AMMAN — An opinion poll was conducted by the Center
for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, through 64 data collectors
and 12 supervisors, between October 2 and October 7 on a sample of 1,200
people, aged 18 years and above, 50 percent women and 50 percent men, randomly
selected from 150 locations from all over the Kingdom.
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This poll
explores the Jordanian citizens’ attitudes and their assessment of the
government’s performance in a number of main topics, in addition to evaluating
its ability to implement the tasks mentioned in the Royal Letter of Designation.
Moreover, the poll aimed to identify the public opinion regarding the way
things are going in Jordan, and the most important problems facing the country
today, and to measure the attitudes and opinions of citizens about the economic
situation in the Kingdom, trust in state institutions, threats to Jordan’s
national security, and societal trust and happiness in Jordan.
Government performance
Thirty-three percent of Jordanians trust Bisher Al-Khasawneh’s
government, compared to 52 percent who trusted it when it was formed, in
October 2020, recording a 19 percent decrease.
A third of
Jordanians believe that the prime minister was able to carry out his
responsibilities, compared to 56 percent who believed that in 2020, a 20
percent drop.
Thirty-two percent
of Jordanians believe that the ministerial team was able to carry out its
responsibilities after two years in position, compared to 53 percent who
believed so in October 2020, recording a decrease of 21 points.
Thirty-two
percent of Jordanians trust the prime minister, while 68 percent do not.
Jordanians’ optimism about the government decreased from 55 percent to only 29
percent two years after the government formation, and 71 percent of Jordanians
are not optimistic about the current government.
Jordanians also
believe that the government did not succeed in implementing 19 out of 22 files
that the government was assigned to work on in the Royal Letter of Designation. Only 11 percent of Jordanians believe that the
government has succeeded in providing job opportunities. Jordanians believe
that the government succeeded in the support: for Palestinians (59 percent);
for the armed forces (56 percent); in focusing on tourism (52 percent); in
improving and diversifying the tourism product, and consolidating the principle
of the rule of law (47 percent).
What has
changed: Khasawneh compared to Al-Razzaz and Mulki
Eighty percent
of Jordanians believe that the country is going in a “negative direction” under
the Khasawneh government; 63 percent believed so during Omar Al-Razzaz’s
government and 68 percent during Hani Mulki’s.
Thirty-three
percent believe the Khasawneh government is capable of carrying out its
responsibilities; 41 percent believed so during the Razzaz and 30 percent the
during Mulki governments.
A third (33
percent) believe Khasawneh is able to carry out his responsibilities, 45
percent believed Razzaz and 29 percent believed that Mulki were able to carry
out their responsibilities.
Thirty-two
percent of Jordanians believe in the ability of the ministerial team to assume
its responsibilities; 32 percent believed so during the Razzaz and 31 percent
during the Mulki governments.
Ministries that require amendment
The majority of Jordanians believe that the following ministries
require amendment: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research,
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Labor.
Future prospects
The vast majority of Jordanians (80 percent) believe that the Kingdom
is moving in a negative direction, and only 18 percent believe that the Kingdom
is moving in a positive direction. The main reasons they give are:
deteriorating economic conditions (35 percent), rising prices and the cost of
living (24 percent), high unemployment rates (16 percent), government confusion
in decision making (6 percent), the spread of corruption, wasta and nepotism (6
percent).
Government’s economic policies and measures
The majority of Jordanians (85 percent) believe that the government’s
economic policies and measures have failed to reduce the economic burdens, the
large increase in prices (inflation rate), poverty and unemployment rates. The
results show that only 23 percent of Jordanians believe that government
economic policies and measures have contributed to controlling and reducing the
employment of expatriate workers, 21 percent that they have contributed to
ending poverty, 18 percent that they have contributed to reducing the
unemployment rate, 18 percent that they have contributed to controlling the
rise in prices, and only 15 percent that they have contributed to regulating
the rise in fuel prices.
Security apparatus
The Arab Army (at 86 percent), the General Intelligence Department (at
84 percent) and Public Security Department (at 83 percent) enjoy the confidence
of the vast majority of Jordanians, while the confidence has declined in public
and private universities (58 percent and 47 percent, respectively), the media
(from 48 percent to 41 percent), Parliament (from 20 percent to 17 percent),
and political parties 12 percent.
Challenges facing Jordan
Considering the local challenges/problems facing Jordan today, 44
percent of the respondents agree that the high unemployment rates and lack of
job opportunities are a priority, and the government should start addressing
them immediately, followed by 24 percent who believe the government has to
tackle the high prices, 24 percent the high cost of living and low salaries,
and 11 percent the high poverty rates.
The most
important non-economic challenges the country is facing that must be addressed
by the government are: internal security challenges (drugs, theft, crimes,
etc.) 33 percent; the deterioration of the level of government services
(health, education, roads, infrastructure, etc.) 27 percent; financial and
administrative corruption, wasta and nepotism 16 percent.
The current economic situation
The majority of Jordanians (85 percent) believe that the economic
situation in Jordan is heading in a negative direction; 66 percent of the
respondents describe the current economic situation of their families as worse
than a year ago, and only 8 percent describe it as better than last year.
A little more
than half of Jordanians (51 percent) believe Jordan’s economic situation will
get worse next year, while 43 percent believe that their economic situation
during the next 10 months will deteriorate. The majority of Jordanians (60
percent) are not optimistic about the Jordanian economy during the next two
years.
Economic Modernization Vision 2030
Only 38 percent believe that the government is serious about
implementing the Economic Modernization Vision 2030, and only 37 percent of
Jordanians believe that the government will be able to implement it.
External/internal threats
The majority of Jordanians (61 percent) believe that Israel is a threat
to Jordanian National Security; 54 percent believe that about Iran, while 12
percent believe that wars and terrorist organizations threaten Jordanian
national security.
Local/internal threats: Corruption and poor economic
conditions (23 percent), drugs, smuggling (14 percent), and frequent crimes (7
percent) are considered internal threats to Jordan’s national security.
Social trust, the erosion of social capital
The vast majority of Jordanians (69 percent) believe that the majority
of people in Jordan cannot be trusted. Jordanians’ trust is confined within the
families (94 percent), friends (69 percent), neighbors and acquaintances (67
percent), clan members (63 percent), and co-workers (55 percent).
Happy individuals, unhappy society
The majority of Jordanians (79 percent) do not believe that theirs is a
happy society. However, 58 percent of Jordanians describe themselves as happy.
Half of Jordanians (51 percent) describe themselves as optimistic to some
extent, while 31 percent describe themselves as not optimistic.
Results according to selected indicators
The most educated Jordanians, men and elderly persons, and among all
the governorates Karak, Tafileh, Maan, Aqaba, Ajloun are the least confident in
the Khasawneh government.
As for trust in
the prime minister, young people (18–34 years old), the most educated, men, and
inhabitants of the governorates of Karak, Tafileh, Maan, Aqaba, Mafraq, and
Ajloun are the least confident.
The most educated, elderly people, and the residents
of all southern governorates and Ajloun, have the least trust in the
government’s ability to assume its responsibilities (for the past two years).
They also have the least trust in the ability of the prime minister and his
team to assume their responsibilities. Residents of the northern and central
regions have trust in the government’s ability to carry out its
responsibilities, while the most educated Jordanian men, and residents of the
southern governorates, in general, and the governorate of Mafraq, in particular,
are the least optimistic about the government, two years after its formation.
The oldest and
most educated Jordanians, and the residents of the southern governorates, the
governorate of Mafraq, and its capital Ajloun, are the least likely to believe
that things are moving in a positive direction.
Young people
(18–34), educated people (post-secondary education), and residents of the
southern governorates and of Ajloun believe that the Jordanian economy is
moving in a negative direction.
Women, young people and
the most educated people describe themselves as happy and optimistic, while
men, the least educated people, and residents of the southern governorates are
the least optimistic about the future.
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