51% of Jordanians optimistic about Hassan's government, 49% are not
The Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan announced Thursday, the results of a public opinion poll after 100 days of Dr. Jafar Hassan's government formation and some current issues.
The results showed, in general, a decline in the national sample's confidence in Prime Minister and his government team during the 100 days of formation, compared to confidence in them upon formation.
The following points represent the most significant findings
Challenges and local problems facing Jordan
- Unemployment and poverty issues topped the list of local challenges facing Jordan today, with 49% of the national sample and 46% of the opinion leaders sample.
- Most of the citizens' demands from the government are decisions related to the economic and living conditions of citizens, as a third of citizens 32% reported that they expect the government to take decisions related to providing job opportunities and solving the unemployment problem, while 21% reported that they want decisions related to reducing the rise in prices and the high cost of living, and 15.5% are looking forward to decisions related to raising the level of salaries and implementing the minimum wage decision.
Government follow-up, optimism, and the ability to bear the responsibilities of the next stage
- Third of Jordanians 34% are following what the current government 'has done/is doing' since its formation until now, while the vast majority of the opinion leaders sample 91% reported that they are following what the government has done/is doing.
- More than half of the national sample respondents 51% and 55% of the opinion leaders sample expressed their optimism about the ministerial team of Hassan's government after 100 days of its formation.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage National sample
- 51% of the national sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 54% in the formation survey.
- 55% reported that the Prime Minister was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 57% in the formation poll.
- 47% reported that the ministerial team (excluding the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 50% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we notice that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage - Opinion Leaders Sample
- 70% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 52% in the formation survey.
- 76% of the opinion leaders sample believe that Hassan was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 55% in the formation poll.
- 55% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the ministerial team (except for the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 45% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we note that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments among a sample of opinion leaders.
Government priorities
*Economic field
- 32% of the national sample respondents believe that the government should focus on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens, 30% believe that the government should focus on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 30% believe that it should focus on reducing the rise in prices and improving salaries.
-While 30% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on increasing local and foreign investments, 29% on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 27% on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens.
*Social and service field
- 41% of the national sample believe that the government should focus on raising the level of services and health care, and 32% developing and improving the education system.
- 52% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on developing and improving the education system, and 30% raising the level of services and health care.
*Political field:
- 33% of the national sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 32% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 25% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
- 36% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 33% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 29% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
*Investment field:
- 49% of the national sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 37% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
- 44% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 49% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
Reform Programs
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 55% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the public sector reform plan.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 51% national sample, 59% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the economic reform vision.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 53% national sample, 65% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to manage regional files.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 58% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to complete and enhance political reforms.
Confidence:
- Citizens' confidence levels in security institutions remained high, with citizens' confidence in the Arab Army reaching 91%, Public Security 89%, General Intelligence 89%, and Civil Defense 91%.
- The vast majority of Jordanians do not trust the majority of people in Jordan (79% believe that the majority of people cannot be trusted)
- Jordanians' confidence is limited to their families, with 95% reporting that they trust their family, and their second-degree trust extends to neighbors 63%, and in third place comes your acquaintances 61%.
Prime Minister's field visits
- A third of citizens 34% heard or knew about the visit of the Prime Minister and his ministerial team to their governorate of residence, while 66% of citizens did not hear about it.
- The majority of those who knew about these visits learned about them through television 44%, 29% through social media platforms, and 20% through family, friends, and work colleagues.
- 70% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit to the visited locations (schools, hospitals, centers, projects) positively, 65% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit in terms of the time and duration of the visit positively, while 64% reported the positivity of the directives he gave to those concerned during or after the visit, 62% reported the positivity of the figures met, and 54% reported the extent of implementation and application of the Prime Minister's directives after the visit.
* Economic situation
- 52% of the national sample and 59% of the opinion leaders sample (arithmetic average as a percentage) expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy under the current government.
- Almost more than half of Jordanians 58% expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy over the next two years, compared to 37% who were optimistic in the April 2023 survey.
- 12% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation will be better than it is now in the next twelve months, compared to 8% who believed that in the April 2023 survey.
- 52% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation today is worse than it was 12 months ago, compared to 61% in the April 2023 survey, and 36% reported that their economic situation has not changed compared to the past twelve months.
- 36% of citizens believe that their family situation will be better than it is in the next 12 months, compared to 29% who answered the opposite, and 32% reported that it will not change (it will remain the same).
Parties and Political Participation
- 29% of the national sample and 23% of the opinion leaders sample are satisfied with the performance of political parties during the last parliamentary elections held on 9/10/2024.
- 32% of the national sample and 36% of the opinion leaders stated that they are satisfied with the performance of the current Lower House so far.
Syria after al-Assad
- Less than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the security situation in Syria is currently very safe and secure, while more than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the situation in Syria is not safe and not safe at all.
- 67% of the respondents believe that the situation in Syria will stabilize soon after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, while 31% believe that the situation will not be stable in the near future.
- 50% of the respondents do not believe that after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria will face division between different regions, while 42% of Jordanians believe this.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the return of Syrian refugees to Syria at the present time has become more possible than at any time before, while 30% believe that their return should be postponed until safer conditions are available.
- More than half of the national sample respondents (52%) and (59%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of the regime in Syria will have a positive impact on Jordan and its security, while 15% of the national sample respondents and 23% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have a negative impact on Jordan’s security.
- The vast majority of respondents in the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (70%) national, (83%) opinion leaders, expect that drug smuggling operations will decrease as a result of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- 33% of the national sample respondents and 14% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a humanitarian role by providing aid to refugees and reconstruction, while 29% of the national sample and 26% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a security role by strengthening the borders and combating smuggling, and 21% of the national sample and 27% of the opinion leaders expect Jordan to play a role in Syria by opening the doors to investment in Syria.
War on Gaza
- The majority of respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (73%) of the national sample, (66.5%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the war on Gaza will end soon, while 24% of the national sample and 31% of the opinion leaders sample do not believe that.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the war on Gaza strengthened relations between Jordan and Palestine, while 13% believe that it weakened Jordanian-Palestinian relations, and 17% reported that the war did not have a significant impact on Jordanian-Palestinian relations.
The survey came as a continuation of the Center for Strategic Studies’ approach to surveying citizens’ opinions and analyzing Jordanian public opinion trends regarding the ability of governments to assume their responsibilities.
It was implemented 100 days after the formation of Dr. Jafar Hassan’s government, as the government was formed on September 18, 2024, and the current conducted the formation survey during the period between September 19- September 25, 2024.
This survey was conducted during January 5- January 10, 2025
The national sample size was 1608 over the age of 18, 50% male and 50% female, who were randomly selected from 200 locations covering the entire Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The sample size of opinion leaders was 664 respondents, distributed among seven categories: senior statesmen and women, party leaders, leaders of professional and labor unions, university professors, professional unions, senior businessmen and women, writers, journalists, authors and artists, with a response rate of 94.8%.
75 field and office researchers and 15 supervisors participated in implementing this survey. The margin of error in the national sample was (+- 2.5) at a confidence level of 95.0%.
The Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan announced Thursday, the results of a public opinion poll after 100 days of Dr. Jafar Hassan's government formation and some current issues.
The results showed, in general, a decline in the national sample's confidence in Prime Minister and his government team during the 100 days of formation, compared to confidence in them upon formation.
The following points represent the most significant findings
Challenges and local problems facing Jordan
- Unemployment and poverty issues topped the list of local challenges facing Jordan today, with 49% of the national sample and 46% of the opinion leaders sample.
- Most of the citizens' demands from the government are decisions related to the economic and living conditions of citizens, as a third of citizens 32% reported that they expect the government to take decisions related to providing job opportunities and solving the unemployment problem, while 21% reported that they want decisions related to reducing the rise in prices and the high cost of living, and 15.5% are looking forward to decisions related to raising the level of salaries and implementing the minimum wage decision.
Government follow-up, optimism, and the ability to bear the responsibilities of the next stage
- Third of Jordanians 34% are following what the current government 'has done/is doing' since its formation until now, while the vast majority of the opinion leaders sample 91% reported that they are following what the government has done/is doing.
- More than half of the national sample respondents 51% and 55% of the opinion leaders sample expressed their optimism about the ministerial team of Hassan's government after 100 days of its formation.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage National sample
- 51% of the national sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 54% in the formation survey.
- 55% reported that the Prime Minister was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 57% in the formation poll.
- 47% reported that the ministerial team (excluding the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 50% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we notice that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage - Opinion Leaders Sample
- 70% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 52% in the formation survey.
- 76% of the opinion leaders sample believe that Hassan was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 55% in the formation poll.
- 55% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the ministerial team (except for the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 45% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we note that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments among a sample of opinion leaders.
Government priorities
*Economic field
- 32% of the national sample respondents believe that the government should focus on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens, 30% believe that the government should focus on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 30% believe that it should focus on reducing the rise in prices and improving salaries.
-While 30% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on increasing local and foreign investments, 29% on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 27% on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens.
*Social and service field
- 41% of the national sample believe that the government should focus on raising the level of services and health care, and 32% developing and improving the education system.
- 52% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on developing and improving the education system, and 30% raising the level of services and health care.
*Political field:
- 33% of the national sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 32% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 25% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
- 36% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 33% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 29% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
*Investment field:
- 49% of the national sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 37% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
- 44% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 49% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
Reform Programs
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 55% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the public sector reform plan.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 51% national sample, 59% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the economic reform vision.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 53% national sample, 65% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to manage regional files.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 58% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to complete and enhance political reforms.
Confidence:
- Citizens' confidence levels in security institutions remained high, with citizens' confidence in the Arab Army reaching 91%, Public Security 89%, General Intelligence 89%, and Civil Defense 91%.
- The vast majority of Jordanians do not trust the majority of people in Jordan (79% believe that the majority of people cannot be trusted)
- Jordanians' confidence is limited to their families, with 95% reporting that they trust their family, and their second-degree trust extends to neighbors 63%, and in third place comes your acquaintances 61%.
Prime Minister's field visits
- A third of citizens 34% heard or knew about the visit of the Prime Minister and his ministerial team to their governorate of residence, while 66% of citizens did not hear about it.
- The majority of those who knew about these visits learned about them through television 44%, 29% through social media platforms, and 20% through family, friends, and work colleagues.
- 70% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit to the visited locations (schools, hospitals, centers, projects) positively, 65% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit in terms of the time and duration of the visit positively, while 64% reported the positivity of the directives he gave to those concerned during or after the visit, 62% reported the positivity of the figures met, and 54% reported the extent of implementation and application of the Prime Minister's directives after the visit.
* Economic situation
- 52% of the national sample and 59% of the opinion leaders sample (arithmetic average as a percentage) expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy under the current government.
- Almost more than half of Jordanians 58% expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy over the next two years, compared to 37% who were optimistic in the April 2023 survey.
- 12% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation will be better than it is now in the next twelve months, compared to 8% who believed that in the April 2023 survey.
- 52% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation today is worse than it was 12 months ago, compared to 61% in the April 2023 survey, and 36% reported that their economic situation has not changed compared to the past twelve months.
- 36% of citizens believe that their family situation will be better than it is in the next 12 months, compared to 29% who answered the opposite, and 32% reported that it will not change (it will remain the same).
Parties and Political Participation
- 29% of the national sample and 23% of the opinion leaders sample are satisfied with the performance of political parties during the last parliamentary elections held on 9/10/2024.
- 32% of the national sample and 36% of the opinion leaders stated that they are satisfied with the performance of the current Lower House so far.
Syria after al-Assad
- Less than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the security situation in Syria is currently very safe and secure, while more than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the situation in Syria is not safe and not safe at all.
- 67% of the respondents believe that the situation in Syria will stabilize soon after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, while 31% believe that the situation will not be stable in the near future.
- 50% of the respondents do not believe that after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria will face division between different regions, while 42% of Jordanians believe this.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the return of Syrian refugees to Syria at the present time has become more possible than at any time before, while 30% believe that their return should be postponed until safer conditions are available.
- More than half of the national sample respondents (52%) and (59%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of the regime in Syria will have a positive impact on Jordan and its security, while 15% of the national sample respondents and 23% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have a negative impact on Jordan’s security.
- The vast majority of respondents in the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (70%) national, (83%) opinion leaders, expect that drug smuggling operations will decrease as a result of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- 33% of the national sample respondents and 14% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a humanitarian role by providing aid to refugees and reconstruction, while 29% of the national sample and 26% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a security role by strengthening the borders and combating smuggling, and 21% of the national sample and 27% of the opinion leaders expect Jordan to play a role in Syria by opening the doors to investment in Syria.
War on Gaza
- The majority of respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (73%) of the national sample, (66.5%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the war on Gaza will end soon, while 24% of the national sample and 31% of the opinion leaders sample do not believe that.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the war on Gaza strengthened relations between Jordan and Palestine, while 13% believe that it weakened Jordanian-Palestinian relations, and 17% reported that the war did not have a significant impact on Jordanian-Palestinian relations.
The survey came as a continuation of the Center for Strategic Studies’ approach to surveying citizens’ opinions and analyzing Jordanian public opinion trends regarding the ability of governments to assume their responsibilities.
It was implemented 100 days after the formation of Dr. Jafar Hassan’s government, as the government was formed on September 18, 2024, and the current conducted the formation survey during the period between September 19- September 25, 2024.
This survey was conducted during January 5- January 10, 2025
The national sample size was 1608 over the age of 18, 50% male and 50% female, who were randomly selected from 200 locations covering the entire Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The sample size of opinion leaders was 664 respondents, distributed among seven categories: senior statesmen and women, party leaders, leaders of professional and labor unions, university professors, professional unions, senior businessmen and women, writers, journalists, authors and artists, with a response rate of 94.8%.
75 field and office researchers and 15 supervisors participated in implementing this survey. The margin of error in the national sample was (+- 2.5) at a confidence level of 95.0%.
The Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan announced Thursday, the results of a public opinion poll after 100 days of Dr. Jafar Hassan's government formation and some current issues.
The results showed, in general, a decline in the national sample's confidence in Prime Minister and his government team during the 100 days of formation, compared to confidence in them upon formation.
The following points represent the most significant findings
Challenges and local problems facing Jordan
- Unemployment and poverty issues topped the list of local challenges facing Jordan today, with 49% of the national sample and 46% of the opinion leaders sample.
- Most of the citizens' demands from the government are decisions related to the economic and living conditions of citizens, as a third of citizens 32% reported that they expect the government to take decisions related to providing job opportunities and solving the unemployment problem, while 21% reported that they want decisions related to reducing the rise in prices and the high cost of living, and 15.5% are looking forward to decisions related to raising the level of salaries and implementing the minimum wage decision.
Government follow-up, optimism, and the ability to bear the responsibilities of the next stage
- Third of Jordanians 34% are following what the current government 'has done/is doing' since its formation until now, while the vast majority of the opinion leaders sample 91% reported that they are following what the government has done/is doing.
- More than half of the national sample respondents 51% and 55% of the opinion leaders sample expressed their optimism about the ministerial team of Hassan's government after 100 days of its formation.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage National sample
- 51% of the national sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 54% in the formation survey.
- 55% reported that the Prime Minister was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 57% in the formation poll.
- 47% reported that the ministerial team (excluding the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 50% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we notice that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments.
Ability to bear the responsibilities of the stage - Opinion Leaders Sample
- 70% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage within 100 days, compared to 52% in the formation survey.
- 76% of the opinion leaders sample believe that Hassan was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 55% in the formation poll.
- 55% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the ministerial team (except for the Prime Minister) was able to bear the responsibilities of the stage during the 100 days, compared to 45% in the formation poll.
-When evaluating the performance results of Hassan’s government after 100 days of its formation compared to previous governments, we note that citizens’ evaluation of it is higher than that of previous governments among a sample of opinion leaders.
Government priorities
*Economic field
- 32% of the national sample respondents believe that the government should focus on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens, 30% believe that the government should focus on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 30% believe that it should focus on reducing the rise in prices and improving salaries.
-While 30% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on increasing local and foreign investments, 29% on reducing poverty and addressing the unemployment problem, and 27% on improving the economic and living conditions of citizens.
*Social and service field
- 41% of the national sample believe that the government should focus on raising the level of services and health care, and 32% developing and improving the education system.
- 52% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should focus on developing and improving the education system, and 30% raising the level of services and health care.
*Political field:
- 33% of the national sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 32% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 25% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
- 36% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should play a fundamental and leading role in new regional policies and arrangements, 33% promote public freedoms and the principle of the rule of law, and 29% believe that the government should focus on completing the path of political modernization and strengthening it through the government’s relationship with parliament and parties.
*Investment field:
- 49% of the national sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 37% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
- 44% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the government should implement major projects, especially in water, transportation, energy and promising economic sectors, and 49% believe that the government should work to facilitate local and foreign investment procedures and open up to new investment sectors.
Reform Programs
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 55% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the public sector reform plan.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 51% national sample, 59% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to implement the economic reform vision.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 53% national sample, 65% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to manage regional files.
- More than half of the national sample and opinion leaders sample respondents 52% national sample, 58% opinion leaders sample are optimistic about the government's ability to complete and enhance political reforms.
Confidence:
- Citizens' confidence levels in security institutions remained high, with citizens' confidence in the Arab Army reaching 91%, Public Security 89%, General Intelligence 89%, and Civil Defense 91%.
- The vast majority of Jordanians do not trust the majority of people in Jordan (79% believe that the majority of people cannot be trusted)
- Jordanians' confidence is limited to their families, with 95% reporting that they trust their family, and their second-degree trust extends to neighbors 63%, and in third place comes your acquaintances 61%.
Prime Minister's field visits
- A third of citizens 34% heard or knew about the visit of the Prime Minister and his ministerial team to their governorate of residence, while 66% of citizens did not hear about it.
- The majority of those who knew about these visits learned about them through television 44%, 29% through social media platforms, and 20% through family, friends, and work colleagues.
- 70% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit to the visited locations (schools, hospitals, centers, projects) positively, 65% of citizens evaluated the Prime Minister's visit in terms of the time and duration of the visit positively, while 64% reported the positivity of the directives he gave to those concerned during or after the visit, 62% reported the positivity of the figures met, and 54% reported the extent of implementation and application of the Prime Minister's directives after the visit.
* Economic situation
- 52% of the national sample and 59% of the opinion leaders sample (arithmetic average as a percentage) expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy under the current government.
- Almost more than half of Jordanians 58% expressed optimism about the Jordanian economy over the next two years, compared to 37% who were optimistic in the April 2023 survey.
- 12% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation will be better than it is now in the next twelve months, compared to 8% who believed that in the April 2023 survey.
- 52% of Jordanians believe that their economic situation today is worse than it was 12 months ago, compared to 61% in the April 2023 survey, and 36% reported that their economic situation has not changed compared to the past twelve months.
- 36% of citizens believe that their family situation will be better than it is in the next 12 months, compared to 29% who answered the opposite, and 32% reported that it will not change (it will remain the same).
Parties and Political Participation
- 29% of the national sample and 23% of the opinion leaders sample are satisfied with the performance of political parties during the last parliamentary elections held on 9/10/2024.
- 32% of the national sample and 36% of the opinion leaders stated that they are satisfied with the performance of the current Lower House so far.
Syria after al-Assad
- Less than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the security situation in Syria is currently very safe and secure, while more than half of the respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample believe that the situation in Syria is not safe and not safe at all.
- 67% of the respondents believe that the situation in Syria will stabilize soon after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, while 31% believe that the situation will not be stable in the near future.
- 50% of the respondents do not believe that after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria will face division between different regions, while 42% of Jordanians believe this.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the return of Syrian refugees to Syria at the present time has become more possible than at any time before, while 30% believe that their return should be postponed until safer conditions are available.
- More than half of the national sample respondents (52%) and (59%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of the regime in Syria will have a positive impact on Jordan and its security, while 15% of the national sample respondents and 23% of the opinion leaders sample believe that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have a negative impact on Jordan’s security.
- The vast majority of respondents in the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (70%) national, (83%) opinion leaders, expect that drug smuggling operations will decrease as a result of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- 33% of the national sample respondents and 14% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a humanitarian role by providing aid to refugees and reconstruction, while 29% of the national sample and 26% of the opinion leaders sample expect Jordan to play a security role by strengthening the borders and combating smuggling, and 21% of the national sample and 27% of the opinion leaders expect Jordan to play a role in Syria by opening the doors to investment in Syria.
War on Gaza
- The majority of respondents to the national sample and the opinion leaders sample (73%) of the national sample, (66.5%) of the opinion leaders sample believe that the war on Gaza will end soon, while 24% of the national sample and 31% of the opinion leaders sample do not believe that.
- The majority of Jordanians (69%) believe that the war on Gaza strengthened relations between Jordan and Palestine, while 13% believe that it weakened Jordanian-Palestinian relations, and 17% reported that the war did not have a significant impact on Jordanian-Palestinian relations.
The survey came as a continuation of the Center for Strategic Studies’ approach to surveying citizens’ opinions and analyzing Jordanian public opinion trends regarding the ability of governments to assume their responsibilities.
It was implemented 100 days after the formation of Dr. Jafar Hassan’s government, as the government was formed on September 18, 2024, and the current conducted the formation survey during the period between September 19- September 25, 2024.
This survey was conducted during January 5- January 10, 2025
The national sample size was 1608 over the age of 18, 50% male and 50% female, who were randomly selected from 200 locations covering the entire Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The sample size of opinion leaders was 664 respondents, distributed among seven categories: senior statesmen and women, party leaders, leaders of professional and labor unions, university professors, professional unions, senior businessmen and women, writers, journalists, authors and artists, with a response rate of 94.8%.
75 field and office researchers and 15 supervisors participated in implementing this survey. The margin of error in the national sample was (+- 2.5) at a confidence level of 95.0%.
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