Survey results reveal that the motives for participation are stronger than are motives for boycotting elections. A majority of respondents (70.9%) declared their intent to participate; however, one-fifth of those polled said they will not participate. Although intent to participate does not change with the added assumption that the opposition will call for a boycott, around 10% of those polled were not sure if they will participate. The lowest participation rates are expected in Jerusalem where only 52% expressed an intent to participate. The highest participation rates can be found among town and city residents where more than 73% want to participate compared with 66% in refugee camps. Young Palestinians, from age 18-22, and students are the least enthusiastic about participating. This is probably due to the strong support of the Palestinian opposition among these groups. Intent to participate in elections can also be correlated to gender as a higher percentage of men (78%) intend to participate compared with women (65%). The majority of the supporters of all political groups said that they intend to participate. Participation is correlated with views on the fairness of elections as shown in Table 11.

Table 11
Fairness of Elections by Participation

	Yes %	No %	Don't Know %
Fair	80.4	12.5	07.1
Not Fair	55.4	37.1	07.6
Don't Know	63.9	21.4	14.7

Residents of Jerusalem, south and north of the Gaza Strip, and Bethlehem are the most doubtful about the fairness of elections. Doubts about fairness are higher among supporters of PýFLP, DFLP, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Islamic Independents than supporters of Fateh, Feda, and PPP.