CPRS Polls - Survey Research Unit
Public Opinion Poll #27
PA and PLC Performance, Democracy, Armed Attacks, Local Councils
and a Permanent Status Plan, April 1997
Appendix Continued...

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
4-3 Adopting laws that enhance democracy
1) Very Good10.3 7.514.7
2) Good37.2 35.739.7
3) Fair15.3 13.817.7
4) Bad14.5 14.913.9
5) Very Bad05.9 06.804.5
6)Don't Know/ No Opinion 16.821.4 09.4
4-4 Relationship with the Executive authority
1) Very Good16.2 11.224.2
2) Good37.3 36.738.4
3) Fair12.6 12.213.2
4) Bad08.8 09.807.1
5) Very Bad04.1 04.703.1
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 21.025.5 14.0
4-5 Defending Jerusalem
1) Very Good34.2 23.651.2
2) Good35.1 40.426.8
3) Fair09.5 09.709.3
4) Bad10.0 11.707.3
5) Very Bad04.8 06.502.2
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 06.308.2 03.3
4-6 Prisoners
1) Very Good23.0 15.734.6
2) Good36.0 38.731.6
3) Fair11.8 11.212.8
4) Bad14.9 16.612.2
5) Very Bad07.7 08.606.3
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 06.709.3 02.6
4-7 Negotiations with Israel
1) Very Good12.7 08.419.6
2) Good35.5 37.132.8
3) Fair16.9 16.218.1
4) Bad17.8 17.618.1
5) Very Bad06.9 08.104.9
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 10.212.6 06.5
4-8 Resolving citizens' problems
1) Very Good10.2 08.912.4
2) Good31.5 32.330.1
3) Fair18.8 17.121.7
4) Bad20.1 20.918.9
5) Very Bad09.5 07.412.8
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 09.813.4 04.1

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
5. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian government (the Executive Cabinet)?
1) Very Good15.3 12.619.5
2) Good43.4 43.942.6
3) Fair 20.5 19.222.5
4) Bad08.1 09.106.5
5) Very Bad05.2 05.105.3
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 07.510.0 03.6
6. How do you evaluate the performance of the government in the following areas:
11-1 Education
1) Very Good24.2 13.940.6
2) Good39.2 39.938.2
3) Fair 12.8 11.914.1
4) Bad14.0 19.605.1
5) Very Bad05.9 08.801.2
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 03.905.9 00.8
6-2 Health
1) Very Good19.2 10.832.5
2) Good44.8 64.142.7
3) Fair 13.9 14.113.5
4) Bad12.3 15.607.1
5) Very Bad04.5 05.702.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 05.307.7 01.4
6-3 Economy
1) Very Good4.0 4.23.7
2) Good20.6 23.915.3
3) Fair 17.9 15.322.0
4) Bad30.3 28.732.8
5) Very Bad22.0 20.225.0
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 05.207.7 01.2
6-4 Democracy & Human Rights
1) Very Good09.2 08.011.0
2) Good34.4 33.036.5
3) Fair 18.9 17.321.4
4) Bad19.0 18.919.3
5) Very Bad10.2 10.509.6
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 08.412.3 02.2

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
6-5 Security of Citizens
1) Very Good24.4 14.540.4
2) Good43.8 45.541.2
3) Fair 9.8 10.009.4
4) Bad12.3 16.106.3
5) Very Bad05.0 06.902.0
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 04.707.1 00.8
7. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the judicial authority and courts?
1) Very Good15.2 11.521.0
2) Good40.0 40.339.6
3) Fair 13.6 11.017.6
4) Bad09.0 09.009.0
5) Very Bad04.5 04.903.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 17.723.2 09.0
8. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian police and security services?
1) Very Good25.8 22.131.6
2) Good50.7 52.048.6
3) Fair 11.6 11.711.4
4) Bad04.8 05.004.5
5) Very Bad03.9 04.802.4
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 03.304.4 01.6
9. If you want to evaluate the status of democracy and human rights under the Palestinian Authority, you would say it is:
1) Very Good11.2 08.116.1
2) Good38.4 39.636.5
3) Fair 23.6 22.824.8
4) Bad12.3 12.611.8
5) Very Bad08.1 07.708.6
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 06.409.1 02.2
10. And what about the status of democracy and human rights in other countries:
10-1 America
1) Very Good43.2 36.154.7
2) Good22.6 26.715.9
3) Fair05.2 04.206.9
4) Bad 05.8 05.606.1
5) Very Bad 02.0 02.201.8
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 21.125.2 14.7

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
10-2 Israel
1) Very Good51.1 43.263.7
2) Good26.3 30.120.2
3) Fair04.3 04.104.7
4) Bad 04.5 05.702.7
5) Very Bad 02.0 02.002.0
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 11.815.0 06.7
10-3 Jordan
1) Very Good09.9 06.515.3
2) Good28.9 24.136.7
3) Fair18.4 17.819.2
4) Bad 20.4 24.613.7
5) Very Bad 07.9 09.505.3
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 14.517.5 09.8
10-4 Egypt
1) Very Good10.0 05.517.1
2) Good27.0 21.336.2
3) Fair16.6 14.619.7
4) Bad 18.0 20.314.4
5) Very Bad 08.2 09.705.9
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 20.228.6 06.7
10-5 France
1) Very Good34.1 26.745.9
2) Good26.7 27.625.1
3) Fair02.8 02.203.7
4) Bad 01.9 02.501.0
5) Very Bad 00.8 01.100.4
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 33.839.9 23.9
11. In your opinion, what direction is the government heading toward?
11-1 Democracy
1) Strongly agree11.3 10.013.6
2) Agree40.2 40.340.1
3) Do not agree, do not disagree 14.713.5 16.5
4) Disagree 21.6 21.422.0
5) Strongly disagree 4.34.7 3.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 7.810.1 4.1
11-2 Dictatorship
1) Strongly agree5.1 5.24.9
2) Agree17.3 17.117.5
3) Do not agree, do not disagree 13.613.2 14.1
4) Disagree 46.6 45.149.1
5) Strongly disagree 7.47.1 7.9
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 10.112.3 6.5

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