Opinion Poll

SOCIETY
Fight for Country

Majority Pakistanis (88%) say they would fight for their country if there
were another war. GILANI POLL/GALLUP PAKISTAN
Islamabad, June 12, 2014
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, majority Pakistanis
(88%) say they would fight for their country if there were another war.

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women, from across the four provinces was asked,
We all hope that there will not be another war, but if it were to come to that, would you be willing to fight for
your country? Responding to this, 88% said yes and 10% said no. 2% did not respond.

A similar survey was conducted in China where 74% said yes compared to 20% who said no. 6% did not
respond. When the same question was asked in Chile, 41% replied yes whereas 47% said no and 12% did not
respond. In the United States, 58% of the respondents said they would be willing to fight for their country
compared to 41% who said they would not. 1% did not respond.


Question: We all hope that there will not be another war, but if it were to come to that,
would you be willing to fight for your country?




Source: Gallup and Gilani Surveys

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



This study was done as part of the World Values Survey Sixth Wave, conducted apart from Pakistan in 60 other
countries. The study was released recently in Doha where Gallup Pakistan's Executive Director represented Pakistan.
The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 1200 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four
provinces of the country, during 30th January - 20th February, 2012. 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)

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Opinion Poll from Gallup Pakistan
The Pakistani Affiliate of Gallup International

Thursday, June 12 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



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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
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