Development Studies Programme - Birzeit University
         
 
Opinion Polls
 
Poll No. 24

Press Release: 14 January 2006

Legislative Council Elections

[ Analysis of Results ][ Sample Distribution ][ PDF Format ][ In Arabic ]

Dates of fieldwork: 5-7/1/2006

Number of field researchers: 75

Sample size: 1500 Palestinians in (West Bank and Gaza Strip)

Margin of error: + 3% 

*         For further information or queries, contact team coordinator Dr. Nader Said (059-9204517) or Polling coordinator Ayman Abdul Majeed at the listed address or through our website (http://home.birzeit.edu/dsp)

 

*         Supported by the International Republican Institute (IRI) for their support.

 

Sample distribution

Region

%

Type of locality

%

Refugee Status

%

West Bank

62.6

City

44.0

Refugee

44.8

Gaza Strip

37.4

Village- town

36.0

Non-refugee

55.2

Governorate

%

Camp

20.

Education

%

Jenin

6.7

Gender

%

Illiterate

10.6

Tubas

1.3

Male

49.3

Preparatory

16.3

Tulkarm

4.0

Female

50.7

Elementary

25.2

Nablus

9.3

Marital status

%

Secondary

29.5

Qalqilya

2.7

Single

20.2

Diploma

6.7

Salfit

1.3

Married

75.7

B.A. or more

11.8

Jericho

1.3

Others

4.1

Place of            

 

Ramallah

9.3

Age

%

Residence prior

%

Jerusalem

8.0

18-22

15.7

to 1994

 

Bethlehem

4.0

23-27

14.2

West Bank & Gaza

90.8

Hebron

14.7

28-32

13.8

Abroad

9.2

North Gaza

6.7

33-37

10.8

Income (NIS)*

%

Gaza City

13.3

38-42

12.5

No Income

2.0

Deir al-Balah

5.3

43-47

10.5

Less than 700

22.2

Khan Younis

8.0

48-52

7.4

700-1000

16.2

Rafah

4.0

> 52

15.0

1001-1700

19.6

Reasons for unemployment

%

Status of work

%

1701-2500

21.8

Housewives

64.8

Working

36.9

2501-3000

7.9

Students

13.3

Not Working

63.1

More than 3000

10.2

Retired

3.9

 

Seeking work

13.1

Others

5.0

1 $ = 4.6 NIS

 

 

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