Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

ECONOMIC SITUATION

1.      At the present time, how would you describe the economic condition of your family?

1) Very good

2.3

1.9

2.9

2) Good

13.4

13.7

12.9

3) Fair

40.5

36.0

46.9

4) Bad

24.5

27.0

20.8

5) Very bad

19.3

21.1

16.5

6) Don’t know/No opinion

0.1

0.2

0.0

2.      During the past two years, would you say that your family has:

1) Completely lost its income

28.2

26.5

30.6

2) Partially lost its income

55.9

61.2

48.1

3) Maintained its income at its original level

15.3

11.6

20.8

4) Increased its income

0.6

0.7

0.4

3.      In dealing with the current economic conditions, has your family been forced to do any of the following: sell property, sell wife's dowry, borrow money, raise animals, cultivate vegetables/food, ask others for help.

1) Cuts on expenditures

86.4

88.4

83.6

2) Spending all or part of savings

78.2

81.0

73.6

3) Borrowing

56.2

52.5

61.7

4) Selling wife's jewelry or part of it

46.1

38.0

58.0

5) Asking others for help

40.2

36.3

46.0

6) Resorting to domestic farming and raising livestock

32.6

38.4

22.9

7) Selling land or other property

22.2

19.0

30.7

4.      Are you able to secure proper education for your children (or yourself)?

1) Yes

20.0

19.7

20.6

2) To some extent

26.4

25.5

27.7

3) No

53.5

54.8

51.7

5.      Are you confident that would you be able to secure proper health services in the event a family member falls ill?

1) yes

28.6

30.6

25.6

2) To some extent

24.9

23.7

26.7

3) No

45.9

45.0

47.3

4) No opinion

0.6

0.7

0.4

6.      Do you know of any family in your neighborhood that is unable to provide food for its members?

1) yes

56.4

53.9

60.1

2) No

43.6

46.1

39.9

7.      If you had the chance to immigrate, would you?

1) yes

26.1

27.0

24.9

2) No

73.3

72.1

75.1

3) Don’t know/No opinion

0.6

1.0

0.0

VIEWS ON INTIFADA AND PA-HAMAS RELATIONS

8.      After two years of Intifada, are you satisfied with how it is proceeding?   

1) Yes

16.8

16.3

17.4

2) to some extent

18.6

21.5

13.9

3) No

62.5

58.8

67.9

4) Don’t know/No opinion

2.3

3.4

0.7

9.      Do you even feel that the Intifada is actually continuing?

1) Yes

80.5

76.9

85.7

2) No

14.3

16.00

11.9

3) Don’t know/No opinion

5.2

7.1

2.3

10.    How do you feel about the Intifada’s prospects in terms of serving the interests of the Palestinian people?

1) Optimistic

46.3

38.8

57.2

2) Somewhat optimistic

18.3

21.4

13.8

3) Pessimistic

32.1

35.00

27.8

4) No opinion

3.3

4.8

1.2

11.    Do you believe that attacks against Israeli civilians in Israeli cities will lead to

1) Positive results for the Palestinian cause

45.8

38.9

56.00

2) Negative results for the Palestinian cause

29.3

33.8

22.7

3) Neither a negative nor a positive result for the Palestinian cause

18.6

20.1

16.5

4) No opinion

6.3

7.3

4.8

12.    In Gaza, a clash took place between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Islamic factions (Hamas). Who is responsible for these events:

1) PNA

26.9

22.5

31.9

2) Hamas

6.5

7.6

4.8

3) PNA & Hamas

45.2

43.5

47.7

4) No opinion

22.00

26.3

15.6

13.    Do you feel that the PNA has the right to take all necessary measures to preserve public order in PNA-controlled areas?

1) Yes

75.2

73.9

77.00

2) No

17.3

16.2

18.9

3) No opinion

6.5

8.2

4.1

14.    Do you feel that the Gaza clashes are a sign that there will be further conflict between the PNA and Hamas?

1) yes

39.7

35.8

45.5

2) No

45.00

44.7

45.5

3) No opinion

15.3

19.6

9.1

CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY

15.    In your own community, are the following statements true?

1) Solidarity among people in Community

75.0

73.5

77.3

2) Problems between people tend to increase

74.5

71.9

78.2

3) I left politics to politicians

72.3

75.9

67.1

4) No one obeys/follows the laws

71.6

75.4

66.0

5) I know someone who cannot afford medical treatment for his/her family because they are poor

69.2

71.2

67.9

6) Nowadays townspeople help each other

68.9

67.7

70.8

7) No police to resolve conflicts

54.4

37.6

66.0

8) Less violence is involved in resolving conflict

49.7

49.2

50.3

9) Local council plays an efficient role in serving people

48.7

51.5

46.8

16.    The Palestinian people face a number of important community issues. Some people feel these issues are important while others feel they are not. In your opinion, how important is it for Palestinian leadership to address the following issues? (% saying very important or important)

Unemployment

96.7

96.3

97.3

Poverty

95.3

95.6

95.0

Juvenile delinquency

92.5

92.2

93.0

Corruption in PNA Institutions

91.6

90.5

97.3

Commercial Cheating

91.4

93.1

88.8

Doctors' carelessness about patients

91.3

90.1

93.1

Uncleanness

91.0

90.9

91.1

Chaos

89.5

90.4

88.2

Drugs

88.1

87.8

88.6

Crime rate

87.6

87.1

88.3

Internal violence

87.1

86.5

88.0

Inefficiency of PNA institutions

86.5

86.1

86.9

Environmental pollution

82.8

80.7

85.7

Smoking

78.5

72.9

86.8

Migration

73.8

77.8

68.1

Status of Women

70.0

72.9

66.0

17.    In your opinion, which is the most important Issue of those listed above?

Poverty

17.4

19.3

14.5

Corruption in PNA Institutions

17.1

14.6

20.7

Unemployment

15.3

14.7

16.0

Drugs

13.8

13.2

14.6

Internal violence

8.8

7.8

10.2

Doctors' carelessness about patients

5.4

4.3

7.1

Juvenile delinquency

5.2

6.2

3.7

Migration

5.1

7.2

2.2

Inefficiency of PNA institutions

3.0

2.3

3.9

Chaos

2.9

2.9

3.0

Uncleanness

1.5

2.6

0.0

Commercial Cheating

1.3

1.9

0.4

Crime rate

1.2

1.2

1.2

Smoking

0.9

0.3

1.7

Status of Women

0.7

1.0

0.2

Environmental pollution

0.5

0.3

0.6

Reform and Elections

18.    Do you believe that the new ministerial cabinet will make a positive contribution to the achievement of the following? (% saying Yes)

1) Improving the image of the Palestinians in international media

49.1

46.5

53.0

2) Improving the performance of PNA institutions

41.9

38.4

47.1

3) Reducing corruption

40.7

38.8

43.5

4) Improving the economic conditions

38.8

43.2

35.8

5) Terminating the Israeli occupation

27.4

29.4

26.0

19.    In the present phase, do you think that institutional reform is:

1) Important

80.9

77.5

85.7

2) Somewhat important

10.0

10.7

8.9

3) Not important

7.3

8.7

5.1

4) Do not know

1.9

3.0

0.3

20.    Do you think that the reform process (if implemented) will benefit the Palestinian Question?

1) Yes

73.7

70.4

78.6

2) To some extent

15.7

17.0

13.9

3) No

7.3

8.0

5.1

4) Don’t know

3.3

3.9

2.4

21.    Do you support or oppose the creation of a Prime Minister’s position, in addition to that of the president?

1) Support

56.8

57.9

55.1

2) Oppose

30.0

27.6

33.5

3) Don’t know

13.2

14.5

11.4

22.    Legislative elections are being considered for January 2003. Given the current situation, do you support or oppose the conduct of such elections.

1) Support

58.3

54.1

64.4

2) Oppose

32.6

34.5

29.8

3) Not Sure

9.2

11.5

5.8

23.    Local council elections are being considered for March 2003. Given the current situation, do you support or oppose the conduct of such elections.

1) Support

71.6

69.5

74.6

2) Oppose

20.9

22.1

19.00

3) Not Sure

7.6

8.3

6.4

24.    If legislative elections take place as proposed, would you participate?

1) Support

64.6

60.6

70.6

2) Oppose

28.9

31.5

25.1

3) Not Sure

6.4

7.9

4.3

25.    Which of the following electoral systems do you support for the next legislative elections:

1) Simple majority

41.6

38.5

46.0

2) Proportional

36.9

37.2

36.5

3) Don’t know

21.5

24.2

17.5

The American Road Map and Iraq

26.    Do you think that an attack on Iraq is imminent?

1) yes

47.8

48.6

46.6

2) Maybe Yes Maybe No

23.6

21.00

27.5

3) No

19.9

20.00

19.7

4) don not know

8.7

10.4

6.3

27.    Do you think that the number of victims in such a war will be in the:

1) hundreds

7.7

9.3

5.4

2) thousands

3.9

33.2

27.6

3) 10s of thousands

19.00

18.6

19.8

4) 100s of thousands

25.3

20.5

32.4

5) other figure

17.00

14.9

18.5

28.    Last week the US proposed an initiative called a “road map” that calls for a final solution to the conflict on the basis of two states.  Have you heard about this initiative?

1) Yes

46.80

51.6

41.8

2) No

53.2

48.4

58.2

29.    In general, would you support or oppose the PNA’s acceptance of these initiatives?

1) Support

21.7

20.5

22.9

2) Support parts and oppose parts

63.2

58.5

68.1

3) Oppose

13.7

19.2

7.9

4) no opinion

1.4

1.8

1.1

Region

Percent

Type of locality

Percent

Refugee Status

Percent

West Bank

59.3

City

32.0

Refugee

44.2

Gaza Strip

40.7

Village- town

53.4

Non-refugee

55.8

Governorate

Percent

Camp

14.6

Sector

Percent

Jenin, Tubas

8.6

Gender

Percent

Private sector

74.3

Tulkarm

3.2

Male

49.3

N.G.O.'s

6.1

Nablus

9.8

Female

50.7

Public Sector

19.6

Qalqilya

2.6

Salfit

1.5

Marital status

Percent

Education

Percent

Jericho

1.1

Single

25.8

Illiterate

20.3

Ramallah

7.8

Married

70.5

Preparatory

21.1

Jerusalem

9.1

Others

3.7

Elementary

31.1

Bethlehem

3.8

Age

Percent

Secondary

17.0

Hebron

11.9

16-17

8.0

Diploma

4.9

North Gaza

7.4

18-22

18.2

B.A. or above

5.6

Gaza City

13.6

23-27

15.2

Place of

Percent

Deir al-Balah

5.9

28-32

13.1

Residence prior

Khan Younis

8.4

33-37

10.9

to 1994

Rafah

5.4

38-42

8.8

West Bank & Gaza Strip

93.1

Occupation

Percent

43-47

6.4

Abroad

6.9

Laborers

8.0

48-52

4.7

Craftsman

5.6

> 52

14.8

Housewives

41.6

Income (NIS)

Percent

Unemployed

14.4

Less than 700

41.9

Merchants

4.3

701-1400

35.8

Students

12.6

1401-2100

14.4

Farmers

1.2

2101-4200

5.7

Retired

2.8

4201-6200

1.4

Professional

1.3

Above 6200

0.7

Employees

8.1

NIS: New Israeli Shaqelim ($1=4.75)