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? (Second 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: (9.00, {'5.0': '4.95%', '2.0': '10.68%', '10.0': '5.73%', '9.0': '16.84%', '3.0': '8.59%', '8.0': '16.32%', '4.0': '10.33%', '7.0': '5.30%', '1.0': '14.06%', '6.0': '6.25%', '12.0': '0.95%'})
Iraq: (2.00, {'3.0': '7.36%', '2.0': '27.23%', '10.0': '7.82%', '4.0': '8.61%', '8.0': '10.02%', '9.0': '5.48%', '6.0': '11.27%', '5.0': '14.24%', '7.0': '7.98%'})
Jordan: (2.00, {'9.0': '13.41%', '1.0': '16.28%', '10.0': '15.90%', '3.0': '5.75%', '4.0': '5.17%', '2.0': '19.92%', '7.0': '7.47%', '5.0': '2.49%', '8.0': '12.26%', '6.0': '0.96%', '12.0': '0.38%'})
Lebanon: (2.00, {'4.0': '4.99%', '3.0': '5.56%', '7.0': '11.53%', '10.0': '10.87%', '8.0': '6.30%', '1.0': '14.55%', '2.0': '16.76%', '5.0': '10.55%', '12.0': '0.16%', '9.0': '10.71%', '6.0': '8.01%'})
Libya: (2.00, {'1.0': '16.19%', '2.0': '18.91%', '10.0': '9.74%', '7.0': '11.75%', '4.0': '7.88%', '9.0': '7.88%', '5.0': '9.31%', '3.0': '6.73%', '8.0': '5.73%', '6.0': '5.87%'})
Morocco: (7.00, {'9.0': '11.49%', '1.0': '8.25%', '5.0': '8.67%', '3.0': '10.55%', '8.0': '8.88%', '7.0': '12.85%', '4.0': '11.18%', '6.0': '11.08%', '10.0': '9.51%', '2.0': '7.52%'})
Tunisia: (1.00, {'5.0': '6.29%', '2.0': '11.69%', '3.0': '11.33%', '1.0': '17.45%', '7.0': '10.07%', '9.0': '15.29%', '10.0': '13.31%', '4.0': '8.09%', '6.0': '3.06%', '8.0': '3.42%'})
Algeria: (7.00, {'3.0': '9.01%', '10.0': '11.48%', '6.0': '13.43%', '7.0': '17.84%', '5.0': '13.07%', '8.0': '16.43%', '4.0': '1.59%', '9.0': '13.60%', '2.0': '1.77%', '1.0': '1.77%'})
Saudi Arabia: (1.00, {'1.0': '21.92%', '4.0': '10.96%', '9.0': '8.22%', '2.0': '15.07%', '8.0': '12.33%', '7.0': '5.48%', '6.0': '5.48%', '10.0': '13.70%', '5.0': '4.11%', '3.0': '2.74%'})
Sudan: (2.00, {'7.0': '13.18%', '4.0': '9.10%', '1.0': '11.37%', '5.0': '8.91%', '10.0': '7.01%', '3.0': '9.38%', '9.0': '8.25%', '8.0': '5.59%', '2.0': '19.91%', '6.0': '7.30%'})
Palestine: (2.00, {'10.0': '11.35%', '9.0': '11.65%', '2.0': '15.30%', '1.0': '13.52%', '6.0': '6.22%', '5.0': '10.46%', '4.0': '8.29%', '8.0': '5.03%', '7.0': '9.58%', '3.0': '7.50%', '12.0': '1.09%'})
Kuwait: (2.00, {'9.0': '7.31%', '2.0': '20.84%', '3.0': '9.60%', '8.0': '13.99%', '4.0': '7.22%', '10.0': '13.44%', '6.0': '3.02%', '5.0': '3.47%', '7.0': '7.95%', '1.0': '13.07%', '12.0': '0.09%'})
Mauritania: (2.00, {'3.0': '9.52%', '6.0': '7.75%', '2.0': '18.73%', '5.0': '8.60%', '4.0': '8.60%', '8.0': '11.44%', '10.0': '7.21%', '7.0': '11.20%', '1.0': '7.90%', '9.0': '9.06%'})
Qatar: (9.00, {'3.0': '3.59%', '1.0': '8.78%', '8.0': '18.36%', '9.0': '25.95%', '10.0': '13.37%', '2.0': '10.18%', '12.0': '0.20%', '7.0': '13.97%', '4.0': '4.39%', '5.0': '1.20%'})