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JMCC Public Opinion Poll No. 33 - Part Two
On Palestinian Attitudes Towards Politics - October 1999



Radio Station most independant
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
 Palestine
 15.8
20.2
 8.0
Israel
19.8
22.7
14.6
 Love and Peace
1.4
2.1
0.2
Monte Carlo
10.5
10.4
10.7
Middle East
2.2
0.8
4.6
Amwaj
2.3
3.1
0.9
Jordan
3.2
5.0
0.0
Al - Kur'an al - Kareem
1.9
1.2
3.2
Bethlehem
1.0
1.3
0.5
London
10.4
5.8
18.5
Sawt al - 'Arab
2.2
1.4
3.4
No station
3.4
3.9
2.5
Others 
4.1
3.3
5.7
No answer
21.8
18.8
27.2

 
Radio station you trust most 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Palestine 
 19.8
24.8
 11.0
Israel 
14.5
14.6
 14.4
Love and Peace
1.0
1.6
0.0
Monte Carlo 
11.6
11.3
 12.1
Ammwaj
 1.5
2.5
0.0
Jordan
3.7
5.8
0.0
Al - Kur'an al - Kareem
1.5
0.8
2.7
Middle East
2.0
0.8
4.1
London
11.8
8.3
17.8
Sawt al - 'Arab
1.1
0.3
2.5
Syria
1.3
1.6
0.7
Voice of America
1.3
0.8
2.1
No station
3.7
4.2
2.7
Others
3.4
3.4
3.4
No answer
21.8
19.2
26.5

 
Daily Newspapers you trust most 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
 Al - Ayyam
17.6
16.0
20.3 
Al - Quds
 43.3
48.0
35.2
 Al - Hayah
7.1
 8.1
5.3
No newspaper
 2.9
2.9
3.0
Others
2.0
1.9
2.2
No answer
27.1
23.1
34.0

 
Daily newspapers you read most 
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Al - Ayyam 
19.3
15.9
25.3 
Al - Quds
45.3
52.2
33.3
 Al - Hayah
11.2
9.7
13.7
Kul al - 'Arab
1.0
0.5
1.8
No newspaper
1.5
 1.6
1.4
Others 
0.9
0.7
1.2
No answer
20.8
19.4
23.3

Q. 12 Do you think having an independent Press in Palestine is important to promote democracy in Palestine?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Very important
73.0 
70.2
78.1 
A little important
41.1
 14.8
12.8
 Not important at all
2.1
2.6
1.1
I have no opinion
 2.8
 2.6
3.0
I don't know
5.9
7.0
4.1
No answer
2.1
2.8
0.9

Q.13 Do you think that the Media has to play a role in affecting the government?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
Yes 
81.1 
79.5
84.0
No 
6.2
6.0
6.4
 I don't know
10.8
 11.7
9.1
No answer
1.9
2.8
0.5

Q. 14 Do you think that the Palestinian Media must be more open when dealing with social and non- political subjects than it is now?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
 The Palestinian Media must be more open when dealing with social issues
64.6 
 63.7
66.0 
The current level is enough
 20.2
20.6
19.4
 The Palestinian Media must be less open when dealing with social issues
 2.3
 2.8
1.6
I don't know
 10.2
11.2
8.4
No answer
 2.7
1.7 
4.6

Q.15 How often do you buy the Newspaper?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
 Almost everyday
27.8
32.3 
19.8 
At least once a week
22.2
22.6
21.5
 At least once a month
 7.8
 8.7
6.2
I don't buy newspaper
21.2
21.5
21.0
I read newspapers others bought before
 15.5
 11.0
23.3
No answer
5.5
3.9
8.2

Q.16 How many hours do you spend on watching TV daily?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza Strip 
 At least one - two hours
38.9 
42.9
32.0 
At least two - four hours
29.4
 30.2
 28.0
More than four hours
25.4
21.7
32.0
I don't watch TV
4.3
3.4
5.7
No answer
2.0
1.8
2.3

 

Q.17 When do you mostly listen to radio stations?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza
 In the morning (6 - 9)
 28.8
34.0
19.6 
At lunch time (11 - 12) 
 10.5
 5.9
18.5
In the afternoon (3 - 6)
8.4
6.7
11.4
In the evening 
 17.2
 13.1
 24.2
In the morning (6 - 9) + In the evening 
9.5
11.3
6.4
In the afternoon (3 - 6) + In the evening 
1.1
1.3
0.7
In the morning (6 - 9) + Lunch time (11 - 12)
5.8
8.3
1.4
In the morning (6 - 9) + In the afternoon (3 - 6)
3.8
5.0
1.6
Lunch Time (11 - 12) + In the evening 
1.5
2.0
0.7
 Others 
1.8
2.0
1.8
No answer
11.6
10.4
13.7

Q.18 What resources do you use to know about Palestinian events?
Total 
West Bank 
Gaza
Arabic Satellite broadcast news (Al - Jazira, MBC, ANN,Abu Dhabi,...) 
30.1 
27.8
34.2 
Local surrounding stations (Palestine, Israel, Jordan, other special local stations)
 34.9
40.2
25.6
 Local daily newspapers (Al - Quds, Al - Ayyam, Al Hayah
Al - Jadeeda)
13.3
12.9
13.9
Rumours and news which friends and work mates discuss
16.2
 1.25
22.6
No answer
5.5
6.6
3.7