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FATA: Inside Pakistan's Tribal Regions
Data and in-depth analysis from all seven tribal agencies of FATA-pakistan
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Age
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Marital Status
Married
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Income level
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FATA Totals
Maliks
Very important
52% — 522 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 303 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 69 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 97 respondents
Don't know
1% — 8 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Political agents
Very important
39% — 386 respondents
Somewhat important
48% — 476 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 74 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 60 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Refused
0% — 3 respondents
Pakistani army
Very important
61% — 605 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 265 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 77 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 42 respondents
Don't know
1% — 8 respondents
Refused
0% — 3 respondents
Frontier Corps
Very important
55% — 547 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 302 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 92 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 24 respondents
Don't know
3% — 32 respondents
Refused
0% — 3 respondents
Arab and other Foreign fighters
Very important
5% — 54 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 85 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
19% — 186 respondents
Not at all important
51% — 508 respondents
Don't know
14% — 140 respondents
Refused
3% — 27 respondents
Local Imams and Mullahs
Very important
40% — 395 respondents
Somewhat important
35% — 352 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 151 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 86 respondents
Don't know
1% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 10 respondents
Taliban fighers
Very important
14% — 139 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 223 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 92 respondents
Not at all important
41% — 406 respondents
Don't know
10% — 103 respondents
Refused
4% — 37 respondents
Political leaders
Very important
35% — 349 respondents
Somewhat important
35% — 353 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 149 respondents
Not at all important
13% — 134 respondents
Don't know
1% — 13 respondents
Refused
0% — 2 respondents
NGOs
Very important
22% — 224 respondents
Somewhat important
33% — 329 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 203 respondents
Not at all important
21% — 214 respondents
Don't know
3% — 29 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Maliks
Bajaur
Very important
44% — 88 respondents
Somewhat important
46% — 93 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
5% — 10 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
63% — 118 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 52 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Kurram
Very important
56% — 85 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 18 respondents
Not at all important
13% — 19 respondents
Don't know
3% — 4 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
32% — 37 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 31 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
34% — 39 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
56% — 69 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 33 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
8% — 10 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
44% — 34 respondents
Somewhat important
35% — 27 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 9 respondents
Not at all important
8% — 6 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
62% — 91 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 41 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 9 respondents
Political agents
Bajaur
Very important
32% — 64 respondents
Somewhat important
62% — 126 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 5 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
61% — 113 respondents
Somewhat important
31% — 58 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 3 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Kurram
Very important
54% — 82 respondents
Somewhat important
32% — 49 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 14 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
21% — 24 respondents
Somewhat important
43% — 49 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 12 respondents
Not at all important
25% — 29 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
35% — 43 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 62 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 5 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
35% — 27 respondents
Somewhat important
51% — 39 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 2 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
23% — 33 respondents
Somewhat important
64% — 93 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 10 respondents
Pakistani army
Bajaur
Very important
54% — 109 respondents
Somewhat important
35% — 70 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 18 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 3 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
75% — 140 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 42 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Kurram
Very important
74% — 112 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 27 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 3 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
69% — 79 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 23 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
44% — 54 respondents
Somewhat important
33% — 40 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 14 respondents
Not at all important
11% — 13 respondents
Don't know
2% — 2 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
75% — 58 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 14 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
36% — 53 respondents
Somewhat important
34% — 49 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
17% — 25 respondents
Not at all important
12% — 18 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Frontier Corps
Bajaur
Very important
49% — 99 respondents
Somewhat important
34% — 68 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
13% — 27 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 5 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
55% — 103 respondents
Somewhat important
33% — 62 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
11% — 20 respondents
Kurram
Very important
63% — 96 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 34 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
56% — 64 respondents
Somewhat important
34% — 39 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
34% — 42 respondents
Somewhat important
44% — 54 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 19 respondents
Not at all important
5% — 6 respondents
Don't know
2% — 2 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
64% — 49 respondents
Somewhat important
29% — 22 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
64% — 94 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 23 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
14% — 20 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 4 respondents
Don't know
3% — 4 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Arab and other Foreign fighters
Bajaur
Very important
3% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
5% — 10 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 30 respondents
Not at all important
72% — 146 respondents
Don't know
4% — 8 respondents
Refused
1% — 2 respondents
Khyber
Very important
10% — 19 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 33 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
14% — 26 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 17 respondents
Don't know
48% — 89 respondents
Refused
1% — 2 respondents
Kurram
Very important
7% — 10 respondents
Somewhat important
5% — 8 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
72% — 110 respondents
Don't know
5% — 7 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
4% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 10 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
17% — 19 respondents
Not at all important
68% — 78 respondents
Don't know
2% — 2 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
2% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
4% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
36% — 44 respondents
Not at all important
21% — 26 respondents
Don't know
23% — 28 respondents
Refused
15% — 18 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
3% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
8% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
23% — 18 respondents
Not at all important
56% — 43 respondents
Don't know
8% — 6 respondents
Refused
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
8% — 11 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 13 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
22% — 32 respondents
Not at all important
60% — 88 respondents
Refused
1% — 2 respondents
Local Imams and Mullahs
Bajaur
Very important
50% — 101 respondents
Somewhat important
31% — 62 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 25 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 12 respondents
Refused
1% — 2 respondents
Khyber
Very important
48% — 89 respondents
Somewhat important
47% — 87 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Kurram
Very important
40% — 61 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 34 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
16% — 24 respondents
Not at all important
19% — 29 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
54% — 62 respondents
Somewhat important
25% — 28 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
11% — 12 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
35% — 43 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 27 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
31% — 38 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 11 respondents
Refused
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
30% — 23 respondents
Somewhat important
47% — 36 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 9 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 7 respondents
Refused
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
11% — 16 respondents
Somewhat important
53% — 78 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
26% — 38 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 14 respondents
Taliban fighers
Bajaur
Very important
6% — 13 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 31 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
67% — 136 respondents
Don't know
1% — 3 respondents
Refused
1% — 3 respondents
Khyber
Very important
36% — 67 respondents
Somewhat important
11% — 20 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 6 respondents
Don't know
39% — 73 respondents
Refused
6% — 12 respondents
Kurram
Very important
14% — 21 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 42 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
50% — 76 respondents
Don't know
3% — 4 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
8% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
68% — 77 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
2% — 2 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
7% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
24% — 30 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 33 respondents
Not at all important
16% — 20 respondents
Don't know
16% — 20 respondents
Refused
10% — 12 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
8% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
19% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
55% — 42 respondents
Don't know
3% — 2 respondents
Refused
5% — 4 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
10% — 15 respondents
Somewhat important
46% — 67 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 12 respondents
Not at all important
34% — 49 respondents
Refused
2% — 3 respondents
Political leaders
Bajaur
Very important
37% — 75 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 81 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 31 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 14 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
44% — 81 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 75 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 14 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 5 respondents
Don't know
6% — 11 respondents
Kurram
Very important
37% — 56 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 39 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
26% — 40 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
18% — 20 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 24 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
46% — 53 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
47% — 58 respondents
Somewhat important
37% — 46 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 9 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 9 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
25% — 19 respondents
Somewhat important
64% — 49 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 2 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
27% — 40 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 39 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
38% — 56 respondents
Not at all important
8% — 11 respondents
NGOs
Bajaur
Very important
8% — 17 respondents
Somewhat important
44% — 89 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
25% — 51 respondents
Not at all important
21% — 42 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
29% — 54 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 42 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 33 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 33 respondents
Don't know
13% — 24 respondents
Kurram
Very important
18% — 28 respondents
Somewhat important
38% — 57 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
17% — 26 respondents
Not at all important
27% — 41 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
51% — 58 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 19 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
13% — 15 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 21 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
28% — 35 respondents
Somewhat important
41% — 50 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
13% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
17% — 21 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
19% — 15 respondents
Somewhat important
56% — 43 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
16% — 12 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
12% — 17 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 29 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
38% — 56 respondents
Not at all important
30% — 44 respondents