40% Pakistanis claim to have new idea to improve people lives

ISLAMABAD, June 09, 2011 (PPI): About 40% of Pakistanis said that they have had innovative ideas to improve the lives of people in their community, while globally 51% people claimed to have new ideas for improving lives of people in their community.

It was revealed Gilani Research Foundation and Gallup Pakistan recently participated in a Global Poll coordinated by BBC World, Globescan and PIPA on the entrepreneurial culture of different nations.

According to the survey findings, a nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked the following question: Have you ever had a new idea for improving lives of people in your community? As many as forty percent (40%) respondents claimed to have thought of new ideas in this regard while another significant 48% never had a new idea to improve lives of people in their community and 12% did not respond.

A comparison with the results of other countries shows that the percentage of Pakistanis (40%) who thought of new idea to improve lives of people in their community is lesser than the global average which is 51%. Results also show that in India 51% and in China 56% of the people say they have new ideas for betterment of their communities which is closer to the global average.

Have you ever had a new idea for improving lives of people in your community?

The survey was carried out among a sample of 2703 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during July 2010. Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.