Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
Unemployment	20.0	18.0	23.0
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
1. Do you support or oppose the current peace process between Palestinians and Israelis?
1) Support	70.3	71.2	68.7
2) Oppose	26.8	25.5	28.9
3) No Opinion	3.0	3.3	2.4
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
2. Do you trust the intentions of a new Israeli government headed by Barak towards the peace process with Palestinians?
1) Yes	22.6	21.8	23.8
2) No	66.1	64.8	68.1
3) No Opinion	11.4	13.3	8.1
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
3. Do you think that a new Israeli Government led by Barak will implement the Wye River agreement ?
1) Yes	27.8	28.2	27.1
2) No	54.2	52.5	57.0
3) No Opinion/ Don't Know	18.0	19.3	16.0
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
4. Do you expect that there will be a difference between the policies of Barak and the new government, and Netanyahu and the previous government regarding settlements in West Bank and Gaza ?
1) Yes, better	23.0	23.5	22.1
2) No, worse	14.6	15.7	12.8
3) There is no difference	56.7	54.0	61.1
4) No opinion /Don't know	5.8	6.8	4.1
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
5. The United States and the EU requested that the Palestinian Authority extend the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations for another year untill May 2000, and therefore postpone the declaration of statehood till then at least. What is your opinion?
1) I Support extension of negotiations and postponement of state declaration untill May 2000	37.3	35.0	41.0
2) I Oppose extension of negotiations and postponement of state declaration untill May 2000	53.8	55.0	51.9
3) No Opinion /Don't Know	8.9	10.0	7.1
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
6. The National Conference to confront Settlements, which was held in Ramallah, called for stopping all contacts with settlers, including the necessity for about 20,00 workers to stop work in the settlements. Do you support or oppose this call?
1) Support	43.1	42.6	44.0
2) Oppose	51.8	51.6	52.1
3) No opinion /Don't know	5.1	5.8	3.9
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
7. Regarding the permanent status negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides over Jerusalem, refugees, borders, and settlements, I believe
1) There is a possibility to reach a solution acceptable to the two parties.	35.9	34.9	37.6
2) There is no possibility to reach a solution acceptable to the two parties.	55.2	55.5	54.7
3) No Opinion	8.9	9.6	7.7
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
8. Do you expect the current peace process to lead to the establishment of a Palestinian State in West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming years?
1) Yes	44.5	46.3	41.6
2) No	26.6	28.4	23.6
3) No Opinion/Don't Know	28.8	25.3	34.7
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
9. Following the peace process and the implementation of autonomy, your economic situation and standard of living has become :
1) Better	11.2	10.0	13.4
2) Worse	54.1	49.6	61.5
3) Stayed the same	33.1	38.8	23.7
4) Don’t Know	1.6	1.7	1.4
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
10. After the last Israeli elections, do you trust the intentions of the Israeli people towards the peace process with the Palestinians?
1) Yes	28.8	30.0	26.9
2) No	62.7	60.8	65.8
3) No Opinion	8.5	9.3	7.3
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
11. Are you optimistic or pessimistic with regard to the future of the Palestinian people?
1) Optimistic	61.1	57.7	66.7
2) Pessimistic	34.3	38.2	27.8
3) No Opinion/Don't Know	4.6	4.0	5.5
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
12. 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) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala')	5.0	4.7	5.5
2) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin)	6.2	6.1	6.5
3) Farouq Kaddomi (Abu Lutuf)	5.5	6.6	3.8
4) Nabil Sha'ath	2.1	1.1	3.8
5) Sa'eb Erikat	7.0	8.3	4.8
6) Hanan Ashrawi	4.7	5.7	3.0
7) Faisal Husseini	8.3	9.4	6.5
8) Haidar Abdul Shafi	12.4	8.3	19.2
9) Other (Specify__________)	0.6	0.5	0.8
10) No one	27.2	27.8	26.1
11) I will not participate in the elections	16.1	17.3	14.1
12) No Opinion /Don't Know	4.9	4.4	5.9