Poll: Iranians Rate ‘Democracy’ as High Priority

From Newsmax:

Poll: Iranians Rate ‘Democracy’ as High Priority

When Iranian citizens were given a list of 11 issues and asked to rate their importance, they chose Employment as No. 1, but cited Democracy as No. 2, with Civil Rights third.

Interestingly, respondents in the poll by Zogby Research Services found that Iranians rated the Israel/Palestine issue as No. 10, with only Terrorism ranking lower.

Iranians chose Political Reform as the fourth most important issue, followed by End Corruption, Political Debate, Women’s Rights, Education, and Healthcare.

“After the paramount concern with ‘expanding employment opportunities,’ Iranians rate a range of issues that all involve making fundamental change in their government and political climate as the most important issues,” observed the Arab American Institute, which released the survey results.

The poll also found that 53 percent of Iranians are “Not satisfied” with the pace of change in their government, while 30 percent are “Satisfied.”

Also, 43 percent of respondents said the country is on the “Wrong track,” while 37 percent said “Right track” and 20 percent are “Not sure.”

Among other findings of the Zogby poll:

• 13 percent of Iranians polled say they have access to the Internet, up from 0.9 percent in 2000.
• The top website visited by Iranians is Google, followed by Yahoo!
• 42 percent of respondents say they have used Facebook, and 18 percent have used Twitter.
• 28 percent of respondents are concerned about government monitoring of their Facebook and Twitter activities.