PSR - Survey Research Unit: Poll No. 24 - Main Results in Numbers Poll No. 24 - Main Results in Numbers

PSR Poll No. 24

 June 2007

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

 

1) Al Arabia

8.4

5.2

13.9

 

2) Al Jazeera

63.8

72.0

49.5

 

3) Al Hurra

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

4) Al Manar

2.1

3.0

0.5

 

5) Palestine TV

11.2

6.9

18.9

 

6) Do not watch TV

5.6

6.4

4.1

 

7) Others

6.4

3.6

11.3

 

8) Do not have a dish

2.5

3.0

1.6

 

9) No Opinion/Don’t know

0.1

 0.0

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

01)

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

 

1) Very satisfied

2.9

1.8

4.9

 

2) Satisfied

33.1

30.3

38.0

 

3) Not satisfied 

39.7

42.2

35.4

 

4) not satisfied at all

20.1

20.8

18.8

 

5) DK/NA

4.2

5.0

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

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

49.2

51.2

46.5

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

41.5

38.0

45.9

 

3 DK/NA

9.4

10.8

7.6

 

 

 

 

 

03)

And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Khalid Misha’al representing Hams, whom would you vote for?

 

1) Marwan Barghouti

59.0

62.0

55.0

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

34.6

29.9

40.9

 

3) No Opinion/ Don’t know

6.4

8.1

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

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

0.9

1.1

0.7

 

2) independent Palestine

3.6

4.1

2.8

 

3) Abu Ali Mustafa

4.7

5.4

3.7

 

4) Abu al Abbas

0.4

0.7

 0.0

 

5) freedom and social justice

0.1

0.2

 0.0

 

6) change and reform

32.6

27.4

40.2

 

7) national coalition for justice and democracy

0.1

0.2

 

 

8) third way

1.5

2.4

0.3

 

9) freedom and independence

0.5

0.6

0.3

 

10) Palestinian justice

0.1

0.2

 

 

11) Fateh

42.6

43.1

41.9

 

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

12.7

14.6

10.0

 

 

 

 

 

06

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the national unity government during the last three months in the following areas:

06-1

Enforcing law and order and fighting lawlessness

 

1) Highly satisfied

1.8

1.5

2.3

 

2) Satisfied

13.7

9.2

21.6

 

3) Dissatisfied

58.6

58.4

58.9

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

24.2

28.4

16.8

 

5) DK/NA

1.7

2.6

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

06-2

Conduct reforms and fight corruption

 

1) Highly satisfied

1.4

1.2

1.6

 

2) Satisfied

19.3

13.8

29.0

 

3) Dissatisfied

55.3

57.5

51.4

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

22.2

24.9

17.4

 

5) DK/NA

1.9

2.6

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

06-3

Reduce restrictions of occupation and confront settlements and wall

 

1) Highly satisfied

1.1

1.1

1.1

 

2) Satisfied

14.4

9.6

22.9

 

3) Dissatisfied

57.9

59.8

54.4

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

24.1

26.7

19.5

 

5) DK/NA

2.5

2.8

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

06-4

Improve economic conditions, for example solve the problem of salaries and fighting poverty

 

1) Highly satisfied

2.0

2.3

1.3

 

2) Satisfied

13.3

8.6

21.4

 

3) Dissatisfied

56.6

56.5

56.8

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

26.2

30.1

19.4

 

5) DK/NA

2.0

2.5

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

06-5

Break international financial siege imposed on the PA

 

1) Highly satisfied

1.7

1.9

1.4

 

2) Satisfied

13.6

9.8

20.2

 

3) Dissatisfied

57.7

57.8

57.4

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

24.3

26.9

19.6

 

5) DK/NA

2.8

3.7

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

06-6

Overall performance of the government

 

 

 

 

1) Highly satisfied

0.9

0.5

1.4

 

2) Satisfied

15.9

10.7

24.9

 

3) Dissatisfied

56.1

57.9

53.1

 

4) Highly dissatisfied

25.0

28.1

19.5

 

5) DK/NA

2.2

2.8

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07)

If the national unity government fails to achieve vital national goals such as ending infighting, breaking international siege, and enforcing law and order, would you in this case approve or disapprove the following options:

07-1

Organize early presidential and parliamentary elections

 

1) Strongly approve

18.9

18.1

20.2

 

2) Approve

55.7

55.3

56.4

 

3) Disapprove

17.9

17.7

18.1

 

4) Strongly disapprove

4.2

4.3

4.2

 

5) DK/NA

3.3

4.5

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

07-2

Dissolve government and appoint a new non Hamas prime minister

 

1) Strongly approve

12.7

12.3

13.4

 

2) Approve

45.5

46.2

44.3

 

3) Disapprove

27.3

26.3

28.9

 

4) Strongly disapprove

7.3

6.5

8.8

 

5) DK/NA

7.2

8.7

4.6

 

 

 

 

 

07-3

Declare an emergency situation and form an emergency government

 

1) Strongly approve

11.7

11.2

12.5

 

2) Approve

43.8

47.9

36.6

 

3) Disapprove

30.3

27.1

35.8

 

4) Strongly disapprove

7.6

5.4

11.4

 

5) DK/NA

6.7

8.4

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

07-4

Organize a referendum on dissolving parliament and conducting early legislative elections

 

1) Strongly approve

18.2

16.9

20.4

 

2) Approve

57.9

60.3

53.8

 

3) Disapprove

14.8

13.7

16.6

 

4) Strongly disapprove

4.5

3.3

6.6

 

5) DK/NA

4.5

5.6

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

08)

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

 

1) Very good

1.2

 0.0

3.2

 

2) Good

4.3

1.6

9.1

 

3) So so

4.6

2.8

7.8

 

4) Bad

26.1

26.9

24.6

 

5) Very bad

63.6

68.5

55.0

 

6) DK/NA

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

09)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) Religious

47.0

40.8

57.7

 

2) Somewhat religious

48.2

53.5

39.1

 

3) Not religious

4.3

4.9

3.2

 

4) DK/NA

0.5

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

10)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) Supportive of the peace process

68.6

64.0

76.6

 

2) Opposed to the peace process

14.7

15.6

13.1

 

3) Between support and opposition

15.5

18.7

10.0

 

4) DK/NA

1.2

1.7

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

11)

Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?

 

1) Yes 

85.3

86.9

82.6

 

2) No   (go to Q14)

7.1

5.8

9.3

 

3) DK/NA

7.6

7.3

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

12)

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

 

1) Will increase   

49.9

61.4

28.8

 

2) Will remain as it is

9.4

11.4

5.7

 

3) will decrease

29.1

16.8

51.7

 

4) DK/NA

11.7

10.5

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

13)

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

 

1) Completely assured

4.3

0.6

10.7

 

2) Assured

21.9

17.3

30.1

 

3) Not assured  

48.6

56.1

35.6

 

4) Not assured at all 

24.6

25.8

22.5

 

5) DK/NA

0.5

0.2

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

14)

Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to seek emigration abroad?

 

1) Certainly seek to emigration

12.3

9.9