CPRS Polls - Survey Research Unit

Results of Public Opinion Poll # 47...cont'd

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

13. Does the situation in the Palestinian areas in the West Bank and Gaza force you to seek permanent emigration?

1) Yes

25.8

23.8

28.8

2) No

72.5

74.2

69.9

3) I don't know

1.7

2.1

1.2

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

14. Some people say that these days it is not possible to find a job without wasta (personal connections and nepotism). But others say that jobs are given based only on qualifications. Based on experience(s) you personally knew about, you say:

1) Jobs are obtained by wasta to a large extent

63.7

56.6

74.7

2) Jobs are obtained by wasta sometimes

22.3

24.3

19.3

3) Jobs are not obtained by wasta

7.5

10.8

2.2

4) I have no experience

6.5

8.3

3.9

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

15. Do you think that there is corruption in Palestinian NGO's?

1) Yes

33.0

33.7

31.9

2) No

36.4

32.0

43.1

3) Not Sure

30.6

34.3

24.9

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

16. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose?

1) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala')

4.8

5.9

3.0

2) Mahmoud Abbas

5.1

4.2

6.4

3) Farouq Kaddomi

3.8

4.0

3.5

4) Nabil Sha'ath

2.5

1.6

3.9

5) Sa'eb Erikat

6.7

6.1

7.8

6) Hanan Ashrawi

4.6

5.8

2.8

7) Faisal Husseini

5.7

7.1

3.5

8) Haidar Abdul Shafi

15.4

9.8

24.2

9) Others

0.3

0.4

0.0

10) Non of the above

29.3

30.0

28.2

11) Will not participate in the elections

16.7

20.0

11.6

12) No Opinion/Don't Know

5.2

5.2

5.2

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

17. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose?

1) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin)

14.4

13.5

15.6

2) Faisal Husseini

19.5

25.6

11.1

3) Haidar Abdul Shafi

38.1

28.5

51.5

4) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala')

13.6

15.9

10.4

5) Other (Specify__________)

9.7

11.4

7.3

6) No Opinion /Don't Know

4.7

5.1

4.1

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

18-1 In your opinion, which field is the most important? (select one only)

1) Water

15.8

16.7

14.4

2) Health

19.7

17.4

23.2

3) Education

26.2

26.5

25.8

4) Sewage treatment

5.4

3.0

9.1

5) Democracy & Human Rights

6.0

6.9

4.8

6) Institution Building

5.6

6.4

4.2

7) Roads

2.2

2.0

2.5

8) Security and Police

1.5

1.2

2.0

9) Agriculture

4.4

5.9

2.0

10) Housing

4.0

3.0

5.5

11) Women

1.5

1.9

0.9

12) Others

2.3

2.7

1.7

13) No Opinion/Don't Know

5.5

6.4

4.0

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

18-2 In your opinion, which field is the least important? (select one only)

1) Water

3.7

4.3

2.8

2) Health

3.3

3.8

2.5

3) Education

3.4

4.3

1.8

4) Sewage

4.6

5.4

3.5

5) Democracy & Human Rights

6.8

5.9

8.2

6) Institution Building

7.0

6.9

7.2

7) Roads

8.0

8.1

7.8

8) Security and Police

10.8

9.5

12.9

9) Agriculture

6.4

5.9

7.2

10) Housing

6.3

7.8

4.1

11) Women

16.3

11.8

23.2

1) Others

2.2

1.9

2.8

13) No opinion /Don't Know

21.1

24.4

15.9

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

19. As far as you know, which country among the docommunity contributes most to the development of the Palestinian economy?

1) United States of America

11.3

11.9

10.5

2) European Union

14.4

14.9

13.5

3) Germany

4.5

5.7

2.6

4) France

5.2

4.5

6.3

5) United Kingdom

0.7

0.9

0.4

6) Japan

12.9

10.2

17.0

7) International Organization

10.0

5.5

16.9

8) Arab Countries

4.4

4.9

3.4

9) Gulf countries only

3.3

3.6

2.9

9) Others (specify__________)

1.7

2.1

1.1

10) No Opinion /Don't Know

31.7

35.7

25.4

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

20. In general, how would you evaluate the impact of donor's support on Palestinian conditions?

1) Very positive

6.6

5.0

9.1

2) Positive

39.2

37.1

42.3

3) In Between

29.6

29.8

29.3

4) Bad

11.4

12.1

10.3

5) Very bad

5.1

5.9

3.9

6) No Opinion/Don't know

8.1

10.1

5.2

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

21. If separate elections for the president of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose?

1) Haidar Abdul Shafi

9.1

7.4

11.7

2) Yaser Arafat

46.8

42.4

53.6

3) Ahmad Yassin

9.7

11.5

6.8

4) Others

1.0

1.5

0.3

5) No one

19.6

19.5

19.6

6) I will not participate in the elections

12.1

15.2

7.3

7) No Opinion / Don't Know

1.7

2.5

0.7

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

22. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli targets, you....

1) Support it

39.4

39.7

38.8

2) Oppose it

52.6

50.5

55.8

3) No Opinion /Don't Know

8.0

9.8

5.3

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

23. Which of the following political parties do you support?

1) PPP

0.7

1.0

0.3

2) PFLP

3.9

3.6

4.3

3) Fateh

36.2

35.1

38.0

4) Hamas

10.2

9.3

11.6

5) DFLP

0.8

1.1

0.4

6) Islamic Jihad

3.4

3.5

3.3

7) Fida

0.4

0.2

0.8

8) Independent Islamists

2.8

2.8

2.9

9) Independent Nationalists

4.3

4.0

4.9

10) None of the above

35.2

36.7

32.9

11) Others

1.9

2.7

0.7

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

24. Do you have?

Telephone at home

1) Yes

51.6

54.5

47.2

2) No

48.4

45.5

52.8

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Mobile phone at home

1) Yes

39.5

49.5

24.1

2) No

60.5

50.5

75.9

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Computer at home

1) Yes

12.9

13.4

12.2

2) No

87.1

86.6

87.8

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Subscription to the Internet at home

 

1) Yes

6.2

6.5

5.3

2) No

93.8

93.5

94.7

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Subscription to the Internet at work

 

1) Yes

5.2

6.2

3.8

2) No

94.8

93.8

96.2

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Satellite Dish at home

 

 

 

1) Yes

44.3

40.2

50.8

2) No

55.7

59.8

49.2

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

25. Which Satellite TV station you watch most?

1) AL-Jazeera

46.6

45.8

47.6

2) MBC

16.5

20.9

11.3

3) LBC

4.7

6.7

2.5

4) ART

6.8

4.3

9.7

5) Future

1.1

0.6

1.6

6) Syria

1.6

2.7

0.2

7) Kuwait

0.3

0.3

0.3

8) Abu Dabi

2.3

3.1

1.4

9) Bahrain

0.2

0.4

0.0

10) Ajman

0.1

0.2

0.0

11) Sharka

1.3

1.2

1.4

12) Egypt

10.7

4.9

17.7

13) Jordan

0.3

0.6

0.0

14) Saudi Arabia

1.0

1.2

0.9

15) CNN

0.1

0.2

0.0

16) Dubai

1.4

1.8

1.0

17) EU stations

0.1

0.2

0.0

18) Palestine

0.7

0.0

1.5

19) Others

4.2

5.1

3.1

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