Islamabad- According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 19 percent Pakistanis consider old people a burden on society while 77 percent disagree.
A nationally representative sample of adult men and women was asked a statement regarding older people being a burden on society. Responding to this, 5 percent strongly agreed, 14 percent agreed and 31 percent disagreed.
46 percent strongly disagreed with the statement while 4 percent did not respond.