|
|
Total %
|
West Bank %
|
Gaza Strip
%
|
|
Section One: Overall Evaluation
|
|
1.
At the
present time, how do you evaluate your family's economic conditions?
|
|
1) Very good
|
3.4
|
3.2
|
3.7
|
|
2) Good
|
15.6
|
14.5
|
17.2
|
|
3) Fair
|
43.6
|
42.2
|
45.6
|
|
4) Bad
|
22.3
|
24.9
|
18.4
|
|
5) Very bad
|
15.2
|
15.2
|
15.1
|
|
2.
Monthly
income per household.
|
|
1) No Income
|
9.3
|
12.5
|
4.4
|
|
2) Less than 700
|
29.1
|
26.5
|
32.8
|
|
3) 700-1000
|
21.3
|
19.9
|
23.5
|
|
4) 1001-1700
|
18.3
|
17.7
|
19.1
|
|
5) 1701-2500
|
12.7
|
12.1
|
13.5
|
|
6) 2501-3000
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
|
7) More than 3000
|
5.7
|
7.2
|
3.3
|
|
3.
There are
calls by Palestinian parties and personalities to halt military attacks
against Israeli civilians inside Israeli cities, do you agree or disagree
with such a call?
|
|
1) Agree
|
16.1
|
17.5
|
14.0
|
|
2) Agree, only if Israel decided to halt
attacks against Palestinian civilians.
|
51.1
|
49.6
|
53.4
|
|
3) Disagree
|
28.9
|
27.7
|
30.8
|
|
4) No opinion
|
3.8
|
5.2
|
1.8
|
|
4.
How do you evaluate
the performance of Prime Minister Mr. Ahmad Queri’?
|
|
1) Good
|
25.0
|
25.6
|
24.1
|
|
2) Fair
|
29.9
|
30.6
|
28.8
|
|
3) Weak
|
30.3
|
26.5
|
35.8
|
|
4) No opinion
|
14.9
|
17.3
|
11.3
|
|
5.
How do you
evaluate the performance of the new government
|
|
1) Good
|
23.6
|
22.6
|
25.0
|
|
2) Fair
|
30.0
|
31.9
|
27.0
|
|
3) Weak
|
33.0
|
30.0
|
37.5
|
|
4) No opinion
|
13.5
|
15.5
|
10.5
|
|
Section Two: Information on the Proposed Election
|
|
6.
Do you
follow up on news of the proposed election?
|
|
1) Yes
|
46.0
|
45.6
|
46.6
|
|
2) No
|
54.0
|
54.4
|
53.4
|
|
7.
What
methods are the best to raise awareness on election?
|
|
1) Palestinian TV
|
56.5
|
58.7
|
53.1
|
|
2) Public Newspapers
|
9.0
|
10.4
|
7.0
|
|
3) Palestinian Radio
|
21.3
|
18.4
|
25.7
|
|
4) Others
|
13.2
|
12.5
|
14.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.
Which method do you mostly use to get information
and news on current events?
|
|
1) TV
|
74.1
|
79.9
|
65.6
|
|
2) Radio
|
13.4
|
7.6
|
22.1
|
|
3) Newspapers
|
2.5
|
3.2
|
1.4
|
|
4) Family
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.2
|
|
5) Friends
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
|
6) Political Group
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
|
7) Others
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
1.8
|
|
9.
Do you have any information on voter registration
for the proposed Palestinian election?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
24.3
|
19.9
|
30.9
|
|
2)
No
|
72.2
|
75.4
|
67.5
|
|
3)
Don’t know
|
3.5
|
4.7
|
1.6
|
|
10.
Do you have information on the presidential
election law?
|
|
1)
I have enough information
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
5.3
|
|
2)
I have limited information
|
17.1
|
16.7
|
17.8
|
|
3)
I have no information
|
77.8
|
78.5
|
76.8
|
|
11.
Do you have information on the legislative
election law?
|
|
1)
I have enough information
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
5.5
|
|
2)
I have limited information
|
17.4
|
18.6
|
15.6
|
|
3)
I have no information
|
77.4
|
18.6
|
15.6
|
|
12.
Do you have information on the local council
election law?
|
|
1)
I have enough information
|
9.5
|
12.3
|
5.5
|
|
2)
I have limited information
|
16.2
|
18.4
|
13.1
|
|
3)
I have no information
|
74.2
|
69.3
|
81.4
|
|
Section
Three: Attitudes Towards Election
|
|
13.
Do you support holding a presidential
election?
|
|
1) support
|
57.0
|
57.5
|
56.4
|
|
2) oppose
|
34.8
|
35.0
|
34.4
|
|
3) No opinion
|
8.2
|
7.5
|
9.2
|
|
14. Do you support holding parliamentary election?
|
|
1) support
|
60.4
|
62.8
|
65.9
|
|
2) oppose
|
26.9
|
25.8
|
28.6
|
|
3) No opinion
|
12.7
|
11.5
|
14.5
|
|
15. Do you support holding local council election?
|
|
1) support
|
69.3
|
70.8
|
66.9
|
|
2) oppose
|
20.3
|
19.6
|
21.3
|
|
3) No opinion
|
10.4
|
9.6
|
11.7
|
|
16. If legislative election were held, would you vote for:
|
|
1) The current members
|
17.3
|
17.6
|
17.0
|
|
2) New members
|
48.9
|
48.3
|
50.0
|
|
3) not sure
|
33.7
|
34.2
|
33.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. If local council election were held, would you vote for:
|
|
1) The current members
|
19.6
|
18.9
|
20.8
|
|
2) New members
|
52.7
|
55.6
|
48.4
|
|
3) Not sure
|
27.6
|
25.5
|
30.8
|
|
Section Four: Participation in
the Proposed Elections
|
|
18.
Will you register for the upcoming election?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
60.3
|
58.2
|
63.5
|
|
2)
No
|
31.3
|
31.5
|
30.9
|
|
3)
Undecided
|
8.4
|
10.3
|
5.7
|
|
19.
If presidential election were to take place,
would you vote?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
74.6
|
73.6
|
76.2
|
|
2)
No
|
16.3
|
16.7
|
15.6
|
|
3)
Undecided
|
9.1
|
9.7
|
8.2
|
|
20.
If legislative election were to take place, would
you vote?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
65.7
|
66.6
|
64.4
|
|
2)
No
|
24.8
|
23.1
|
27.4
|
|
3)
Undecided
|
9.5
|
10.3
|
8.2
|
|
21.
If local council election were to take place,
would you vote?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
72.2
|
74.7
|
68.6
|
|
2)
No
|
19.7
|
16.6
|
24.4
|
|
3)
Undecided
|
8.0
|
8.7
|
7.0
|
|
22.
If the opposition called for a boycott, would you
boycott?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
24.0
|
20.3
|
29.5
|
|
2)
No
|
63.3
|
64.1
|
62.1
|
|
3)
Don’t know
|
12.7
|
15.5
|
8.4
|
|
23.
Did you vote in election held in 1996?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
45.7
|
44.2
|
48.1
|
|
2)
No
|
25.6
|
31.3
|
17.3
|
|
3)
I was under 18 years at that time
|
28.6
|
24.5
|
34.7
|
|
Section Five: Criteria for Selection
|
|
24.When voting, which of the following is most important in selecting
your candidate?
|
|
Honesty
|
|
1) important
|
97.1
|
96.9
|
97.4
|
|
2) somewhat important
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
|
3) not important
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
|
4) ) no opinion
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
0.3
|
|
Role in serving the local community
|
|
1) important
|
96.4
|
96.0
|
97.0
|
|
2) somewhat important
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
|
3) not important
|
1.3
|
1.7
|
0.7
|
|
4) no opinion
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
|
Family ties
|
|
1) important
|
23.4
|
21
|
27
|
|
2) somewhat important
|
7.5
|
7.2
|
8
|
|
3) not important
|
67.6
|
70
|
64.1
|
|
4) ) no opinion
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
1
|
|
25. Select
the most important criteria that you will tale into consideration when voting
for a candidate?
|
|
1) Honesty
|
46.1
|
41.7
|
52.5
|
|
2) Religiosity
|
29.6
|
31.4
|
26.9
|
|
3) Role in serving
the local community
|
5.6
|
6.1
|
4.9
|
|
4) Educational
attainment
|
5.2
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
|
5) Role in the
struggle
|
5.1
|
5.2
|
5
|
|
6) Position
concerning economic issues
|
3.5
|
4.5
|
2
|
|
7) Position concerning
political issues
|
2.2
|
2.7
|
1.4
|
|
8) Position
concerning social issues
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
|
9) Family ties
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.9
|
|
10) Political
affiliation
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
|
11) Financial ability
of candidate
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0
|
|
26. I
will vote for:
|
|
1) competent candidates
close to PNA
|
23.6
|
23.9
|
23.2
|
|
2) competent
candidates close to opposition
|
6.6
|
7
|
6.1
|
|
3) competent
regardless of political position
|
69.8
|
69.1
|
70.7
|
|
27.
When you take your decision in electing your candidate, how will you do
that?
|
|
1) It will be my
decision
|
56
|
60.3
|
49.8
|
|
2) I will discuss
with family, but the final decision will be mine
|
27
|
25.8
|
28.9
|
|
3) It will be a
family decision
|
16.9
|
14
|
21.3
|
|
Section Six:
Amendments to the Election Laws
|
|
28. The
election system I prefer is:
|
|
1) Mixed
|
35
|
35.6
|
34.2
|
|
2) Simple majority
|
32.2
|
29.8
|
35.7
|
|
3) Proportional
|
19.7
|
20.8
|
18.1
|
|
4) Don’t know
|
13.1
|
13.8
|
12
|
|
29.
The election system I prefer in a presidential election?
|
|
1) Elected directly
by the people with the highest votes
|
45.4
|
47
|
43
|
|
2) ) Elected directly
by the people (with a 50%+1 vote)
|
41.1
|
40.4
|
42
|
|
3) ) Elected directly
by the Parliament
|
13.6
|
12.6
|
15
|
|
30. I
prefer:
|
|
|
|
|
1) A presidential
system: the authority with President
|
60.9
|
63.3
|
57.4
|
|
2) A parliamentary
system: the authority with Prime Minister
|
39.1
|
36.7
|
42.6
|
|
31.
Do you support the age of voter starting at:
|
|
1) 16 years and above
|
17.2
|
15.8
|
19.4
|
|
2) 18 years and above
|
81.8
|
83.1
|
79.8
|
|
3) Don’t know
|
1
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
|
32.
Do you support the age of candidate for presidential election starting at:
|
|
1) 30 years and above
|
19.1
|
18.4
|
20.2
|
|
2) 35 years and above
|
79.1
|
80
|
77.9
|
|
3) Don’t know
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
|
33.
Do you support the age of candidate for legislative council starting at:
|
|
1) 25 years and above
|
13.2
|
13.8
|
12.3
|
|
2) 30 years and above
|
85.3
|
84.8
|
86
|
|
3) Don’t know
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
|
34. Do
you support the age of candidate for the head of local council starting at:
|
|
1) 25 years and above
|
13.3
|
14.8
|
11
|
|
2) 30 years and above
|
35.2
|
83.7
|
87.5
|
|
3) Don’t know
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
|
35. Do
you support the age of candidate for the member of local council starting at:
|
|
1) 20 years and above
|
9.6
|
10
|
8.9
|
|
2) 25 years and above
|
88.8
|
88.4
|
89.5
|
|
3) Don’t know
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
|
Section Seven:
Relevance of the Election
|
|
36. Will
the proposed election lead to the following:
|
|
Raise self –
esteem of citizens
|
|
|
1) Yes
|
82.4
|
81
|
84.5
|
|
2) No
|
12
|
11.6
|
12.5
|
|
3) No opinion
|
5.7
|
7.4
|
3.1
|
|
Reinforce the rule
of law
|
|
1) Yes
|
80.9
|
79.5
|
83
|
|
2) No
|
12.6
|
12.9
|
12
|
|
3) No opinion
|
6.6
|
7.6
|
5
|
|
Revitalize
community participation
|
|
|
|
|
1) Yes
|
78.5
|
76.5
|
81.4
|
|
2) No
|
14
|
14.2
|
13.7
|
|
3) No opinion
|
7.5
|
9.3
|
4.9
|
|
Help in the
representation of marginalized groups
|
|
1) Yes
|
76.8
|
76.3
|
77.6
|
|
2) No
|
16.5
|
15.9
|
17.3
|
|
3) No opinion
|
6.7
|
7.8
|
5.1
|
|
Improve women’s
status
|
|
1) Yes
|
76.5
|
75.6
|
77.8
|
|
2) No
|
16.7
|
16.3
|
17.4
|
|
3) No opinion
|
6.8
|
8.1
|
4.8
|
|
37. Do you think that these elections will be fair?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
50.2
|
50.0
|
50.4
|
|
2)
No
|
34.1
|
32.2
|
36.8
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
15.8
|
17.8
|
12.8
|
|
Section Eight: Women and election
|
|
38. If a Palestinian woman ran for president, would you consider
voting for her?
|
|
1) Yes
|
48.4
|
54.7
|
39.0
|
|
2) No
|
49.8
|
43.1
|
59.7
|
|
3) No opinion
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
1.3
|
|
39. If a Palestinian woman ran for the PLC, would you consider voting
for her?
|
|
1) Yes
|
64.3
|
70.7
|
54.8
|
|
2) No
|
34.2
|
27.6
|
44.1
|
|
3) No opinion
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.2
|
|
40. If a Palestinian woman ran for local council, will you consider
voting for her?
|
|
1) Yes
|
51.5
|
56.2
|
44.6
|
|
2) No
|
46.5
|
41.2
|
54.4
|
|
3) No opinion
|
1.9
|
2.6
|
1.0
|
|
41. Are you willing to support a family member (woman candidate)
running for local council?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
44.8
|
52.3
|
33.8
|
|
2)
No
|
52.3
|
44.5
|
63.9
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
2.8
|
3.2
|
2.3
|
|
42. Do you Support a quota for Palestinian women in local council?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
61.8
|
65.5
|
56.4
|
|
2)
No
|
35.2
|
31.5
|
40.0
|
|
3)
Not sure
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
|
43. Do you Support a quota for Palestinian women in legislative
council?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
65.3
|
69.2
|
59.6
|
|
2)
No
|
31.7
|
28.1
|
36.9
|
|
3)
Not sure
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
3.4
|
|
Section Nine: Political Groups and Election
|
|
44.
If you had to vote for one of the following
political groups (blocs) , which one would you vote for?
|
|
1)
Fateh
|
38.2
|
4.0
|
35.0
|
|
2)
Hamas
|
21.1
|
19.5
|
23.6
|
|
3)
Islamic Jihad
|
4.6
|
5.0
|
4.0
|
|
4)
PFLP
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
2.1
|
|
5)
PPP
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
1.6
|
|
6)
DFLP
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
1.2
|
|
7)
Feda
|
1.3
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
|
8)
None of the above
|
26.2
|
24.2
|
29.1
|
|
45.
Are you currently a member in a political group?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
15.9
|
14.2
|
18.4
|
|
2)
No
|
83.5
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85.2
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81.0
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3)
No opinion
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0.6
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0.5
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0.6
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