Chung Chun-lan argues that, on the one hand, the survey confirms the impression that "Hakka people are relatively reserved." Further, it reveals how far many modern Hakka women have gone in rejecting traditional features of Hakka society, including the centrality of males, abundant female labor power, and old-fashioned family practices. Some people argue that Hakka mothers-in-laws are at the core of the controversy.
鍾春蘭認為，這個調查一方面印證了「客家族群較內斂」的印象；二方面則顯示了現代客家女性對傳統客家社會中的「大男人自我中心」、「繁重的勞動量」，及「守舊的家庭習慣」的排斥。