Development Studies Programme (DSP) - Opinion Polls: Poll No. 15

Results of An Exit Poll By Gender

Palestinian Presidential Election

January 9, 2005

The total results presented here are somewhat different from the overall results due to a larger number of "Missing" data in the gender category.

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Which one of the following variables was most important in selecting your candidate?
	Male	Female	Total
His political affiliation	%14.6	%14.8	%14.7
His record in the struggle	%12.2	%11.2	%12.2
His ability to improve economic conditions	%10.3	%10.7	%10.4
His commitment to national rights	%11.1	%7.7	%9.7
His integrity	%8.5	%10.7	%9.4
His election program	%10.0	%6.8	%8.7
His ability to solve social problems	%7.4	%9.8	%8.4
His ability to achieve democracy	%7.2	%8.9	%7.9
His ability to confront Israel	%4.8	%7.4	%5.9
His diplomatic skills	%5.9	%3.0	%4.6
His religious reputation	%2.2	%2.7	%2.4
As a protest against the status quo	%2.0	%0.6	%1.4

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Do you believe that the election was fair or unfair?
	Male	Female	Total
Fair	%76.4	%71.1	%74.1
Fair to some extent	%19.0	%23.0	%20.7
Unfair	%4.6	%5.9	%5.2

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Do you believe that the election will lead to the following (% who said yes)
	Male	Female	Total
Improving PNA performance	%84.1	%83.5	%83.8
Improving the economic situation	%83.3	%82.6	%83.0
Improving the internal security situation	%84.4	%76.2	%80.8
Reducing suffering related to roadblocks	%73.6	%80.7	%76.8
Resumption of talks with Israel	%76.8	%76.6	%76.7
Reinforcing democratic practices	%76.2	%75.0	%75.7
Withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian cities	%55.6	%56.0	%55.8

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In your opinion, which of these issues is most important?
	Male	Female	Total
Withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian cities	%24.9	%34.9	%29.1
Improving the economic situation	%26.6	%23.9	%25.5
Resumption of talks with Israel	%14.0	%15.5	%14.6
Improving the internal security situation	%12.2	%6.3	%9.7
Improving PNA performance	%9.4	%6.0	%8.0
Reducing suffering related to roadblocks	%5.6	%10.9	%7.8
Reinforcing democratic practices	%7.4	%2.5	%5.3

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Which one of the following factors was most important in your decision to participate in the election?
	Male	Female	Total
My duty as a citizen	%29.0	%32.8	%30.6
It is a democratic right and practice	%29.8	%20.6	%25.9
Hope to improve the economic situation	%15.5	%23.3	%18.8
Electing the most competent candidate	%9.6	%10.4	%9.9
Hope to improve PNA institutions	%10.2	%8.1	%9.3
Hope for change in political parties	%1.7	%2.1	%1.9
Conforming to the wishes of a political party	%1.7	%0.6	%1.3
Conforming to the wishes of my family	%0.2	%1.2	%0.6
Others	%2.2	%0.9	%1.6

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Which political group do you support?
	Male	Female	Total
DFLP	%2.4	%3.0	%2.7
PPP	%2.6	%3.6	%3.0
FATAH	%57.3	%54.5	%56.1
PFLP	%3.7	%2.1	%3.7
ISLAMIC JIHAD	%1.5	%3.0	%2.0
HAMAS	%7.0	%11.1	%8.8
Al Mubadara (Palestinian National Initiative)	%7.0	%5.7	%6.5
OTHERS	%5.9	%5.1	%5.9
NO ONE	%12.3	%12.0	%12.2