West‟.

Majority of rural (44%) and urban respondent‟s (41%) view of politicians is „opportunist‟.

View of 31% of urban respondents is „puppets of West‟.

Age-wise response depicts, view of majority of respondents aged „18 to 50 years‟ is „opportunist‟.

View of majority of respondents aged „51 to +60 years‟ is „honest‟ and of 32% is „opportunist‟.

View of 37% of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ is „puppets of West‟.

Education-based response shows, view of majority of respondents across all groups is „opportunist‟.

View of 31% of „graduate & above‟ respondents is „puppets of West‟.

Status-based response tells, view of majority of „students - employed and housewives‟ is „opportunist‟.

View of 41% of „unemployed‟ and of 33% of „businessmen‟ is „opportunist‟.

View of 43% of „unemployed‟ and of 38% of „students‟ is „puppets of West‟.

View of majority of „businessmen‟ and „retired‟ respondents is „honest‟.







If a political party invites you to its office (for discussion), will you visit?

Sixty per cent of the respondents said they will visit the office – if they are invited for discussion.

Majority of male respondents (66%) said, they will visit the office – 46% of female respondents said, they will not visit.

Majority of rural (64%) and urban respondents (59%) said, they will visit the office – 32% of urban respondents said, they will not visit.

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents across all age-brackets will visit the office whereas +/-30% respondents (across all age-brackets) said, they will not.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all segments will visit the office – 33% of „graduate & above‟ respondents will not visit.

Status-based response tells, majority of respondents across all segments will visit the office except „housewives‟ (57%).

Forty per cent of „employed‟ respondents will not visit office of a political party if they are invited (for discussion).







Will you vote in next election (2013)?

Sixty-three per cent of the respondents vote; in election_2013, 80% of the respondents said they will vote.

Majority of male respondents (68%) vote and 82% will vote in election_2013.

Forty-eight per cent of female respondents do not vote; in election_2013, 74% of them will

vote.

Majority of rural respondents (77%) vote and most of them will vote in election_2013.

Forty per cent of urban respondents do not vote; in election_2013, 79% of urban respondents

will vote.

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents across all age-brackets vote – most of them will vote

in election_2013.

Forty-five per cent of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ do not vote; in election_2013, 78% of

them will vote.

Education-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all groups vote – most of them will

vote in election_2013.

Forty per cent of „graduate & above‟ respondents do not vote; in election_2013, 78% of them

will vote.

Status-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all segments vote – most of them will vote in election_2013.

Forty-seven per cent of „students‟ and 37% of „housewives‟ do not vote; in election_2013, 75% of „students‟ and 74% of „housewives‟ will vote.







Governance

In your opinion, government representatives care / don’t care what common citizen thinks?

Ninety-one per cent of the respondents have the opinion, government representatives don‟t care what a common citizen thinks.

Opinion of majority of respondents across all demographic segments is that government representatives don‟t care.







What do you think?

Only 7% of the respondents think government often performs well.

Majority of respondents across all demographic segments think government often does not perform well.







Where do you see Pakistan heading?

Thirty-six per cent of respondents see their country heading towards „segmentation‟, 35% towards „poverty‟ and only 13% towards „prosperity‟.

Majority of male respondents (38%) see their country heading towards „segmentation‟ and majority of female respondents (45%) towards „poverty‟.

Region-based response portrays, majority of rural respondents (45%) see their country heading

towards „segmentation‟.

Majority of urban respondents (36%) see „poverty‟ – almost the same percentage (34%) see

Pakistan heading towards „segmentation‟.

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents aged „18-25 years‟, „31-35 years‟ and „41-50 years‟

see their country heading towards „segmentation‟.

Majority of respondents aged „26-30 years‟, „36-40 years‟ and „51-60 years‟ see their state

heading towards „poverty‟.

In case of respondents aged „+60 years‟, 28% see „poverty‟ and same percentage of

respondents see „segmentation‟ of Pakistan.

Response on basis of educational attainment illustrates, majority of „illiterate‟ and „matric/intermediate‟

respondents see „poverty‟; majority of „under matric‟ and „graduate & above‟ see „segmentation‟.

Status-based response tells, majority of „students‟ (37%) see „segmentation‟ and 35% see „poverty‟.

Majority of „unemployed‟ (57%) see „segmentation‟.

Majority of „employed‟ (37%) and „housewives‟ (45%) see „poverty‟.

Majority of „businessmen‟ see „poverty‟ (37%) and „segmentation‟ (37%).

Whereas majority of „retired‟ respondents (31%) see „segmentation‟ and 27% see „evolution of a new-different Pakistan‟.







How you rank (following) issues in Pakistan?

„Justice‟ is the major concern of 55% of the respondents whereas majority ranked „injustice‟ second, „corruption‟

first – „unemployment‟ third and „drone attacks‟ sixth.

Gender-based response depicts, majority of male and female respondent‟s ranked „corruption‟ first.

Male respondent‟s ranked „injustice‟ second and female respondent‟s ranked „inflation‟ second;

both ranked „unemployment‟ third and „missing persons‟ seventh.

Region-based response illustrates, majority of rural and urban respondent‟s ranked „corruption‟ first.

Rural respondents ranked „unemployment‟ second – urban respondents ranked „injustice‟

second.

Rural respondent‟s ranked „power-energy‟ third whereas urban respondent‟s ranked „unemployment‟ third; respondents of both the regions ranked „missing persons‟ seventh.

Age-wise response depicts, majority of respondents across all age-brackets ranked „corruption‟ first except respondent‟s aged „+60 years‟ - most of them ranked „injustice‟ first.

Respondents aged „18 to 40 years‟ and „51-60 years‟ ranked „injustice‟ second.

Respondents aged „41-50 years‟ ranked „unemployment‟ second and respondents aged „+60 years‟ ranked „corruption‟ second.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all group‟s ranked „corruption‟ first except „illiterate‟ respondents - most of them ranked „power-energy‟ and „corruption‟ first.

„Illiterate‟ respondents ranked „unemployment‟ second – „under matric‟ ranked „inflation‟ second whereas „matric/intermediate‟ and „graduate & above‟ respondents ranked „injustice‟

second.

Status-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all segments ranked „corruption‟ first except „retired‟ respondents - most of them ranked „injustice‟ first.

Majority of „students - employed and businessmen‟ ranked „injustice‟ second – „unemployed‟ ranked „power-energy‟ second – „retired‟ respondents ranked „corruption‟ second whereas

„housewives‟ ranked „unemployment‟ second.

Among all the respondents, only „retired‟ respondents and those aged „+60 years‟ ranked issue of „missing persons‟ sixth – all others ranked it seventh.







In your opinion, main cause of corruption in governance:

Thirty-eight per cent of the respondents think „no accountability‟ and 30% think „power monopolization‟ is the main cause of corruption “in governance”.

Majority of male (40%) and female respondents (35%) think „no accountability‟ is the main cause – 31% of female respondents think „power monopolization‟ is the main cause of corruption.

Majority of rural respondents (42%) think „power monopolization‟ and majority of urban respondents

(39%) think „no accountability‟ is the main cause of corruption.

Age-wise response shows, majority of respondents across all age-brackets think „no accountability‟ is

the main cause.

Second highest percentage of respondents think „power monopolization‟ is the main cause -

except respondents aged „51-60 years‟, most of them (30%) think „lack of moral values‟ is the

main cause.

Education-based response tells, majority of respondents across all groups think „power monopolization‟

is the main cause except „graduate & above‟, most of them (43%) think „no accountability‟ is the main

cause.

Status-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all segments think „no accountability‟ is

the main cause except „unemployed‟, most of them (42%) think „power monopolization‟ is the main

cause of corruption in governance.







You favor / oppose:

a.) Pakistan military operation in tribal areas.

Seventy-seven per cent of the respondents oppose Pakistan military operation in tribal areas.

Majority of the respondents across all demographic segments oppose military operation.







You favor / oppose:

b.) Dialogue with militants in tribal areas.

Seventy-six per cent of the respondents favor dialogue with militants in tribal areas.

Majority of the respondents across all demographic segments favor dialogue.







You favor / oppose:

c.) Supervision of West in budget making (…IMF).

Only 7% favor supervision of Western institutions in budget making.

Majority of the respondent‟s across all demographic segments oppose supervision in budget making.







Sovereignty

Do you think sovereignty of this Islamic state is being damaged?

Majority of the respondents think sovereignty of the state is being damaged.







If Yes (sovereignty is being damaged, it‟s), because of:

Fifty-one per cent of the respondents think sovereignty is being damaged because of both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟ – 39% think only because of „involvement of West

in policy-making‟; 10% think because of „political instability‟.

Gender-based response shows, majority of male (47%) and female (59%) respondents think because of

both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟.

Forty-two per cent of male and 30% of female respondents think only because of „involvement

of West in policy-making‟.

Region-based response depicts, majority of rural (45%) respondents think (only) because of

„involvement of West in policy-making‟.

Almost the same percentage (43%) of rural respondent‟s think because of both „„political

instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟.

Majority of urban (53%) respondents think because of both „„political instability‟ and

„involvement of West in policy-making‟‟; 37% of them think (only) because of „involvement of

West in policy-making‟.

Age-wise response tells, majority of respondents across all age-brackets think sovereignty is being

damaged because of both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟; significant

percentage of respondents think (only) because of „involvement of West in policy-making‟.

Education-based response illustrates, majority of „illiterate‟ respondents (50%) think because of „involvement of West in policy-making‟ and majority of „graduate & above‟ respondents (52%) think

because of both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟.

Whereas in case of „under matric‟ and „matric/intermediate‟ respondents, (around) 45% of respondents think sovereignty is being damaged because of both „„political instability‟ and

„involvement of West in policy-making‟‟ and almost the same percentage think (only) because of „involvement of West in policy-making‟.

Status-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all segments think because of both „„political instability‟ and „involvement of West in policy-making‟‟; significant percentage of

respondents think sovereignty is being damaged (only) because of „involvement of West in policy-making‟.







* Those whose answer included „Involvement of West in policy-making‟ were asked.

…sovereignty is being damaged because of:

The respondents whose answer included involvement of West in policy-making were further inquired about the subject – according to 54%, sovereignty is being damaged because of both „„puppet

government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟ – 39% think only because of „puppet government representatives‟ whereas 7% think because of „drone attacks‟.

Gender-based response shows, majority of male (55%) and female (51%) respondents think because of

both „„puppet government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟; significant percentage of both the

genders think because of „puppet government representatives‟.

Region-based response shows, majority of rural (52%) and urban (54%) respondents think because of

both „„puppet government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟; significant percentage of respondents of

both the regions think because of „puppet government representatives‟.

Age-wise response tells, majority of respondents across all age-brackets think because of both „„puppet

government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟ except respondents aged „36 to 50 years‟, most of

them think because of „puppet government representatives‟.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all groups think because of both

„„puppet government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟ except „illiterate‟ respondents, most of them

think because of „puppet government representatives‟.

Status-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all segments think because of both

„„puppet government representatives‟ and „drone attacks‟‟ except „retired‟ respondents, most of them

think because of „puppet government representatives‟ sovereignty is being damaged.







Pakistan has been fighting America’s war (against terrorism):

According to fifty-five per cent of the respondents, Pakistan has been fighting America‟s war (against terrorism) – nine per cent of the respondents do not know.

Gender-based response shows, majority of male (57%) and female (52%) respondents agree that Pakistan has been fighting America‟s war.

Twelve per cent of female respondents do not know.

Region-based response tells, majority of rural (62%) and urban (54%) respondents agree – 10% of urban

respondents do not know.

Age-wise response depicts, majority of respondents across all age-brackets agree with the statement.

Thirty-eight per cent of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ and 41% of respondents aged „31-35

years‟ and „41-50 years‟ do not agree.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all groups agree except „illiterate‟

respondents.

Status-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all segments agree.

Around 40% of „students - unemployed and businessmen‟ disagree that Pakistan has been

fighting America‟s war (against terrorism).







In your opinion, purpose of this war:

Forty-five per cent of the respondents think purpose of the war is „West‟s interest‟ in the region and 42% think, to „destabilize Pakistan‟ and only 4% think, to „defeat militants‟.

Gender-based response tells, majority of male (46%) respondents think, „West‟s interest‟ whereas 41% think to „destabilize Pakistan‟.

Forty-four per cent of female respondents think to „destabilize Pakistan‟ and the same

percentage thinks „West‟s interest‟.

Region-based response shows, majority of rural respondents think, to „destabilize Pakistan‟ (46%) and

„West‟s interest‟ (46%).

Majority of urban (45%) respondents think „West‟s interest‟ and 41% think to „destabilize

Pakistan‟.

Age-wise response depicts, majority of respondents aged „18 to 40 years‟ and „+60 years‟ think, „West‟s

interest‟ in the region.

Whereas majority of respondents aged „41 to 60 years‟ and 43% of the respondents aged „18-

25 years‟ think, to „destabilize Pakistan‟.

Education-based response portrays, majority of respondents across all groups think „West‟s interest‟

except „illiterate‟ respondents – most of them think purpose of the war is to „destabilize Pakistan‟.

Status-based response shows, majority of respondents across all segments think „West‟s interest‟ (in the region) whereas majority of „unemployed‟ (51%) and 43% of „students‟ think to „destabilize

Pakistan‟.







In your opinion, drone attacks in tribal areas kill:

Fifty-four per cent of the respondent‟s think, both militants and civilians are killed whereas 43% think only civilians are killed.

Gender-based response shows, majority of male and female respondents think both militants and civilians are killed.

Forty-six per cent of male respondents think only civilians are killed.

Region-based response tells, majority of rural and urban respondents think both militants and civilians

are killed.

Forty-four per cent of urban respondents think only civilians are killed.

Age-wise response portrays, majority of respondents across all age-brackets think both militants and

civilians are killed except respondents aged „18-25 years‟.

Majority of respondents aged „18-25 years‟ think civilians are killed – 46% of them think both

militants and civilians are killed.

Education-based response illustrates, majority of respondents across all groups think both militants and

civilians are killed; +40% of respondents (across all groups) think only civilians are killed.

Status-based response depicts, majority of respondents across all segments think both militants and

civilians are killed except „students‟.

Forty-eight per cent of „students‟ think, both militants and civilians are killed and (other) 48% think only civilians are killed.







You favor / oppose:

a.) Presence of foreign military troops in Pakistan.

Majority of the respondents oppose presence of foreign military troops in Pakistan.







You favor / oppose:

b.) Cooperation in foreign military operations (U.S., NATO…).

Only 7% of the respondents favor cooperation in foreign military operations (like that of NATO).







You favor / oppose:

c.) Drone attacks.

Nearly all the respondents (97%) oppose drone attacks.







You favor / oppose:

d.) Foreign military bases in Pakistan (U.S.).

Almost all the respondents (98%) oppose foreign military bases in Pakistan.







In future, would you be willing to participate in our surveys?

Fourteen per cent of the respondents are not willing to participate in surveys of Insaf Research Wing.

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