No one’s going gaga over yoga
Are young Indians headed for trouble? A majority of people interviewed in the Youth Survey say they don’t exercise, watch their diet or understand the importance of organic or glutenfree food
survey respondents say they are not following any fitness regime 96.7% in Patna don’t exercise at all, 44% in Ahmedabad say they work out 18-21 years old 22-25 years old The Hindustan Times-mars Monitoring and Research Systems India Youth Survey 2017 was carried out in 16 state capitals and major towns in India, including Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Chandigarh in the north; Kolkata, Patna, Bhubaneswar and Ranchi in the east; Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Indore in the West, and Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kochi in the south.
Target respondents were both male and female aged between 18 to 25. The total sample size was
5,700 and respondents were undergraduate/postgraduate students or employed. They were regular users of mobile phones and the internet and were active on social networking sites.
93.3% respondents from Bhubaneswar say it’s important
18-21 years old
93.3% repondents from Patna think dieting is not important at all
18-21 years old
33.3% youth in Bengaluru do yoga; 93.3% in Patna don’t
18-21 years old
75% in Jaipur eat fruits regularly, 68.4% in Kolkata do not
18-21 years old Organic food is not important at all
22-25 years old Do not bother about their diet
22-25 years old do not do or believe in yoga
22-25 years old respondents say they eat fruits regularly
22-25 years old For more data, interactive graphics, videos and opinion polls, log on to: www.hindustantimes.com/ youthsurvey/