Poll No.12

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

  1.How do you evaluate your family's economic condition at the present time?

1) Very good

3.7

3.3

4.3

2) Good

16.3

16.0

16.9

3) Fair

38.1

37.5

39.2

4) Bad

25.9

26.9

24.0

5) Very bad

16.1

16.4

15.6

  2.Does the family have any breadwinner currently working?

1) Yes

58.5

57.7

59.9

2) No

41.5

42.3

40.1

  3.Monthly income per household (average for the months of January - April 2003)

1) No Income

14.9

13.7

16.9

2) Less than 700

24.6

23.2

27.1

3) 70 0-1000

21.6

21.2

22.4

4) 1001-1700

17.5

16.0

20.2

5) 1701-2500

12.2

14.3

8.6

6) 2501-3000

3.6

4.3

2.3

7) More than 3000

5.6

7.4

2.6

  4.At present, do you feel secure about yourself, your family, and your property?

1) Yes                                

19.7

17.5

23.5

2) To an extent

19.1

20.8

16.0

3) No

61.1

61.4

60.5

4) Do not know

0.2

0.3

0.0

  5.Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?

1) Optimistic

44.2

41.8

48.4

2) In between

22.2

23.5

19.9

3) Pessimistic

32.2

33.4

29.9

4) Do not know

1.4

1.3

1.8

Section Two: Evaluation of the New Government

  6.Do you believe that the new government represents the best interests of the Palestinian People?

1) Yes

26.5

23.3

32.4

2) To an extent

26.8

28.1

24.6

3) No

35.5

37.3

32.2

4) No opinion

11.2

11.4

10.8

  7.Do you believe that the new ministerial cabinet is qualified to do a proper job?                   

1) Yes

26.2

25.3

27.9

2) To an extent

30.3

30.7

29.7

3) No

32.3

31.9

33.1

4) No opinion

11.2

12.2

9.3

  8.Do you think that the process used to appoint the new government was democratic or undemocratic?

1) Democratic

15.7

14.5

17.8

2) To an extent democratic

20.2

19.8

20.9

3) Undemocratic     

52.0

53.0

50.2

4) Don't know

12.1

12.7

11.0

  9.In general, how do you evaluate the make-up of the new cabinet (group of ministers)?

1) Good

21.8

20.5

24.1

2) Fair

39.6

40.8

37.4

3) Weak

24.1

22.9

26.2

4) Don't know

14.5

15.8

12.3

10.The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has given its confidence to the new cabinet (with 51 votes for); do you support or oppose this vote by the PLC?

1) Support

51.3

50.2

53.2

2) Oppose

33.2

32.0

35.4

3) No opinion

15.5

17.7

11.4

Section Three: Expectations from the New Government

11.Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the ability of the new government led by Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to improve the general living conditions of the Palestinians?

1) Optimistic

34.3

33.5

35.7

2) In between

24.7

24.5

25.1

3) Pessimistic

33.1

33.3

32.7

4) Do not know

7.9

8.7

6.5

12.Do you believe that the new government is serious about improving Palestinian living conditions?

1) Yes

46.7

44.2

51.2

2) No

35.2

34.6

36.2

3) No opinion

18.1

21.2

12.6

13.Do you think that the new government will succeed in improving economic conditions?

1) Yes

51.0

48.3

55.9

2) No

37.2

39.3

33.4

3) Don't know

11.8

12.4

10.7

14.Do you think that the new government will succeed in unifying the security agencies?

1) Yes

50.0

48.9

52.0

2) No

36.4

36.3

36.4

3) Don't know

13.6

14.8

11.5

15.Do you think that the new government will succeed in improving the performance of governmental institutions?

1) Yes

60.0

57.5

64.5

2) No

25.1

26.4

22.7

3) Don't know

14.9

16.0

12.7

16.Do you think that the new government will succeed in rooting out corruption in governmental institutions?

1) Yes

40.2

39.6

41.4

2) No

47.4

46.8

48.6

3) Don't know

12.4

13.7

10.1

17.Out of the following priorities, which one do you believe should be most important on the agenda of the new government?

1) The withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian cities

59.2

61.8

54.5

2) Improving of economic conditions

13.6

11.9

16.6

3) Rooting out corruption

9.0

8.7

9.6

4) Reinforcing the rule of law

4.1

3.5

5.2

5) Dealing with social chaos

3.9

4.2

3.4

6) Continuing  negotiations

2.9

2.6

3.6

7) Conducting elections

2.4

1.7

3.6

8) Improving the performance of institutions

0.3

0.5

0.0

9) Others

4.6

5.1

3.6

Section Four: Attitudes towards the New Government's Platform

18.Mr. Abbas, the new prime minister, called upon Palestinian factions to refrain from attacking Israeli civilians to provide a chance for negotiations, do you support or oppose this call?

1) Support

19.9

21.2

17.7

2) Support, if Israel refrains from using violence against Palestinians

51.5

53.0

48.8

3) Oppose

24.2

20.0

31.7

4) No opinion

4.4

5.8

1.8

19.Do you support or oppose the continuation of negotiations with Israel?

1) Support

63.4

66.3

58.1

2) Oppose

33.2

29.9

39.2

3) No opinion

3.4

3.8

2.7

20.In his inauguration speech, Mr. Abbas said that the new government will (end the illegal possession of weapons, as the current chaos represents a threat on citizens ... There are no weapons but the legal weapons that are used by the security agencies to implement law and order). Do you support or oppose this statement?

1) Support

47.8

50.5

43.1

2) Oppose

46.3

42.3

53.5

3) No opinion

5.8

7.2

3.4

21.In his inauguration speech, Mr. Abbas stated that (there will only be one center of authority, it is the legally appointed authority. On this land and for this people, there is only one authority, one law, and one democratic decision that is binding to all). Do you support or oppose this statement?

1) Support

75.0

74.3

76.1

2) Oppose

17.2

15.5

20.5

3) No opinion

7.8

10.2

3.4

22.In general, do you support or oppose the program proposed by the new government (as presented by Mr. Abbas to the PLC)?

1) Support

26.8

26.0

28.2

2) Support, to some extent

38.9

39.2

38.5

3) Oppose

18.9

17.2

22.0

4) No opinion

15.4

17.6

11.3

23.Did you have a chance to review in full or in part (through TV, newspapers, or other mechanisms) the inauguration speech (program) delivered by Mr. Abbas before the PLC?

1) Yes

36.4

35.6

37.7

2) No

63.6

64.4

62.3

Section Five: Prospects for the Future

24. Do you believe Palestinians must give the new government a real chance to execute its proposed programs?

1) Yes

72.0

72.3

71.5

2) No

19.9

17.9

23.5

3) Don't know

8.0

9.6

5.0

25.Do you think that opposition groups will in fact give the new government a chance to implement its plan?

1) Yes

38.1

41.3

32.1

2) No

46.7

41.5

56.1

3) Don't know

15.2

17.2

11.7

26.Do you think that the proposition by the new government concerning ending the possession of illegal weapons and ending attacks against Israelis might lead to internal fighting?

1) Yes                                            

31.4

27.3

38.7

2) Maybe

36.1

37.9

32.8

3) No

27.0

27.9

25.4

4) No opinion

5.5

6.9

3.1

27.Do you think that Israel will place obstacles to cause the new government to fail?

1) Yes

57.5

54.2

63.3

2) No

32.1

34.2

28.4

3) Don't know

10.4

11.6

8.3

28.Do you think that the United Sates will place obstacles to cause the new government to fail?

1) Yes

44.6

42.1

49.2

2) No

46.6

47.4

44.9

3) Don't know

8.8

10.5

5.8

Section Six: The Road Map

29.Do you think that Israel will implement the Road Map proposed by the United Sates to resolve the conflict?

1) Yes

16.7

18.3

13.9

2) No

72.9

69.3

79.4

3) Don't know

10.4

12.4

6.7

30.Do you believe that the United States is serious about implementing the Road Map?

1) Yes

31.2

32.6

28.9

2) No

55.6

52.9

60.4

3) Don't know

13.2

14.6

10.7

31.Do you support or oppose the implementation of the Road Map?

1) Support

29.5

29.1

30.1

2) Support to some extent

24.0

26.2

20.1

3) Oppose

32.8

30.4

37.3

4) No opinion

13.7

14.3

12.5

Region

Percent

Type of locality

Percent

Refugee Status

Percent

West Bank

64.4

City

33.8

Refugee

41.0

Gaza Strip

35.6

Village- town

46.1

Non-refugee

59.0

Governorate

Percent

Camp

20.0

Sector

Percent

Jenin

7.2

Gender

Percent

Private sector

69.3

Tubas

1.5

Male

50.9

N.G.O.'s

9.2

Tulkarm

4.8

Female

49.1

Public Sector

21.5

Nablus

8.7

Education

Percent

Qalqilya

2.9

Marital status

Percent

Illiterate

19.6

Salfit

1.3

Single

30.5

Preparatory

21.4

Jericho

1.2

Married

64.9

Elementary

31.7

Ramallah

7.8

Others

4.6

Secondary

16.7

Jerusalem

8.9

Age

Percent

Diploma

5.0

Bethlehem

6.0

16.17

8.3

B.A. or more

5.7

Hebron

14.1

18-22

18.0

Place of

Percent

North Gaza

7.4

23-27

15.3

Residence prior

Gaza City

13.2

28-32

12.7

to 1994

Deir al-Balah

5.2

33-37

10.9

West Bank & Gaza

92.4

Khan Younis

5.9

38-42

8.8

Abroad

7.6

Rafah

3.9

43-47

6.3

Income (NIS)

Percent

Occupation

Percent

48-52

4.8

No Income

14.9

Laborers

7.9

> 52

14.9

Less than 700

24.6

Craftsman

4.6

Occupation

Percent

700-1000

21.6

Housewives

39.9

Professional

1.3

1001-1700

17.5

Unemployed

16.1

Employees

8.1

1701-2500

12.2

Merchants

3.7

Retired

1.4

2501-3000

3.6

Students

15.0

More than 3000

5.6

Farmers

2.1