ISLAMABAD: Recent study shows that despite the bad law and order and economy situation of the country huge number of Pakistanis (28%) haveĀ at-leastĀ one dine-out in a week.
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 28% of Pakistanis have lunch/dinner/breakfast from outside the home at least once or twice a week.
A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked āHow many times a week do you have lunch/dinner/breakfast which bought from the market and not cooked at home?ā Responding to this, 28% said 1-2 days, 8% said 3-4 days, 1% said 5-6 days, 2% said 7-8 days and 38% said they do not have lunch/dinner/breakfast from outside the home. However, 21% did not give a response.
Interestingly, a comparison between male and female respondents shows that women eat outside the home once or twice a week more often (32%) than men (26%). Comparison between urban and rural localities shows that urban respondents eat out once or twice a week more often (43%) compared to rural respondents (21%).
Question: āHow many times a week do you have lunch/dinner/breakfast which bought from the market and not cooked at home?ā
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 2645 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during April 29, 2013 ā May 06, 2013. Error margin is estimated to be approximately Ā± 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.
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