Development Studies Programme (DSP) - Opinion Polls: Poll No. 20 part 2

oll No. 20, Part 2

Increase in Support for Negotiations; Support for Fateh on the Rise

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	Total %			West Bank %		Gaza Strip %
*Section One: Living Condition*
1. At the present time, how do you evaluate your family's economic conditions?
1) Very good		2.7	3.1		2.2
2) Good		13.2	14.6		10.9
3) Fair		43.1	43.5		42.5
4) Bad		25.4	24.4		27.0
5) Very bad		15.5	14.5		17.4
2. Monthly income per household (NIS; $1 = 4.5 NIS).
1) No Income	6.9			5.2		9.8
2) Less than 700	31.3			28.2		36.3
3) 700-1000	19.0			19.7		17.9
4) 1001-1700	20.0			19.6		20.6
5) 1701-2500	14.1			17.3		8.9
6) 2501-3000	4.4			5.4		2.9
7) More than 3000	4.3			4.7		3.7
3. Do you feel secure about the future of the coming generations?
1) Yes		28.6	24.7		35.1
2) To an extent		24.0	23.3		25.2
3) No		47.4	52.0		39.6
4. At present, do you feel secure about yourself, your family, and your property?
1) Yes	24.1			20.7		29.8
2) To an extent	21.2			23.2		18.0
3) No	54.7			56.1		52.2
5. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
1) Optimistic	51.2			44.5		62.3
2) In between	22.9			23.6		21.7
3) Pessimistic	25.9			31.9		16.0
Section Tow: The Aftermath of the Passing of President Yaser Arafat
6. The Consequences of the Passing of the President (as perceived by the respondents)
Increase in the power of the Islamist groups
1) Yes	58.8			60.1		56.6
2) To an extent	14.4			15.5		12.6
3) No	20.1			16.3		26.5
4) No opinion	6.7			8.2		4.3
Peaceful political conflict between the political forces
1) Yes	58.7			58.0		59.9
2) To an extent	16.7			16.7		16.9
3) No	19.1			18.3		20.4
4) No opinion	5.5			7.0		2.9

	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
Distribution of authority between a number of leaders in the PA
1) Yes	54.4	56.9	50.3
2) To an extent	19.8	17.9	22.9
3) No	18.0	16.8	20.2
4) No opinion	7.8	8.5	6.6
More interest in institutional reform
1) Yes	53.7	48.1	62.8
2) To an extent	17.4	17.2	17.7
3) No	24.3	28.7	17.1
4) No opinion	4.6	6.0	2.4
An opportunity to reorganize Palestinian institutions and develop their performance
1) Yes	52.3	47.5	60.2
2) To an extent	20.4	21.1	19.4
3) No	21.2	23.6	17.2
4) No opinion	6.1	7.8	3.2
Violent conflict between the political forces
1) Yes	39.3	39.4	39.2
2) To an extent	14.8	15.0	14.3
3) No	40.7	39.2	43.1
4) No opinion	5.2	6.4	3.4
More democracy
1) Yes	38.8	37.3	41.1
2) To an extent	16.0	14.4	18.6
3) No	38.6	41.2	34.2
4) No opinion	6.6	7.0	6.0
Decline in international interest in the Palestinian situation
1) Yes	38.5	37.4	40.4
2) To an extent	16.0	16.1	15.8
3) No	39.0	38.7	39.5
4) No opinion	6.5	7.8	4.4
Decline in the performance of the PA
1) Yes	35.1	35.4	34.5
2) To an extent	19.7	19.7	19.7
3) No	37.9	35.9	41.2
4) No opinion	7.3	9.0	4.5
End of Israeli occupation
1) Yes	19.7	17.4	23.5
2) To an extent	14.4	12.1	18.1
3) No	60.6	64.5	54.2
4) No opinion	5.3	6.0	4.2
	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %

7. Fears after the Passing of the president
Continuation of the occupation
1) Yes	79.8	80.1	79.4
2) To an extent	8.1	7.5	9.0
3) No	12.1	12.3	11.6
Economic decline
1) Yes	74.2	74.8	73.1
2) To an extent	11.8	11.4	12.5
3) No	14.0	13.8	14.5
Deterioration of Internal Security
1) Yes	72.6	72.1	73.4
2) To an extent	11.3	12.8	9.0
3) No	16.0	15.1	17.6
Use of weapons in resolving conflicts
1) Yes	67.6	65.6	70.9
2) To an extent	11.3	12.4	9.6
3) No	21.0	22.0	19.5
Reinforcing division between Gaza and the West Bank
1) Yes	67.4	67.1	67.9
2) To an extent	15.2	15.9	14.1
3) No	17.4	17.0	18.1
Abandoning Palestinian national rights
1) Yes	60.4	58.9	62.8
2) To an extent	11.2	12.4	9.2
3) No	28.4	28.7	28.0
Increasing conflict between Palestinian factions
1) Yes	59.7	60.5	58.2
2) To an extent	17.1	16.6	17.8
3) No	23.3	22.9	24.0
Decline in the performance of the Authority
1) Yes	57.9	57.8	58.1
2) To an extent	18.6	18.9	18.0
3) No	23.5	23.3	24.0

	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
Increasing conflict inside Fateh
1) Yes	55.3	58.2	50.5
2) To an extent	17.6	17.2	18.3
3) No	27.1	24.6	31.1
8. Do you support or oppose disarming the various militias (AlAqsa, Al Qassam, etc…)
1) Support	28.6	27.2	30.9
2) Oppose	65.8	66.0	65.5
3) No opinion	5.6	6.8	3.6
9. Do you support or oppose the banning of illegal weapons even if the PA must resort to the use of force to implement that ban?
1) Support	69.5	66.0	75.4
2) Oppose	27.1	29.5	23.2
3) No opinion	3.4	4.6	1.3
10. Do you support or oppose a legal ban on the carrying of arms in public places?
1) Support	78.8	79.4	77.8
2) Oppose	20.1	18.8	22.2
3) No opinion	1.1	1.8
Fateh and Hamas have varying views and programs on the future of Palestinian society, in your opinion, which one of them has the most concrete and realistic programs in the following areas?
11. Achieving a satisfactory political solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
1) Fateh	50.7	49.6	52.5
2) Hamas	24.4	23.4	26.2
3) No one of them	30.7	34.1	25.1
12. Achieving a solution to economic and social problems?
1) Fateh	44.2	41.7	48.4
2) Hamas	25.0	24.2	26.5
3) No one of them	30.7	34.1	25.1
13. Improving Palestinian –international relations?
1) Fateh	65.6	62.4	70.8
2) Hamas	12.9	13.0	12.7
3) No one of them	21.4	24.5	16.4
14. Improving Palestinian –Arabs relations?
1) Fateh	63.5	60.3	68.8
2) Hamas	16.7	17.7	16.1
3) No one of them	19.7	23.6	13.5

	Total %	West Bank %	Gaza Strip %
15. Do you believe that the re-election of president George Bush will lead to:
1) A positive push to the peace process	16.1	13.2	20.9
2) Reinforcing the status quo	12.4	11.7	13.4
3) Intensifying pressure on the Palestinians to concede to Israeli demands	71.5	75.1	65.7
16. Do you believe that the U.S. government is serious about establishing Palestinian state in WBG?
1) Yes	16.6	13.6	21.6
2) No	74.6	76.9	70.7
3) No one of them	8.8	9.5	7.7
17. Do you support or oppose return to the continuation of negotiations with Israel ?
1) Support	68.9	66.4	73.2
2) Oppose	27.5	29.2	24.6
3) No opinion	3.6	4.4	2.3
18. Do you support a lasting solution to the Palestinian –Israeli conflict based on U.N. Resolutions?
1) Yes	64.2	62.5	67.1
2) No	31.2	32.0	29.8
3) No one of them	4.6	5.5	3.1