UAE and Arab World: freedom of speech regarding politics 2013

This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Arab World on freedom of speech regarding political topics. The survey was conducted between December 2012 and April 2013 in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia and the UAE. Some 38 percent of respondents living in the UAE state they feel comfortable saying what they think about politics and public issues.

UAE and Arab World: In general, do you feel comfortable saying what you think about politics and public issues?

Characteristic	Share of respondents saying "yes"
UAE	38%
Total	44%

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Release date

December 2013

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Region

Africa, United Arab Emirates

Survey time period

December 26, 2012 to April 18, 2013

Number of respondents

10,027*

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source phrases the question as follows: "To what extent do you agree with the following statement? Use a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means "strongly disagree", and 5 means "strongly agree": "In general, I feel comfortable saying what I think about politics/public issues."

*United Arab Emirates, n= 1,264;
Total, n= 10,027.

The surveyed countries include Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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