Results of Poll # (12)
24-27 June 2004
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Total% |
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00) From
among the following satellite news channels, which one was the one you
watched most during the last two months? |
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1) Al Arabiyyah |
10.2 |
10.8 |
9.1 |
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2) Al Jazeerah |
58.1 |
52.9 |
67.0 |
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3) Al Hurrah |
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
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4) Al Manar |
12.0 |
13.8 |
8.9 |
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5) ANN |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
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6) Do not watch tv |
5.3 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
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7) Other (specify ----- ) |
5.1 |
6.6 |
2.5 |
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8) Have no dish |
7.4 |
8.4 |
5.8 |
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9) DK/NA |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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Total% |
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01) The PA has decided to hold local
elections wherever possible while postponing it in areas where it would not
be possible. What do you think? Do you? |
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1)
Support holding local elections in towns and cities where it would be
possible |
45.1 |
48.9 |
38.6 |
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2)
Oppose holding local elections in towns and cities where possible and demand |
49.4 |
44.8 |
57.3 |
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3) DK/NA |
5.5 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
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Total% |
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02) If local elections are to take
place at this time, would they be fair or unfair in your views? |
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1) Will probably be fair |
38.4 |
40.7 |
34.4 |
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2) Will probably be unfair |
51.9 |
49.8 |
55.5 |
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3) DK/NA |
9.7 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
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Total% |
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03) If local elections were held and
were fair, which candidates in your views are likely to win, those nominated
by family regardless of their political affiliation or those nominated by Fateh and Hamas/Islamic Jihad
or the independents? |
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1) Fateh
candidate |
33.9 |
33.9 |
33.8 |
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2) Hamas/Islamic
Jihad candidate |
26.6 |
24.6 |
30.1 |
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3) Neither, instead family candidate |
9.3 |
10.7 |
7.0 |
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4) Independent |
17.5 |
18.2 |
16.3 |
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5) Other (specify ----) |
3.0 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
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6) DK/NA |
9.6 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
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Total% |
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04) And what about you? Will you give
your vote in the next local elections to candidates from Fateh,
Hamas/Islamic Jihad, or independents? Or will you
vote for your family candidate regardless of his or her political
affiliation? |
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1) Fateh |
26.4 |
28.3 |
23.1 |
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2) Hamas/Islamic
Jihad |
28.3 |
26.3 |
31.8 |
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3) Independent |
17.0 |
16.5 |
17.7 |
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4) Family |
8.5 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
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5) Other |
7.9 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
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6) I will not participate |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
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6) DK/NA |
4.5 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
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Total% |
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05) With regard to the next local
elections, people talk about the possible participation of refugee camps
located within the municipal boundaries of cities and some propose the
participation of these camps in the local elections of those cities. But some
propose holding independent elections for those camps, while other oppose the participation of refugee camps in the local
elections. What do you think? Do you |
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1)
Support the participation of the residents of refugee camps in the
local elections for the cities where they are located |
69.6 |
68.3 |
71.9 |
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2)
Support holding independent elections for refugee camps to elect local
councils to administer them |
22.8 |
23.1 |
22.3 |
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3)
Oppose the participation of refugee camps in local elections |
4.7 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
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4) Other |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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5) No Opinion /Don’t know |
2.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
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Total% |
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06) The PA has announced its
intentions to hold local elections in the coming September. Do you think the
PA is serious or not serious about holding these elections? |
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1) Serious |
43.9 |
48.0 |
36.9 |
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2) Not serious |
43.8 |
40.8 |
48.9 |
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3) DK/NA |
12.3 |
11.1 |
14.2 |
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Total% |
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07) The local election law stipulates
the direct election of local council heads by the voters. A proposal has been
submitted calling for amending the law so that the heads of the local
councils can instead be elected by the elected local council members. Do you
support or oppose this proposed amendment? |
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1) Strongly support |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
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2) Support |
21.2 |
22.3 |
19.2 |
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3) Oppose |
51.4 |
55.4 |
44.5 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
16.0 |
11.0 |
24.5 |
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5) DK/NA |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
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Total% |
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08) The
PLC is currently debating revisions to the general political election law so
that a women quota can be introduced. Tell us if you support or oppose this
revision and if you support it tell us what percentage would you propose for
women quota in the next PLC. |
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1) Support |
75.3 |
74.1 |
77.3 |
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2) Oppose (Move to Q09) |
23.2 |
24.1 |
21.6 |
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3) DK/NA (Move to Q09) |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
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Total% |
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08-1)
percentage ---------------- |
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Median |
30% |
30% |
30% |
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Mean |
25% |
25% |
25% |
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Total% |
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09) Regarding the legislative and
presidential elections, do you encourage or discourage Hamas
participation in them if they take place in the near future? |
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1) Strongly encourage |
48.5 |
42.3 |
59.1 |
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2) Encourage |
39.9 |
43.6 |
33.6 |
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3) Discourage |
4.9 |
6.0 |
3.1 |
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4) Strongly discourage |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
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5) DK/NA |
4.0 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
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Total% |
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10) If separate elections were to take
place for the office of the president of the PA, you would vote for: (Open
question) -------------------------- |
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1) Yasser Arafat |
54.0 |
54.0 |
55.0 |
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2) Marwan
Bargouthi |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
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3) Mahmoud Zahhar |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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4) Other names (less than 2%) |
15.0 |
16.0 |
14.0 |
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5) DK/ NA decide later |
27.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
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Total% |
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11) If separate elections were to take
place for the office of the vice president of the PA, you would vote for:
(Open question) --------------- |
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