| India | | |
% of those who eat or drink with friends or acquaintances once a week or more | 26.8% (2017) [7/30countries] | | |
% of those who never eat or drink with friends or acquaintances | 30.1% (2017) [3/30countries] | | |
%of those who make new friends or acquaintances at eating/ drinking | 41.0% (2017) [18/30countries] | | |
% of those who live with their close friends or contact frequently | 73.9% (2017) [14/30countries] | | |
% of those who have contact with 20 or more people in a day | 13.2% (2017) [27/30countries] | | |
% of those who have contact with 4 or less people in a day | 29.3% (2017) [7/30countries] | | |
% of those who mostly see people in contact face-to-face | 56.9% (2017) [12/30countries] | | |
% of those who almost never see people in contact face-to-face | 1.9% (2017) [23/30countries] | | |
Time spent for visiting or entertaining friends (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 73.3 (1998/99) [4/33countries] | | |
Time spent for visiting or entertaining friends (men, minutes per day per person) | 81.5 (1998/99) [2/33countries] | | |
Time spent for visiting or entertaining friends (women, minutes per day per person) | 63.8 (1998/99) [8/33countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is all right to develop friendships with people just because they can be of use | 71.8% (2017) [1/16countries] | | |
% of those who would turn to close friends first to help them with a household or a garden job that they cannot do themselves | 13.0% (2017) [14/30countries] | | |
% of those who would turn to close friends first to help them around their home if they were sick and had to stay in bed for a few days? | 15.6% (2017) [1/30countries] | | |
% of those who would turn to close friends first to be there for them if they felt a bit down or depressed and wanted to talk about it | 20.2% (2017) [27/30countries] | | |
% of those who would turn to close friends first to give them advice about family problems | 23.2% (2017) [26/30countries] | | |
% of those who would turn to close friends first to enjoy a pleasant social occasion with | 18.0% (2017) [27/30countries] | | |