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? (First 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: (1.00, {'3.0': '8.70%', '1.0': '36.61%', '2.0': '3.39%', '6.0': '3.32%', '7.0': '4.32%', '12.0': '1.86%', '8.0': '17.01%', '4.0': '3.99%', '5.0': '3.19%', '9.0': '14.09%', '10.0': '2.06%', '11.0': '1.46%'})
Iraq: (1.00, {'2.0': '11.63%', '1.0': '53.68%', '9.0': '3.85%', '3.0': '4.06%', '8.0': '3.37%', '10.0': '5.78%', '5.0': '8.81%', '4.0': '2.34%', '6.0': '2.62%', '7.0': '3.85%'})
Jordan: (1.00, {'11.0': '18.62%', '8.0': '7.45%', '7.0': '6.36%', '2.0': '4.27%', '1.0': '44.92%', '9.0': '4.65%', '10.0': '5.04%', '12.0': '3.10%', '3.0': '2.79%', '5.0': '1.40%', '4.0': '0.85%', '6.0': '0.54%'})
Lebanon: (1.00, {'4.0': '3.25%', '10.0': '10.21%', '1.0': '43.88%', '7.0': '8.59%', '5.0': '7.10%', '9.0': '6.56%', '8.0': '3.79%', '3.0': '3.58%', '2.0': '7.37%', '11.0': '1.42%', '6.0': '3.85%', '12.0': '0.41%'})
Libya: (1.00, {'10.0': '7.36%', '1.0': '43.42%', '7.0': '10.16%', '9.0': '6.42%', '2.0': '9.12%', '3.0': '5.18%', '5.0': '6.84%', '11.0': '1.55%', '6.0': '4.66%', '12.0': '0.62%', '8.0': '2.18%', '4.0': '2.49%'})
Morocco: (7.00, {'10.0': '7.21%', '5.0': '8.84%', '7.0': '15.42%', '3.0': '10.96%', '6.0': '10.25%', '1.0': '15.13%', '4.0': '8.20%', '9.0': '10.25%', '8.0': '6.58%', '2.0': '6.93%', '11.0': '0.21%'})
Tunisia: (1.00, {'2.0': '3.95%', '7.0': '12.34%', '5.0': '4.52%', '1.0': '30.51%', '3.0': '6.66%', '10.0': '17.11%', '11.0': '9.21%', '4.0': '2.80%', '9.0': '9.13%', '8.0': '2.30%', '6.0': '1.48%'})
Algeria: (7.00, {'6.0': '12.91%', '5.0': '10.00%', '4.0': '1.98%', '1.0': '7.33%', '7.0': '36.98%', '3.0': '8.26%', '10.0': '7.91%', '9.0': '6.74%', '8.0': '7.33%', '2.0': '0.58%'})
Saudi Arabia: (1.00, {'10.0': '11.32%', '1.0': '28.30%', '4.0': '4.40%', '6.0': '3.14%', '11.0': '5.66%', '8.0': '5.66%', '9.0': '15.72%', '2.0': '16.35%', '3.0': '3.14%', '7.0': '5.03%', '5.0': '1.26%'})
Sudan: (1.00, {'3.0': '5.92%', '2.0': '7.76%', '7.0': '10.53%', '10.0': '5.46%', '1.0': '46.73%', '4.0': '3.54%', '8.0': '1.92%', '11.0': '1.31%', '9.0': '6.23%', '5.0': '5.69%', '6.0': '3.69%', '12.0': '1.23%'})
Palestine: (1.00, {'9.0': '9.67%', '2.0': '5.19%', '1.0': '49.00%', '7.0': '7.11%', '11.0': '3.06%', '10.0': '7.11%', '6.0': '3.63%', '3.0': '3.98%', '5.0': '4.55%', '12.0': '2.99%', '8.0': '1.28%', '4.0': '2.42%'})
Kuwait: (1.00, {'1.0': '63.22%', '2.0': '14.31%', '3.0': '3.20%', '9.0': '1.68%', '8.0': '6.90%', '6.0': '0.25%', '7.0': '3.37%', '4.0': '2.36%', '10.0': '3.28%', '5.0': '1.09%', '12.0': '0.17%', '11.0': '0.17%'})
Mauritania: (1.00, {'1.0': '35.94%', '5.0': '5.79%', '8.0': '7.23%', '3.0': '3.58%', '7.0': '12.57%', '9.0': '10.87%', '4.0': '3.65%', '10.0': '8.92%', '2.0': '5.73%', '6.0': '4.36%', '11.0': '1.37%'})
Qatar: (1.00, {'9.0': '16.60%', '1.0': '38.33%', '11.0': '4.86%', '4.0': '2.56%', '8.0': '14.71%', '2.0': '2.70%', '10.0': '5.80%', '7.0': '11.61%', '3.0': '0.94%', '5.0': '0.94%', '6.0': '0.94%'})