Islamabad: Some 62 percent Pakistani parents feel it is important to make extra or special effort in selecting a better school for their children, said the results of Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan.
In the survey, a nationally representative sample of men and women from four provinces were asked the following question: “In your view how important is it to make an extra effort in selecting a better school for children?”
Majority (62 percent) say that it is very important to work hard in selecting a school for children. Twenty nine percent believe that making this effort is somewhat important. A minority of 9 percent feel that it is not important at all.
Results also show that 7 percent of males were of the view that it is not important to make extra effort for selecting a school for children whereas 13 percent of females held this view.
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 2,574 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during 10 July – 16 July 2011. Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 percent at 95 percent confidence level.
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