Survey question from The 2022 Arab Opinion Index
Category: GOVERNANCE & POLITICAL SYSTEMS — Respondant country’s elected legislature and participation in public/political affairs.
Question: If you believe a public issue is just and important and you have an opinion on it, what is the best way to express your opinion? (Third answer) 1: By writing or posting on social media, 2: By creating a group on social media, 3: By organizing or contributing to a petition, 4: By participating in a social media campaign, 5: By organizing or participating in a demonstration/sit-in, 6: By organizing or participating in a strike, 7: By holding a public meeting to discuss the issue, 8: By seeking recourse to a parliamentary representative, 9: By seeking recourse to the mayor or members of the municipal council, 10: By seeking recourse to the media, 11: I will never express an opinion, 12: I talk to family, friends or acquaintances.
Response scale: 1 to 12
Responses by country (mean, answer distribution):
Egypt: (8.00, {'7.0': '10.61%', '10.0': '10.00%', '3.0': '10.91%', '6.0': '9.85%', '4.0': '10.76%', '1.0': '8.48%', '8.0': '14.09%', '9.0': '10.30%', '2.0': '8.18%', '5.0': '6.36%', '12.0': '0.45%'})
Iraq: (10.00, {'4.0': '10.54%', '3.0': '3.43%', '5.0': '11.03%', '10.0': '44.36%', '9.0': '7.35%', '7.0': '10.05%', '8.0': '5.39%', '6.0': '7.84%'})
Jordan: (2.00, {'5.0': '2.39%', '7.0': '12.75%', '1.0': '9.56%', '3.0': '7.17%', '10.0': '14.34%', '2.0': '15.94%', '9.0': '10.36%', '8.0': '13.55%', '4.0': '11.95%', '6.0': '1.59%', '12.0': '0.40%'})
Lebanon: (10.00, {'3.0': '9.80%', '10.0': '18.10%', '5.0': '7.03%', '7.0': '13.84%', '6.0': '8.63%', '1.0': '6.82%', '4.0': '7.03%', '9.0': '11.50%', '2.0': '10.65%', '8.0': '6.60%'})
Libya: (10.00, {'5.0': '6.70%', '10.0': '16.96%', '7.0': '14.73%', '3.0': '6.47%', '2.0': '14.51%', '4.0': '7.37%', '1.0': '7.81%', '6.0': '8.93%', '8.0': '7.81%', '9.0': '8.71%'})
Morocco: (9.00, {'8.0': '10.99%', '3.0': '11.31%', '7.0': '11.94%', '10.0': '9.87%', '6.0': '10.03%', '2.0': '6.37%', '4.0': '9.55%', '1.0': '9.08%', '9.0': '12.26%', '5.0': '8.60%'})
Tunisia: (10.00, {'7.0': '11.51%', '4.0': '12.83%', '8.0': '7.24%', '2.0': '7.57%', '5.0': '7.89%', '6.0': '4.61%', '10.0': '20.07%', '9.0': '11.84%', '1.0': '6.91%', '3.0': '9.54%'})
Algeria: (7.00, {'7.0': '20.78%', '10.0': '17.47%', '6.0': '17.77%', '5.0': '12.35%', '1.0': '1.20%', '9.0': '9.64%', '2.0': '1.20%', '3.0': '4.52%', '8.0': '13.55%', '4.0': '1.51%'})
Saudi Arabia: (3.00, {'3.0': '20.00%', '10.0': '12.00%', '1.0': '20.00%', '7.0': '20.00%', '8.0': '4.00%', '4.0': '8.00%', '9.0': '4.00%', '2.0': '4.00%', '6.0': '8.00%'})
Sudan: (10.00, {'1.0': '9.25%', '8.0': '5.48%', '2.0': '9.25%', '7.0': '12.21%', '9.0': '8.45%', '6.0': '6.39%', '10.0': '15.07%', '5.0': '8.33%', '3.0': '12.67%', '4.0': '12.90%'})
Palestine: (10.00, {'6.0': '8.45%', '7.0': '12.42%', '10.0': '14.66%', '5.0': '11.36%', '1.0': '9.38%', '2.0': '8.59%', '9.0': '12.55%', '4.0': '8.72%', '8.0': '5.42%', '3.0': '8.45%'})
Kuwait: (10.00, {'3.0': '14.11%', '4.0': '12.69%', '5.0': '5.08%', '9.0': '9.34%', '7.0': '10.96%', '2.0': '7.92%', '10.0': '17.56%', '1.0': '7.31%', '8.0': '11.17%', '6.0': '3.86%'})
Mauritania: (10.00, {'4.0': '10.93%', '3.0': '8.06%', '7.0': '16.39%', '2.0': '6.67%', '10.0': '18.43%', '1.0': '5.37%', '5.0': '10.65%', '8.0': '8.98%', '9.0': '7.96%', '6.0': '6.57%'})
Qatar: (7.00, {'2.0': '4.93%', '4.0': '9.87%', '8.0': '17.43%', '1.0': '12.50%', '7.0': '19.41%', '10.0': '12.50%', '3.0': '4.61%', '12.0': '0.33%', '5.0': '1.32%', '9.0': '16.12%', '6.0': '0.99%'})