v03 Area
1 = west bank
2 = Gaza Strip

v04 Residence
1 = Jenin
2 = Tobas
3 = Taulkarm
4 = Qalqilia
5 = Salfit
6 = Nablus
7 = Ramallah
8 = Jerusalem
9 = Jericho
10 = Betlehem
11 = Hebron
12 = Jabalia
13 = Gaza city
14 = Khanyounis
15 = Deir al Balah
16 = Rafah

v05 Place
1 = city
2 = Village/ Town
3 = Refugee Camp

v07 Date
1 = 21-5-2009 الخميس
2 = 22-5-2009 الجمعة
3 = 23-5-2009 السبت
4 = اخرى

v08 Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

00 )From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?
1 = 1) al Arabia
2 = 2) al Jazeera
3 = 3) al Hurra
4 = 4) al Manar
5 = 5) Palestine TV
6 = 6)alaqsa
7 = 7) Do not watch TV
8 = 8) others
9 = 9) Do not have a dish
10 = 10) DK/NA

01)In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
1 = 1) Very good
2 = 2) Good
3 = 3) so so
4 = 4) Bad
5 = 5) Very bad
6 = 6) DK/NA

03)Generally, do you see yourself as:
1 = 1) Religious
2 = 2) somewhat religious
3 = 3) not religious
4 = 4) DK/NA

04)Generally, do you see yourself as:
1 = 1) supportive of the peace process
2 = 2) opposed to the peace process
3 = 3) between support and opposition
4 = 4) DK/NA

05)Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin?
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK-NA

06)If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
1 = 1) Will increase
2 = 2) Will remain as it is
3 = 3) will decrease
4 = 4) DK/NA

09)Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?
1 = 1) Completely assured
2 = 2) Assured
3 = 3) Not assured
4 = 4) Not assured at all
5 = 5) DK/NA

12)Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
1 = 1) very satisfied
2 = 2) satisfied
3 = 3) not satisfied
4 = 4) not satisfied at all
5 = 5) DK/NA

13)If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote for?
1 = 1) Mahmoud Abbas
2 = 2) Ismael Haniyyah
3 = 3) I will not participate in the elections
4 = 4) DK/NA

14)And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh representing Hamas, whom would you vote for?
1 = 1) Marwan Barghouti
2 = 2) Ismael Haniyyah
3 = 3) I will not participate in the elections
4 = 4) DK/NA

15) To whom did you vote in the last parliamentary elections
1 = 1) alternative
2 = 2) independent Palestine
3 = 3) Abu Ali Mustafa
4 = 4) Abu al Abbas
5 = 5) freedom and social justice
6 = 6) change and reform
7 = 7) national coalition for justice and democ
8 = 8) third way
9 = 9) freedom and independence
10 = 10) Palestinian justice
11 = 11) Fateh
12 = 12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember
13 = 13) will not participate in elections

17)After the separation between Gaza and the West Bank, Hamas and the government of Ismail Haniyeh remained in power in Gaza and considered itself the legitimate government while president Abu Mazin formed a new government headed by Salam Fayyad followed
1 = 1) Haniyehs' government is the legitimate one
2 = 2) Abu Mazin's and Fayyad government is the legitimate one
3 = 3) Both governments are legitimate
4 = 4) Both governments are not legitimate
5 = 5) DK/NA

18)From among the following three Palestinian priorities, which in your opinion is the most important one today?
1 = 1) Gaza reconstruction
2 = 2) reconciliation and reunification of the West Bank and the
3 = 3) return to quite and opening of Gaza crossings
4 = 4) DK/NA

19Mahmud Abbas's term as president of the Palestinian Authority ends in January 2010, if no new presidential elections take place on that date, does he lose or does not lose his legitimacy as president of the PA?
1 = 1) certainly loses legitimacy
2 = 2) loses legitimacy
3 = 3) does not lose legitimacy
4 = 4) Certainly loses legitimacy
5 = 5) DK/NA

21If president Abbas calls for new legislative and presidential elections to take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on its constitutionally-mandated date in January 2010 but Hamas's dismissed government refused to allow it in the Gaza Strip, do yo
1 = 1) certainly support
2 = 2) support
3 = 3) oppose
4 = 4) certainly oppose
5 = 5) DK/NA

23If Fateh-Hamas dialogue fails to lead to the formation of a national unity government, do you support holding legislative and presidential elections on its constitutionally-mandated date in early 2010 in agreement between the two sides under the superv
1 = 1) certainly yes
2 = 2) Yes
3 = 3) No
4 = 4) Certainly no
5 = 5) DK/NA

25Given the power struggle, the infighting over jurisdiction, and the security chaos that followed the last legislative elections in 2006, what are your expectations for what might happen if new free and fair legislative and presidential elections take pl
1 = 1) both sides will accept the results
2 = 2) both sides will reject the results
3 = 3) Hamas will accept and Fateh will reject the results
4 = 4) Fateh will accept and Hamas will reject the results
5 = 5) DK/NA

26And what about you? Will you accept the results of the next legislative and presidential elections if the elections were free and fair but the results came in favor of the side you did not vote for?
1 = 1) certainly will accept
2 = 2) think I will accept
3 = 3) think I will not accept
4 = 4) certainly will not accept
5 = 5) DK/NA

27After conducting new legislative and presidential elections, In your view, the newly elected PLC should enjoy
1 = 1) Same powers as those of the newly elected President
2 = 2) Greater powers than those of the newly elected President
3 = 3) Less powers than those of the newly elected President
4 = 4. DK/NA

28)To what extent are you worried or not worried that you or a member of your family could be hurt in your daily life by other Palestinians such as those affiliated with Fateh or Hamas?
1 = 1. Very Worried
2 = 2. Worried
3 = 3. Not worried
4 = 4. Not worried at all
5 = 5. DK/NA

29)Can any side in the conflict between Fateh and Hamas obtain unilaterally a solution in its favor by military or by other means?
1 = 1. Yes, Hamas can
2 = 2. Yes, Fateh can
3 = 3. Neither side can and dialogue is required
4 = 4. The conflict cannot be solved neither unilaterally nor by
5 = 5. DK/NA

30)Do you expect the dialogue in Cairo among the various factions to succeed in ending the current West Bank-Gaza Strip split?
1 = 1) Certainly will succeed
2 = 2) Will succeed
3 = 3) Will fail
4 = 4) Certainly will fail
5 = 5) DK/NA

31)The most difficult issue in the dialogue between Fateh and Hamas is the platform of the national unity government. Fateh demands the formation of a government that accepts all previous agreements between the PLO and Israel while Hamas is opposed to tha
1 = 1) certainly agree
2 = 2) agree
3 = 3) disagree
4 = 4) certainly disagree
5 = 5) DK/NA

32)In the dialogue regarding the entry of Hamas into the PLO, Fateh demands that Hamas must accept all previous agreements between the PLO and Israel while Hamas is opposed to that. What do you think? Should Hamas accept or not accept this Fateh demand in
1 = 1) Hamas should accept the agreements
2 = 2) Hamas should not accept the agreements
3 = 3) DK/NA

33)Given the failure of the dialogue between Fateh and Hamas, what are your expectations for the future of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
1 = 1) unity will resume in the near future
2 = 2) unity will resume but will take a long time
3 = 3) unity will not resume and two separate entities will emer
4 = 4) DK/NA

34)Now that Fateh's Sixth congress has been held, with a 20 year delay, what are your expectations regarding the future of Fateh?
1 = 1) Will emerge stronger and unified
2 = 2) Will emerge weaker and fragmented
3 = 3) Will remain as it is today
4 = 4) DK/NA

35-1) achieving reconciliation with Hamas
1 = 1) will be more able
2 = 2) will be less able
3 = 3) Will be the same as the previous one
4 = 4) DK/NA

36)Have you or any one in your family been attacked physically or your home, land, car, or shop been stolen or attacked by another Palestinian during the last year?
1 = 1) Yes
2 = 2) No
3 = 3) refused to answer

38)If the answer is no, what is the reason for not making a complaint?
1 = 1) do not trust the police or the security services
2 = 2) they can do nothing about it
3 = 3) did not want the matter to become public knowledge
4 = 4) other (specify -------- )

39)If the answer is yes, are you satisfied with the performance of the police or the other security services with regard to the investigation and the uncovering of the circumstances of the attack?
1 = 1) Yes
2 = 2) No
3 = 3) DK/NA

41)And what is the Palestinian majority opinion on this issue? Do most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of
1 = 1) Majority supports
2 = 2) Majority opposes
3 = 3) DK/NA

43)Now 40 years after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, what in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? Are they high, medium, low, o
1 = 1) None existent
2 = 2) Low
3 = 3) Medium
4 = 4) High
5 = 5) DK/NA

44)Now after about eight months since he became president, how do you view the policy of President Obama? Do you see it supportive of the Palestinians, the Israelis or both?
1 = 1) supportive of Israel
2 = 2) supportive of the Palestinians
3 = 3) supportive of both sides
4 = 4) DK/NA

45)What do you want president Obama to do? Do you want him to play a stronger role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process or do you want him not to intervene in the peace process?
1 = 1) I want a stronger role for the US in the peace process
2 = 2) I want the US to continue to play its current role in the
3 = 3) I want the US not to intervene in the peace process
4 = 4) DK/NA

46)If the US under president Obama plays a strong role in the peace process, do you think this would bring about a successful or failed Palestinian-Israeli peace process?
1 = 1) Certainly will lead to successful process
2 = 2) Think it will lead to successful process
3 = 3) Will not have an impact
4 = 4) Think it will lead to failed process
5 = 5) Certainly will lead to failed process
6 = 6) DK/NA

47)Who in your opinion would benefit more if the US intervened strongly in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, Israel or the Palestinians?
1 = 1) Israel
2 = 2) Palestinians
3 = 3) Neither side
4 = 4) Both sides
5 = 5) DK/NA

49)If the US under president Obama decides to pressure the Palestinians and the Israeli sides to accept and implement the Arab or Saudi Peace Initiative, do you think the Palestinian side should accept or reject this American intervention
1 = 1) Accept
2 = 2) Reject
3 = 3) DK/NA

51-1)Item #1: withdrawal to 1967 borders with territorial swap
1 = 1) Strongly agree
2 = 2) agree
3 = 3) disagree
4 = 4) 4) Strongly Disagree
5 = 5) DK/NA

58)What do you expect to happen between Palestinians and Israelis now given the American involvement in the conflict in recent months?
1 = 1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontat
2 = 2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will cont
3 = 3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will
4 = 4) DK/NA

59)If you were to select a vice president, whom would you select?
1 = 1)asmael hania
2 = 2)salam fead
3 = 3)marwan albarguthe
4 = 4)mustafa albarguthe
5 = 5)saaeb aurekat
6 = 6)other
7 = 7)NA/DK

60)Which of the following political parties do you support?
1 = 1- PPP
2 = 2- PFLP
3 = 3- Fateh
4 = 4- Hamas
5 = 5- DFLP
6 = 6- Islamic Jihad
7 = 7- Fida
8 = 8- National inititiative (almubadara)
9 = 9- Independent Islamist
10 = 10- Independent nationalist
11 = 11- none of the above
12 = 12- others

v10 Refugee status
1 = Refugees
2 = Non-Refugees

v11 Education
1 = illiterate
2 = elementary
3 = preparatory
4 = secondary
5 = college
6 = BA
7 = MA+

v12 Occupation
1 = student
2 = laborer
3 = housewife
4 = employee
5 = craftsmen/prof
6 = marchant
7 = farmer
8 = retired
9 = doesn't work

v13 Work Sector
1 = public
2 = private
3 = no work

V15_b if a lottery was available in Palestine and you had the opportunity to participate, would you buy a ticket?
1 = Certainly yes
2 = Yes
3 = No
4 = Certainly no
5 = DK/NA

v14 Social Status
1 = unmarried
2 = married
3 = other

v17Today, the poverty line in Palestine is NIS 1800 for the family. Tell us if the income of your family is less than or more than that.
1 = much less
2 = less
3 = same
4 = more
5 = much more
6 = DK/NO

v18 Income (NIS)
1 = less than 600
2 = 601-1200
3 = 1201-1800
4 = 1801-2400
5 = 2401-3000
6 = 3001-3600
7 = 3601-4200
8 = 4201-4800
9 = G.T. 4800

v15 Religion
1 = Muslim
2 = Christian
3 = other

1 = 5 times a day
2 = 1-2 timed a day
3 = Only on Friday
4 = occasionally
5 = Rarly
6 = never