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Opinion Poll
SOCIETY
Satisfaction
44% Pakistanis are dissatisfied with the current situation in Pakistan.
Satisfaction is highest in KPK (57%) and lowest in Balochistan (8%).
GILANI POLL/GALLUP PAKISTAN
Islamabad, Apr 04, 2014

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 44% Pakistanis are
dissatisfied with the current situation in Pakistan. Satisfaction is highest in KPK (57%) and lowest in Balochistan
(8%).
A nationally representative sample of adult men and women, from across the four provinces was asked
Please tell me, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the current situation in Pakistan? Responding to this, 8%
said they are completely satisfied, 21% say they are somewhat satisfied and 20% said they are neither satisfied
nor dissatisfied. 23% said they are somewhat dissatisfied and 21% replied they are completely dissatisfied. 7%
did not respond.
A provincial breakdown reveals that 6% of respondents from Punjab say they are completely satisfied,
21% say they are somewhat satisfied and 21% said they are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. 16% said they are
somewhat dissatisfied and 9% replied they are completely dissatisfied. For Sindh, 7% of the respondents say
they are completely satisfied, 19% say they are somewhat satisfied and 17% said they are neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied. 38% said they are somewhat dissatisfied and 1% replied they are completely dissatisfied. With
regards to KPK, 22% of the respondents say they are completely satisfied, 35% say they are somewhat satisfied
and 17% said they are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. 12% said they are somewhat dissatisfied and 8% replied
they are completely dissatisfied. In Balochistan, 1% of the respondents say they are completely satisfied, 7%
say they are somewhat satisfied and 33% said they are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. 18% said they are
somewhat dissatisfied and none of the respondents mentioned complete dissatisfaction with the situation.
Question: Please tell me, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the current situation in
Pakistan?

Source: Gallup and Gilani Surveys

the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International Association
(www.gallup-international.com; www.gallup.com.pk, www.gilanifoundation.com)

The study was released by Gilani Foundation and carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of
Gallup International. The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 2542 men and women in rural and
urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during Mar 10, 2014 Mar 17, 2014. Error margin is estimated
to be approximately 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.

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Source: Gallup and Gilani Surveys

the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International Association
)(www.gallup-international.com; www.gallup.com.pk, www.gilanifoundation.com

2452 10 17 2014 +2-3%

Opinion Poll from Gallup Pakistan

The Pakistani Affiliate of Gallup International

GILANI RESEARCH
FOUNDATION

Friday, April 04, 2014

(3 Pages including this and Urdu version)

Gilani Research Foundation is a not for profit public service project to

provide social science research to students, academia, policy makers and
concerned citizens in Pakistan and across the globe.
Gilani Research Foundation is headed by Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani who pioneered the field
of opinion polling in Pakistan and established Gallup Pakistan in 1980. Currently Dr.
Gilani, who holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and
has taught at leading universities in Pakistan and abroad, is Chairman of Gallup
Pakistan.
If you have any further questions regarding this poll, please feel free to contact us.
Best Regards,

Ms. Fatima Idrees

Phone: +92-51-2655630
E-mail: fatima.idrees@gilanifoundation.com

Disclaimer: Gallup Pakistan is not related to Gallup Inc. headquartered in

Washington D.C. USA. We require that our surveys be credited fully as Gallup
Pakistan (not Gallup or Gallup Poll). We disclaim any responsibility for surveys
pertaining to Pakistani public opinion except those carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the
Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International Association. For details on Gallup
International Association see website: www.gallup-international.com

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