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JMCC Public Opinion Poll No. 29 - Part Four
On Palestinian and Media

August 1998



Now I will ask you on Radio

Q.27 How many times do you listen to the radio? (please read answers)
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Every day or nearly every day 
56.9% 
63.0%
46.2%
At least one a week
17.4%% 
16.4%
19.1%
At least once a month
2.7%%
2.4%
3.2%
Never (move to Q. 34)
22.7%
17.8%
31.0%
No answer
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%

Q.28 Name twor radio channels you listen to most and second-most?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip
Yes
34.0%
31.0%
39.0%
No 
65.2%
68.1%
60.3%
No answer
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%

Q. 20 How often do you watch TV (please read answer)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
First 
Second 
First
Second 
First
Second 
Palestine
19.3%
17.2%
24.2%
19.5%
9.1%
12.4%
Israel
29.4%
23.0%
28.9%
21.2%
30.5%
26.8%
Monte Carlo
6.5%
6.2%
7.1%
6.0%
5.4%
6.7%
Jordan
8.5%
13.3%
12.6%
19.2%
-
-
Love & Peace 
-
-
7.3%
-
-
-
Egypt
-
5.1%
-
-
9.4%
9.7%
BBC
7.0%
5.5%
5.3%
-
10.4%
7.7%
Middle East
5.7%
5.2%
5.2%
-
16.1%
13.4%
Quran
-
-
-
-
5.4%
-
Other
20.9%
14.4%
7.6%
24.2%
9.0%
12.6%
No answer
2.7%
10.1%
1.8%
9.9%
4.7%
10.7%

Q. 29 Name two programs you enjoy listening to... list according to importance?
 
Total 
Satellite
No Satellite
First  Second  First  Second  First  Second
News
37.9%
17.2%
41.7%
16.6%
30.2%
18.5%
Religous
-
5.0%
-
5.5%
-
-
Music
18.6%
18.1%
16.8%
16.8%
22.5%
20.8%
Social
8.8%
8.25
7.6%
7.4%
11.4%
9.7%
Entertinment
10.4%
9.8%
9.5%
8.4%
12.1%
12.8%
Other
11.5%
11.5%
11.5%
12.0%
11.4%
14.4%
No answer
12.8%
30.2%
12.9%
33.3%
12.4%
23.8%

Q. 30 Which radio station do you trust the most, for its news?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip
Palestine
17.1%
21.3%
8.4%
Israel
22.2%
16.5%
34.2%
Monte Carlo
14.4%
14.5%
14.1%
Jordan
8.6%
12.3%
-
London
13.5%
10.5%
19.8%
Other
8.9%
8.1%
11.4%
No answer
15.3%
16.8%
12.1%

Q.31 In general, when do you listen to the radio? (please read answers)
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
6 am to 12 pm
52.8%
55.4%
47.3%
12 pm to 6 pm
19.4%
18.9%
20.5%
6 pm to 8 pm
10.8%
9.4%
13.8%
8 pm onwards
10.7%
8.7%
14.8%
No answer
6.3%
7.6%
3.6%

Q. 32 When listening to radio, what do you like to listen to? (please read answers)
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Music/songs/Entertainment 
37.9%
36.2%
41.6%
News
32.2%
35.9%
24.5%
Educational programs
9.1%
9.0%
9.1%
Progrmas tackling local problems 
14.2%
12.4%
17.8%
Other .... Specify
1.3%
1.2%
2.0%
No answer
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%

Q. 33 Who is the best radio announcer in your opinion?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Mahmoud al-Sheikh 
4.8%
3.2%
8.1%
Inas Johar
-
-
5.0%
Other
28.6%
27.8%
26.2%
No one
1.7%
2.1%
-
No answer
64.9%
66.9%
60.7%

No I will ask you on media in general

Q. 34 Who / What is your source in choosing the media?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Friends / Relatives 
18.1%
18.8%
17.0%
Radio 
27.8%
29.6%
24.6%
TV 
35.4%
31.8%
41.6%
Newspapers
12.4%
12.8%
11.7%
Internet 
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
No answer
5.6%
6.2%
4.6%

Q.35 Would you like your son / brother to be a reporter / journalist?
 
Total
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Yes
61.1%
55.7%
70.3%
No 
30.7%
32.2%
26.4%
No answer 
8.2%
11.1%
3.3%

Q. 36 Would you like your daughter / sister to be a reporter / journalist?
 
Total
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Yes
43.4%
40.0%
49.2%
No 
47.1%
46.8%
47.8%
No answer
9.5%
13.2%
3.0%

Q. 37 Would you think of the salaries earned by journalists?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
High
16.4%
16.0%
17.2%
Normal 
50.5%
47.8%
55.2%
Low 
13.8%
15.2%
11.5%
No answer 
19.3%
21.0%
16.1%

Q. 38 Do you think that journalists tell the truth?
 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Always
9.3%
9.5%
9.0%
Sometimes
61.3%
59.4
64.6%
Never
14.3%
13.3%
16.1%
Don't know
12.9%
15.3%
8.7%
No answer
2.2%
2.5%
1.6%

Q. Do y ou agree or disagree with the following statements?

Total
 
Agree 
Don't agree 
No answer 
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority 
47.9%
38.3%
13.8%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority
49.6%
36.1%
14.3%
Media is an educational medium
81.6%
11.8%
6.6%
Media is an entertainment medium
77.3%
15.9%
6.8%

West Bank
 
Agree 
Don't agree 
No answer 
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority 
47.3%
36.7%
16.0%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority
47.0%
36.7%
16.3%
Media is an educational medium
79.0%
11.8%
9.2%
Media is an entertainment medium
73.7%
17.3%
9.0%

Gaza Strip
 
Agree 
Don't agree 
No answer 
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority 
49.0%
41.1%
9.9%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority
54.0%
34.9%
11.1%
Media is an educational medium
86.2%
12.0%
1.8%
Media is an entertainment medium
83.7%
13.6%
2.7%