(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Score Percentage
Completely agreed 1 69.7
Partially agreed 2 12.2
Partially disagreed 3 8.2
Completely
disagreed 4 10.0
Appendix 2.3: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘In case a close relative of a woman is seriously ill, she may visit the patient without permission of her husband if he is not present at home.
(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Score Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 33.7
Partially disagreed 2 6.6
Partially agreed 3 19.1
Completely agreed 4 40.6
Appendix 2.4: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘When a woman keeps on giving birth to female children one after another, it leads one to believe that she must have some problem.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Score Percentage
Completely agreed 1 8.9
Partially agreed 2 3.0
Partially disagreed 3 3.8
Completely disagreed
4 7.4
Appendix iii
Appendix 2.5: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Women should lead their life according to the advice of male person, it is therefore all the same whether they are aware or not aware of their rights.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage Completely agreed 1 26.9
Partially agreed 2 12.9 Partially disagreed 3 19.9 Completely disagreed 4 40.2
Appendix 2.6: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Married women have got the right to receive their bride-money.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage Completely
disagreed
1 1.6 Partially disagreed 2 .6
Partially agreed 3 1.0 Completely agreed 4 96.8
Appendix 2.7: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Only the son should have the right to inherit father’s property.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 5.0
Partially agreed 2 .2
Partially disagreed
3 1.4 Completely
disagreed
4 93.4
Appendix 2.8: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Politics involves lot of hassle and bustle; even then the women should not refrain from it.’(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage Completely
disagreed
1 62.2 Partially disagreed 2 8.8
Partially agreed 3 9.8 Completely agreed 4 19.3
Appendix iv
Appendix 2.9: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Czory and Babul are brother and sister to each other. Czory works at home with her mother and Babul works with his father in the field.
Babul and his father always should be given more food to eat.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 15.3
Partially agreed 2 5.2
Partially disagreed
3 5.2 Completely
disagreed
4 74.3
Appendix 2.10: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘When both husband and wife are very sick treatment for both of them should be started at the same time.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
disagreed 1 .6
Partially disagreed
2 5.4
Partially agreed 3 4.0
Completely agreed
4 90.0
Appendix 2.11: Respondents’ attitude on statement, “Only the husband’s opinion should be honored in selling or dispersing family properties’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
disagreed 1 19.1
Partially
disagreed 2 8.8
Partially agreed 3 15.5
Completely agreed
4 56.6
Appendix v
Appendix 2.12: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘At present women are taking part in work outside home, men also should take part in household work like washing clothes, cleaning dishes, etc.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 32.3 Partially
disagreed
2 7.6
Partially agreed 3 28.3
Completely agreed
4 31.9
Appendix vi
Appendix 2.13: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Women should have freedom of movement in the society.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
disagreed 1 51.4
Partially
disagreed 2 10.2
Partially agreed 3 10.8
Completely agreed
4 27.7
Appendix 2.14: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘It is natural that the male will remain hotheaded due to wants in the family. In spite of this they are not supposed to scold or beat women in the family.’ (n=502)
Agree/disagree Value Percentage
Completely
disagreed 1 5.6
Partially disagreed
2 1.0
Partially agreed 3 1.8
Completely
agreed 4 91.6
Appendix vii
Appendix 2.15: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Father always wishes well of his daughter, he therefore may marry his daughter to a guy against her will.’ (n=502)
Agree/disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed 1 85.9
Partially disagreed
2 3.8
Partially agreed 3 3.0
Completely agreed
4 7.4
Appendix 2.16: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘During marriage a part of the dowry promised was paid. Later on husband or other male members of the family can put pressure on the wife to pay rest of the dowry.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 15.5
Partially agreed 2 14.3
Partially disagreed
3 4.2 Completely
disagreed
4 65.9
Appendix 2.17: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Jolly gave word to marry a guy but she later on changed her mind. At this the guy may become angry and can throw acid on her.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 4.0
Partially agreed 2 2.2
Partially
disagreed 3 2.0
Completely disagreed
4 91.8
Appendix viii
Appendix 2.18: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘There were varieties of fatwas for women. It is not justified to lash a woman by giving a fatwa.’(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 18.1 Partially
disagreed
2 6.2
Partially agreed 3 7.0
Completely
agreed 4 68.7
Appendix 2.19: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘If a woman attracts a man by her gesture even then it will not be proper for him to violate her psychologically or physically.’ (n=502)
Agree/disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 11.4 Partially
disagreed
2 5.4
Partially agreed 3 4.0
Completely agreed
4 79.3
Appendix 2.20: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘According to religion male has right to hit women’. (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 48.4
Partially agreed 2 16.9
Partially disagreed
3 8.6 Completely
disagreed 4 26.1
Appendix ix
Appendix 2.21: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘As male is the head of the family it should run according to his decision.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
agreed 1 34.9
Partially agreed 2 10.0
Partially disagreed
3 13.9 Completely
disagreed
4 41.2
Appendix 2.22: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Shafique and Rahella are brother and sister and they both go to school. They are very poor so their father decided that only Shafique should go for higher education.’ (n=502)
Agree/disagree Value Percentage
Completely
agreed 1 20.1
Partially agreed 2 12.5
Partially disagreed
3 8.2 Completely
disagreed
4 59.2
Appendix 2.23: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Both Rahim and Karimon together work in earth cutting. At the day end Karimon is paid less.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
agreed 1 4.8
Partially agreed 2 1.8
Partially disagreed
3 1.2 Completely
disagreed
4 92.2
Appendix x
Appendix 2.24: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘A woman has left her husband even then her husband will have to support to her.’
(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 60.0 Partially
disagreed
2 12.5
Partially agreed 3 7.8
Completely
agreed 4 19.7
Appendix 2.25: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Due importance of the opinion of both husband and wife should be given in deciding on family planning.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely disagreed
1 3.0
Partially agreed 3 .8
Completely
agreed 4 96.2
Appendix 2.26: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Women should not be allowed to work outside even though there are wants in the family.’ (n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 64.9
Partially agreed 2 8.6
Partially
disagreed 3 12.5
Completely
disagreed 4 13.9
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Appendix 2.27: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘Women are less intelligent so they cannot spend money properly. Thus, they should hand over their income to male member of the family.’
(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely
agreed 1 42.8
Partially agreed 2 16.3
Partially disagreed
3 12.0 Completely
disagreed
4 28.9
Appendix 2.28: Respondents’ attitude on statement, ‘According to religion wife should always consent to husband, so much so that
husband even can have sex with wife against her will.’
(n=502)
Agree/Disagree Value Percentage
Completely agreed
1 3.2
Partially agreed 2 2.2
Partially disagreed
3 4.6 Completely
disagreed
4 90.0