PSR - Survey Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 17 Poll 17 full

PSR Poll No. (17)

07-09 September 2005

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?

1) al Arabia

6.5

5.9

7.6

2) al Jazeera

63.2

62.3

64.9

3) al Hurra

0.3

0.1

0.6

4) al Manar

6.9

8.0

4.8

5) Palestine TV

7.2

5.5

10.3

6) Do not watch TV

6.7

6.4

7.1

7) others

3.1

4.3

1.1

8) Do not have a dish

6.0

7.3

3.6

9) DK/NA

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

1) With regard to the upcoming parliamentary elections, what are your expectations regarding the outcome of these elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council? Who are the likely winners, those nominated by Hamas, Fateh, the Left, Independents, or those nominated by their families?

1) Fateh candidates

49.4

50.3

47.7

2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates

32.4

30.9

35.1

3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.0

1.3

0.4

4) Independent candidates

2.8

3.3

1.9

5) family candidates

2.3

2.8

1.5

6) Other candidates

0.7

0.6

0.8

7) DK/NA

11.4

10.8

12.6

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

2) Do you intend to participate in the upcoming legislative elections?

1) Yes

74.2

72.6

77.01

2) No

24.0

25.1

21.8

3) DK/NA

1.8

2.2

1.1

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

3) If you participate in the legislative elections and if you were asked to vote to election or factional lists, to which of the following would you vote?

1) Hamas and Islamic Jihad list/s

30.2

28.8

32.8

2) Fateh list

47.4

47.7

47.0

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.6

3.4

1.1

4) New lists that might include independents and others

6.0

6.6

4.8

5) Other lists (specify: ------- )

2.7

2.8

2.4

6) DK/NA

11.1

10.6

11.8

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

4)  From among the following factors, which one is the most important in determining your vote for one list against another?

1) the political party or faction it belongs to

18.9

15.7

24.7

2) The ability of the list to reach a peace agreement with Israel

14.0

15.4

11.6

3) The ability of the list to insure the continuation of the intifada

3.7

4.0

3.0

4) The ability of the list to improve economic conditions

14.7

14.2

15.6

5) The ability of the list to fight corruption and implement reform measures

23.5

23.1

24.2

6) The ability of the list to enforce law and order

8.0

9.1

5.9

7) The ability of the list to protect national unity

9.5

10.9

7.0

8) The ability of the list to protect refugee rights in negotiations

6.2

6.0

6.5

 

1.5

1.5

1.6

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

5) The following is a list of problems confronting the Palestinians today, tell us which one is the most important problem?

1) Spread of unemployment and poverty

40.0

35.5

48.6

2) The continuation of the occupation and its daily practices

25.4

30.3

16.2

3) Internal anarchy/ chaos

8.3

8.2

8.4

4) The spread of corruption and lack of internal reforms

25.1

24.5

26.3

5) Others (specify--- )

0.5

0.7

0.2

6) DK/NA

0.6

0.8

0.2

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6)  If we looked at the following political factions/ parties, which one is the most able to:

6-1) Improving economic conditions

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

31.2

28.1

37.1

2) Fateh

46.2

48.0

42.9

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.4

3.4

0.6

4) New lists that might include independents and others

7.6

8.1

6.7

5) others (specify ---- )

12.5

12.4

12.6

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-2) Fighting corruption and implementing reforms

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

45.7

42.8

51.2

2) Fateh

37.1

37.6

36.2

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.4

3.5

0.4

4) New lists that might include independents and others

6.3

7.3

4.4

5) others (specify ---- )

8.5

8.9

7.8

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-3) Pushing the peace process forward

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

21.3

19.5

24.7

2) Fateh

63.7

64.5

62.2

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.2

2.8

1.1

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.4

4.8

3.6

5) others (specify ---- )

8.4

8.3

8.4

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-4) Insuring the continuation of Intifada

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

61.5

59.2

65.9

2) Fateh

24.4

26.3

20.8

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.9

2.5

0.8

4) New lists that might include independents and others

3.1

2.7

3.8

5) others (specify ---- )

9.1

9.3

8.6

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-5) protecting national unity

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

36.2

35.2

38.2

2) Fateh

44.3

43.9

44.9

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

3.3

4.1

1.7

4) New lists that might include independents and others

5.5

5.7

5.1

5) others (specify ---- )

10.7

11.0

10.1

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-6) Protecting refugee rights in negotiations

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

37.4

38.3

35.8

2) Fateh

44.4

41.8

49.3

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.8

4.0

0.4

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.0

4.2

3.8

5) others (specify ---- )

11.4

11.8

10.7

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

6-7) Enforcing law and order

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

30.9

29.6

33.5

2) Fateh

53.5

52.8

54.7

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.0

2.5

1.1

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.2

4.9

2.9

5) others (specify ---- )

9.4

10.2

7.8

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

7)  Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?

1) very satisfied

11.3

10.2

13.5

2) satisfied

52.2

51.0

54.5

3) not satisfied 

23.0

24.3

20.4

4) not satisfied at all

9.4

9.6

8.8

5) DK/NA

4.1

4.8

2.7

 

 

 

 

8) If new presidential elections were to take place in the PA, whom do you prefere to see president of the PA?

1) Mahmoud Abbas

43.5

42.6

45.2

2) Mahoud Zahhar

20.8

20.5

21.4

3) Mustafa Barghouti

18.9

19.5

17.6

4) Others

6.3

7.2

4.6

5) No Opinion/ Don't know

10.5

10.2

11.1

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

9) And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?

1) Mahmoud Zahhar

13.5

13.0

14.3

2) Mohammad Dahlan

9.1

5.2

16.4

3) Marwan Barghouti

23.8

26.5

18.7

4) Mustafa Barghouti

8.8

9.1

8.2

5) Ahmad Quri

5.6

6.3

4.4

6) Ismael Haneyeh

13.3

11.0

17.6

7) Saeb Erikat

6.2

7.6

3.6

8) Farouq Qaddomi

8.1

9.6

5.3

9) Others

2.3

3.0

0.8

10) No Opinion /Don’t know

9.4

8.7

10.7

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10) What do you expect to happen to the Gaza Strip after the Israeli withdrawal? Will it become a big prison? Or will it become open to the world and movement or its residents free?

1) certainly it will be become a big prison

32.7

36.4

25.8

2) thinks it will become a big prison

24.0

24.3

23.5

3) think it will become open and movement free

28.7

24.9

35.7

4) certainly it will become open and movement free

4.4

3.5

6.1

5) Will remain as it is

5.9

7.5

2.9

6) DK/NA

4.2

3.4

5.9

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

11) And what about economic conditions in the Gaza Strip? Will they become better or worse after Israeli withdrawal?

1) certainly better

11.5