Results of Poll # (11)
14-17 March 2004
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Total% |
|
|
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26) During the last three months, did
you or do you still travel across Israeli checkpoints established by the
Israeli army during the current intifada? |
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|
1) Yes |
47.7 |
54.1 |
36.9 |
|
2) No |
52.3 |
45.9 |
63.1 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
27) If yes,
for what purpose is most of your travel? |
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|
1) Medical treatment |
22.5 |
25.3 |
15.8 |
|
2) Work |
29.5 |
31.6 |
24.5 |
|
3) School or studies |
8.9 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
|
4) Visiting relatives |
34.8 |
28.5 |
50.0 |
|
5) Others, specify ------- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
28) Is your
travel….. |
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|
1) Daily |
17.0 |
17.9 |
14.7 |
|
2) Twice or three times a week |
20.8 |
22.9 |
15.8 |
|
3) Twice or three times a month |
25.6 |
26.9 |
22.3 |
|
4) Once a month |
26.8 |
23.5 |
34.8 |
|
5) Other |
9.8 |
8.7 |
12.5 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
29) To what extent do you encounter
difficulty or hardship while crossing a checkpoint? |
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|
1) To a very large extent |
61.4 |
59.8 |
65.2 |
|
2) To a large extent |
20.3 |
22.7 |
14.7 |
|
3) To a medium extent |
13.5 |
12.6 |
15.8 |
|
4) Little |
3.3 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
|
5) Very little |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
|
6) DK/ NA |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
31) Does your family had one or more
of its members who have moved to live in a new area (for the purpose of work,
study, treatment, etc.) because of the difficulties or hardships encountered
at checkpoints and because of inability to cross the checkpoint on daily
basis? |
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|
1) Yes |
33.9 |
40.6 |
22.7 |
|
2) No |
65.4 |
58.7 |
76.5 |
|
3) DK/NA |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
33) If you want to choose the ways and
means that have a chance of succeeding in fighting and removing Israeli
checkpoints, you would choose: |
|||
|
1) Through appeal to international human rights organizations |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
|
2) Reaching a ceasefire and returning to the peace process |
40.7 |
40.3 |
41.2 |
|
3) Continuation of armed confrontations
and bombings inside |
27.5 |
25.5 |
30.9 |
|
4) Continuation of armed confrontations
but without bombings inside |
5.9 |
7.2 |
3.8 |
|
5) Popular unarmed demonstrations |
9.4 |
10.1 |
8.3 |
|
6) Others, specify ------ |
4.9 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
34) What do you expect to happen now
after |
|||
|
1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop |
15.2 |
14.1 |
17.0 |
|
2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue |
44.5 |
41.6 |
49.2 |
|
3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations |
34.1 |
37.7 |
27.9 |
|
4) DK/NA |
6.3 |
6.6 |
5.9 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
35) With regard to the Roadmap plan
initiated by the |
|||
|
1) Definitely the Roadmap has collapsed |
37.9 |
35.2 |
42.2 |
|
2) Think the roadmap has collapsed |
27.8 |
30.1 |
23.8 |
|
3) Think it has not collapsed and room exist for its implementation |
24.9 |
24.4 |
25.7 |
|
4) Definitely It has not collapsed, room exists for its implementation |
4.0 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
|
5) No opinion/ Do not know |
5.5 |
6.0 |
4.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
36) Soon, there will be an Arab |
|||
|
1) Definitely yes |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
|
2) Yes |
11.2 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
|
3) No |
30.1 |
34.7 |
22.4 |
|
4) Definitely no |
55.4 |
52.3 |
60.6 |
|
5) Don’t Know /No answer |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
37) Do conditions in the Palestinian
areas in the |
|||
|
1) Yes |
15.0 |
16.8 |
12.1 |
|
2) No |
84.1 |
82.0 |
87.7 |
|
3) DK/NA |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
38) There are internal and external
calls for wide and fundamental domestic reforms and changes in the
institutions and authorities of the Palestinian Authority. Do you support or
oppose these calls? |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
40.7 |
38.3 |
44.8 |
|
2) Support |
50.4 |
54.1 |
44.2 |
|
3) Oppose |
6.2 |
5.2 |
7.9 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
39) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, I…. |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
53.2 |
43.2 |
69.9 |
|
2) Support |
34.2 |
41.0 |
22.8 |
|
3) Oppose |
9.7 |
12.0 |
5.9 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
40) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli settlers in
the |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
50.8 |
40.1 |
68.7 |
|
2) Support |
35.0 |
42.2 |
23.0 |
|
3) Oppose |
11.1 |
13.5 |
7.1 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.7 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
41) Concerning armed attacks against
Israeli civilians inside |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
26.9 |
19.9 |
38.4 |
|
2) Support |
26.2 |
28.1 |
23.0 |
|
3) Oppose |
39.9 |
42.9 |
34.9 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
5.5 |
7.2 |
2.6 |
|
5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
42)
With regard to call for a cessation of violence by both sides, I |
|||
|
1) Support it |
83.6 |
84.2 |
82.6 |
|
2) Oppose it |
14.9 |
14.4 |
15.8 |
|
3) No Opinion/ Don't know |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
43) If an agreement is reached
to cease violence by both sides, but armed attacks against Israelis
continued, do you approve or oppose, in this case, the Palestinian Authority
taking measures to prevent them? |
|||
|
1) Approve |
57.4 |
57.6 |
57.0 |
|
2) Oppose |
37.9 |
36.0 |
41.2 |
|
3) Don’t Know / No Opinion |
4.7 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
44) After
reaching an agreement to cease violence by both sides, but the Palestinian
Authority did not take measures to prevent these armed attacks against
Israelis, do you think that the continuation of such attacks may impede the
peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis? |
|||
|
1) Yes |
72.1 |
73.0 |
70.5 |
|
2) No |
24.4 |
21.9 |
28.5 |
|
3) Don’t Know / No Opinion |
3.6 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
45) After reaching an agreement to cease violence by
both sides and the Palestinian Authority takes security measures to prevent
such armed attacks against Israelis, are you concerned that these measures
may lead to internal Palestinian conflict? |
|||
|
1) Yes, very worried |
38.8 |
34.3 |
46.3 |
|
2) Somewhat worried |
39.6 |
44.1 |
32.1 |
|
3) No, not worried |
19.3 |
18.7 |
20.4 |
|
4) Don’t Know / No Opinion |
2.3 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
46) Do you believe that armed confrontations so far have
helped achieve Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations could not? |
|||
|
1) Definitely yes |
24.7 |
19.5 |
33.3 |
|
2) Yes |
41.9 |
43.3 |
39.6 |
|
3) No |
24.0 |
25.9 |
20.8 |
|
4) Definitely no |
5.0 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
|
5) Don’t Know / No Opinion |
4.4 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
47)
After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian people and |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
16.9 |
15.5 |
19.4 |
|
2) Support |
57.4 |
60.3 |
52.5 |
|
3) Oppose |
17.1 |
16.5 |
18.0 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
6.6 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
|
5) D.K./N.O. |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
48) After
reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian people and |
|||
|
1) Reconciliation is not possible ever |
41.5 |
38.8 |
45.9 |
|
2) Only in many generations to come |
18.1 |
18.7 |
17.2 |
|
3) Only in the next generation |
8.4 |
9.6 |
6.5 |
|
4) Only in the next decade |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
|
5) On the next few years |
16.2 |
16.9 |
14.9 |
|
6) No Opinion /Don’t know |
8.9 |
8.6 |
9.3 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
49) After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian side and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, the following are steps may be taken in order to enhance relations between the State of Israel and a Palestinian State. For each of the suggested steps please tell me whether you support or oppose it: 49-1 Open borders to free movement of people and goods |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
23.6 |
22.3 |
25.9 |
|
2) Support |
62.3 |
63.6 |
60.0 |
|
3) Oppose |
10.2 |
9.9 |
10.7 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
|
5) DN/NA |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
49-2
Create joint economic institutions and ventures |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
12.2 |
11.8 |
12.9 |
|
2) Support |
52.4 |
51.6 |
53.5 |
|
3) Oppose |
26.8 |
27.4 |
25.9 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
6.4 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
|
5) DN/NA |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
49-3
Create joint political institutions (such as a parliament. designed
eventually to lead to a confederate system |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
3.2 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
|
2) Support |
26.1 |
24.7 |
28.3 |
|
3) Oppose |
47.6 |
49.9 |
43.6 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
18.2 |
17.3 |
19.8 |
|
5) DN/NA |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
49-4 Take legal measures against incitement against |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
3.3 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
|
2) Support |
35.4 |
32.2 |
40.6 |
|
3) Oppose |
42.7 |
45.7 |
37.6 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
14.4 |
14.0 |
15.2 |
|
5) DN/NA |
4.2 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
49-5
Adopt school curriculum in the Palestinian state that recognizes |
|||
|
1) Strongly support |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
|
2) Support |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
|
3) Oppose |
46.9 |
50.9 |
40.4 |
|
4) Strongly oppose |
44.3 |
40.0 |
51.5 |
|
5) DN/NA |
2.1 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
50) In your opinion, is there a freedom for the press
in our country? |
|||
|
1) Yes |
14.7 |
12.9 |
17.8 |
|
2) to some extent |
34.1 |
33.4 |
35.4 |
|
3) no |
48.0 |
50.8 |
43.4 |
|
4) DK/NA |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
51) In
your opinion, can people in the |
|||
|
1) Yes |
49.8 |
51.0 |
47.9 |
|
2) No |
46.9 |
45.6 |
49.1 |
|
3) DK/NA |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
52) If
you want to evaluate the status of democracy and human rights in the
Palestinian Authority, you would say it is: |
|||
|
1) Very good |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
2) Good |
21.8 |
22.7 |
20.2 |
|
3) Not good and not bad |
25.6 |
26.5 |
24.0 |
|
4) Bad |
25.3 |
24.8 |
26.1 |
|
5) Very bad |
22.4 |
20.6 |
25.5 |
|
6) DK/NA |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
53) Do you think that there is corruption in PA
institutions? |
|||
|
1) Yes |
84.3 |
84.5 |
83.8 |
|
2) No |
7.4 |
5.8 |
9.9 |
|
3) Don’t Know /No Opinion |
8.4 |
9.6 |
6.3 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
54) Will
this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in
the future? |
|||
|
1) Will increase |
57.1 |
57.2 |
56.8 |
|
2) Will remain as it is |
13.0 |
14.7 |
10.1 |
|
3) will decrease |
22.6 |
20.4 |
26.4 |
|
4) No opinion /Don't know |
7.3 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
55) Some
people say that one can not these days find a job or work without wasta. Others say that jobs are given to those who
deserve them only. From your personal experience, you would say: |
|||
|
1) to a large extent, jobs are obtained through wasta |
77.1 |
74.9 |
80.6 |
|
2) jobs are sometimes obtained through wasta |
16.5 |
18.6 |
12.9 |
|
3) jobs are obtained without wasta |
2.1 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
|
4) Do not know of a personal experience |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
|
5) DK/NA |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
56) If
separate elections for the president of the Palestinian Authority were held
today, whom would you choose? |
|||
|
1. Haidar Abdul Shafi |
8.0 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
|
2. Yasser Arafat |
38.2 |
39.5 |
36.0 |
|
3. Ahmad Yasin |
14.0 |
12.0 |
17.2 |
|
4. Others
(specify ---- ) |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
5. None of
the above |
25.2 |
24.7 |
26.1 |
|
6. I will
not participate |
12.5 |
14.2 |
9.7 |
|
7. No Opinion / Don't Know |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
57) If
separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were
held today, whom would you choose? |
|||
|
1. Saeb Erikat |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
|
2. Hanan Ashrawi |
4.6 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
|
3. Haidar
Abdul Shafi |
6.1 |
5.0 |
7.9 |
|
4. Ahmad Yassin |
5.2 |
6.0 |
3.8 |
|
5. Farouq
Kaddomi |
4.1 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
|
6. Marwan Bargouthi |
16.0 |
18.5 |
11.7 |
|
7. Ahmad Quarai’ |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
|
8. Mahmoud Abbas |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
|
9. Abdul Aziz Al-Rantissi |
13.8 |
11.6 |
17.4 |
|
10. Mohammad Dahlan |
2.1 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
|
11. No one, will decide later |
23.3 |
22.4 |
24.7 |
|
12. I will not participate |
12.2 |
14.0 |
9.1 |
|
13. Others |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
|
14. No Opinion / Don't Know |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
Total% |
|
|
|
58) Which of the following political parties do you support? |
|||
|
01. PPP |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
|
02. PFLP |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
|
03. Fateh |
26.6 |
28.7 |
23.0 |
|
04. Hamas |
20.3 |
16.4 |
26.7 |
|
05. DFLP |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
|
06. Islamic
Jihad |
4.2 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
|
07. Fida |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
08.
Independent Islamists |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
|
09. Independent Nationalists |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
|
10. None of
the above |
33.8 |
33.7 |
33.9 |
|
11. Others |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
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