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
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Poll on who should be the primary earner in the family India 2020, by gender
According to a survey carried out in 2020 in India, 53 percent of men felt that both men and women should be responsible for earning money in the family. However, 45 percent of men felt that men alone should be responsible for earning money in the family.
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