| 1 Marriage is permanent |
| 2 Marriage may be broken only under serious circumstance |
| 3 Marriage can be broken by simple agreement of the two partners |
| 8 Other (Please Specify) _______ |
| 9 Don't know |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | total% | n | ||
| total | 79.4% | 12.8% | 6.9% | - | 0.8% | 100.0% | 2002 | |
| gender | Male | 77.6% | 13.0% | 8.1% | - | 1.3% | 100.0% | 782 |
| Female | 80.6% | 12.7% | 6.1% | - | 0.6% | 100.0% | 1220 | |
| age | 18 - 19 years | 70.9% | 16.4% | 9.7% | - | 3.0% | 100.0% | 134 |
| 20 - 24 years | 75.1% | 12.6% | 10.4% | - | 1.9% | 100.0% | 309 | |
| 25 - 29 years | 79.3% | 15.8% | 4.6% | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 285 | |
| 30 - 34 years | 80.5% | 11.6% | 7.5% | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 267 | |
| 35 - 39 years | 77.0% | 15.6% | 7.4% | - | - | 100.0% | 269 | |
| 40 - 44 years | 82.6% | 11.4% | 5.5% | - | 0.5% | 100.0% | 201 | |
| 45 - 49 years | 83.9% | 9.3% | 6.2% | - | 0.6% | 100.0% | 161 | |
| 50 - 54 years | 83.1% | 11.8% | 5.1% | - | - | 100.0% | 136 | |
| 55 - 59 years | 84.5% | 9.5% | 4.8% | - | 1.2% | 100.0% | 84 | |
| 60 - 64 years | 82.8% | 9.7% | 6.5% | - | 1.1% | 100.0% | 93 | |
| 65 - 69 years | 84.1% | 11.1% | 3.2% | - | 1.6% | 100.0% | 63 | |
| cent | Mumbai | 73.6% | 14.0% | 12.4% | - | - | 100.0% | 250 |
| Delhi | 71.2% | 12.0% | 15.2% | - | 1.6% | 100.0% | 250 | |
| Kolkata | 88.9% | 7.1% | 3.6% | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 225 | |
| Chennai | 84.9% | 9.8% | 4.9% | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 225 | |
| Bangalore | 89.3% | 8.4% | 1.8% | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 225 | |
| Hyderabad | 79.1% | 17.8% | 2.2% | - | 0.9% | 100.0% | 225 | |
| Ahmedabad | 89.8% | 9.3% | 0.9% | - | - | 100.0% | 225 | |
| Pune | 57.9% | 15.1% | 23.0% | - | 4.0% | 100.0% | 126 | |
| Ludhiana | 77.8% | 14.3% | 6.3% | - | 1.6% | 100.0% | 126 | |
| Kochi | 68.0% | 29.6% | 1.6% | - | 0.8% | 100.0% | 125 |