The Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan conducted a public opinion poll on the government of His Excellency Nader Al-Dhahabi 200 days after its formation between June 11, 2008 and June 14, 2008.  The complete national sample included 967 respondents out of an original 1000, as 33 individuals refused to participate in the poll  (a participation rate of 97%).  The size of the complete public opinion leaders sample was 605 respondents from an original 700, with 95 individuals refusing to participate, a participation rate of 86%.  The opinion leader respondents were distributed among 7 categories, as shown in Table 1.

This poll aims to identify Jordanian citizens’ and public opinion leaders’ evaluations of the performance of H.E. Nader Al-Dhahabi’s government 200 days after its formation, as well as their evaluations of the government’s performance in addressing the issues it was entrusted with.  In addition, the poll explored viewpoints of the public and public opinion leaders regarding the most important problems Jordan currently faces, which “the government must address immediately.”  The margin of error for this poll was +/- 3%.