Survey question from The 2022 Arab Opinion Index
Category: GOVERNANCE & POLITICAL SYSTEMS — State performance
Question: Do you think that it is a function of the state to subsidize or control the prices of basic foodstuffs? 1: Yes, definitely, 2: Yes, to an extent, 3: Not really, 4: Not at all
Response scale: 1 to 4
Responses by country (mean, answer distribution):
Egypt: (1.50, {'1.0': '68.77%', '4.0': '5.31%', '2.0': '18.20%', '3.0': '7.71%'})
Iraq: (1.27, {'1.0': '79.43%', '2.0': '16.33%', '3.0': '1.87%', '4.0': '2.37%'})
Jordan: (1.31, {'1.0': '79.60%', '2.0': '13.52%', '3.0': '3.13%', '4.0': '3.75%'})
Lebanon: (1.19, {'1.0': '87.58%', '2.0': '8.41%', '4.0': '2.26%', '3.0': '1.76%'})
Libya: (1.13, {'1.0': '90.52%', '2.0': '6.94%', '3.0': '1.18%', '4.0': '1.35%'})
Morocco: (1.74, {'2.0': '33.63%', '1.0': '48.80%', '3.0': '11.88%', '4.0': '5.69%'})
Tunisia: (1.33, {'1.0': '84.00%', '4.0': '7.50%', '2.0': '6.50%', '3.0': '2.00%'})
Algeria: (1.02, {'1.0': '98.43%', '2.0': '1.57%'})
Saudi Arabia: (1.26, {'1.0': '79.12%', '2.0': '16.95%', '4.0': '0.98%', '3.0': '2.95%'})
Sudan: (1.52, {'1.0': '65.89%', '2.0': '22.01%', '3.0': '6.25%', '4.0': '5.86%'})
Palestine: (1.26, {'1.0': '80.71%', '2.0': '14.88%', '4.0': '2.14%', '3.0': '2.27%'})
Kuwait: (1.55, {'1.0': '58.03%', '2.0': '31.77%', '4.0': '2.84%', '3.0': '7.36%'})
Mauritania: (1.36, {'1.0': '72.45%', '2.0': '21.13%', '3.0': '4.53%', '4.0': '1.89%'})
Qatar: (1.13, {'1.0': '88.32%', '2.0': '10.91%', '4.0': '0.25%', '3.0': '0.51%'})