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Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the public opinion poll on "National Priorities, Governance and Political Reform in Jordan" was conducted by the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), a "nonprofit, nonpartisan organisation dedicated to advancing democracy, freedom, self-government and the rule of law worldwide".
Middle East Marketing and Research Consultants (MEMRC) carried out the fieldwork of the poll, IRI Country Manager in Jordan Paul McCarthy said yesterday.
Between August 8 and 11, 1,000 Jordanian citizens, both men and women, were interviewed at 100 sites randomly selected throughout the Kingdom for the poll, which also showed that more than half of Jordanians believe their country is going in the right direction, while less than a third believes things are going in the wrong direction.
This reflects a significant improvement over the IRI's August 2008 poll when nearly one half of respondents said the country was going in the wrong direction, McCarthy added.
Jordanians are more positive about the shape of the economy than they were last year, the poll indicated, highlighting that a majority of the respondents described the current economic situation as very good or somewhat good.
However, citizens continue to express low satisfaction rates across an array of quality-of-life indicators such as standard of living, jobs, future financial security, their children's future and the state of the nation, according to the poll.
Jordanians remain disinclined to trust their elected representatives, according to the survey, with more than half the respondents saying they are unsatisfied with the performance of the current Parliament elected in November 2007, while a small minority said they are satisfied.
Three quarters said Parliament has not achieved anything worthy of recognition, according to the poll, which indicated that a significant percentage of respondents want to see changes in key aspects of the current parliamentary electoral system.
Starting with its first survey in July 2005, IRI-MEMRC polling in Jordan has sought to gauge the perceptions of Jordanians on their priorities and concerns, democratic processes, voter attitudes and electoral culture, political life and governance for the benefit of decision makers, elected officials and the general public.
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