Arab Barometer : Public Opinion Survey Conducted in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia, 2016 / Walid AlKhatib, Michael Robbins, Musa Shutaywi, Amaney A. Jamal, Mark A. Tessler, Khalil Shiqaqi, Youssef Meddeb, Rabih Haber, Imen Mezlini, Hamid Latif, Mhammed Abderebbi.

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Contributor:

AlKhatib, Walid Jami'ah al-Urduniyah.

Robbins, Michael.

Shutaywī, Mūsá Jami'ah al-Urduniyah.

Jamal, Amaney A., 1970- Princeton University.

Tessler, Mark A. University of Michigan.

Shiqāqī, Khalīl Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (Ram Allah)

Meddeb, Youssef One to One for Research and Polling.

Haber, Rabih Statistics Lebanon LTD.

Mezlini, Imen One to One for Research and Polling.

Latif, Hamid Egyptian Research and Training Center.

Abderebbi, Mhammed Universite Hassan II Mohammedia.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 37029.

ICPSR ; 37029

Arab Barometer Public Opinion Survey Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

2018-05-17.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018.

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Mode of access: Intranet.

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Summary:

The Arab Barometer is a multicountry social survey designed to assess citizen attitudes about public affairs, governance, and social policy in the Arab world, and to identify factors that shape these attitudes and values. In this fourth wave of the Arab Barometer, respondents in the countries of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia were queried regarding (1) general questions, (2) evaluation of political institutions and political attitudes, (3) elections and parliament, (4) the media, (5) democracy, (6) social, religious and cultural topics, (7) the Arab world and international relations, and (8) current affairs. In regards to general questions, respondents were asked to give their opinion on the current overall and future economic condition of their countries, the current economic situation of their families, the safety of their locality, and levels of interpersonal trust. On the topic of evaluation of political institutions, political participation, and political attitudes, respondents gave their opinions on how much trust they had in political institutions such as political parties, police, parliament, the courts, and the prime minister. Further, participants were asked about the ease of obtaining services from the government, the present political situation, the performance of their country's current government, problems facing their country, citizen freedoms, corruption and the use of "wasta" (personal influence or connections). Concerning elections and parliament, questions focused on electoral participation, the fairness of elections, and important qualities in a candidate for office. On the subject of the media, questions included the respondent's main source of political information, media bias, media censorship, and use of the Internet. Concerning democracy, respondents were asked questions about their opinions on political competition and reform, participation in political dissent, their opinions on the characteristics of democracy, their opinions about various political system, the degree to which, on a given list of countries, each is a democracy, and how suitable democracy is for the respondents' respective countries. Regarding social, religious and cultural topics, respondents gave their views on the lottery, choosing a spouse, the interpretation of Islam in present-day issues, and the behavior and situation of women in Muslim society. Additional queries included the degree to which religion should influence voting in elections, government decisions, and legislation. Regarding the Arab world and international affairs, questions were asked about views toward globalization and trade, security relationships with other countries, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Finally, respondents were asked about their participation in and views of the events associated with the Arab uprisings. Demographic variables include age, gender, education, income, employment status, occupation, marital status, and religious preference and practices.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37029.v1

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Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2018-06-14.

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