This statistic shows the greatest threat to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region based on Arab youths as of February 2016. Seventeen percent of the respondents considered the loss of traditional values as a major threat to the MENA region.
What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East?
Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Palestinian territories
Survey time period
January 11 to February 22, 2016
Number of respondents
3,500 respondents
Age group
18-24 years
Special properties
Interview conducted in Arabic and English
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
Methodology of the survey is explained on page 6 of the report. Covered countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE), Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Yemen. The survey did not include Syria due to the ongoing civil war. Respondents were exclusively citizens of their countries and they were 50% male and female. Margin of error for this survey is +/-1.65 per cent.
Each country had 200 respondents, apart from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and U.A.E with 300. Iraq had 250 respondents and Palestine only 150.
Majority of respondents were from urban areas.
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