5-7 March 1998
Appendix Continued...
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip% |
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5. How do you evaluate the performance of the government in the following areas: |
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5-1 Education |
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1) Very Good |
28.8 |
26.6 |
32.2 |
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2) Good |
42.5 |
42.5 |
42.6 |
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3) Fair |
17.3 |
18.4 |
15.6 |
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4) Bad |
05.7 |
06.2 |
05.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
01.8 |
01.9 |
01.7 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
03.8 |
04.4 |
02.9 |
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5-2 Health |
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1) Very Good |
19.7 |
17.9 |
22.6 |
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2) Good |
41.5 |
40.3 |
43.4 |
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3) Fair |
20.4 |
21.5 |
18.8 |
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4) Bad |
10.6 |
10.8 |
10.2 |
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5) Very Bad |
03.8 |
04.0 |
03.5 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
04.0 |
05.6 |
01.5 |
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5-3 Economy |
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1) Very Good |
04.9 |
06.0 |
03.2 |
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2) Good |
20.4 |
20.5 |
20.1 |
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3) Fair |
29.4 |
27.9 |
31.7 |
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4) Bad |
26.8 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
12.9 |
11.9 |
14.5 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
05.6 |
07.7 |
02.5 |
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5-4 Democracy & Human Rights |
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1) Very Good |
09.0 |
10.3 |
07.0 |
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2) Good |
28.5 |
27.2 |
30.6 |
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3) Fair |
28.5 |
27.5 |
30.0 |
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4) Bad |
16.9 |
16.8 |
17.2 |
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5) Very Bad |
09.2 |
08.1 |
10.9 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
07.8 |
10.1 |
04.2 |
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5-5 Security of Citizens |
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1) Very Good |
26.9 |
22.1 |
34.1 |
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2) Good |
39.7 |
40.1 |
39.1 |
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3) Fair |
19.5 |
20.8 |
17.5 |
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4) Bad |
06.9 |
07.2 |
06.4 |
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5) Very Bad |
03.7 |
04.7 |
02.0 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
03.4 |
05.0 |
00.9 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip% |
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6. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the judicial authority and courts? |
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1) Very Good |
16.2 |
13.8 |
19.8 |
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2) Good |
37.0 |
38.5 |
34.7 |
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3) Fair |
19.4 |
17.3 |
22.6 |
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4) Bad |
07.2 |
07.6 |
06.6 |
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5) Very Bad |
03.8 |
02.9 |
05.2 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
16.4 |
19.9 |
11.1 |
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7. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian police and security services? |
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1) Very Good |
31.7 |
30.4 |
33.9 |
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2) Good |
39.6 |
39.7 |
39.4 |
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3) Fair |
17.4 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
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4) Bad |
05.3 |
06.1 |
04.1 |
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5) Very Bad |
02.3 |
01.8 |
03.1 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
03.7 |
04.8 |
01.9 |
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8. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the institution of the Presidency? |
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1) Very Good |
36.6 |
33.5 |
41.4 |
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2) Good |
37.1 |
39.6 |
33.2 |
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3) Fair |
13.1 |
11.8 |
15.0 |
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4) Bad |
03.0 |
03.4 |
02.5 |
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5) Very Bad |
02.3 |
02.0 |
02.8 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
07.9 |
09.7 |
05.1 |
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9. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian opposition parties? (Cancelled from P31) Translated |
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1) Very Good |
10.6 |
09.7 |
12.0 |
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2) Good |
29.7 |
30.5 |
28.6 |
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3) Fair |
26.6 |
23.6 |
31.3 |
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4) Bad |
16.3 |
17.8 |
14.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
03.2 |
02.9 |
03.5 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
13.6 |
15.5 |
10.6 |
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10. In your view, do we have a free press? |
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1) Yes |
24.8 |
24.3 |
25.5 |
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2) To some extent |
34.7 |
32.6 |
37.9 |
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3) No |
30.7 |
30.6 |
30.8 |
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4) No Opinion/ Do not know |
09.9 |
12.5 |
05.8 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip% |
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11. In your opinion, can people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip criticize the Palestinian Authority without fear ? |
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1) Yes |
37.1 |
38.8 |
34.2 |
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2) No |
56.1 |
51.7 |
62.9 |
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3) Do not know |
06.8 |
09.5 |
02.8 |
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12 . Some people say that they feel comfortable dealing with Palestinian officials in the authority, but others say they feel uncomfortable. Based on your own personal experience, you feel: |
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1) Very comfortable |
22.0 |
25.4 |
16.9 |
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2) Comfortable |
32.4 |
31.2 |
34.3 |
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3) In between |
19.3 |
16.9 |
23.0 |
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4) Uncomfortable |
11.3 |
09.2 |
14.4 |
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5) Very uncomfortable |
04.5 |
04.4 |
04.8 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
10.4 |
13.0 |
06.6 |
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13. If you have been unjustly treated by an official Palestinian authority, such as a ministry or a security service, do you feel that the judicial authority and the Palestinian courts are capable of removing that injustice ? |
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1) Definitely, yes |
34.6 |
36.9 |
30.9 |
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2) Maybe |
38.2 |
36.6 |
40.8 |
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3) No |
12.2 |
10.1 |
15.5 |
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4) Definitely no |
09.2 |
08.8 |
09.9 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
05.7 |
07.6 |
02.9 |
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14. Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions ? (if yes, go to the next question) |
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1) Yes |
60.7 |
58.1 |
64.7 |
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2) No |
25.5 |
24.7 |
26.7 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
13.8 |
07.6 |
08.6 |
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15. Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future ? |
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1) Increase |
38.5 |
35.4 |
43.0 |
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2) Remain as it is |
11.3 |
11.9 |
10.5 |
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3) Decrease |
41.5 |
41.5 |
41.6 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
08.6 |
11.3 |
04.9 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip% |
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16. If you want to evaluate the status of democracy and human rights under the Palestinian Authority, you would say it is: |
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1) Very Good |
09.2 |
09.8 |
08.3 |
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2) Good |
36.8 |
38.9 |
33.7 |
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3) Fair |
30.4 |
28.3 |
33.5 |
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4) Bad |
13.1 |
11.2 |
16.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
04.6 |
04.3 |
05.1 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
05.9 |
07.5 |
03.4 |
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17. In your opinion, what direction is the government heading toward ? |
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1) Democracy and human rights |
28.4 |
27.2 |
30.2 |
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2) Dictatorship |
14.1 |
12.6 |
16.5 |
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3) Between |
46.5 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
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6) No Opinion |
11.0 |
13.7 |
06.7 |
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18. There are different Palestinian views regarding the proposed Public Assembly Law, which is being discussed now by the PLC. Some think that people should have the right to hold public meetings without prior permission from the Palestinian Authority, while others think that holding such public meetings should require prior permission. What do you think ? |
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1) No need for prior permission from the PA |
22.6 |
25.0 |
19.0 |
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2) Prior permission by the PA should be a requirement |
72.4 |
69.5 |
76.8 |
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3) Others (specify,-) |
01.0 |
00.7 |
01.6 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
04.0 |
04.8 |
02.6 |
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19. The PLC is currently debating a proposed law regarding carrying weapons. The proposed law requires Palestinian factions and organizations to license any weapons they may have. Some people support the requirement that factions and organizations license their weapons, while others oppose such a requirement at the present time. What do you think ? |
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1) I support the requirement that Palestinian factions and organizations license their weapons |
74.0 |
77.6 |
68.5 |
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2) I oppose the requirement that Palestinian factions and organizations license their weapons |
20.0 |
16.9 |
24.9 |
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3) Others (specify,-) |
02.4 |
01.6 |
03.6 |
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6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
03.6 |
04.0 |
02.9 |
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20. The PLC is currently debating a proposed law regarding Political Parties. The proposed law requires Palestinian factions and political parties to register themselves in the Ministry of Justice as political parties. Some people support the requirement that factions register themselves, while others oppose such requirement under the present circumstances. What do you think ? |
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1) I support the requirement that Palestinian factions register themselves in the Ministry of Justice |
72.0 |
70.6 |
74.2 |
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2) I oppose the requirement that Palestinian factions register themselves in the Ministry of Justice |
16.1 |
14.9 |
18.0 |
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3) Others (specify,-) |
00.6 |
00.7 |
00.6 |
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3) No Opinion/ Do not know |
11.3 |
13.8 |
07.3 |
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21. Given the current conditions of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, do you support or oppose the Oslo Agreement ? |
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1) Support |
66.6 |
64.7 |
69.6 |
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2) Oppose |
28.9 |
29.3 |
28.3 |
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3) No opinion/Don't know |
04.5 |
06.1 |
02.0 |
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22. How do you evaluate the performance of the following institutions towards the recent American-Iraqi crisis ? |
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22-1 PLC |
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1) Very Good |
23.6 |
23.4 |
23.8 |
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2) Good |
41.7 |
41.2 |
42.5 |
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3) In Between |
15.3 |
14.4 |
16.8 |
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4) Bad |
07.1 |
07.8 |
06.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
02.1 |
01.9 |
02.5 |
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6) No opinion/Don't Know |
10.2 |
11.3 |
08.5 |
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22-2 Executive Authority (Cabinet) |
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1) Very Good |
20.0 |
19.6 |
20.6 |
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2) Good |
41.9 |
43.7 |
39.1 |
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3) In Between |
17.7 |
15.7 |
20.9 |
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4) Bad |
07.7 |
08.2 |
07.0 |
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5) Very Bad |
01.5 |
01.2 |
01.9 |
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6) No opinion/Don't Know |
11.2 |
11.6 |
10.5 |
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22-3 Police and Security Forces |
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1) Very Good |
19.4 |
20.8 |
17.4 |
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2) Good |
37.6 |
37.2 |
38.2 |
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3) In Between |
17.9 |
16.1 |
20.6 |
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4) Bad |
09.7 |
10.0 |
09.2 |
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5) Very Bad |
04.0 |
03.3 |
05.1 |
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6) No opinion/Don't Know |
11.4 |
12.6 |
09.5 |
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23. Which of the following political trends do you support? |
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1) PPP |
01.1 |
01.1 |
01.0 |
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2) PFLP |
02.5 |
02.2 |
03.1 |
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3) Fateh |
45.6 |
42.3 |
50.8 |
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4) Hamas |
09.1 |
07.9 |
11.1 |
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5) DFLP |
01.1 |
01.3 |
00.7 |
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6) Islamic Jihad |
02.4 |
03.2 |
01.2 |
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7) Fida |
00.3 |
00.4 |
00.1 |
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8) Independent Islamists |
02.9 |
03.4 |
02.0 |
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9) Independent Nationalists |
03.1 |
03.6 |
02.3 |
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10) None of the above |
29.4 |
31.8 |
25.7 |
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11) Others |
02.5 |
02.8 |
01.9 |
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