Section One : Living Conditions

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

1.                   How would you describe the current economic situation of your family?

1) Very Good

3.3

3.4

3.2

2) Good

16.7

18.1

14.2

3) Fair

35.7

35.7

35.7

4) Bad

27.2

28.8

24.2

5) Very Bad

17.0

14.0

22.7

2.                   Are you optimistic or pessimistic?

1) Optimistic

47.2

43.5

54.1

2) In between

25.0

23.7

27.4

3) Pessimistic

27.0

31.8

18.0

4) I don’t know

0.8

1.0

0.5

3.                   Do you believe that Palestinian society is heading in the right direction?

1) Yes

39.7

33.8

50.8

2) No

54.8

60.7

43.4

3) I don't know

5.6

5.5

5.7

4.                   Do you feel secure for yourself, your family and property?

1) Yes

18.8

15.2

25.8

2) In between

21.7

20.3

24.1

3) No

58.8

63.6

49.8

4) I don’t know

0.7

0.9

0.3

Section Two : Views of the President and Prime Minister

5.                   How do you rate the performance of President Mahmoud Abbas?

1) Good

39.6

35.9

46.7

2) Fair

30.0

28.4

33.0

3) Weak

30.3

35.7

20.3

6.                   How do you rate the performance of Prime Minister Ismael Hanneya?

1) Good

46.4

42.5

53.8

2) Fair

28.6

29.1

27.6

3) Weak

25.0

28.4

18.6

7.    Regarding Mahmoud Abbas’s presidency, would you say that his actions and positions conform…?

1) Most with the interests of Fatah

43.3

47.7

34.9

2) Most with the interests of the Palestinian people, in general

50.6

42.7

60.8

3) Unsure

6.1

9.7

4.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

1.    Regarding Ismael Hanneya, the prime minister, would you say that his actions and positions conform…?

1) Most with the interests of Hamas

43.8

44.6

42.3

2) Most with the interests of the Palestinian people in general

50.5

48.3

54.6

3) I don’t know

5.7

7.1

3.0

Section Three :  Mecca Agreement and Unity Government

2.    Do you believe that the Mecca Agreement (signed by Fatah and Hamas) will stop the fighting?

1) Yes

43.5

41.7

47.0

2) Temporarily

45.1

44.5

46.3

3) No

11.3

13.8

6.7

3.    Do you have information about the Mecca Agreement?

1) Yes, I know the details

7.4

8.2

5.8

2) Yes, I know the main articles

24.7

24.6

24.8

3) I have heard about it, but am not familiar with the main articles

58.7

54.9

66.1

4) I have not heard about it

9.2

12.3

3.3

4.    Do you believe that there is a real chance to form a unity government?

1) Yes

72.8

68.8

80.6

2) No

23.4

26.2

18.1

3) No opinion

3.8

5.1

1.4

5.    Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the success of a unity government?

1) Optimistic

56.4

51.2

66.4

2) In between

24.5

27.4

18.9

3) Pessimistic

17.7

19.5

14.3

4) I don’t know

1.4

1.9

0.4

6.    Do you believe that the anticipated unity government will be capable of achieving the following goals?

Lifting the international boycott of the Palestinians

1) Yes

34.1

30.6

40.7

2) Yes to some extent

31.8

31.4

32.6

3) No

31.8

35.0

25.6

4) I don’t know

2.3

2.9

1.1

Reinforcing the rule of law and dealing with the security chaos

1) Yes

42.5

38.2

50.6

2) Yes to some extent

25.8

26.9

23.7

3) No

29.1

31.3

25.0

4) I don’t know

2.6

3.6

0.8

Achieving progress in the negotiations with Israel

1) Yes

27.1

25.3

30.5

2) Yes to some extent

19.5

19.8

18.7

3) No

49.7

50.0

49.0

4) I don’t know

3.8

4.8

1.7

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Representing all Palestinians

1) Yes

45.3

43.7

48.4

2) Yes to some extent

21.5

21.1

22.1

3) No

29.5

30.6

27.5

4) I don’t know

3.7

4.6

2.0