| Factor |
Influence |
| |
No |
Moderate |
Most |
| |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
| Attitude of friends/peers |
96 |
25.8 |
145 |
39.0 |
129 |
34.7 |
| Attitude of family |
78 |
21.0 |
153 |
42.1 |
139 |
37.4 |
| Attitude of strangers |
162 |
43.5 |
131 |
35.2 |
77 |
20.7 |
| Attitude of opposite sex |
114 |
30.6 |
119 |
32 |
136 |
36.9 |
| Education |
97 |
26.1 |
164 |
44.1 |
108 |
29.1 |
| Moral and religious values |
128 |
34.4 |
135 |
36.3 |
106 |
28.5 |
| Culture |
112 |
30.1 |
151 |
40.6 |
107 |
28.8 |
| Upgrading |
95 |
25.5 |
152 |
40.9 |
123 |
33.1 |
| Media |
127 |
34.1 |
139 |
37.4 |
104 |
28.0 |
Table 4 shows that attitudes of peers, family and those of opposite gender have almost equal and high influence (around 35%) against the influence of media (28%) |
