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
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
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Opinion on who should be primarily responsible for parents India 2020
According to a survey carried out in 2020 by the Pew Research Centre in India, approximately 35 percent of the respondents reported that sons and daughters should bear equal responsibility in caring for parents as they age. By contrast, during the same time period, only one percent of respondents felt that daughters alone should bear the sole responsibility in caring for her parents.
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2022). Opinion poll on which gender should bear primary responsibility of parents in India in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1300729/india-opinion-on-which-gender-should-bear-primary-responsibility-of-parents/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion poll on which gender should bear primary responsibility of parents in India in 2020." Chart. March 2, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1300729/india-opinion-on-which-gender-should-bear-primary-responsibility-of-parents/
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Opinion poll on which gender should bear primary responsibility of parents in India in 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1300729/india-opinion-on-which-gender-should-bear-primary-responsibility-of-parents/
