Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Views on Government Infrastructure and Political System
(2000 - 2004)
The Palestinian Legislative Council has carried out on 21.10.2004 a reading followed by an amendment of the Women's Quota paragraph, which grants both genders 20%-quota of the seats in the local and municipal elections. Are you with or against this amendment? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, November 4 - 8, 2004)
with | 41.8% |
Against | 35.2% |
Don't know | 23.0% |
Do you think there is corruption in the Palestinian Authority? (JMCC, June 2004)
Yes | 90.3 |
No | 3.9 |
I don't know | 5.5 |
No answer | 0.3 |
To what extent you think there is corruption in the Palestinian Authority? *Asked only to those who answered yes [to previous question]
To a large degree | 55.9 |
To a somewhat degree | 34.3 |
To a few degree | 9.1 |
No answer | 0.7 |
Do you think the Palestinian leadership are concerned with having serious/acts improvements? (JMCC, June 2004)
Yes | 46.7 |
No | 40.7 |
I don't know | 11.4 |
No answer | 1.2 |
Recently, the Palestinian Authority has been carrying out the improvements, some see it serious, others not serious, and others see the political conditions (re-occupation & checkpoints) the obstacle to the improvements success, what is your opinion? (JMCC, June 2004)
See it serious | 16.7 |
See it not serious | 39.0 |
The political conditions (re-occupation & checkpoints) obstacle the improvements success | 40.2 |
No answer | 4.1 |
After more than three years of violent conflict with Israel, and after Israel re-occupied most the West Bank and Gaza Strip, do you feel or not feel the presence of the Palestinian Authority? (JMCC, June 2004)
I feel its presence | 47.4 |
Do not feel its presence | 47.3 |
No answer | 5.3 |
What is the most important difficulties the Palestinian people have suffered recently, is it political difficulties, or security or political? (JMCC, June 2004)
Economic difficulties | 52.1 |
Security difficulties | 25.4 |
Political difficulties | 21.4 |
No answer | 1.1 |
After eight months passed on Abu Ala's government, what is your opinion of the government performance? Is it very good, good, average, bad or very bad? (JMCC, June 2004)
Very good | 1.5 |
Good | 18.6 |
Average | 32.5 |
Bad | 24.6 |
Very bad | 16.3 |
No answer | 6.5 |
In general, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian Authority, do you performance is very good, good, bad or very bad? (JMCC, June 2004)
Very good | 1.4 |
Good | 41.6 |
Bad | 34.5 |
Very bad | 18.1 |
No answer | 4.4 |
How do you evaluate the performance of the Legislative Council, do you say its performance good, average, bad or very bad? (JMCC, June 2004)
Good | 9.7 |
Average | 34.5 |
Bad | 32.0 |
Very bad | 18.1 |
No answer | 5.7 |
If a free and democratic elections hold in these circumstances, do you expect the Palestinian people will re-elect President Arafat? (JMCC, June 2004)
Yes | 60.8 |
No | 28.4 |
No answer | 10.8 |
Are you satisfied or not satisfied regarding the way that Yasser Arafat carries out his duty as President of the Palestinian Authority? (JMCC, June 2004)
Very satisfied | 13.8 |
Somewhat satisfied | 31.7 |
Somewhat not satisfied | 21.3 |
Not satisfied | 25.7 |
No answer | 7.5 |
There is a discussion within the International political divisions whether the Palestinian president has full control on the Palestinian internal situation or that he is somewhat on control, or somewhat does not have control, or he does not have control at all, what do you think? (JMCC, June 2004)
President Arafat has full control on the internal situation | 13.0 |
President Arafat somewhat control the internal situation | 35.8 |
President Arafat somewhat does not have control on the internal situation | 26.4 |
President Arafat does not have control at all on the internal situation | 21.4 |
No answer | 3.4 |
The Palestinian Authority decided to create a position of prime minister. Do you support or oppose this step? (Source: PSR, April 2003)
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
Strongly support | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
Support | 56.5 | 54.9 | 59.1 |
Oppose | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.9 |
Strongly oppose | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
No opinion / do not know | 7.2 | 8.5 | 5.1 |
Do you see, or not see, in the appointment of Abu Mazen as a prime minister erosion in the authority and status of president Yasir Arafat? (Source: PSR, April 2003)
Total % | West Bank % | Gaza Strip % | |
I definitely see that | 21.2 | 22.7 | 18.8 |
I see that | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.7 |
No I do not see that | 35.2 | 34.4 | 36.6 |
I definitely do not see that | 8.1 | 7.0 | 9.9 |
No opinion / do not know | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
Do you believe that the decision to create a prime minister’s position came from external pressures and influences or as a result of a Palestinian conviction that this is in the interest of the Palestinian people? Or both? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)
N=761 | N=440 | ||
It came due to external pressures and influences. | |||
It came as a result of a Palestinian conviction that it is in the interest of the Palestinian people. | |||
Both, due to external pressures and as a result of Palestinian 1conviction that it is in the interest of the Palestinian people. | |||
I don’t know | |||
No answer |
Do you strongly, or somewhat, support or strongly, or somewhat, oppose conducting presidential elections in January 2003? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2002)
Strongly support | |||
Somewhat support | |||
Strongly oppose | |||
Somewhat oppose | |||
I don't know/No opinion | |||
No answer |
Do you strongly, or somewhat, support or strongly, or somewhat, oppose conducting Legislative Council elections in January 2003? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2002)
N=1199 | N=440 | ||
Strongly support | |||
Somewhat support | |||
Strongly oppose | |||
Somewhat oppose | |||
I don't know/No opinion | |||
No answer |
In your opinion, do you think that there is a need for a Prime Minister position in the Palestinian National Authority? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2002)
There is a need | |||
There is no need | |||
I don't know | |||
No answer |
The Palestinian Authority announced its intention to hold general political elections for the president and the Legislative Council next January. Are you going to participate in those elections? (Source: PSR August 2002)
Total (5/02) | Total (8/02) | Total (11/02) | West Bank (5/02) | West Bank (8/02) | West Bank (11/02) | Gaza Strip (5/02) | Gaza Strip (8/02) | Gaza Strip (11/02) | |
Definitely yes | -- | -- | 28.3 | -- | - | 24.6 | - | -- | 34.3 |
Yes | 77.4 | 69.4 | 45.0 | 74.3 | 66.3 | 47.1 | 82.2 | 74.4 | 41.5 |
No | 20.5 | 27.2 | 19.4 | 23.7 | 28.9 | 21.9 | 15.4 | 24.5 | 15.3 |
Definitely no | -- | -- | 5.4 | -- | -- | 4.2 | -- | -- | 7.3 |
Do not know / no opinion | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
The Palestinian Authority is recently detaining some Palestinian activists, what is your opinion: is this measure justified, or is it unjustified? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 2001)
Justified | |||
Unjustified | |||
No answer |
Some believe that the current conditions stipulate the formation of a national unity government while others believe that it is better to keep the political situation in Palestine as it is. What do you think? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2001)
Formation of national unity government | |||
Keep the political situation in Palestine as it is | |||
No answer |
In general, how do you evaluate the Palestinian Authority's performance? Would say its performance is very good, bad, or very bad? (The Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre (JMCC), December 2000)
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Very good | 5.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
Good | 50.3 | 55.2 | 41.8 |
Bad | 23.4 | 22.0 | 25.7 |
Very bad | 13.9 | 10.4 | 20.0 |
No answer | 7.2 | 8.6 | 5.0 |
How do you evaluate the performance of the following Palestinian Authority agencies? (The Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre (JMCC), December 2000)
Security agencies
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 31.5 | 29.8 | 34.5 |
Average | 35.3 | 37.7 | 31.1 |
Bad | 28.4 | 25.7 | 33.2 |
No answer | 4.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
Legislative Council
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 19.3 | 17.8 | 22.0 |
Average | 33.7 | 34.0 | 33.2 |
Bad | 37.6 | 34.8 | 42.5 |
No answer | 9.4 | 13.4 | 2.3 |
Ministerial Cabinet (Executive Authority)
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 21.3 | 20.7 | 22.3 |
Average | 32.5 | 32.4 | 32.7 |
Bad | 33.4 | 29.6 | 39.8 |
No answer | 12.8 | 17.3 | 5.2 |
Palestinian Education System
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 54.1 | 52.4 | 57.0 |
Average | 33.6 | 35.6 | 30.2 |
Bad | 11.2 | 10.5 | 12.3 |
No answer | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Palestinian Health System
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 48.6 | 42.2 | 59.8 |
Average | 32.4 | 37.0 | 24.5 |
Bad | 17.7 | 19.0 | 15.5 |
No answer | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Palestinian Television
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 47.7 | 49.7 | 44.3 |
Average | 34.6 | 35.0 | 33.9 |
Bad | 15.3 | 11.9 | 21.4 |
No answer | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
Palestinian Radio (Voice of Palestine)
Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
n= 1199 | n=759 | n=440 | |
Good | 47.7 | 48.4 | 46.6 |
Average | 33.7 | 35.0 | 31.4 |
Bad | 15.4 | 12.6 | 20.2 |
No answer | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 |
What are the most important characteristics for a Palestinian state in your opinion: Independent, Democratic, Islamic, Nationalist, or secular? (Source: JMCC Poll, March 2000)
First Important Characteristics
Independent | |||
Democratic | |||
Islamic | |||
Nationalist | |||
Secular | |||
No answer |
Second Important Characteristics
Independent | |||
Democratic | |||
Islamic | |||
Nationalist | |||
Secular | |||
No answer |
Third Important Characteristics
Independent | |||
Democratic | |||
Islamic | |||
Nationalist | |||
Secular | |||
No answer |