v03 Area
1 = west bank
2 = Gaza Strip

v04 Residence
1 = Jenin
2 = Tobas
3 = Taulkarm
4 = Qalqilia
5 = Salfit
6 = Nablus
7 = Ramallah
8 = Jerusalem
9 = Jericho
10 = Betlehem
11 = Hebron
12 = Jabalia
13 = Gaza city
14 = Khanyounis
15 = Deir al Balah
16 = Rafah

v05 place
1 = city
2 = Village/ Town
3 = Refugee Camp

gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

00 )From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?
1 = 1) al Arabia
2 = 2) al Jazeera
3 = 3) al Hurra
4 = 4) al Manar
5 = 5) Palestine TV
6 = 6)alaqsa
7 = 7) man(mix)
8 = 8) Do not watch TV
9 = 9) others
10 = 10) Do not have a dish
11 = 11) DK/NA

1)In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
1 = 1) Very good
2 = 2) Good
3 = 3) so so
4 = 4) Bad
5 = 5) Very bad
6 = 6) DK/NA

3)Generally, do you see yourself as:
1 = 1) Religious
2 = 2) somewhat religious
3 = 3) not religious
4 = 4) DK/NA

4)Generally, do you see yourself as:
1 = 1) supportive of the peace process
2 = 2) opposed to the peace process
3 = 3) between support and opposition
4 = 4) DK/NA

5)Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions of the Palestinian Authority?
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK-NA

6)In your view, is there a press freedom in the West Bank?
1 = yes
2 = to some extent
3 = no
4 = DK-NA

10Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?
1 = 1) Completely assured
2 = 2) Assured
3 = 3) Not assured
4 = 4) Not assured at all
5 = 5) DK/NA

11Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to seek emigration abroad?
1 = 1) Certainly seek to emigrate
2 = 2) Seek emigration
3 = 3) Do not seek emigration
4 = 4) Certainly do not seek emigration
5 = 5) DK/NA

12Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
1 = 1) very satisfied
2 = 2) satisfied
3 = 3) not satisfied
4 = 4) not satisfied at all
5 = 5) DK/NA

13There is a renewed talk about the idea of appointing a deputy to president Mahmud Abbas. If it was up to you, would you support or oppose this idea? And if you support it, whom do you propose to fill this position?
1 = 1) I support it
2 = 2)I oppose it
3 = 3) DK/NA

1 = Marwan Barghouti
2 = Rami Hamdallah
3 = Saeb Erekat
4 = Ismail Haniyeh
5 = Mohammed Dahlan
6 = Mustafa Barghouthi
7 = Azzam al-Ahmad
8 = Khaled Meshaal
9 = Salam Fayyad
77 = Others
88 = Do not know / No opinion / I have not decided / No one

14If 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 = 1) Mahmoud Abbas
2 = 2) Ismael Haniyyah
3 = 3) I will not participate in the elections
4 = 4) DK/NA

15And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh representing Hamas, whom would you vote for?
1 = 1) Marwan Barghouti
2 = 2) Ismael Haniyyah
3 = 3) I will not participate in the elections
4 = 4) DK/NA

16 And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mahmud Abbas, to whom would you vote?
1 = 1) Marwan Barghouti
2 = 2) Ismael Haniyyah
3 = 3. Mahmud Abbas
4 = 4) I will not participate in the elections
5 = 5) DK/NA

17To whom did you vote in the last parliamentary elections?
1 = 1) alternative
2 = 2) independent Palestine
3 = 3) Abu Ali Mustafa
4 = 4) Abu al Abbas
5 = 5) freedom and social justice
6 = 6) change and reform
7 = 7) national coalition for justice and democ
8 = 8) third way (headed by salam fayyad)
9 = 9) freedom and independence
10 = 10) Palestinian justice
11 = 11) Fateh
12 = 12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember
13 = 13) will not participate in elections

18If new elections agreed to by all factions are held today and the same lists that took part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?
1 = 1) alternative
2 = 2) independent Palestine
3 = 3) Abu Ali Mustafa
4 = 4) Abu al Abbas
5 = 5) freedom and social justice
6 = 6) change and reform
7 = 7) national coalition for justice and democ
8 = 8) third way(headed by salam fayyad)
9 = 9) freedom and independence
10 = 10) Palestinian justice
11 = 11) Fateh
12 = 12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember
13 = 13) will not participate in elections

19 1From among the following vital national goals, which in your view should the first most important one and which should be the second most important goal that the Palestinian people should strive to achieve?
1 = 1. Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders and the establishm
2 = 2. Obtain the right of return to refuges to their 1948 towns
3 = 3. Establish a democratic political system that respects fre
4 = 4. Build a pious or moral individual and a religious society

20 The Palestinian society confronts today various problems, like the continuation of occupation and settlements, the spread of unemployment and poverty, the lack of national unity due to the split between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the continuatio
1 = 1) continuation of occupation and settlements,
2 = 2) spread of unemployment and poverty
3 = 3) lack of national unity due to the split
4 = 4) continuation of the siege and blockade of the Gaza Strip and the closure of its border crossings
5 = 5) the spread of corruption in public institutions
6 = 6) others (-------------- )
88 = 7) DK/NA

21 Some people say that the Palestinian Authority has become a burden on the Palestinian people while others say that it is an accomplishment for the Palestinian people. What do you think?
1 = 1 The PA is an accomplishment for the Palestinian people
2 = 2 The PA is a burden on the Palestinian people
3 = 3 DK/NA

22) When thinking about the experience of Hamas and its former government under Ismail Haniyeh, and the experience of Fatah and President Abbas and the way the two sides deal with Israel, in your view whose way is the best to end the Israeli occupation a
1 = Certainly Hamas’
2 = Hamas’
3 = Abbas’
4 = Certainly Abbas
5 = DK/NA

23) A reconciliation government was formed few days ago, how much confidence do you have in the government’s ability to achieve public expectations?
1 = High confidence
2 = Medium confidence
3 = Little confidence
4 = No confidence
5 = DK/NA

24) To what extent you think the concessions Hamas made to facilitate reconciliation and to form a reconciliation government have been adequate or just right, too little, or too much?
1 = Adequate, just right
2 = Too little
3 = Too much
4 = DK/NA

26) According to the reconciliation agreement, presidential and legislative elections are supposed to take place after 6 months. Do you expect elections to take place on the date stipulated?
1 = 1-Certainly yes
2 = 2-YES
3 = 3-NO
4 = 4-Certainly no
5 = 5-DK-NA

29) Now that a reconciliation government has been established under prime minister Rami al Hamdallah, do you expect economic conditions to improve or worsen in the near future?
1 = 1) certainly Improve
2 = 2) Improve
3 = 3) Will stay as it is now
4 = 4) Worsen
5 = 5) 4) certainly Worsen
6 = 6) DK/NA

31) And what do you expect to happen to the Rafah crossing with Egypt?
1 = Will certainly open
2 = Will open
3 = Will not open
4 = Will certainly not open
5 = DK/NA

32) who should supervise the crossing with Egypt?
1 = Prefer to keep the status quo
2 = Presidential guard
3 = Other (specify: ---------------- )
4 = DK/NA

36) The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has dissolved all armed groups that belonged to political factions or parties. Now after reconciliation, under what conditions you think armed groups in the Gaza Strip should be dissolved?
1 = Only after signing a peace agreement with Israel
2 = Only after the ending of the siege and blockade of the Gaza Strip
3 = Only after the upcoming legislative and presidential elections
4 = Now, having formed a reconciliation government
5 = I oppose the dissolution of the armed groups in the Gaza Strip under any circumstances
6 = DK/NA

37) Arab countries have promised to financially support the Palestinian Authority if Israel and the US imposed financial sanctions on it. In your view, will they fulfill their promises?
1 = Will certainly fulfill their promises
2 = Will fulfill their promises
3 = Will not fulfill their promises
4 = Will certainly not fulfill their promises
5 = DK/NA

38) What expectations do you have for the future of reconciliation? Will it continue and succeed or will it fail leading to a return to the split?
1 = 1-Certainly will succeed
2 = 2-Will succeed
3 = 3-Will not succeed
4 = 4-Certainly will not succeed
5 = 5-DN/NA

42) What do you expect to happen between Palestinians and Israelis now that negotiations have stopped?
1 = 1) the two sides will return to negotiations soon and there will be no violence
2 = 2) the two sides will return to negotiations but some armed attacks will take place
3 = 3) Negotiations will not return soon and some armed attacks will take place
4 = 4) Negotiations will not return soon and there will be no armed attacks
5 = 5) DK/NA

43) Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinian State alongside Israel known as the two States solution?
1 = 1) certainly support
2 = 2) support
3 = 3) oppose
4 = 4) certainly oppose
5 = 5) DK/NA

44) Some believe that the two-state solution, an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel, is no longer viable due to settlement expansion while others believe that it is still viable today as settlements can be dismantled or evacuated
1 = 1. certainly the two-state solution is no longer viable
2 = 2. the two state solution is no longer viable
3 = 3. the two-state solution remains viable today
4 = 4. Certainly, the two-state solution remains viable today
5 = 5. DK/NA

46) Now more than 45 years after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, what in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? Are they high, med
1 = 1) None existent
2 = 2) Low
3 = 3) Medium
4 = 4) High
5 = 5) DK/NA

47) To what extent are you worried or not worried that you or a member of your family could be hurt by Israel in your daily life or that your land would be confiscated or home demolished?
1 = 1. Very Worried
2 = 2-Worried
3 = 3. Not worried
4 = 4. Not worried at all
5 = 5.DK/NA

48) What do you think are the aspirations of Israel for the long run?
1 = 1. Withdrawal from the territories it occupied in 1967 after
2 = 2. Withdrawal form part of the occupied territories after gu
3 = 3. Annexation of the West Bank while denying political right
4 = 4. Extending the borders of the state of Israel to cover all
5 = 5. DK/NA

49) And what do you think are the aspirations of the Palestinian Authority and the PLO for the long run?
1 = 1) Regain some of the territories conquered in the 1967 war Withdrawal from the territories it occu
2 = 2) Regain all the territories conquered in the 1967 war
3 = 3) Conquer the State of Israel and regain control over the pre 1948 Palestine
4 = 4) Conquer the State of Israel and destroy much of the Jewish population in Israel
5 = 5) DK/NA

50) According to the Saudi plan, Israel will retreat from all territories occupied in 1967 including Gaza the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and a Palestinian state will be established. The refugees problem will be resolved through negotiatio
1 = 1) Certainly agree
2 = 2) agree
3 = 3) disagree
4 = 4) Certainly disagree
5 = 5) DK/NA

58) Now after the elections in Egypt and the success of Abdel Fattah al Sissi, in your view, how will this affect conditions in the Gaza Strip? Will conditions become better or worse?
1 = Certainly better
2 = Better
3 = About the same as today
4 = Worse
5 = Certainly worse
6 = DK/NA

59) In your view, how will economic conditions in your area (West Bank or Gaza Strip) be in the next few (3-5) years compared to the situation today?
1 = Much better
2 = Better
3 = Same as today
4 = A little worse than today
5 = Much worse than today
6 = DK/NA
7 = Refuse to answer

62) If you use the internet to surf social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and various groups or to access email, how many times do you normally do that?
1 = 1) More than once a day
2 = 2) daily
3 = 3) between 2-5 times weekly
4 = 4) once a week
5 = 5) once a month
6 = 6) others (specify -----)
7 = 7) Does not apply—I have no email and do not visit social sites

v10 Refugee status
1 = Refugees
2 = Non-Refugees

v11 Education
1 = illiterate
2 = elementary
3 = preparatory
4 = secondary
5 = college
6 = BA
7 = MA+

v12 Occupation
1 = student
2 = laborer
3 = housewife
4 = employee
5 = craftsmen/prof
6 = marchant
7 = farmer
8 = retired
9 = doesn't work

v13 Work Sector
1 = public
2 = private
3 = no work

V15_b if a lottery was available in Palestine and you had the opportunity to participate, would you buy a ticket?
1 = Certainly yes
2 = Yes
3 = No
4 = Certainly no
5 = DK/NA

v14 Social Status
1 = unmarried
2 = married
3 = other

v17Today, the poverty line in Palestine is NIS 1800 for the family. Tell us if the income of your family is less than or more than that.
1 = much less
2 = less
3 = same
4 = more
5 = much more
6 = DK/NO

v18 Income (NIS)
1 = less than 600
2 = 601-1200
3 = 1201-1800
4 = 1801-2400
5 = 2401-3000
6 = 3001-3600
7 = 3601-4200
8 = 4201-4800
9 = G.T. 4800

v15 Religion
1 = Muslim
2 = Christian
3 = other

1 = 5 times a day
2 = 1-2 timed a day
3 = Only on Friday
4 = occasionally
5 = Rarly
6 = never