51% Believe Someone Born In A Poor Family In Pakistan Can Become Wealthy If He/She Works Hard, 37% Disagree: GILANI POLL/GALLUP PAKISTAN

51% Believe Someone Born In  A Poor Family In Pakistan Can Become Wealthy If He/She Works Hard, 37% Disagree: GILANI POLL/GALLUP PAKISTAN Islamabad, March 11, 2011  According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, more than a quarter of all Pakistanis (26%) from across the country are hopeful that hard work can earn prosperity as opposed to 37% who are skeptical of the link between hardwork and prosperity.  A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked the following question: “Do you believe that a child born in a poor family in our country can become rich if he /she works hard?” Nine percent (9%) believed there are a lot of chances of a person to prosper if he works hard, even if he is born in a poor family, 42% said some chances and 37% little chances. 12% gave no response. A comparative analysis of the data shows that optimism about link between hardwork and prosperity has made modest gain during the last 30 years. The optimists have grown by 6% (from 45% to 51%) and pessimists have declined by 11% (from 55% to 49%), while those unsure about the prospects have also grown by 5%.  “Do you believe that a child born in a poor family in our country  can become rich if he /she works hard?”.

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 2631 menand women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during February 2011. Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.