According to a Report reproduced below with due acknowledgement to ''The Tribune, Chandigarh, dated 18th March, 2012'' the system continues in spite of the fast changing scenario in society and polity all over the world. Kindly post your views as to the future of this ages old institution.
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Joint family system intact in state
Over 36% households have over six members
Pradeep Sharma
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 17
Though the nuclear family concept may be catching up in Haryana on account of the changing socio-economic conditions yet the age-old joint family system is till intact in the state.
In fact, a look at the latest data released by the Registrar General of India as part of the Census 2011 showed that over 36 per cent of the 47.18 lakh households in the state have more than six members in family.
While over 28 per cent of the households have six to eight members, nearly eight per cent have more than nine members- a clear indication that the state still reposes its faith in the joint family system.
The data on the household size showed that just over two per cent households have only one member while about six per cent households have two members.
Over 10 per cent families conformed to the ideal nuclear family size of three members. On the other hand 23 per cent of the families have four members while 21 per cent families have five members.
Meanwhile, over half of the households in the state have either two rooms or three rooms.
The largest percentage of one-third (about 32 per cent) of the households comprised two rooms only with one room set coming next at 25 per cent. While 20 per cent of the households have three rooms, nearly five per cent houses have five rooms. At least four per cent the total houses were luxurious having more than six rooms and above.
On the number of households having married couples, the data showed 65 per cent of the households had only one married couple followed by 18 per cent households, which had two married couples.
The data showed that nearly 10 per cent households have no married couples as against five per cent households, which have three married couples.