According to a survey carried out in 2020 in India, approximately 54 percent of the respondents reported that both men and women together should be responsible for earning money in the family. By contrast, during the same time period, only two percent of respondents felt that men alone should primarily be responsible for earning money.
Public opinion on which gender should primarily be responsible for earning money in India in 2020
22,975 Hindus, 3,336 Muslims, 1,782 Sikhs, 1,011 Christians, 719 Buddhists, 109 Jains and 67 respondents who belong to another religion or are religiously unaffiliated
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2022). Public opinion on which gender should primarily be responsible for earning money in India in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300681/india-opinion-on-which-gender-should-be-the-prime-earner/
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