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 name of place
1 = city
2 = Village/ Town
3 = Refugee Camp

v07 Date
1 = 15-32012
2 = 16-3-2012
3 = 17-3-2012
4 = other

v08 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) Do not watch TV
8 = 8) others
9 = 9) Do not have a dish
10 = 10) 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 under the control of President Abu Mazin?
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK-NA

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

11Would 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

12Do 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

13Tell us how do you evaluate the performance of the dismissed government of Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip? Is it good or bad?
1 = 1) Very Good
2 = 2) Good
3 = 3) Neither good nor bad
4 = 4) Bad
5 = 5) Very Bad
6 = 6) No Opinion/Don’t know

15Are 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

16If 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

17And 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

18 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

19To 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

20If 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

21 -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

22 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 between the West
4 = 4) continuation of the siege and blockade of the Gaza Strip
5 = 5) the spread of corruption in public institutions
6 = 6) other
88 = 88)DK/NA
99 = 99)other

23 Presidential and parliamentary elections were scheduled to take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip last month. But they did not take place due to failure of reconciliation efforts. Are you satisfied or not satisfied that elections did not take p
1 = 1-Certainly satisfied
2 = 2-satisfied
3 = 3-dissatisfied
4 = 4-certainly disatisfied
5 = 5-DK/NA

24 In your view, who is responsible for the failure to organize elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip last month as scheduled? Is it Fateh or Hamas or some other side?
1 = 1-fatah
2 = 2-hamas
3 = 3-both
4 = 4-other
5 = 5-DK/NA

25 Fateh and Hamas have agreed last month on allowing the election commission to start its work in the Gaza Strip and on starting consultation to form a reconciliation government. In your view, will the two sides succeed in implementing the agreement and
1 = 1-Certainly yes
2 = 2-YES
3 = 3-NO
4 = 4-Certainly no
5 = 5-DK-NA

26 And when do you think a reconciliation government or a government of experts will be established?
1 = (1) Within days
2 = (2) Within weeks
3 = (3) After a long time
4 = (4) It will not be established
5 = (5) DK/NA

27 When do you expect presidential and parliamentary elections will take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
1 = 1-Soon, may be this year
2 = 2-may be in one or two years
3 = 3-in several years
4 = 4-there will be no presidential and parliamentary elections simultanously in the two areas in the future
5 = 5-DK/NA

28 If new parliamentary and presidential elections were to take place now, who do you think will win, Fateh or Hamas or others?
1 = 1) Fateh
2 = 2) Hamas
3 = 3) others
4 = 4) DK/NA

29 From among the following list, whom do you think is most suitable to be Fateh' s presidential candidate in case president Abbas insisted on not nominating himself in the next presidential elections?
1 = (1) Abu Mahir Ghnaim
2 = (2) Mahmud Aloul
3 = (3) Marwan Barghouti
4 = (4) Nasir al Qidwa
5 = (5) Salim al Za'noon
6 = (6) Jibreel al Rojoub
7 = (7) Saeb Erikat
8 = (8) Azzam al Ahmad
9 = (9) Ahmad Qurie'
10 = (10) Others
11 = (11) DK/NA

29B What if the list of candidates did not include Marwan Barghouti, whom would you in this case find most suitable to be Fateh's presidential candidate from among those remaining in the list?
1 = (1) Abu Mahir Ghnaim
2 = (2) Mahmud Aloul
4 = (4) Nasir al Qidwa
5 = (5) Salim al Za'noon
6 = (6) Jibreel al Rojoub
7 = (7) Saeb Erikat
8 = (8) Azzam al Ahmad
9 = (9) Ahmad Qurie'
10 = (10) Others
11 = (11) DK/NA

30 What do you expect to happen between Palestinians and Israelis now after the Kadima under the leadership of Mofaz has joined the coalition government headed by Netanyahu?
1 = 1) the two sides will return soon to negotiations
2 = 2) the two sides will return to negotiations but some armed attacks will take place
3 = 3) the two sides will not return to negotiations and some armed attacks will take place
4 = 4) the two sides will not return to negotiations and there will be no armed attacks
5 = 5) DK/NA

32 Have you personally participated in the various solidarity actions with the prisoners?
1 = 1-Yes
2 = 2-NO

33 In your view, will the detention conditions of the prisoners now and the future become better than they were in the past or will they remain unchanged?
1 = 1-Certainly better
2 = 2-better
3 = 3-will not change
4 = 4-WORSE
5 = 5-certainly worse
6 = 6-DK/NA

34 The PA has lately arrested journalists and blocked internet sites and then released the journalists and unblocked the sites. Do you support or oppose the arrest of journalists and the blocking of internet sites because of the views they express or publ
1 = 1) certainly support
2 = 2) support
3 = 3) oppose
4 = 4) certainly oppose
5 = 5) DK/NA

35 Do you feel these days that you are living in a political system that believes in freedom and democracy for its citizens or do you feel you are living in an undemocratic system that cracks down on freedoms?
1 = 1-Certainly democratic, believe in freedoms
2 = 2-Democratic and believe in freedoms
3 = 3-Undemocratic, cracks down on freedoms
4 = 4-Certainly undemocratic and cracks down on freedoms
5 = 5-DK/NA

36 Do you think the measures taken by the PA in arresting journalists and blocking internet sites benefit or hurt the Palestinian cause among international public opinion?
1 = 1-Certainly benefit
2 = 2-benefit
3 = 3-hurt
4 = 4-certainly hurt
5 = 5-DK/NA

37 When you heard about the PA measures, in arresting journalists and blocking internet sites, how did you feel? Did you for example feel satisfaction, anger, or disinterest?
1 = 1-Satisfaction
2 = 2-anger
3 = 3-disinterest
4 = 4-other
5 = 5-DK/NA

39 Do you feel today that the PA leadership is still seeking to obtain international recognition of the state of Palestine or do you feel it has abandoned that goal?
1 = 1-Certainly still seeks it
2 = 2-still seeks it
3 = 3-abandoned it
4 = 4-certainly abandoned it
5 = 5-DK/NA

41 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 w
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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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) 4) certainly Disagree
5 = 5) DK/NA

48 "Some Israelis talk about a new plan designed to break the stalemate in the peace process was published in the Israeli media. These are its major features:
1 = 1. certainly good
2 = 2. good
3 = 3. bad
4 = 4.certainly bad
5 = 5.Dk/NA

49 What are the chances of this plan would be implemented by the Netanyahu government?
1 = 1. non-existent
2 = 2. low
3 = 3.medium
4 = 4. high
5 = 5. DK/NA

50 The Israeli Kadima party, led by Mofaz, has joined Netanyah's government. Do you expect the new government will be more or less willing to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians or will the change make no difference?
1 = 1-Will be more ready
2 = 2-will be less ready
3 = 3-will not make a difference
4 = 4-DK/NA

52. what is your assessment of the likely impact of the Arab revolts and the results of the elections that followed these revolts on the Palestinian cause? Will it have a positive or negative impact in the next year or two? Or will it have no impact
1 = (1) Certainly it will be positive
2 = (2) it will be positive
3 = (3) it will be negative
4 = (4) Certainly it will be negative
5 = (5) will have no impact, positive or negative
6 = (6) DK/NA

53 Nour party which represents Salafists won about 25% of the popular vote in the Egyptian parliamentary elections. If a Salafist party is to be established in Palestine, do you think you would or would not vote for it?
1 = 1-Certainly will vote for it
2 = 2-will vote for it
3 = 3-will not vote for it
4 = 4-certainly will not vote for it
5 = 5-DK/NA

54 Now after the announcement of the results of the Egyptian presidential elections in Egypt, what do you think about these results? Are you convinced that these results serve or do not serve Palestinian interests and the Palestinian cause?
1 = 1-Fully convinced
2 = 2-Convinced somewhat
3 = 3-not convinced
4 = 4-not convinced at all
5 = 5-convinced the results will have no impact
6 = 6-DK/NA

55 Recently, debate increased over the issue of the benefits and harms that could come from visits of Arabs and Muslims today to Jerusalem. What do you think? Do you think there is a benefit or no benefit for Palestinians from such visits?
1 = 1-Certainly benefit
2 = 2-benefit
3 = 3-no benefit
4 = 4-certainly no benefit
5 = 5-DK/NA

57. Which of the following political parties do you support?
1 = 1- PPP
2 = 2- PFLP
3 = 3- Fateh
4 = 4- Hamas
5 = 5- DFLP
6 = 6- Islamic Jihad
7 = 7- Fida
8 = 8- National inititiative (almubadara)
9 = 9- Independent Islamist
10 = 10- Independent nationalist
11 = 11)third way headed by salam feyyad
12 = 12- none of the above
13 = 13- others

58. 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