Jewish sample
0 = Representative sample - Jews
1 = Haredi sample

Sample
1 = General-jewish/christian not arabic/no religion
2 = Haredi sample
3 = Arab sample

Sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

Age
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65 and above
7 = refuse

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

How would you characterize Israel’s overall situation today?
1 = very good
2 = good
3 = so-so
4 = bad
5 = very bad
6 = don't know /refuse to answer (not read)

1 = very much
2 = quite a lot
3 = not so much
4 = not at all
5 = don't know / refuse to answer (not read)

1 = very optimistic
2 = quite optimistic
3 = quite pessimistic
4 = very pessimistic

6.Israel is defined as a Jewish and democratic state. Do you feel there is a good balance today between the Jewish and the democratic components?
1 = There is a good balance between the two components
2 = The Jewish component is too strong
3 = The democratic component is too strong
4 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

7. To safeguard Israel’s security, it is permissible for the state to monitor what citizens write on the Internet.
1 = strongly disagree
2 = somewhat disagree
3 = somewhat agree
4 = strongly agree
5 = don't know/ refuse to answer (not read)

12.1 The media
1 = not at all
2 = not so much
3 = quite a lot
4 = very much
5 = don't know/ refuse to answer

13.1 Mizrahim and Ashkenazim
1 = high
2 = moderate
3 = low
4 = none
5 = don't know/ refuse to answer

14. In your opinion, which source is the major cause of tension?
1 = Mizrahim and Ashkenazim
2 = Religious and secular Jews
3 = Right and Left (on foreign policy and national security issues)
4 = Rich and poor
5 = Jews and Arabs
6 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

15. In your opinion, what is the main reason today for the international community's harsh criticism of Israel
1 = Israel's behavior and political positions in the context of the conflict with the Palestinians
2 = Antisemitism around the world
3 = Shortcomings in Israeli public diplomacy
4 = Activities of Israeli peace and human-rights organizations (for example, Breaking the Silence or B'Tselem)
5 = Inequality in Israel between Jewish and Arab citizens
6 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)
7 = There is no harsh criticism of Israel (not read)

20.1 Military-security
1 = very poor
2 = quite poor
3 = average
4 = quite good
5 = very good
6 = don't know/ refuse to answer

21.1 Israel's control of the West Bank/Judea and Samaria
1 = very much
2 = quite a lot
3 = slightly
4 = not at all
5 = don't know/ refuse to answer (not read)

22. Which of these is the most serious (internal) existential threat to the State of Israel? (order of factors was rotated)
1 = Israel's control of the West Bank/Judea and Samaria
2 = Social/economic inequality
3 = Demands to make Israel more democratic
4 = Demands to make Israel more Jewish
5 = Shrinking of the country's Jewish majority
6 = Severe differences of opinion between various segments of Israeli society
7 = Don't know / refuse to answer

23. I prefer to keep silent and not express my political opinions in the presence of people I don't know.
1 = strongly agree
2 = somewhat agree
3 = somewhat disagree
4 = strongly disagree
5 = don't know/ refuse to answer (not read)

28. Which countries are able to fight terror most effectively: democratic ones or non-democratic ones?
1 = Democratic countries
2 = Non-democratic countries
3 = Both to the same degree
4 = Neither of them
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

29. If the present state of violence continues for a prolonged period, which society—Israeli or Palestinian—do you think can hold out longer?
1 = Palestinian society
2 = Israeli society
3 = Both societies can hold out for a long time
4 = Neither society can hold out for a long time
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

30.1 If a contradiction arose between Jewish religious law and a (secular) court ruling, which would you follow? (Jewish respondents only)
1 = Jewish religious law
2 = Court ruling
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)
4 = It depends / sometimes one, sometimes the other (not read)

30.2 If a contradiction arose between your religious dictates and a (secular) court ruling, which would you follow? (Arab respondents only)
1 = Religious dictates
2 = Court ruling
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)
4 = It depends / sometimes one, sometimes the other (not read)

35. In your opinion, does Israel's current electoral system allow the government to function properly?
1 = I am convinced the current system allows the government to function properly
2 = I tend to think the current system allows the government to function properly
3 = I tend to think the current system does not allow the government to function properly
4 = I am convinced the current system does not allow the government to function properly
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

36. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: If the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the police, or the IDF suspects an individual of being involved in terrorist activity, they should be given full powers to investigate as they see fit, wi
1 = Agree
2 = Disagree
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

39.1 Do you support or oppose having Arab parties in the government, including the appointment of Arab ministers? (Jewish respondents only)
1 = Strongly oppose
2 = Somewhat oppose
3 = Somewhat support
4 = Strongly support
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

40. To what extent are you and your friends able to influence government policy?
1 = very much
2 = quite a lot
3 = not so much
4 = not at all
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

41.Is there a political party in Israel today that truly represents your views?
1 = yes, there is
2 = no, there isn't
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

42. Is this the same party you voted for in the last elections?
1 = Yes, the same party
2 = No, a different party
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

43.1 Which identity is the most important to you? (Jewish respondents only)?
1 = Israeli
2 = Jewish
3 = Ethnic (Mizrahi/Ashkenazi/mixed)
4 = Religious (my secularity/religiosity)
5 = All of the above equally (not read)
6 = None of the above (not read)
7 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

43.2 Which identity is the most important to you? (Arab respondents only)
1 = Israeli
2 = Palestinian
3 = Arab
4 = Religious (Muslim/Christian/Druze)
5 = All of the above equally (not read)
6 = None of the above (not read)
7 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

47.1 Would you be willing to accept an Arab/Jew: As your spouse or that of your children:
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

48. Who is more hesitant to express their political opinions in Israel today—people on the right, or people on the left?
1 = No one in Israel is hesitant to express their political opinions
2 = People on the right are more hesitant
3 = People on the left are more hesitant
4 = Everyone is equally hesitant to express their political opinions
5 = Don’t know / refuse to answer (not read)

49. How would you rate Israel’s leadership in terms of corruption, where 1 = very corrupt and 5 = not at all corrupt?
1 = 1 - Very corrupt
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 - Not at all corrupt
6 = Don't know / refuse to answer (not read)

50. are you?
1 = Jewish
2 = Non-Arab Christian
3 = No religion
4 = Muslim
5 = Christian Arab
6 = Druze
7 = Circassian
8 = Other
9 = Refuse

1 = Jewish/other
2 = Arab

51. How would you define yourself (Jews)?
1 = Ashkenazi
2 = Mizrahi
3 = Sepharadi
4 = Both/Mixed
5 = Neither/Israeli
6 = Other
7 = Don't know/Refuse

52. Would you characterize yourself as (Jews):
1 = Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi)
2 = Torani/National Haredi (Hardal)
3 = Religious Zionist
4 = Traditional religious
5 = Traditional - non religious
6 = Secular
7 = Other
8 = Don't know/Refuse

53. How would you define yourself (Arab only)?
1 = very religious
2 = religious
3 = traditional
4 = not religious at all
5 = refuse

54. To which stream do you belong (Jews)?
1 = Orthodox
2 = Reform
3 = Conservative
4 = Other stream
5 = Do not belong to any stream

55. To which Haredi subgroup do you belong (only Haredi population)?
1 = Hassidic
2 = Lita'im
3 = Sephardi
4 = Modern Haredi
5 = Chabad/Lubavitch
6 = Haredi - general (do not belong to any subgroup)
7 = Don't know/ refuse

56. Where were you born (Jews)?
1 = Israel
2 = Former Soviet Union
3 = Europe - America
4 = Asia - Africa
5 = refuse

58. Year of Aliya (Jews)
1 = before 1990
2 = at 1990 or after
3 = refuse

59. 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 /refuse

60. To which party did you vote in the last elections to the Knesset in March 2015?
1 = Likud (headed by Binyamin Netanyahu)
2 = Zionist Union (headed by Yitzhak "Bougie" Herzog and Tzipi Livni)
3 = Yesh Atid (headed by Yair Lapid)
4 = Habayit Hayehudi (headed by Naftali Bennett)
5 = Kulanu (headed by Moshe Kahlon)
6 = Yisrael Beiteinu (headed by Avigdor Lieberman)
7 = Meretz (headed by Zehava Galon)
8 = Torah Judaism
9 = Shas (headed by Aryeh Deri)
10 = Yahad (headed by Eli Yishai)
11 = Joint arab list (headed by Ayman Odeh)
12 = Other party
13 = Blank ballot
14 = I did not vote although I had the right to
15 = I did not vote because I didn't have the right to vote.
16 = refuse
17 = Aleh Yarok

61. The average income for an Israeli household is 14500 NIS net per month. Is your family income in comparison to the average::
1 = Much under the average
2 = A little under the average
3 = Average
4 = A little above the average
5 = Much above the average
6 = Not relevant:Kibbutz member
7 = refuse

63. Education:
1 = elementary school or lower
2 = partial high school
3 = full high school - with a graduation certificate
4 = post high school (teacher's seminar, nursing school, engineer school,)
5 = post high school yeshiva
6 = partial academic degree
7 = full academic degree - BA or more
8 = refuse

65. Language of interview
1 = Hebrew
2 = Russian
3 = Arabic

66. Type of phone
1 = Cellphone
2 = Landline