PSR - Survey Research Unit: Poll No. 23 - Main Results in Numbers 00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months

PSR Poll No. 23

 March 2007

 

 

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

5.4

4.3

7.2

 

2) Al Jazeera

74.5

78.8

67.1

 

3) Al Hurra

0.2

0.1

0.2

 

4) Al Manar

2.2

2.9

0.9

 

5) Palestine TV

6.1

4.3

9.4

 

6) Do not watch TV

4.9

3.9

6.8

 

7) Others

2.6

2.0

3.6

 

8) Do not have a dish

4.0

3.5

4.8

 

9) know Opinion/don’t know

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

0a )

And which one you watched second?

 

1) Al Arabia

35.9

35.1

37.2

 

2) Al Jazeera

12.5

12.5

12.3

 

3) Al Hurra

1.4

1.1

2.0

 

4) Al Manar

13.8

18.2

6.2

 

5) Palestine TV

17.5

15.9

20.1

 

6) Do not watch TV

5.2

4.4

6.6

 

7) Others

8.0

8.3

7.5

 

8) Do not have a dish

4.2

3.2

5.9

 

9) know Opinion/don’t know

1.6

1.2

2.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

01)

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

 

1) Very satisfied

6.6

5.6

8.4

 

2) Satisfied

46.8

42.0

55.1

 

3) Not satisfied 

31.6

35.6

24.7

 

4) not satisfied at all

11.0

11.6

9.9

 

5) DK/NA

4.0

5.2

1.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02)

If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote for?

 

1) Mahmoud Abbas

46.7

47.0

46.2

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

45.6

45.9

45.3

 

3 DK/NA

7.7

7.1

8.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03)

And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Ismail Haneyyeh representing Hams, whom would you vote for?

 

1) Marwan Barghouti

51.5

55.0

46.5

 

2) Ismail Haneyyeh

43.4

40.4

47.9

 

3) No Opinion/ Don’t know

5.1

4.7

5.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05)

 

If new elections are held today and the same lists that took part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?

 

1) alternative

1.1

1.4

0.6

 

2) independent Palestine

4.2

5.4

2.3

 

3) Abu Ali Mustafa

4.2

5.4

2.4

 

4) Abu al Abbas

0.5

0.6

0.3

 

5) freedom and social justice

0.3

0.1

0.6

 

6) change and reform

37.1

34.9

40.4

 

7) third way

0.9

1.5

 

 

8) freedom and independence

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

9) Palestinian justice

0.2

0.2

0.3

 

10) Fateh

42.9

41.0

45.8

 

11) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember

8.4

9.3

7.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06)

In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas these days?

 

1) Very good

0.5

0.4

0.8

 

2) Good

5.9

6.7

4.5

 

3) So so

12.0

12.9

10.3

 

4) Bad

35.9

36.2

35.4

 

5) Very bad

45.7

43.8

49.0

 

6) DK/NA

0.1

0.1

 0.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

07)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) Religious

42.9

37.1

52.9

 

2) somewhat religious

53.4

57.4

46.5

 

3) not religious

3.6

5.3

0.6

 

4) DK/NA

0.1

0.1

 0.0

 

 

 

 

 

08)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) supportive of the peace process

67.8

64.6

73.3

 

2) opposed to the peace process

15.0

15.3

14.4

 

3) between support and opposition

15.8

18.4

11.1

 

4) DK/NA

1.5

1.7

1.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09)

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

32.2

33.5

30.0

 

 

2) continuation of occupation and its daily practices

24.1

27.4

18.3

 

3) internal anarchy

20.4

13.3

32.8

 

 

4) spread of corruption and lack of internal

reforms

22.7

25.2

18.2

 

5) others (specify: ----------- )

0.3

0.1

0.8

 

6) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.4

0.6

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10)

Based on what you have heard or seen regarding the performance of the Executive Force, which is under the command of the interior minister and is deployed in the Gaza Strip, how do you evaluate its performance?

 

1) positive, contributing to the enforcement of law and order

28.8

19.7

44.9

 

 

2) negative, contributing to further chaos and anarchy

51.1

53.5

46.9

 

3) DK/NA

20.1

26.8

8.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

11)

The previous Hamas government could not improve Palestinian economic and security conditions and could not prevent internal infighting. In your view, who was responsible first and foremost for this outcome? Was it Hamas or other Palestinian or international parties?

 

1) Hamas

13.0

12.7

13.4

 

2) Other Palestinian parties such as Fateh

12.5

13.4

11.0

 

3) International actors such as the US

25.3

24.1

27.3

 

4) Israel

36.9

35.9

38.7

 

5) others

7.9

8.8

6.3

 

6) DK/NA

4.4

5.1

3.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

12)

Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?

 

1) Yes 

84.0

86.2

80.3

 

2) No   (go to Q14)

8.1

6.1

11.7

 

3) DK/NA

7.8

7.8

8.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

13)

If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?

 

1) Will increase   

37.2

39.3

33.1

 

2) Will remain as it is

11.7

11.4

12.2

 

3) will decrease

42.2

39.3

47.8

 

4) DK/NA

8.9

10.0

6.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14)

Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?

 

1) Completely assured

2.1

2.2

1.8

 

2) Assured

25.2

24.7

25.9

 

3) Not assured  

52.6

53.1

51.8

 

4) Not assured at all 

20.0

19.8

20.2

 

5) DK/NA

0.2

0.1

0.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

15)

After the electoral experience that took place early this year, what is your evaluation of democracy in Palestine? Specifically, do you see in this democracy a successful system that is suited for Palestine or do you see in it a failed system that can not be implemented in Palestine?