in coorperation with CNN & RTL4 - Dutch TV
Methodology
A random sample of 1,476 Palestinians, over the age of
18 years, were interviewed throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip on 27/28/29
July 1993. The interviews were conducted on a face-to-face basis with people
who visited general service offices in the main towns to fill out application
forms for their identity cards, travel documents, birth registrations,
etc.
In the West Bank, 885 questionnaires were received from
the following major areas: Jenin, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Nablus, Ramallah,
Hebron, East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jericho. In the Gaza Strip, 591
questionnaired were received from Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3% with a confidence
level of 95%.
Sample Distribution
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60.0% of the respondents were from the West Bank
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40.0% from the Gaza Strip
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24.7% said they live in villages
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30.6% in refugee camps
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44.6% in towns/cities
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76.6% were male
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23.4% were female
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66.4% were married
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30.6% single
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2.1% widowed
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0.8% divorced
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The average of age of the respondents was 32 years.
Occupation respondents
Students 10.4%
Waged labourers 12.4%
Housewives 6.9%
Employees 21.1%
Merchants 7.8%
Farmers 2.1%
Craftsmen 17.0%
Doctors/lawyers/pharmacists/engineers 13.8%
Unemployed 7.2%
Retired 1.3%
Results
Q.1 Do you support the idea of a Palestinian - Jordanian
confederation as the final settlement?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Yes |
40.9%
|
43.1%
|
37.5%
|
| No |
51.7%
|
47.1%
|
58.8%
|
| No opinion |
07.4%
|
09.7%
|
04.7%
|
Q.2 Do you support the continuation of the current peace
negotiations based on the Madrid formula?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Yes |
37.5%
|
37.0%
|
38.4%
|
| No |
55.9%
|
54.4%
|
58.3%
|
| No opinion |
06.5%
|
07.2%
|
03.3%
|
Q.3 Do you support ending the negotiations and a Palestinian
withdrawal from the talks?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Yes |
50.1%
|
50.7%
|
49.2%
|
| No |
43.7%
|
42.0%
|
46.4%
|
| No opinion |
06.1%
|
05.8%
|
04.4%
|
Q. 4 Do you think there is a need fro democratic reform
in the PLO?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Yes |
87.7%
|
88.7%
|
86.3%
|
| No |
06.5%
|
05.4%
|
08.2%
|
| No opinion |
05.6%
|
05.8%
|
05.4%
|
Q.5 What do you think should be the final settlement for
Jerusalem?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| An open undivided city and a capital for two states |
12.4%
|
13.9%
|
10.2%
|
| A divided city and a capital for two states |
32.9%
|
35.2%
|
29.5%
|
| An international open city under international administration |
20.4%
|
18.4%
|
23.4%
|
| Other, please specify |
34.2%
|
32.5%
|
36.9%
|
Q.6 Who do you trust more to lead you out of the current
situation?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| National movements |
51.5%
|
51.1%
|
54.6%
|
| Islamic movements |
24.1%
|
21.5%
|
28.1%
|
| Others |
23.9%
|
28.1%
|
17.3%
|
Q. 7 What do you think of general strikes?
|
All
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Calls for general strikes should stop |
24.5%
|
29.2%
|
17.4%
|
| General strike days should be reduced |
35.8%
|
35.6%
|
40.2%
|
| Strike days should increase |
05.5%
|
05.2%
|
06.0%
|
| Number of strike days is suitable |
33.9%
|
29.8%
|
36.4%
|
