Sex:
1 = male
2 = female

Age:
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65+

How would you assess Israel’s overall situation today?
1 = Very good
2 = Quite good
3 = So-so
4 = Quite bad
5 = Very bad
6 = Don’t know / refuse

To what extent do you feel part of the State of Israel and its problems?
1 = A very large extent
2 = A large extent
3 = Some extent
4 = A small extent
5 = A very small extent
6 = Don’t know / refuse

How proud are you to be an Israeli?
1 = Very proud
2 = Quite proud
3 = Not so proud
4 = Not at all proud
5 = Don’t know / refuse

Israel is defined as both a Jewish and a democratic state. Which part of this definition is more important to you personally?
1 = Jewish
2 = Democratic
3 = Both are equally important
4 = Neither is important
5 = Don’t know / refuse

In general, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the functioning of Israeli democracy?
1 = Very dissatisfied
2 = Dissatisfied
3 = Satisfied
4 = Very satisfied
5 = Don’t know / refuse

To what extent do you trust each of the following individuals or institutions?
1 = use
2 = no

The political parties
1 = To a large extent
2 = To some extent
3 = To a small extent
4 = Not at all
5 = Don’t know/ refuse

Who should have the ultimate authority to approve a peace treaty that would include Israel's withdrawal from Judea and Samaria and the evacuation of settlements?
1 = The Knesset
2 = Only Jewish citizens of Israel, by referendum
3 = All citizens of Israel (Jews and non-Jews), by referendum
4 = Rabbis/scholars of Jewish law
5 = No one has the authority to make such a decision
6 = Don't know / refuse

Speakers should be prohibited from harshly criticizing the State of Israel in public.
1 = Agree strongly
2 = Agree somewhat
3 = Disagree somewhat
4 = Disagree totally
5 = Don’t know/ refuse

How interested are you in politics?
1 = Very interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Slightly interested
4 = Not at all interested
5 = Don’t know / refuse

To what extent are you and your friends able to influence government policy?
1 = To a large extent
2 = To some extent
3 = To a small extent
4 = Not at all
5 = Don’t know / refuse

Freedom of religion
1 = Far too much
2 = Too much
3 = To a suitable degree
4 = Too little
5 = Far too little
6 = Don't know/refuse

Decisions crucial to the state on issues of peace and security should be made by a Jewish majority.
1 = Disagree totally
2 = Disagree somewhat
3 = Agree somewhat
4 = Agree strongly
5 = Don't know / refuse

All societies are divided into stronger and weaker groups. Which group in Israeli society do you feel you belong to?
1 = Strong group
2 = Somewhat strong group
3 = Somewhat weak group
4 = Weak group
5 = Don’t know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) In the event of a conflict between democracy and halakhah (Jewish religious law), should preference be given to upholding democratic principles or adhering to the tenets of Jewish law?
1 = It is preferable in all cases to uphold democratic principles.
2 = Sometimes one, sometimes the other, depending on circumstances.
3 = It is preferable in all cases to adhere to the tenets of Jewish religious law
4 = There is no fundamental contradiction between democratic principles and Jewish law
5 = Don’t know / refuse

Between Mizrahim (Sephardim) and Ashkenazim
1 = High
2 = Moderate
3 = Low
4 = There is no tension
5 = Don’t know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) To what extent do you believe that the Jews are the "Chosen People"?
1 = Very strongly
2 = Quite strongly
3 = Not so strongly
4 = Not at all
5 = Don't know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) In your opinion, should the Conservative and Reform movements in Israel have equal standing with the Orthodox stream, for example with regard to conversion and marriage?
1 = Definitely should
2 = Think they should
3 = Think they should not
4 = Definitely should not
5 = Don't know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) Should the state deny funding to schools in the ultra-Orthodox educational system that do not teach a core curriculum (e.g., civics, mathematics, and English)?
1 = Definitely should
2 = Think it should
3 = Think it should not
4 = Definitely should not
5 = Don't know / refuse

Do you believe that the State of Israel can simultaneously be both a Jewish state and a democratic state, in the fullest sense of the term ?
1 = Definitely can
2 = Think it can
3 = Don't think it can
4 = Definitely cannot
5 = Don't know / refuse

Do you believe that soldiers have the right to refuse to serve in the West Bank based on their opposition to the occupation?
1 = Definitely have
2 = Think they have
3 = Think they do not have
4 = Definitely do not have
5 = Don't know / refuse

People who do not observe Sabbath and holidays
1 = It would bother me
2 = It would not bother me
3 = Don’t know / refuse

1 = 2
3 = | >

Which statement do you agree with more strongly?
1 = Decisions made by the government and Knesset, elected by the majority in free elections, are by definition democratic.
2 = Decisions that contradict equality, minority rights, freedom of speech..even if made by those chosen in free elections
3 = Don't know / refuse

Do you agree or disagree that we must narrow the gap between rich and poor in Israel, even if this means higher taxes for most citizens.
1 = Agree strongly
2 = Agree somewhat
3 = Disagree somewhat
4 = Disagree strongly
5 = Don’t know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) Do you feel a sense of belonging to one of the streams of Judaism? And if so, which one?
1 = None of them
2 = Orthodox
3 = Conservative
4 = Reform
5 = Don’t know / refuse
6 = Other; specify

(Jewish respondents only) Do you feel a sense of belonging to one of the streams of Judaism? And if so, which one?
1 = None of them
2 = Orthodox
3 = Conservative
4 = Reform
5 = Don’t know / refuse

(Jewish respondents only) Which is more important to you—that the State of Israel have a Jewish majority, or that the entire Land of Israel between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea be under Israeli sovereignty?
1 = The State of Israel should have a Jewish majority.
2 = The entire Land of Israel between the Jordan and the Mediterranean should be under Israeli sovereignty.
3 = Both are equally important
4 = Neither is important
5 = Don’t know / refuse

Definition of "a new politics"
1 = Don't know
2 = No new politics
3 = Negative (racism)
4 = Positive
11 = Transparency/Reliability
12 = unity/less hate
13 = Center/wide interest/the wide public
14 = Listening to the public/direct connection/facebook
15 = New, young, or educated people/women
16 = Governance/less parties/election method
17 = Advancing peace / agreement
18 = Economy and society/education/shortening the gap
19 = optimistic/giving hope

In your opinion, do the results of the recent Knesset elections reflect a new politics?
1 = They definitely do
2 = I think they do
3 = I think they don't
4 = They definitely don't
5 = Don’t know / refuse

How much, if at all, were the recent election results affected by the summer of 2011 protests?
1 = To a very large extent
2 = To a large extent
3 = To a small extent
4 = Not at all
5 = Don’t know
6 = Refuse

When you compare Israeli politicians today with what you know or remember about Israeli politicians of the past, are today's better, worse, or the same?
1 = Better
2 = The same
3 = Worse
4 = Don’t know / refuse

Are you:
1 = Jewish
2 = Non-Arab Christian or "no religion"
3 = Muslim
4 = Christian Arab
5 = Druze
6 = Don't know / refuse
7 = Other; specify _____________________

Would you characterize yourself as :
1 = Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi)
2 = Haredi-leumi (Zionist Ultra-Orthodox)
3 = Religious and religious Zionist
4 = Traditional - religious
5 = Traditional - non-religious
6 = Secular
7 = Other

How would you define yourself, from a political/security standpoint?
1 = Right
2 = Moderate right
3 = Center
4 = Moderate left
5 = Left
6 = Don’t know
7 = Refuse to answer

Turning to the subject of social and economic systems: On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing a system with a high degree of government intervention in social-economic issues (social democracy), and 5 indicating a free-market system where the state is
1 = System where the state is heavily involved in economic and social issues (social democracy)
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = System where the state is not involved at all in social and economic issues (free-market capitalism)

Which list did you vote for in the most recent Knesset elections, which took place roughly one month ago?
1 = Likud Beitenu led by Binyamin Netanyahu (joint party of Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
2 = Kadima led by Shaul Mofaz
3 = Labor led by Shelly Yachimovich
4 = Hatnuah led by Tzipi Livni
5 = Yesh Atid led by Yair Lapid
6 = Shas led by Aryeh Deri and Eli Yishai
7 = Meretz led by Zahava Gal-On
8 = Habayit Hayehudi - Ichud Leumi - Tkuma
9 = Otzma LeYisrael led by Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari
10 = Yahadut Hatorah - Agudat Yisrael - Degel Hatorah
11 = Aleh Yarok - The Liberal Party
12 = Hagimlaim - Dor Bonei Haaretz led by Ephraim Lapid
13 = The Greeners (HaYerukim)
14 = Am Shalem led by Haim Amsalem
15 = Hayisraelim led by David Kon
16 = Eretz Hadasha led by Eldad Yaniv
17 = Koach Lehashpia led by Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak
18 = Hadash
19 = Raam
20 = Balad
21 = Blank ballot
22 = I didn't vote though I was eligible to
23 = I didn't vote because I wasn't eligible to
24 = Refuse to answer
25 = Other list; specify __________

(For Israeli-born respondents) Where was your father born?
1 = Israel
2 = Russia/Soviet Union
3 = Europe/Americas
4 = Asia/Africa
5 = Don’t know / refuse

(For foreign-born respondents) When did you immigrate to Israel?
1 = 1989 or earlier
2 = Between 1990 and 2013

The average (net) salary in Israel today is NIS 13,000. How would you categorize your total household income (for both spouses combined):
1 = Far below average
2 = Slightly below average
3 = Average
4 = Slightly above average
5 = Far above average
6 = Not applicable - kibbutz member
7 = Refuse / not applicable

Where is your community located?
1 = Judea/Samaria
2 = Golan Heights
3 = West of the "Green Line"
4 = None of these places

Education:
1 = elementary school or lower
2 = partial high school
3 = full high school -without a graduation certificate
4 = full high school - with a graduation certificate
5 = post high school (teacher's seminar, nursing school, engineer school, post high school yeshiva)
6 = partial academic degree
7 = full academic degree - BA or more
8 = refuses

1 = Jews
2 = Arabs
3 = Russians

1 = Land line
2 = Cell phone

1 = South
2 = Haifa
3 = Judea and Samaria
4 = Jerusalem
5 = Center
6 = North
7 = Tel Aviv

0 = Not Selected
1 = Selected

(Open-ended question) There has been talk recently about "a new politics." In your view, what is the most important aspect of this new development?
1 = |open|