Results of the Arab Barometer Surveysfor2006
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait101. How would you rate the current overall economic condition ofPalestinetoday?
1) Very Good / 7.7 / 1.4 / 2.4 / 4.1 / 20.4
2) Good / 47.8 / 12.2 / 40.2 / 45.3 / 59.7
3) Bad / 28.1 / 39.6 / 37.9 / 31.0 / 13.7
4) Very Bad / 14.3 / 46.6 / 10.9 / 17.9 / 4.5
5) Can’t choose / 2.1 / 0.1 / 6.8 / 1.4 / 1.6
6) Decline to Answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.7 / 0.3 / 0.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
102.Whatdo you think will be the state ofPalestineeconomic condition a few years (3-5 years) from now?
1) Much Better / 10.8 / 11.0 / 15.2 / 11.0 / 18.5
2) A Little Better / 26.1 / 27.8 / 35.2 / 43.0 / 31.3
3) About the Same / 22.5 / 17.0 / 26.6 / 15.2 / 26.7
4) A Little Worse / 21.4 / 21.8 / 7.4 / 10.1 / 13.5
5) Much Worse / 13.6 / 16.6 / 4.0 / 9.3 / 5.1
6)Can’t Choose / 5.5 / 5.8 / 10.3 / 11.0 / 4.9
7) Decline to Answer / 0.2 / 0.1 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
103. How would you rate the economic situation of your family today?
1) Very Good / 8.0 / 4.8 / 2.8 / 4.4 / 25.1
2) Good / 56.3 / 43.5 / 50.8 / 63.7 / 66.9
3) Bad / 25.8 / 34.2 / 32.6 / 22.9 / 5.2
4) Very Bad / 8.9 / 17.3 / 6.8 / 7.3 / 0.1
5) Can’t choose / 0.9 / 0.2 / 2.2 / 1.3 / 0.4
6) Decline to Answer / 0.0 / 0.1 / 4.8 / 0.5 / 2.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
I’m going to name a number of institutions. For each one, please tell me how much trust you have in them
201.1 Prime minister
1) A Great Deal of Trust / 28.7 / 31.2 / 17.0 / 18.1 / 17.1
2) Quite a lot of trust / 38.0 / 36.5 / 25.7 / 21.2 / 34.4
3) Not very much trust / 12.5 / 10.0 / 24.5 / 24.8 / 28.5
4) None at all / 13.4 / 20.0 / 26.7 / 31.1 / 13.6
5) Don’t know / 6.9 / 2.2 / 3.3 / 4.2 / 4.7
6) Decline to answer / 0.5 / 0.1 / 2.8 / 0.6 / 1.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
201.2 The Courts
1) A Great Deal of Trust / 39.9 / 16.6 / 12.7 / 16.5 / 33.3
2) Quite a lot of trust / 37.7 / 37.3 / 24.6 / 20.1 / 41.2
3) Not very much trust / 9.4 / 12.7 / 24.4 / 26.0 / 17.3
4) None at all / 6.0 / 25.7 / 31.5 / 31.9 / 4.0
5) Don’t know / 6.6 / 7.7 / 4.2 / 5.0 / 3.5
6) Decline to answer / 0.5 / 0.1 / 2.6 / 0.4 / 0.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
201.3 Parliament
1) A Great Deal of Trust / 20.6 / 27.9 / 7.3 / 10.6 / 12.4
2) Quite a lot of trust / 34.5 / 39.2 / 18.8 / 14.3 / 34.1
3) Not very much trust / 16.1 / 10.3 / 22.2 / 20.8 / 31.7
4) None at all / 21.8 / 18.7 / 41.5 / 47.5 / 19.6
5) Don’t know / 6.5 / 3.9 / 7.8 / 6.5 / 0.7
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.0 / 2.4 / 0.5 / 1.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
201.4 The Police
1) A Great Deal of Trust / 56.6 / 20.3 / 17.6 / 27.5 / 15.7
2) Quite a lot of trust / 29.0 / 36.7 / 31.0 / 27.2 / 34.3
3) Not very much trust / 6.1 / 13.8 / 25.1 / 19.1 / 30.5
4) None at all / 3.3 / 27.0 / 20.8 / 19.0 / 17.5
5) Don’t know / 4.7 / 2.2 / 3.5 / 6.8 / 0.7
6) Decline to answer / 0.3 / 0.0 / 2.1 / 0.5 / 1.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
201.5 Political Parties
1) A Great Deal of Trust / 9.8 / 10.3 / 4.6 / 6.1 / 9.1
2) Quite a lot of trust / 18.9 / 35.1 / 13.5 / 11.2 / 22.5
3) Not very much trust / 14.5 / 13.1 / 21.0 / 20.9 / 27.9
4) None at all / 36.1 / 35.8 / 51.3 / 54.4 / 24.9
5) Don’t know / 19.9 / 5.4 / 6.0 / 6.8 / 13.1
6) Decline to answer / 0.8 / 0.3 / 3.5 / 0.5 / 2.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
202.Areyou a member of any organization or formal groups?
1) Yes / 5.6 / 23.0 / 21.1 / 12.9 / 19.7
2) No / 93.1 / 76.6 / 77.6 / 86.7 / 77.6
3) Refuse to answer / 1.3 / 0.4 / 1.3 / 0.4 / 0.9
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
204.Generallyspeaking, would you say that most people can be trusted?
1) Most people can be trusted / 33.9 / 39.1 / 17.8 / 19.6 / 22.3
2) You must be very careful in dealing with people / 63.8 / 60.3 / 72.5 / 78.5 / 73.7
3) Can't choose / 2.3 / 0.7 / 6.9 / 1.8 / 3.3
4) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.8 / 0.1 / 0.9
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
205.Generallyspeaking, how safe is living in this (city/ town/village)?
1) Very safe / 42.8 / 15.9 / 16.9 / 24.0 / 24.3
2) Safe / 52.0 / 56.2 / 58.7 / 48.2 / 64.9
3) Unsafe / 4.3 / 22.3 / 18.8 / 19.5 / 6.9
4) Very unsafe / 0.9 / 5.4 / 3.0 / 7.3 / 1.3
5) Can’t choose / 0.0 / 0.2 / 1.5 / 0.7 / 2.5
6) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.1 / 0.3 / 0.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
206.Comparedto the situation in this (city/town/village) a few years ago (3-5 years), do you now feel more safe, less safe or the same as before?
1) More safe than 3-5 years ago / 30.2 / 24.6 / 54.4 / 39.2 / 21.2
2) Less safe than 3-5 years ago / 17.9 / 42.9 / 13.8 / 22.6 / 29.2
3) Same as before / 45.3 / 25.9 / 19.3 / 33.1 / 41.1
4) Not applicable / 5.0 / 5.5 / 7.8 / 3.4 / 4.9
5) Can’t choose / 1.7 / 1.1 / 2.2 / 1.3 / 3.2
6) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.5 / 0.3 / 0.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
207 Did you participate in the elections on your country?
1) Yes / 59.7 / 72.4 / 45.2 / 49.8 / 22.7
2) No / 37.8 / 25.4 / 43.3 / 35.5 / 72.5
3) Not illegible / 0.0 / 2.0 / 6.4 / 13.9 / 0.0
4) I don’t know / 1.6 / 0.0 / 1.3 / 0.4 / 2.5
5) Decline to answer / 0.9 / 0.1 / 3.8 / 0.4 / 2.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
210. During the last national election in your country, did you attend a campaign meeting or rally?
1) Yes / 21.1 / 31.0 / 17.2 / 29.3 / 33.3
2) No / 75.7 / 68.6 / 75.3 / 69.7 / 62.3
3) Can’t choose / 2.7 / 0.4 / 3.4 / 0.9 / 2.5
4) Decline to answer / 0.6 / 0.0 / 4.2 / 0.2 / 1.9
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
211.Onthe whole, how would you rate the freeness and fairness of the last national election, held in your country? Was it:
1) Completely free and fair / 28.9 / 68.0 / 14.4 / 13.3 / 10.0
2) Free and fair, but with minor problems / 25.2 / 18.5 / 23.3 / 13.8 / 25.7
3) Free and fair, with major problems / 10.6 / 4.5 / 13.4 / 11.5 / 25.2
4) Not free or fair / 11.7 / 5.3 / 24.4 / 36.3 / 17.1
5) Can’t choose / 23.2 / 3.2 / 19.2 / 23.8 / 19.3
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.4 / 5.3 / 1.3 / 2.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
212. Was there a real difference in the electoral platforms of the candidates in the elections?
1) Yes / 33.8 / 70.3 / 44.6 / 42.9 / 43.6
2) No / 36.5 / 20.0 / 23.1 / 38.7 / 23.1
3) Can’t choose / 28.4 / 9.7 / 27.2 / 17.5 / 30.0
4) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.1 / 5.2 / 0.9 / 3.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
213. Based on your experience, how easy or difficult is it to obtain the following administrative or social services from the government?
213.1 An identity document such as birth certificate, driver’s license, or passport
1) Very Easy / 43.7 / 26.3 / 16.2 / 20.6 / 30.3
2) Easy / 44.2 / 45.2 / 41.9 / 42.4 / 41.3
3) Difficult / 6.1 / 14.6 / 26.1 / 19.6 / 10.8
4) Very Difficult / 1.9 / 5.8 / 10.2 / 13.7 / 0.9
5) Never tried / 3.1 / 7.2 / 3.4 / 3.1 / 11.3
6) Can’t choose / 0.9 / 0.9 / 1.5 / 0.5 / 5.3
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.7 / 0.0 / 0.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
213.2 Registering a child in primary school in the public system?
1) Very Easy / 34.1 / 26.3 / 18.9 / 16.8 / 33.7
2) Easy / 40.3 / 48.0 / 44.5 / 37.0 / 32.5
3) Difficult / 6.5 / 6.3 / 10.3 / 10.4 / 6.0
4) Very Difficult / 1.2 / 0.8 / 4.2 / 5.2 / 1.3
5) Never tried / 15.9 / 16.5 / 15.8 / 28.7 / 13.2
6) Can’t choose / 2.0 / 2.1 / 4.8 / 1.7 / 12.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.6 / 0.2 / 0.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
213.3 Medical treatment at a nearby clinic
1) Very Easy / 23.1 / 16.8 / 7.2 / 5.2 / 33.1
2) Easy / 41.0 / 47.9 / 30.2 / 14.6 / 37.6
3) Difficult / 19.7 / 21.6 / 35.2 / 27.3 / 18.0
4) Very Difficult / 10.6 / 9.1 / 18.8 / 47.1 / 7.9
5) Never tried / 4.9 / 4.0 / 5.6 / 5.2 / 0.9
6) Can’t choose / 0.8 / 0.6 / 2.2 / 0.5 / 1.5
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.8 / 0.0 / 1.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
213.4 Help from the police when you need it
1) Very Easy / 35.6 / 9.4 / 8.0 / 5.2 / 11.6
2) Easy / 37.9 / 29.7 / 24.8 / 17.8 / 35.6
3) Difficult / 6.5 / 17.1 / 24.2 / 12.1 / 22.0
4) Very Difficult / 1.6 / 10.6 / 16.2 / 13.1 / 13.6
5) Never tried / 17.4 / 31.3 / 19.7 / 49.6 / 10.7
6) Can’t choose / 1.0 / 1.8 / 5.7 / 2.1 / 5.5
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.3 / 0.2 / 1.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
213.5 Access to individuals or institutions to file a complaint when your rights are violated
1) Very Easy / 16.3 / 6.1 / 2.9 / 2.7 / 2.8
2) Easy / 21.7 / 17.8 / 10.5 / 7.0 / 17.5
3) Difficult / 19.8 / 25.6 / 25.0 / 15.4 / 30.8
4) Very Difficult / 17.9 / 23.3 / 35.8 / 41.0 / 27.2
5) Never tried / 21.7 / 25.3 / 17.6 / 28.0 / 14.3
6) Can’t choose / 2.5 / 1.9 / 6.1 / 5.8 / 4.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.1 / 2.2 / 0.0 / 2.8
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
214.Generallyspeaking, how would you describe the present political situation in our country?
1) Very Good / 13.8 / 1.6 / 2.2 / 38.1 / 7.1
2) Good / 56.6 / 15.9 / 33.9 / 5.2 / 45.3
3) Bad / 14.5 / 45.3 / 35.9 / 30.1 / 35.9
4) Very Bad / 3.2 / 35.7 / 10.5 / 14.8 / 7.7
5) Can’t choose / 11.5 / 1.5 / 13.6 / 10.3 / 3.7
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.0 / 3.9 / 1.4 / 0.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
215.Generallyspeaking, how interested would you say you are in politics?
1) Very interested / 7.8 / 24.5 / 6.8 / 8.8 / 11.3
2) Interested / 19.5 / 29.5 / 24.1 / 14.9 / 33.9
3) Little interested / 31.5 / 22.9 / 35.8 / 34.0 / 40.4
4) Not interested / 38.8 / 22.6 / 29.1 / 36.6 / 13.1
5) Can’t choose / 1.8 / 0.4 / 2.2 / 5.0 / 0.9
6) Decline to answer / 0.5 / 0.0 / 2.0 / 0.6 / 0.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
216.Howoften do you follow news about politics and government in your country?
1) Very often / 15.0 / 44.1 / 13.3 / 16.9 / 17.3
2) Often / 33.5 / 34.7 / 31.2 / 31.9 / 42.9
3) Sometimes/ rarely / 29.6 / 14.8 / 35.1 / 24.2 / 33.7
4) Never / 20.6 / 6.3 / 17.6 / 22.9 / 4.9
5) Can’t choose / 1.1 / 0.2 / 0.9 / 3.7 / 0.8
6) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.0 / 1.8 / 0.4 / 0.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
217.Whatis your most important source of information about local politics and government in your country?
1) Television / 80.1 / 78.5 / 38.5 / 75.8 / 61.7
2) Radio / 3.9 / 12.3 / 8.3 / 4.2 / 4.9
3) Local newspaper / 7.6 / 2.8 / 24.5 / 4.6 / 19.7
4) Weekly magazines and papers / 0.1 / 0.4 / 2.6 / 0.0 / 1.9
5) Internet / 1.1 / 3.1 / 9.2 / 2.0 / 7.6
6) SMS Messages / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.0 / 1.6
7) Not Clear / 1.9 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 0.5
8) Can’t choose / 4.4 / 1.2 / 8.5 / 7.1 / 0.8
9) Decline to answer / 0.9 / 0.3 / 6.5 / 4.7 / 1.2
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
219. How much impact do you feel government policies have on your daily life?
1) Has a large positive impact / 2.6 / 7.0 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 7.3
2) Has a positive impact / 20.2 / 23.6 / 14.0 / 13.8 / 29.2
3) Does not have a positive nor negative impact / 40.6 / 29.2 / 36.4 / 37.8 / 22.0
4) Has a negative impact / 20.5 / 25.2 / 23.2 / 24.1 / 26.1
5) Has a large negative impact / 5.4 / 10.4 / 6.2 / 10.5 / 2.5
6) Can’t choose / 10.5 / 4.3 / 14.6 / 10.6 / 10.1
7) Decline to answer / 0.3 / 0.2 / 3.5 / 0.8 / 2.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
221. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “People should always support the decisions of their government even if they disagree with these decisions”:
1) Strongly agree / 6.8 / 15.6 / 5.3 / 30.0 / 4.7
2) Agree / 34.8 / 40.8 / 19.4 / 28.0 / 20.5
3) Disagree / 33.1 / 30.4 / 38.5 / 17.8 / 42.7
4) Strongly disagree / 13.7 / 10.1 / 24.5 / 17.9 / 26.7
5) Can’t choose / 11.3 / 2.7 / 9.2 / 5.7 / 3.2
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.4 / 3.2 / 0.6 / 2.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
222. How often do you use the Internet?
1) Daily or almost daily / 7.5 / 8.6 / 11.1 / 9.2 / 37.3
2) At least once a week / 6.7 / 9.6 / 18.0 / 11.1 / 27.7
3) At least once a month4 / 4.5 / 4.3 / 15.2 / 5.4 / 6.7
4) Several times a year / 2.3 / 1.6 / 15.6 / 2.0 / 5.6
5) I do not use the Internet / 77.6 / 75.1 / 34.9 / 68.9 / 21.1
6) Can’t choose / 1.3 / 0.8 / 2.8 / 3.3 / 1.2
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.1 / 2.5 / 0.1 / 0.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
224. During the last five years, how much time, if any, have you spent in either Europe, the US, or other Western countries?
1) Less than a month / 1.6 / 1.4 / 7.2 / 2.6 / 23.9
2) 1-3 months / 1.0 / 1.6 / 4.5 / 1.5 / 26.5
3) 3-6 months / 1.0 / 0.9 / 1.6 / 1.1 / 5.2
4) 6 months or more / 3.0 / 1.6 / 2.3 / 1.7 / 5.3
5) None / 92.5 / 94.0 / 81.0 / 91.7 / 36.0
6) Can’t choose / 0.9 / 0.0 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 0.9
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.5 / 2.0 / 0.2 / 2.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
225 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
225.1 Competition and disagreement among political groups is not a bad thing for our country
1) Strongly agree / 17.1 / 19.0 / 23.8 / 37.4 / 31.7
2) Somewhat agree / 42.2 / 31.2 / 37.2 / 29.6 / 47.1
3) Somewhat disagree / 16.3 / 24.7 / 13.0 / 11.2 / 10.3
4) Strongly disagree / 4.0 / 22.8 / 9.5 / 8.5 / 4.3
5) Can’t choose / 20.0 / 1.8 / 13.7 / 13.2 / 4.9
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.5 / 2.8 / 0.2 / 1.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
225.2 Political reform should be introduced little by little instead
1) Strongly agree / 40.8 / 55.8 / 43.7 / 55.6 / 50.7
2) Somewhat agree / 34.8 / 35.2 / 35.1 / 25.0 / 37.1
3) Somewhat disagree / 6.0 / 4.8 / 5.1 / 5.3 / 4.3
4) Strongly disagree / 2.1 / 2.7 / 2.3 / 7.0 / 2.3
5) Can’t choose / 15.9 / 1.3 / 11.5 / 6.8 / 4.5
6) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.2 / 2.3 / 0.2 / 1.2
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
226. During the past five years, have you ever used wasta to achieve something personal, family related, or a neighborhood problem?
1) Yes / 22.5 / 16.5 / 29.3 / 39.5 / 51.3
2) No / 76.4 / 83.3 / 62.2 / 58.0 / 44.1
3) Can’t choose / 0.7 / 3.4 / 1.6 / 2.9
4) Decline to answer / 0.3 / 0.2 / 5.1 / 0.9 / 1.6
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
227.Please list the type of wasta:
1) Government officia / 31.4 / 43.1 / 14.4 / 8.1 / 44.2
2) Members of parliament or / 20.1 / 8.1 / 6.6 / 7.9 / 37.7
3) Governorate officials or community leaders / 6.9 / 7.6 / 14.4 / 21.4 / 0.0
4) Traditional leaders (head of tribe, etc) / 17.5 / 15.1 / 9.7 / 15.1 / 2.1
5) Religious official, such as imam / 0.0 / 2.0 / 6.8 / 1.0 / 1.0
6) Civil society organizations / 6.3 / 12.1 / 25.7 / 7.5 / 8.6
7) Other (please specify) / 1.4 / 7.5 / 15.0 / 24.4 / 3.1
8) Can’t Chose / 0.0 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 11.9 / 0.0
9) Decline to answer / 16.2 / 2.4 / 5.5 / 2.4 / 3.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
228.Ifyou were to have a dispute with another citizen, would you try to resolve it in a court or another government institution?
1) Yes / 82.7 / 63.8 / 45.2 / 68.0 / 63.2
2) No / 14.2 / 34.4 / 37.5 / 27.5 / 23.6
3) Can’t choose / 3.0 / 1.5 / 12.1 / 3.7 / 10.3
4) Decline to answer / 0.1 / 0.3 / 5.3 / 0.9 / 2.9
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
230. Here is a list of actions that people sometimes take as citizens. For each of these please tell me whether you, personally, have ever done each of these things in the past three years
230.1. Join together with others to draw attention to an issue or sign a
1) Once / 7.7 / 8.7 / 11.2 / 5.9 / 18.5
2) More than once / 6.2 / 21.0 / 18.5 / 16.4 / 20.1
3) Never / 84.3 / 69.6 / 64.2 / 77.1 / 57.1
4) Not Clear / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.0 / 1.5
5) Can’t choose / 1.7 / 0.7 / 3.1 / 0.7 / 2.3
6) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.0 / 2.7 / 0.0 / 0.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
230.2 Attend a demonstration or protest march
1) Once / 6.3 / 7.5 / 8.7 / 6.9 / 14.9
2) More than once / 4.4 / 25.6 / 12.2 / 12.8 / 18.5
3) Never / 88.0 / 66.2 / 73.5 / 79.4 / 61.7
4) Not Clear / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 1.7
5) Can’t choose / 1.2 / 0.6 / 2.3 / 0.6 / 1.9
6) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.8 / 0.2 / 1.2
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
231.1.Peopleoften differ in their views on the characteristics that are essential to democracy. If you have to choose only one thing, what would you choose as the most important characteristic
1)Opportunityto change the government through elections / 20.1 / 33.0 / 21.5 / 0.1 / -
2) Freedom to criticize the government/ those in power / 18.2 / 23.4 / 16.8 / 0.1 / -
3) A small income gap between rich and poor / 29.0 / 12.0 / 23.2 / 0.0 / -
4) Basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter for everyone / 31.9 / 28.4 / 16.3 / 0.0 / -
5) Others / 0.7 / 2.8 / 2.1 / 0.0 / -
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
231.2.Peopleoften differ in their views on the characteristics that are essential to democracy. If you have to choose only one thing, what would you choose as second most important characteristic
1)Opportunityto change the government through elections / 9.7 / 19.7 / 17.9 / - / -
2) Freedom to criticize the government/ those in power / 16.6 / 24.1 / 17.8 / - / -
3) A small income gap between rich and poor / 38.2 / 23.2 / 28.8 / - / -
4) Basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter for everyone / 34.1 / 28.9 / 15.2 / - / -
5) Others / 0.6 / 3.7 / 2.0 / - / -
6) Decline to answer / 0.8 / 0.4 / 18.2 / - / -
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
232.1 To what extent do you agree/ disagree with the following statements?
232.1 In a democracy, the economy runs badly
1) Strongly Agree / 8.1 / 10.5 / 10.3 / 3.7 / 7.9
2) Agree / 24.6 / 28.6 / 20.5 / 5.3 / 16.4
3) Disagree / 41.7 / 42.5 / 36.2 / 40.0 / 48.7
4) Strongly disagree / 9.8 / 13.5 / 13.4 / 37.6 / 15.3
5) Not Clear / 0.0
6) Can’t choose / 15.0 / 4.6 / 16.4 / 12.8 / 10.9
7) Decline to answer / 0.8 / 0.2 / 3.3 / 0.5 / 0.8
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
232.2 Democracies are indecisive and have too much quibbling
1) Strongly Agree / 8.1 / 11.6 / 12.9 / 3.8 / 9.2
2) Agree / 31.5 / 39.4 / 32.2 / 12.1 / 30.4
3) Disagree / 34.6 / 36.3 / 27.2 / 38.8 / 34.0
4) Strongly disagree / 7.1 / 7.7 / 9.3 / 30.7 / 13.7
5) Can’t choose / 17.8 / 4.8 / 14.4 / 14.1 / 11.2
6) Decline to answer / 0.9 / 0.2 / 3.9 / 0.5 / 1.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
232.3 Democracies are not good at maintaining order
1) Strongly Agree / 7.6 / 9.5 / 10.2 / 2.7 / 6.9
2) Agree / 22.2 / 30.4 / 23.9 / 7.4 / 21.5
3) Disagree / 41.2 / 45.0 / 34.0 / 40.1 / 46.3
4) Strongly disagree / 11.1 / 9.5 / 11.4 / 36.0 / 12.3
5) Can’t choose / 17.2 / 5.3 / 16.8 / 13.3 / 11.2
6) Decline to answer / 0.7 / 0.3 / 3.7 / 0.5 / 1.9
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
232.4 Democracy may have its problems but is better than any other form of government
1) Strongly Agree / 26.4 / 23.8 / 26.9 / 52.2 / 33.6
2) Agree / 47.3 / 54.8 / 42.1 / 32.4 / 47.9
3) Disagree / 9.8 / 12.6 / 9.0 / 4.5 / 7.9
4) Strongly disagree / 2.3 / 4.0 / 5.2 / 3.1 / 2.8
5) Can’t choose / 13.5 / 4.4 / 12.8 / 7.5 / 5.6
6) Decline to answer / 0.7 / 0.4 / 4.0 / 0.3 / 2.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
234. To what degree would you agree that the violation of human rights inJordanis justifiable in the name of promoting security and stability?
1) Completely justified / 9.7 / 14.5 / 9.2 / 39.9 / 8.1
2) Somewhat justified / 21.4 / 19.0 / 11.6 / 25.7 / 20.0
3) Not very justified / 20.0 / 10.3 / 15.7 / 11.6 / 21.1
4) Not justifiable at all / 40.3 / 52.9 / 46.2 / 20.5 / 38.1
5) Can’t choose / 8.1 / 2.0 / 13.1 / 2.1 / 9.3
6) Decline to answer / 0.5 / 1.3 / 4.2 / 0.2 / 3.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
235.Inyour opinion how democratic isIran?
Complete Dictatorship / 4.5 / 14.2 / 5.8 / 3.6 / 12.0
2.0 / 2.7 / 3.2 / 3.9 / 2.6 / 10.5
3.0 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 4.6 / 3.1 / 6.9
4.0 / 3.9 / 5.0 / 4.7 / 3.7 / 6.3
5.0 / 10.9 / 13.0 / 7.2 / 8.4 / 5.7
6.0 / 6.9 / 6.0 / 6.8 / 6.2 / 2.4
7.0 / 7.1 / 7.5 / 2.5 / 4.7 / 3.1
8.0 / 5.2 / 7.7 / 4.3 / 8.7 / 2.7
9.0 / 3.0 / 4.1 / 3.2 / 7.3 / 1.3
Complete Democracy / 3.4 / 11.8 / 3.9 / 13.4 / 1.1
11) There is no democracy / 4.8 / 11.8 / 2.0 / 21.9
12) Not important / 5.1 / 5.4 / 10.2 / 3.9 / 9.6
13) Can’t choose / 38.2 / 17.5 / 25.8 / 31.8 / 14.8
14) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.1 / 5.2 / 0.7 / 1.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
236. In your opinion how democratic isTurkey?
Complete Dictatorship / 2.2 / 12.3 / 3.6 / 2.8 / 4.9
2.0 / 1.6 / 3.6 / 3.2 / 4.6 / 3.1
3.0 / 3.2 / 5.6 / 3.6 / 4.9 / 7.2
4.0 / 4.3 / 5.3 / 7.4 / 6.9 / 5.3
5.0 / 12.6 / 13.9 / 7.8 / 10.1 / 7.6
6.0 / 9.6 / 8.1 / 8.4 / 9.1 / 5.9
7.0 / 8.3 / 7.3 / 5.0 / 5.2 / 4.0
8.0 / 3.6 / 6.6 / 3.5 / 4.2 / 4.8
9.0 / 2.8 / 3.2 / 1.2 / 2.0 / 1.6
Complete Democracy / 2.8 / 5.7 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.9
11) There is no democracy / 2.9 / 8.7 / 3.1 / 11.5
12) Not important / 5.5 / 6.2 / 11.2 / 4.2 / 13.6
13) Can’t choose / 40.6 / 22.1 / 29.8 / 40.0 / 26.1
14) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.3 / 5.0 / 0.9 / 1.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
237.Inyour opinion how democratic isSaudi Arabia?
Complete Dictatorship / 7.2 / 36.1 / 9.8 / 6.1 / 18.4
2.0 / 3.6 / 8.4 / 5.2 / 5.0 / 12.4
3.0 / 6.8 / 7.1 / 6.2 / 5.6 / 4.4
4.0 / 5.0 / 4.6 / 6.0 / 5.4 / 4.9
5.0 / 11.3 / 9.2 / 6.2 / 8.0 / 4.1
6.0 / 5.7 / 4.1 / 3.4 / 5.3 / 2.4
7.0 / 6.7 / 4.3 / 1.8 / 6.0 / 2.5
8.0 / 5.0 / 3.4 / 1.7 / 11.4 / 0.3
9.0 / 3.4 / 2.3 / 1.1 / 9.1 / 0.7
Complete Democracy / 2.7 / 4.7 / 1.8 / 12.4 / 0.3
11) There is no democracy / 8.8 / 0.0 / 22.8 / 7.5 / 30.5
12) Not important / 4.0 / 3.5 / 9.0 / 2.5 / 7.5
13) Can’t choose / 29.7 / 12.3 / 19.5 / 15.1 / 10.1
14) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.2 / 5.7 / 0.6 / 1.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
238. In your opinion how democratic isJapan?
Complete Dictatorship / 0.7 / 6.3 / 1.6 / 1.1 / 0.3
2.0 / 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.0 / 0.5
3.0 / 0.7 / 1.8 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 1.2
4.0 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 1.7 / 0.9
5.0 / 5.5 / 6.2 / 3.0 / 4.5 / 2.9
6.0 / 6.0 / 4.9 / 4.8 / 6.5 / 5.2
7.0 / 8.5 / 9.5 / 6.9 / 5.6 / 5.1
8.0 / 8.4 / 11.5 / 9.0 / 12.5 / 7.5
9.0 / 11.4 / 11.0 / 8.5 / 12.8 / 12.1
Complete Democracy / 9.8 / 16.9 / 16.2 / 20.6 / 14.8
11) There is no democracy / 0.8 / 3.0 / 0.9 / 3.3
12) Not important / 5.3 / 5.6 / 11.4 / 3.0 / 14.5
13) Can’t choose / 40.1 / 22.8 / 26.3 / 27.2 / 29.5
14) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.3 / 4.5 / 0.5 / 2.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
239.Inyour opinion how democratic is theUSA?
Complete Dictatorship / 3.3 / 23.1 / 4.8 / 5.6 / 1.2
2.0 / 1.9 / 3.3 / 2.7 / 4.5 / 0.1
3.0 / 1.8 / 2.4 / 2.3 / 3.9 / 0.9
4.0 / 2.8 / 1.8 / 2.9 / 4.1 / 1.3
5.0 / 4.8 / 6.2 / 3.6 / 5.9 / 1.5
6.0 / 3.4 / 3.7 / 5.2 / 4.9 / 3.3
7.0 / 5.8 / 4.9 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 5.7
8.0 / 10.7 / 7.0 / 11.2 / 8.1 / 12.7
9.0 / 11.7 / 8.3 / 9.4 / 9.8 / 15.9
Complete Democracy / 21.0 / 25.6 / 12.7 / 21.1 / 32.0
11) There is no democracy / 3.8 / 0.0 / 12.8 / 11.9 / 3.7
12) Not important / 3.4 / 3.3 / 7.5 / 2.1 / 6.7
13) Can’t choose / 25.3 / 10.3 / 15.8 / 12.8 / 11.9
14) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.2 / 5.1 / 0.8 / 3.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
240. In your opinion how democratic isChina?
Complete Dictatorship / 1.1 / 8.6 / 3.1 / 1.1 / 1.9
2.0 / 1.3 / 1.8 / 3.0 / 2.3 / 3.2
3.0 / 2.8 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 2.7 / 2.9
4.0 / 4.2 / 3.9 / 4.8 / 4.6 / 4.7
5.0 / 8.1 / 9.4 / 6.0 / 7.2 / 8.0
6.0 / 6.7 / 6.3 / 6.8 / 8.1 / 5.7
7.0 / 8.5 / 10.1 / 4.7 / 7.6 / 6.1
8.0 / 7.9 / 12.4 / 7.5 / 10.5 / 4.1
9.0 / 6.3 / 6.2 / 2.1 / 8.7 / 5.7
Complete Democracy / 6.4 / 10.1 / 3.6 / 13.7 / 5.1
11) There is no democracy / 2.3 / 0.0 / 9.8 / 2.0 / 9.3
12) Not important / 4.7 / 5.2 / 11.5 / 3.4 / 13.7
13) Can’t choose / 39.7 / 22.0 / 28.2 / 27.6 / 28.0
14) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.2 / 5.1 / 0.5 / 1.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
241. In your opinion how democratic isIsrael?
Complete Dictatorship / 4.7 / 21.3 / 9.8 / 17.4 / 4.8
2.0 / 2.5 / 2.1 / 2.5 / 6.0 / 4.0
3.0 / 2.8 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2.8 / 1.6
4.0 / 3.0 / 1.6 / 3.8 / 2.3 / 3.2
5.0 / 4.8 / 4.9 / 2.2 / 2.7 / 7.1
6.0 / 5.4 / 4.2 / 3.5 / 1.9 / 3.2
7.0 / 5.6 / 6.5 / 2.1 / 3.3 / 5.5
8.0 / 6.7 / 9.1 / 4.5 / 3.8 / 6.4
9.0 / 9.5 / 8.5 / 3.2 / 3.4 / 3.3
Complete Democracy / 12.9 / 30.0 / 5.1 / 7.8 / 11.3
12) There is no democracy / 8.6 / 0.0 / 25.9 / 30.9 / 10.4
13) Not important / 3.9 / 1.4 / 7.8 / 2.6 / 11.9
14) Can’t choose / 29.4 / 7.7 / 17.2 / 14.1 / 21.6
15) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.2 / 10.5 / 1.2 / 5.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
242. In your opinion how democratic is your country?
Complete Dictatorship / 2.9 / 20.4 / 7.8 / 11.6 / 6.0
2.0 / 2.5 / 4.0 / 6.5 / 7.8 / 5.7
3.0 / 2.2 / 5.1 / 8.8 / 6.7 / 5.7
4.0 / 4.8 / 5.5 / 9.5 / 8.2 / 7.1
5.0 / 19.3 / 15.1 / 10.5 / 19.0 / 14.3
6.0 / 11.7 / 6.1 / 7.2 / 7.7 / 8.4
7.0 / 13.6 / 7.9 / 7.4 / 5.6 / 10.9
8.0 / 14.1 / 9.0 / 5.4 / 7.1 / 10.4
9.0 / 7.8 / 4.7 / 2.8 / 3.7 / 5.2
Complete Democracy / 12.1 / 16.2 / 3.6 / 9.8 / 10.3
11) There is no democracy / 0.9 / 0.0 / 11.2 / 5.7 / 2.1
12) Not important / 0.7 / 0.6 / 4.0 / 1.2 / 1.7
13) Can’t choose / 7.2 / 5.4 / 9.2 / 5.2 / 7.6
14) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.1 / 6.1 / 0.6 / 4.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
243. Where would you place your opinion about the degree to which democracy is suitable for your country?
1) Complete Dictatorship / 2.9 / 14.4 / 9.2 / 3.0 / 1.3
2.0 / 1.6 / 4.5 / 5.1 / 1.3 / 0.9
3.0 / 2.1 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 2.1 / 2.5
4.0 / 4.5 / 4.8 / 6.8 / 1.4 / 3.9
5.0 / 14.7 / 15.0 / 10.3 / 6.3 / 7.3
6.0 / 8.8 / 7.4 / 7.2 / 5.2 / 6.8
7.0 / 15.0 / 8.6 / 9.7 / 4.9 / 12.0
8.0 / 14.3 / 10.4 / 7.5 / 10.4 / 12.5
9.0 / 10.2 / 5.5 / 3.7 / 10.9 / 9.3
10) Complete Democracy / 17.4 / 20.2 / 9.6 / 48.2 / 24.0
11) There is no democracy / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0
12) Not important / 0.7 / 0.0 / 4.4 / 0.5 / 2.8
13) Not Clear / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
14) Can’t choose / 7.6 / 4.2 / 14.5 / 5.2 / 13.7
15) Decline to answer / 0.2 / 0.5 / 7.3 / 0.5 / 2.8
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
244.Using a similar 10-point scale, where 1 means very unsatisfied and 10 means very satisfied, indicate how satisfied you are with the performance of the current government of your country
1) Completely Satisfied / 8.1 / 21.8 / 19.2 / 20.8 / 10.5
2.0 / 4.2 / 4.6 / 8.5 / 9.2 / 9.2
3.0 / 6.1 / 4.5 / 9.4 / 7.6 / 10.4
4.0 / 7.8 / 3.0 / 8.2 / 6.3 / 9.2
5.0 / 19.2 / 14.9 / 9.1 / 18.0 / 12.9
6.0 / 10.7 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 9.0 / 7.2
7.0 / 10.6 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 6.3 / 10.3
8.0 / 9.6 / 9.6 / 2.6 / 5.5 / 6.1
9.0 / 6.4 / 4.6 / 1.5 / 3.4 / 2.7
10) Completely Unsatisfied / 10.5 / 17.9 / 1.8 / 9.5 / 4.4
11) Not important / 0.6 / 0.0 / 5.8 / 0.4 / 3.9
12) Can’t choose / 5.8 / 3.8 / 10.8 / 3.2 / 8.4
13) Decline to answer / 0.4 / 0.6 / 8.6 / 0.9 / 4.8
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
245. I’m going to describe various types of political systems and ask what you think about each as a way of governing your country. For each one [Democratic political system (public freedom, equal political and civil rights, balance of power, accountability and Oversight of Executive Authority]
245.1 Democratic political system (public freedom, equal political and civil rights, balance of power, accountability and Oversight of Executive Authority
1) Very good / 34.6 / 35.3 / 35.7 / 63.0 / 56.3
2) Good / 46.1 / 49.8 / 33.5 / 26.5 / 32.1
3) Bad / 4.0 / 10.1 / 10.5 / 2.3 / 4.9
4) Very bad / 1.5 / 1.8 / 5.5 / 1.5 / 1.7
5) Don’t know / 0.0 / 2.7 / 14.1 / 6.6 / 0.0
6) Can’t choose / 13.8 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 4.4
7) Decline to answer / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.0 / 0.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
245.2 A strong non-democratic leader that does not bother with parliament and elections
1) Very good / 6.3 / 2.8 / 2.2 / 7.4 / 0.4
2) Good / 15.0 / 10.9 / 5.8 / 11.2 / 10.1
3) Bad / 41.7 / 45.6 / 29.0 / 29.0 / 28.0
4) Very bad / 21.1 / 37.5 / 45.8 / 44.4 / 51.9
5) Don't know / 0.0 / 3.1 / 16.8 / 8.0 / 0.0
6) Can’t choose / 15.8 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 8.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 0.0 / 0.9
245.3 Having experts rather than government make decisions according to what is best for the country
1) Very good / 18.9 / 22.6 / 24.4 / 20.4 / 15.2
2) Good / 41.2 / 51.7 / 38.8 / 32.0 / 40.0
3) Bad / 19.9 / 16.8 / 12.5 / 20.4 / 25.1
4) Very bad / 3.1 / 4.8 / 6.7 / 13.6 / 8.4
5) Don’t know / 0.0 / 4.0 / 17.2 / 13.5 / 0.0
6) Can’t choose / 16.7 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 10.8
7) Decline to answer / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 0.0 / 0.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
245.4 A system that is a mixture of the above three under one ruler
1) Very good / 19.7 / 14.4 / 10.1 / 10.3 / 8.9
2) Good / 43.7 / 44.6 / 27.9 / 22.6 / 29.6
3) Bad / 14.2 / 25.8 / 23.5 / 25.5 / 33.3
4) Very bad / 3.8 / 8.7 / 10.6 / 28.6 / 10.7
5) Don't know / 0.0 / 6.4 / 27.2 / 12.9 / 0.0
6) Can’t choose / 18.5 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 16.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.6 / 0.0 / 0.8
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
246. I'm going to describe various types of political systems that exist in theMiddle Eastand ask what you think about each as a way of governing your country.
246-1 Parliamentary system in which nationalist, left-wing, and Islamic political
1) Very suitable / 15.6 / 20.2 / 20.8 / - / 24.7
2) Suitable / 29.2 / 44.5 / 31.8 / - / 20.9
3) Somewhat suitable / 14.9 / 12.8 / 7.2 / - / 20.1
4) Not suitable at all / 14.5 / 18.3 / 20.5 / - / 22.9
5) Can’t choose / 24.8 / 3.9 / 14.7 / - / 10.0
6) Decline to answer / 1.0 / 0.2 / 4.7 / - / 1.3
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
246.2 A parliamentary system in which only Islamic political parties and factions
1) Very suitable / 7.1 / 6.9 / 6.9 / - / 3.2
2) Suitable / 19.7 / 25.6 / 21.6 / - / 8.8
3) Somewhat suitable / 21.3 / 13.8 / 10.7 / - / 20.3
4) Not suitable at all / 28.2 / 49.3 / 36.8 / - / 56.4
5) Can’t choose / 22.7 / 3.8 / 15.7 / - / 9.3
6) Decline to answer / 1.0 / 0.7 / 8.2 / - / 2.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
246.3 A system with a strong president and military in which elections and compet
1) Very suitable / 4.5 / - / 4.5 / - / 1.7
2) Suitable / 12.9 / - / 12.7 / - / 7.1
3) Somewhat suitable / 14.8 / - / 6.5 / - / 9.1
4) Not suitable at all / 43.8 / - / 53.5 / - / 70.3
5) Can’t choose / 23.0 / - / 15.1 / - / 9.9
6) Decline to answer / 1.0 / - / 7.6 / - / 2.0
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
246.4 A system governed by Islamic law in which there are no political parties or
1) Very suitable / 19.7 / 20.7 / 22.2 / - / 8.3
2) Suitable / 22.4 / 23.6 / 20.2 / - / 8.1
3) Somewhat suitable / 15.3 / 11.7 / 7.8 / - / 24.1
4) Not suitable at all / 20.1 / 40.1 / 26.8 / - / 44.7
5) Can’t choose / 21.3 / 3.2 / 13.4 / - / 11.2
6) Decline to answer / 1.2 / 0.7 / 9.4 / - / 3.6
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.1.Nowlet’s speak about the present government in this country.
247.1 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Managing the economy
1) Very good / 9.0 / 5.5 / 3.3 / 14.9 / 10.1
2) Good / 51.7 / 23.4 / 27.2 / 31.5 / 48.1
3) Bad / 23.6 / 35.8 / 36.8 / 26.0 / 27.1
4) Very bad / 9.4 / 24.6 / 19.7 / 22.0 / 6.5
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 0.1 / 2.9 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 1.3
6) Can’t choose / 6.2 / 7.2 / 11.3 / 5.1 / 6.1
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.0 / 0.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.2 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Creating jobs
1) Very good / 5.8 / 3.2 / 2.2 / 5.3 / 4.9
2) Good / 29.5 / 16.4 / 14.3 / 19.7 / 28.5
3) Bad / 38.9 / 42.6 / 38.2 / 32.5 / 45.1
4) Very bad / 20.1 / 27.9 / 38.9 / 39.7 / 18.1
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 0.2 / 1.6 / 1.4 / 0.7 / 0.5
6) Can’t choose / 5.5 / 7.8 / 4.5 / 2.0 / 2.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.0 / 0.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.3 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Narrowing the gap between rich and poor
1) Very good / 5.4 / 6.0 / 1.9 / 4.6 / 4.9
2) Good / 28.1 / 38.4 / 11.7 / 13.2 / 26.7
3) Bad / 38.3 / 35.6 / 34.5 / 28.0 / 42.1
4) Very bad / 21.4 / 18.8 / 37.1 / 47.8 / 18.5
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 1.0 / 3.8 / 4.0 / 3.5 / 3.9
6) Not Clear / 0.2
7) Can’t choose / 5.8 / 7.1 / 8.5 / 2.9 / 3.7
8) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.3 / 2.4 / 0.0 / 0.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.4 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Improving basic health services
1) Very good / 16.0 / 6.9 / 4.0 / 8.5 / 6.4
2) Good / 58.3 / 41.3 / 26.8 / 25.5 / 34.7
3) Bad / 15.2 / 29.6 / 37.2 / 32.4 / 34.9
4) Very bad / 5.9 / 14.4 / 24.4 / 31.5 / 20.5
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 0.1 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 0.3 / 0.5
6) Can’t choose / 4.5 / 6.2 / 6.1 / 1.8 / 2.5
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.0 / 0.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.5 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Addressing educational needs
1) Very good / 25.6 / 9.8 / 5.5 / 23.3 / 8.7
2) Good / 57.8 / 50.8 / 40.5 / 35.9 / 39.1
3) Bad / 8.9 / 21.1 / 29.6 / 22.8 / 32.3
4) Very bad / 3.0 / 10.9 / 16.1 / 15.8 / 15.7
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 0.2 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 0.4 / 1.1
6) Can’t choose / 4.6 / 5.9 / 6.5 / 1.8 / 2.7
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.3 / 0.7 / 0.0 / 0.5
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
247.6 How well or badly would you say the current government is handling the following matters,Dealing with deteriorating moral values
1) Very good / 15.4 / 16.4 / 2.2 / 9.6 / 5.1
2) Good / 43.9 / 39.4 / 10.3 / 19.4 / 35.6
3) Bad / 16.5 / 21.8 / 23.3 / 21.9 / 29.1
4) Very bad / 12.6 / 13.4 / 37.9 / 36.6 / 17.1
5) This is not the responsibility of the government / 5.3 / 3.3 / 16.2 / 5.6 / 8.0
6) Can’t choose / 6.2 / 5.5 / 9.3 / 6.8 / 4.8
7) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.0 / 0.4
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
248.Which of the following is the most important problem facing your country today
1) Economic situation (poverty, unemployment, inflation / 66.4 / 38.5 / 51.1 / 56.4 / 33.7
2) Corruption / 17.4 / 11.3 / 30.5 / 26.7 / 44.8
3) Authoritarianism / 2.4 / 1.0 / 7.6 / 3.6 / 8.9
4) Ending theUSoccupation ofIraq / 2.3 / - / 1.2 / 0.9 / 3.9
5) The Arab-Israeli conflict / 8.0 / - / 1.5 / 2.0 / 0.1
6) (Palestine) Ending Occupation / - / 26.8 / - / - / -
7) (Palestine) Ending security chaos / - / 22.2 / - / - / -
8) Others / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 6.7 / 0.0
9) Can’t choose / 3.5 / 5.5 / 3.5 / 7.9
10) Decline to answer / 0.0 / 0.2 / 2.5 / 0.1 / 0.7
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
249.Whichof the following is the second most important problem facing your country today?
1) Economic situation (poverty, unemployment, inflation / 19.0 / 28.9 / 33.3 / 31.8 / 36.6
2) Corruption / 46.4 / 18.4 / 43.2 / 52.4 / 35.4
3) Authoritarianism / 7.6 / 1.9 / 12.9 / 7.1 / 19.1
4) Ending theUSoccupation ofIraq / 7.4 / - / 1.6 / 1.1 / 4.4
5) The Arab-Israeli conflict / 16.2 / - / 3.3 / 4.3 / 1.6
6) (Palestine) Ending Occupation / - / 20.3 / - / - / -
7) (Palestine) Ending security chaos / - / 30.4 / - / - / -
8) Can’t choose / 3.1 / 0.0 / 2.2 / 3.2 / 2.8
9) Decline to answer / 0.3 / 0.1 / 3.5 / 0.1 / 0.1
Jordan / Palestine / Algeria / Morocco / Kuwait
250.1 How likely is it that the government will solve the two problems you identified with in the next five years, Most important challenge
1) Very likely / 12.8 / 24.9 / 10.4 / 16.2 / 7.4
2) Somewhat likely / 39.3 / 34.5 / 26.3 / 31.6 / 32.8
3) A little / 20.1 / 13.0 / 27.4 / 25.5 / 31.5