Results of PSR Poll # 2… continued
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
22. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli targets, I…. |
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|
1) Strongly support |
48.2 |
40.4 |
60.7 |
|
2) Support |
37.7 |
43.5 |
28.5 |
|
3) Oppose |
9.4 |
10.8 |
7.1 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
2.8 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
23. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, I…. |
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|
1) Strongly support |
56.0 |
49.3 |
66.6 |
|
2) Support |
35.7 |
40.2 |
28.7 |
|
3) Oppose |
5.3 |
6.9 |
2.8 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.7 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
24. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians insdie Israel, I…. |
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|
1) Strongly support |
30.3 |
23.5 |
41.3 |
|
2) Support |
27.8 |
31.0 |
22.5 |
|
3) Oppose |
33.1 |
36.2 |
28.1 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
5.9 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
25. Given the current conditons, what in your opinion is the most important Palestinian national interest? Rank the following objective |
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|
25-1) Provide jobs and improve living conditions |
|||
|
1) First |
11.8 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
|
2) Second |
22.7 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
|
3) Third |
29.5 |
29.9 |
28.9 |
|
4) Fourth |
34.5 |
34.0 |
35.4 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
25-2) Fight corruption and institute the rule of law |
|||
|
1) First |
16.8 |
13.7 |
21.7 |
|
2) Second |
35.3 |
34.7 |
36.2 |
|
3) Third |
30.2 |
32.1 |
27.1 |
|
4) Fourth |
16.4 |
17.8 |
14.2 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
25-3) End occupation |
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|
1) First |
50.0 |
52.2 |
46.4 |
|
2) Second |
21.2 |
21.1 |
21.3 |
|
3) Third |
14.9 |
14.1 |
16.2 |
|
4) Fourth |
12.5 |
10.9 |
15.2 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
25-4) Safeguard religious values and traditions |
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|
1) First |
20.2 |
20.5 |
19.6 |
|
2) Second |
19.2 |
19.8 |
18.4 |
|
3) Third |
23.9 |
22.2 |
26.5 |
|
4) Fourth |
35.3 |
35.7 |
34.6 |
|
5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
26. We will now read you a statement. Tell us whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with it: Islamic rules and traditions should play larger role in government policy: |
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|
1) Strongly support |
58.4 |
51.0 |
70.2 |
|
2) Support |
37.6 |
43.7 |
27.9 |
|
3) Oppose |
2.5 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
|
4) Strongly Oppose |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
27. How important is religion in your life? |
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|
1) Very important |
83.0 |
77.8 |
91.5 |
|
2) Important |
15.9 |
20.8 |
8.1 |
|
3) Unimportant |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
|
4) Very unimportant |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
28. How often do you read the Quran? |
|||
|
1) Every day |
32.1 |
31.8 |
32.6 |
|
2) Occasionally |
39.9 |
39.4 |
40.7 |
|
3) Every week |
16.6 |
15.6 |
18.2 |
|
4) Never |
11.3 |
13.2 |
8.5 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
29. And generally, to what extent do you observe religious rules and traditions? |
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|
1) Observe all |
40.7 |
39.0 |
43.4 |
|
2) Observe most |
37.0 |
35.9 |
38.6 |
|
3) Observe some |
21.0 |
23.2 |
17.6 |
|
4) Observe none |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
|
5) Do not know/ no answer |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
30. If separate elections for the president of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose? |
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|
1) Haidar Abdul Shafi |
7.3 |
6.4 |
8.7 |
|
2) Yasser Arafat |
32.5 |
31.3 |
34.4 |
|
3) Ahmad Yasin |
12.9 |
11.6 |
14.8 |
|
4) No one |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
|
5) Others |
30.4 |
31.8 |
28.3 |
|
6) I will not participate |
12.6 |
13.6 |
11.1 |
|
7) No Opinion / Don't Know |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
31. Which of the following political parties do you support? |
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|
1) PPP |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
|
2) PFLP |
2.5 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
|
3) Fateh |
28.5 |
29.7 |
26.5 |
|
4) Hamas |
16.7 |
15.2 |
19.0 |
|
5) DFLP |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
|
6) Islamic Jihad |
6.9 |
7.8 |
5.5 |
|
7) Fida |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
|
8) Independent Islamists |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
|
9) Independent Nationalists |
4.7 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
|
10) None of the above |
28.5 |
26.1 |
32.2 |
|
11) Others |
6.7 |
8.4 |
4.0 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
32. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose? |
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|
1) Haidar Abdul Shafi |
8.0 |
5.7 |
11.7 |
|
2) Saeb Erikat |
7.3 |
8.5 |
5.4 |
|
3) Ahmad Yassin |
3.6 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
|
4) Mahmoud Abbas |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
|
5) Ahmad Qurai' |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
|
6) Marwan Bargouthi |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
|
7) Hanan Ashrawi |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
|
8) Farouq Kaddomi |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
|
7) No one |
4.7 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
|
8) Others |
12.2 |
12.5 |
11.7 |
|
6) I will not participate |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
|
7) No Opinion / Don't Know |
54.3 |
52.8 |
56.7 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
33. Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions? |
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|
1) Yes |
83.4 |
80.5 |
88.1 |
|
2) No |
7.8 |
8.4 |
6.9 |
|
3) Not Sure |
8.7 |
11.1 |
4.9 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
34. Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future? |
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|
1) Increase |
49.1 |
48.5 |
50.0 |
|
2) Remain as it is |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
|
3) Decrease |
33.6 |
34.9 |
31.8 |
|
4) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
8.9 |
8.1 |
10.1 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
35. 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 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
|
2) Good |
17.5 |
20.1 |
13.2 |
|
3) Fair |
29.9 |
30.7 |
28.7 |
|
4) Bad |
25.2 |
23.2 |
28.5 |
|
5) Very Bad |
19.4 |
15.2 |
26.1 |
|
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
4.9 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
36. And how would the Palestinian democracy status in the next 10 years? |
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|
1) Very Good |
7.1 |
8.7 |
4.7 |
|
2) Good |
31.6 |
31.1 |
32.2 |
|
3) Fair |
20.9 |
21.5 |
20.0 |
|
4) Bad |
12.4 |
12.7 |
11.9 |
|
5) Very Bad |
7.9 |
6.6 |
10.1 |
|
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion |
20.1 |
19.4 |
21.1 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
37. In your opinion, can people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip criticize the Palestinian Authority without fear? |
|||
|
1) Yes |
45.4 |
44.4 |
46.8 |
|
2) No |
50.7 |
50.6 |
50.8 |
|
3) Do not know |
4.0 |
5.0 |
2.4 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
38. Which of the following forms of government do you want to have for the Palestinian state after the state is established? |
|||
|
1) Nationalist, as in other Arab countries like Egypt, Syria, or Jordan |
22.5 |
21.4 |
24.2 |
|
2) Democra, as in the US, Europe or Israel |
21.2 |
22.0 |
19.8 |
|
3) Islamic, as in Iran |
45.6 |
43.9 |
48.3 |
|
4) Other, (specify, one as in ------ ) |
10.7 |
12.6 |
7.7 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
39. In its description of confrontations with the Israelis, I believe that |
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|
1) the Palestinan media is mobilized by the Palestinian Authority and it calls for the continuation of popular and armed confrontations |
19.8 |
22.8 |
15.1 |
|
2) the Palestinian media sometimes call for the continuation of popular and armed confrontations |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
|
3) the media provide a fair and accurate account |
26.0 |
27.4 |
23.8 |
|
4) the Palestinian media call sometime for quite and end to popular and armed confrontations |
15.5 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
|
5) the Palestinian media is mobilized by supporters of the peace process and it calls for quite and end to popular and armed confrontations |
17.2 |
12.8 |
24.2 |
|
6) Don not know/ no opinion |
10.9 |
11.5 |
10.1 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40. How many times a week do you happen to carry out the following activities? |
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|
40-1 Watch news on Palestinian or your local TV stations: |
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|
1) Almost every day |
56.1 |
56.2 |
55.8 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
9.0 |
9.3 |
8.5 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
14.7 |
13.8 |
16.0 |
|
4) never |
19.9 |
20.1 |
19.6 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40-2 Watch news on Israeli TV: |
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|
1) Almost every day |
24.1 |
21.8 |
27.9 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
6.6 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
23.2 |
23.6 |
22.6 |
|
4) never |
45.5 |
47.0 |
43.2 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40-3 Read news pages in al-Quds news paper: |
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|
1) Almost every day |
12.0 |
14.2 |
8.5 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
6.7 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
24.4 |
26.3 |
21.5 |
|
4) never |
55.8 |
49.9 |
65.2 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40-4 Read news pages in al-Ayyam or al-Hayat al-Jadida newspaper: |
|||
|
1) Almost every day |
9.0 |
7.3 |
11.7 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
5.1 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
19.2 |
18.4 |
20.3 |
|
4) never |
65.2 |
67.9 |
61.0 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40-5 Read the editorial pages of a newspaper: |
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|
1) Almost every day |
23.0 |
25.2 |
19.7 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
12.6 |
15.4 |
8.2 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
33.1 |
32.2 |
34.4 |
|
4) never |
30.4 |
26.8 |
35.8 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
40-6 Read the business and economy section in the newspaper: |
|||
|
1) Almost every day |
7.5 |
8.6 |
5.8 |
|
2) 3-4 times a week |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
|
3) 1-2 times a week |
18.0 |
19.8 |
15.3 |
|
4) never |
69.0 |
65.7 |
74.2 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
|
|
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
41. How many times do you listen to news on the radio? |
|||
|
1) Every hour or so |
12.7 |
13.7 |
10.9 |
|
2) 6-5 times a day |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
|
3) 3-4 times a day |
12.3 |
11.9 |
12.9 |
|
4) Once or twice a day |
34.1 |
36.0 |
31.0 |
|
5) Almost never |
34.1 |
31.1 |
38.9 |
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