One of the goals of the Guttman Center from its early days was to collect data over time on the mood and attitudes of the public, but it did not have the appropriate funds to maintain such an ongoing survey. Just before the 1967 War, the Institute convinced the minister who was in charge of information to fund a survey on the mood of the public, people were interviewed, and findings analyzed throughout the war.
Only a year later, the Institute, together with the Hebrew University Communication Institute, finally implemented the ‘continuing survey’ three times a year, which enabled the Institute to obtain an ongoing and systematic record of people’s views.
The Continuing Survey deals with the following topics: