Poll # 143 The Calls on Putting an end to the Chaos of Arms, Anarchy, the Imposition of the Law and the Concerns of the Palestinians about the Existing Situation
Poll No. 143 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, The target of this poll is to probe the inclinations and notions of the Palestinians about the calls on putting an end to the chaos of arms, anarchy, the imposition of the law and the concerns of the Palestinians about the existing situation. In addition, this poll casts light on other issues such as the PLC-elections in January 2006, performance of the PA-president, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) and the formation of a new cabinet. This poll has been fully financed by PCPO own resources. Please feel quite free to contact us if you have further questions. We will be pleased to have your comments. Yours faithfully Dr. N. Kukali Director of the PCPO In the latest political poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali:
From Majd Kokaly – Information Section The latest poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali and published by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), which interviewed for this purpose a random sample of (1043) Palestinian adults over 18 years old representing the demographic specimen in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, has revealed that (61.5%) of the Palestinians support the formation of a new cabinet. Dr. Nabil Kukali, Director of PCPO, said that the most important thing this poll shows is that a high rate of the Palestinians, (64.8%), are concerned about their personal security, and that there is a popular support for putting an end to the armed shows and the withdrawal of weapons from the street. Dr. Kukali pointed out that a high rate of the Palestinians support the division of the Ministry of Interior & National Security into two ministries in conformity with the competencies of each of them and the law. Moreover, the majority of the Palestinians, Dr. Kukali said, namely (37.6%) will vote in the coming PLC-elections for Fateh List, followed by (25.6%) for Hamas. "A remarkable rise has been noticed in the satisfaction of the Palestinians towards the performance of President Mahmoud Abbas, Dr. Kukali commented. The poll results established furthermore that Mr. Marwan Bargouthi would obtain the greatest support as a candidate for the office of the next prime-minister in case the present cabinet will be changed, followed by Mr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar in the 2. position and Mr. Mustafa Barghouthi in the 3. position. “All interviews took place on the basis of random choices of respondent’s homes, i.e. face to face”, Elias Kukali, from the Public Relations Office at PCPO, said. The choices were takes from a total of (118) election sites. These election sites are randomly chosen by using the method of the simple random sample. These sites in turn were the beginning of the random sample choice made from those regions in accordance with PCPO’s long experienced methodology. The sampling error throughout the survey is found at (±3.03%). Elias Kukali added "the percentage of female respondents was (47.3%) whereas that of the male respondents reached (52.7%). He stated that the average size of the respondent families was (7.18) individuals. He said that the composition of the sample according to the type of residence was as follows: (46.6%) city, (35.4%) village, (18.0%) refugee camp. And the Average age of the sample: (32.9) years. Elias kukali added that the percentage of married respondents in the sample added up to (64.1%), while that of the single ones reached (30.8%), and that of other cases was (5.1%). He stated that the poll was conducted October (15 – 20 ), 2005. Dr. Kukali said the results of the poll were as follows: To View the Full Report in English and Arabic as PDF (260 KB)
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