Survey News

A survey carried out in over 120-cities, with nearly 4-lakh doctors, by market research firm IMS Health claims that the largest chunk of doctors in India does not hold MBBS (the situation is not illustrative of rural areas at-all). Corroborating to the findings, even IMA testifies that currently, over one-lakh quacks are active, in the absence of strong anti-quackery laws.

On the basis of a week long traffic sample survey at Gurgaon toll expressway, KPMG has projected that due to under-reporting of atleast 79,000 passenger car units (PCUs) daily by the operator, National Highways Authority of India lost about Rs.24 crore in 10-months. The company kept showing only 1.81-lakh PCUs as average daily traffic but actual figure was around 2.55-lakh.

A study by a British law firm has found that in a marriage, the fifth year is the most difficult, while the third is the happiest. The study, which surveyed 2000-married people, also suggested that 50% of those surveyed asserted that their wedding-day was the happiest of their life, while 10% admitted "they didn't realise how hard "marriage would be".

A survey by British Airline Pilots' Association revealed that more than half of Britain's airline pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit and a third have woken up to find their co-pilot asleep. The survey was conducted in wake of the August-13 incidence, when both pilots of an Airbus-A330 had fallen asleep at the same time during a long-haul flight.

Windows Phone might be having a tough time but things are looking up in Europe. According to Kantar WorldPanel ComTech' data, Windows OS has posted its highest ever sales share of 9.2% in the top 5 European markets for the quarter ending in August. In US, Windows share rose to 3.0% from 2.6%.

According to an online survey conducted by matrimonial site Shaadi.com, 39.5% women said that they expect their men to know how to cook while 51.2% wished they would help with household chores. While conducting pre-marital counselling workshops, psychiatrist Anjali Chhabria found similar results. Modern men treat women as equals and are not against to learning how to cook, she added.

The India Today Group-MDRA Sex Survey has revealed that 64% men and 60% women insist on having sex despite a reluctant partner, while 91% men and 90% women find sexual encounters joyful. Also, 77% men and 74% women respondents want their spouse to be virgin. Mumbai(42.3%) was judged the most sexually liberated city, while Chennai(29.3%) and Pune(29.8%) were most conservative.