Survey question from The 2022 Arab Opinion Index
Category: GOVERNANCE & POLITICAL SYSTEMS — Political systems and forms of government
Question: I would like you to tell me the extent of your agreement/disagreement with: In order to meet the demands of the modern-day economy, banks should be allowed to charge interest. 1: Strongly agree, 2: Agree, 3: Disagree, 4: Strongly disagree
Response scale: 1 to 4
Responses by country (mean, answer distribution):
Egypt: (2.16, {'1.0': '24.28%', '2.0': '45.00%', '4.0': '9.93%', '3.0': '20.79%'})
Iraq: (2.64, {'3.0': '25.10%', '2.0': '33.65%', '1.0': '14.45%', '4.0': '26.81%'})
Jordan: (3.27, {'2.0': '15.20%', '4.0': '50.57%', '3.0': '30.14%', '1.0': '4.09%'})
Lebanon: (2.71, {'3.0': '30.62%', '4.0': '29.68%', '1.0': '19.21%', '2.0': '20.48%'})
Libya: (2.72, {'1.0': '19.77%', '3.0': '24.33%', '2.0': '22.15%', '4.0': '33.75%'})
Morocco: (2.48, {'1.0': '21.44%', '2.0': '32.70%', '3.0': '22.25%', '4.0': '23.60%'})
Tunisia: (2.73, {'4.0': '36.45%', '2.0': '24.09%', '1.0': '19.59%', '3.0': '19.87%'})
Algeria: (3.37, {'4.0': '48.41%', '3.0': '41.10%', '2.0': '9.96%', '1.0': '0.53%'})
Saudi Arabia: (2.34, {'3.0': '23.04%', '2.0': '39.01%', '4.0': '16.23%', '1.0': '21.73%'})
Sudan: (2.51, {'2.0': '33.11%', '3.0': '35.77%', '1.0': '15.69%', '4.0': '15.43%'})
Palestine: (3.22, {'3.0': '34.54%', '4.0': '45.33%', '2.0': '17.11%', '1.0': '3.03%'})
Kuwait: (2.53, {'4.0': '22.48%', '2.0': '40.39%', '3.0': '22.83%', '1.0': '14.31%'})
Mauritania: (2.82, {'2.0': '31.91%', '3.0': '40.63%', '1.0': '4.52%', '4.0': '22.93%'})
Qatar: (2.87, {'3.0': '43.91%', '2.0': '29.82%', '1.0': '3.01%', '4.0': '23.26%'})