Poll No. 19
An Opinion Poll Concerning Living Conditions, Emigration, the Palestinian Government, Security Conditions and Reform
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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Section One: Living Conditions
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1.
At the present time, how do you
evaluate your family's economic conditions?
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1) Very good
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3.0
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2.3
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4.1
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2)
Good
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13.7
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11.7
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16.9
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3)
Fair
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41.0
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44.4
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35.7
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4)
Bad
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28.4
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30.1
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25.8
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5)
Very bad
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13.8
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11.5
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17.4
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2.
Monthly income per household
(Israeli Sheqel 4.50 : 1 $ )
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1)
No Income
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7.8
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5.8
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11.0
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2) Less than 700
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34.1
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29.0
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42.2
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3) 700-1000
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19.8
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20.2
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19.2
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4) 1001-1700
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16.0
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15.7
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16.4
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5) 1701-2500
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13.6
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17.5
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7.5
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6) 2501-3000
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4.0
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5.3
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1.8
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7) More than 3000
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4.7
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6.5
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1.9
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3.
During the Intifada years, did any
member of your household immigrate permanently?
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1)
Yes
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4.9
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6.1
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3.1
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2) No
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95.1
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93.9
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96.9
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4.
During the Intifada years, did any
member of your household left the country for temporary work or education?
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1)
Yes
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11.4
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10.8
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12.3
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2)
No
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88.6
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89.2
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87.7
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5.
If you had a chance to immigrate
and live permanently outside of the country, would you do that?
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1)
Yes
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18.1
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16.3
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21.1
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2)
No
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81.9
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83.8
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78.9
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6.
If you had a chance to travel and
live temporarily outside of the country for work and education, would you do
that?
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1)
Yes
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37.2
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33.7
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42.8
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2)
No
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62.8
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66.3
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57.2
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Section Tow:
Evaluation of Education
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7.
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied
with the education system in Palestine ?
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1)
Satisfied
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51.8
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50.0
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54.5
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2)
Somewhat Satisfied
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29.2
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30.8
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26.7
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3)
Not Satisfied
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17.6
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17.7
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17.4
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4)
No opinion
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1.5
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1.5
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1.4
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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8.
Is your family financially capable
to secure proper education for its member?
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1)
Yes
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41.2
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41.8
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40.3
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2)
No
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54.7
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52.9
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57.6
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3)
No opinion
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4.1
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5.3
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2.1
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9.
Do you believe that the supervisory
institutions of education (Ministry of Education, UNRWA, and Private schools)
are delivering proper services?
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1)
Yes
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58.1
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57.6
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58.8
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2)
No
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35.7
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35.3
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36.4
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3)
No opinion
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6.2
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7.1
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4.8
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10.
Do you believe that the supervisory
institutions of higher education (Universities and Colleges) are delivering
proper services?
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1)
Yes
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58.6
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58.1
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59.3
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2)
No
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26.7
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25.0
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29.4
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3)
No opinion
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14.8
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17.0
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11.2
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11.
Are you familiar with the school
educational curriculum?
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1)
Yes
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56.0
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54.0
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59.1
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2)
No
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42.0
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43.4
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39.8
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3)
No opinion
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2.0
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2.7
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1.0
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12.
If yes, what is your evaluation of
the curriculum?
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1)
Hood
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49.0
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52.0
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44.2
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2)
Fair
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31.5
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28.6
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36.1
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3)
Weak
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14.1
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12.0
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17.6
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4)
No opinion
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5.4
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7.4
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2.1
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13.
The regulation of Ministry of Education
prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, do you support or oppose
this prohibition?
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1)
support
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71.5
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72.0
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70.7
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2)
oppose
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27.0
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26.2
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28.3
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3)
No opinion
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1.5
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1.8
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1.0
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14.
Tell us if you agree or disagree
with the following statements:
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Education is a priority for my
family
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1)
Agree
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93.2
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92.3
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94.7
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2)
Agree to some extent
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3.7
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4.2
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2.8
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3)
Disagree
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2.9
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3.2
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2.5
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4)
No opinion
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0.2
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0.3
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0.0
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University education is too
expensive
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1)
Agree
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75.6
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72.6
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80.2
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2)
Agree to some extent
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8.6
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8.6
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8.7
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3)
Disagree
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7.5
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7.4
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7.6
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4)
No opinion
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8.3
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11.3
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3.5
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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University Education is too
expensive given my family’s resources
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1)
Agree
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73.7
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70.5
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78.8
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2)
Agree to some extent
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7.0
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5.8
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8.8
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3)
Disagree
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9.0
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9.4
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8.2
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4)
No opinion
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10.3
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14.3
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4.1
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Education in Palestine is moving in
the right direction
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1)
Agree
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69.6
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67.6
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72.7
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2)
Agree to some extent
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16.3
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18.7
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12.6
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3)
Disagree
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11.0
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10.3
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12.1
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4)
No opinion
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3.1
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3.4
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2.6
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If I had the resources, I would
send my kids to private schools
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1)
Agree
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66.2
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63.6
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70.3
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2)
Agree to some extent
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6.7
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7.5
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5.6
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3)
Disagree
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23.3
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23.0
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23.8
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4)
No opinion
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3.8
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6.0
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0.4
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School Education is too expensive
given my family’s resources
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1)
Agree
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61.8
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61.3
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62.5
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2)
Agree to some extent
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12.5
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11.7
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13.9
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3)
Disagree
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21.7
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21.5
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21.9
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4)
No opinion
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4.0
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5.5
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1.7
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I prefer to send my kids to
universities outside of Palestine
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1)
agree
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31.7
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29.2
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35.5
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2)
agree to some extent
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9.5
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9.0
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10.4
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3)
disagree
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53.7
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54.1
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53.0
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4)
No opinion
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5.1
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7.6
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1.1
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I prefer the education of boys over
girls
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1)
Agree
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16.7
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12.6
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23.2
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2)
Agree to some extent
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5.2
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6.7
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2.7
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3)
Disagree
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78.0
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80.6
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74.1
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4)
No opinion
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0.1
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0.1
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0.0
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Section three: Palestinian
Government
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15.
How do you evaluate the performance
of Prime Minister Mr. Ahmad Queri’?
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1)
Good
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19.5
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16.4
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24.3
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2)
Fair
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24.1
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25.5
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21.7
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3)
Weak
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40.1
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39.8
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40.6
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4)
No opinion
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16.3
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18.2
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13.3
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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16.
How do you evaluate the performance
of the present government?
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1)
Good
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15.7
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13.1
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19.7
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2)
Fair
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24.0
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24.5
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23.2
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3)
Weak
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46.6
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46.7
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46.4
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4)
No opinion
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13.8
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15.7
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10.7
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17.
How do you evaluate the performance
of the government in the following areas?
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Improving services of government
institutions
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1)
Good
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13.1
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12.4
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14.3
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2)
Fair
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22.1
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20.7
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24.4
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3)
Weak
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53.9
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53.5
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54.4
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4)
No opinion
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10.8
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13.4
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6.9
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Resolving the problems facing
political prisoners and securing their release
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1)
Good
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12.1
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9.9
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15.7
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2)
Fair
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14.3
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13.9
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14.9
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3)
Weak
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67.3
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68.3
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65.8
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4)
No opinion
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6.2
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7.8
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3.7
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Supporting the judiciary
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1)
Good
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11.4
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8.2
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16.4
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2)
Fair
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17.8
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16.7
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19.5
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3)
Weak
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58.0
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59.8
|
55.2
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4)
No opinion
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12.8
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15.3
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8.9
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Reinforcing the rule of law
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1)
Good
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10.9
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7.8
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15.9
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2)
Fair
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18.0
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16.4
|
20.4
|
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3)
Weak
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63.7
|
67.0
|
58.4
|
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4)
No opinion
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7.4
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8.7
|
5.3
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Improving economic conditions
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1)
Good
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10.7
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7.3
|
16.0
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2)
Fair
|
16.0
|
16.1
|
15.9
|
|
3)
Weak
|
67.5
|
69.1
|
64.9
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
5.9
|
7.5
|
3.2
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Providing domestic security
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1)
Good
|
9.4
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5.7
|
15.2
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2)
Fair
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13.1
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13.2
|
13.1
|
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3)
Weak
|
71.5
|
72.9
|
69.3
|
|
4)
No opinion
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6.0
|
8.2
|
2.5
|
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Progressing in negotiations with Israel
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1) Good
|
9.0
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7.5
|
11.4
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|
2)
Fair
|
12.3
|
12.0
|
12.7
|
|
3)
Weak
|
71.0
|
71.4
|
70.5
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
7.7
|
9.1
|
5.4
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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Resisting the building of the
separation wall
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1)
Good
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7.9
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5.9
|
11.0
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2)
Fair
|
12.4
|
12.9
|
11.7
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3)
Weak
|
73.6
|
73.7
|
73.4
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4)
No opinion
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6.1
|
7.5
|
3.9
|
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Fighting corruption
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1)
Good
|
6.8
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4.7
|
10.0
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2)
Fair
|
13.4
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13.3
|
13.6
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3)
Weak
|
68.8
|
68.6
|
69.0
|
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4)
No opinion
|
11.0
|
13.4
|
7.4
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Getting the Israeli forces to
withdraw from Palestinian cities
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1)
Good
|
6.2
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4.5
|
8.8
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2)
Fair
|
9.4
|
10.9
|
7.0
|
|
3)
Weak
|
78.5
|
77.5
|
80.1
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
5.9
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
|
Reducing unemployment
|
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1)
Good
|
5.4
|
1.7
|
11.3
|
|
2)
Fair
|
14.5
|
11.4
|
19.5
|
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3)
Weak
|
74.9
|
80.3
|
66.5
|
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4)
No opinion
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5.1
|
6.7
|
2.7
|
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Ridding society of illegal weapons
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1)
Good
|
5.3
|
4.4
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6.7
|
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2)
Fair
|
11.2
|
10.5
|
12.2
|
|
3)
Weak
|
71.4
|
69.4
|
74.6
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
12.2
|
15.7
|
6.6
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Easing Israeli closures
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|
1)
Good
|
5.3
|
4.0
|
7.4
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2)
Fair
|
8.8
|
8.3
|
9.4
|
|
3)
Weak
|
80.5
|
81.2
|
79.4
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
5.4
|
6.6
|
3.6
|
|
Holding accountable those involved
in the (Egyptian cement) corruption scandal
|
|
1)
Good
|
3.6
|
1.4
|
7.1
|
|
2)
Fair
|
5.8
|
4.8
|
7.5
|
|
3)
Weak
|
62.2
|
60.1
|
65.6
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
28.3
|
33.8
|
19.7
|
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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip %
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18.
In your opinion, which priority is
most important?
|
|
1)
Improving economic conditions
|
34.9
|
33.4
|
37.4
|
|
2)
Providing domestic security
|
17.6
|
18.5
|
16.3
|
|
3)
Reducing unemployment
|
9.5
|
10.0
|
8.8
|
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4) Resolving the problems facing political
prisoners and securing their release
|
7.4
|
8.1
|
6.1
|
|
5) Fighting corruption
|
7.7
|
6.2
|
9.9
|
|
6) Getting the Israeli forces from
Palestinian cities
|
6.9
|
6.0
|
8.4
|
|
7)
Easing Israeli closures
|
4.2
|
6.1
|
1.3
|
|
8) Resisting the building of the separation wall
|
4.1
|
6.2
|
0.9
|
|
9)
Reinforcing the rule of law
|
2.8
|
2.2
|
3.7
|
|
10)
Ridding society of illegal weapons
|
1.8
|
1.0
|
3.1
|
|
11) Progressing in negotiations with Israel
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
1.6
|
|
12) Holding accountable those involved in the
(Egyptian cement) corruption scandal
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
|
13) Improving services of government
institutions
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
1.8
|
|
14)
Supporting for the judiciary
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
|
19.
Do you believe that the
current cabinet has sufficient authority to resolve these problems?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
18.5
|
17.5
|
20.1
|
|
2)
To some extent
|
20.8
|
20.3
|
21.6
|
|
3)
No
|
55.3
|
56.2
|
53.8
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
5.4
|
6.0
|
4.4
|
|
20.
Do you feel that there is a need to change the current ministerial cabinet
?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
70.9
|
70.8
|
71.1
|
|
2)
No
|
18.9
|
18.0
|
20.3
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
10.2
|
11.2
|
8.6
|
|
21.
Do you think that the PNA is doing enough to get rid of corruption?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
23.1
|
22.5
|
24.0
|
|
2)
No
|
67.8
|
66.6
|
69.6
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
9.2
|
10.9
|
6.4
|
|
Section Four: Calls for Reform
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|
22.
Do you support calls for “reform”
as expressed by leading PNA personalities especially in Gaza?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
72.3
|
67.6
|
79.7
|
|
2)
No
|
20.5
|
22.8
|
16.8
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
7.2
|
9.6
|
3.5
|
|
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Total %
|
West Bank %
|
Gaza Strip %
|
|
23.
Do you believe that these
personalities are serious about reform?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
38.2
|
35.4
|
42.6
|
|
2)
No
|
40.1
|
40.5
|
39.4
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
21.8
|
24.2
|
18.0
|
|
24.
What do you think is the motive
behind these calls?
|
|
1)
Public interest
|
27.4
|
27.2
|
27.8
|
|
2)
Personal interest
|
57.0
|
54.5
|
61.0
|
|
3)
No opinion,
|
15.5
|
18.3
|
11.2
|
|
25.
Do you believe that the PNA is
serious about reform ?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
36.6
|
36.5
|
36.6
|
|
2)
No
|
52.4
|
50.5
|
55.3
|
|
3)
I don’t know
|
11.1
|
12.9
|
8.1
|
|
26.
Do you believe that the use of
these methods to achieve reform within the PNA is acceptable or unacceptable?
|
|
Organize peaceful marches
|
|
1)
Acceptable
|
89.6
|
89.9
|
89.1
|
|
2)
Unacceptable
|
8.6
|
8.2
|
9.3
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
|
Organize militant marches
|
|
1)
Acceptable
|
17.9
|
17.7
|
18.3
|
|
2)
Unacceptable
|
77.2
|
78.7
|
74.9
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
4.9
|
3.6
|
6.8
|
|
Occupy PNA buildings
|
|
1)
Acceptable
|
14.5
|
11.5
|
19.2
|
|
2)
Unacceptable
|
79.7
|
83.1
|
74.3
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
5.8
|
5.3
|
6.5
|
|
Kidnap Palestinians close to the
PNA leadership
|
|
1)
acceptable
|
13.6
|
9.4
|
20.3
|
|
2)
unacceptable
|
81.5
|
86.0
|
74.3
|
|
3)
no opinion
|
4.9
|
4.6
|
5.4
|
|
Kidnap Internationals residing in
PNA territories
|
|
1)
Acceptable
|
10.6
|
7.5
|
15.4
|
|
2)
Unacceptable
|
84.8
|
87.9
|
79.9
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
|
27.
Do you believe that the events
related to calls for reform are leading to internal fighting?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
68.3
|
69.2
|
66.8
|
|
2)
No
|
27.2
|
26.1
|
29.1
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
4.5
|
4.7
|
4.2
|
|
|
Total %
|
West Bank %
|
Gaza Strip %
|
|
28.
In his speech for the PLC (August
18, 2004), president Arafat promised to carryout comprehensive reform at all
levels, do you think that the President is serious about these promises?
|
|
1)
Yes
|
40.1
|
39.3
|
41.3
|
|
2)
To some extent
|
26.6
|
28.3
|
23.8
|
|
3)
No
|
27.5
|
25.9
|
30.1
|
|
4)
No opinion
|
5.8
|
6.5
|
4.8
|
|
Section Five : Peace
Process
|
|
29.
Do you support or oppose return to the negotiations with Israel ?
|
|
1)
Support
|
62.6
|
63.3
|
61.5
|
|
2)
Oppose
|
33.7
|
32.9
|
34.9
|
|
3)
No opinion
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.6
|