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Family planning,higher education are priorities globally

Family planning, higher education and quality time with loved ones are priorities for people around the world, according to a new global Nielsen survey focusing on lifestyle values released recently.
The Nielsen poll of more than 29,000 people in 58 countries also showed that most people think women should have a say in important household issues, but opinions diverged on how the roles of wife and mother are perceived.
In Nielsen’s first poll on lifestyle values, 80 percent of people surveyed said that spending time with family was most important, with the number rising to 88 percent in Latin America.
Family planning, or deciding on how many children to have, was a top issue, with 77 percent of people saying it was important, particularly in Latin America.
The rating for higher education was similar around the world, with 78 percent of people globally saying it was a priority.
Although 76 percent of people questioned thought women should have a say in household issues, only 43 percent agreed that the most important role for a woman was as a wife and mother, with ratings ranging from around 30 percent in North America and the Asia-Pacific region to 63 percent in Latin America.
Forty-six percent of men globally, compared to 39 percent of women, agreed about women’s wife/mother role.
The survey also showed wide cultural differences about religion. In the Middle East and Africa, 71 percent thought it was a guiding source. But the number dropped to 20 percent in Europe and around 35 percent in the rest of the world.
Around the globe religion was more important to men than women.

 

Source - The Daily Star