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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Comfortability with freedom of speech regarding politics in UAE 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 *** and in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia and the UAE. Some ** percent of respondents living in the UAE state they feel comfortable saying what they think about politics and public issues.
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