case id
respondent's id in all consecutive surveys
israeli condition in general
the way government handles problems
most important problem for government
economic situation in past 3 years
personal economic situation in past year
national security today
national security in last 5 years
national security in next 5 years
territories should be exchanged for peace
israel should decide on borders and unilaterally withdraw
chances of olmert's disengagement
chances of peace between israel and arabs in next 3 years
chances of war in next 3 years
chances of peace agreement
evaluation of arab aspirations
peace agreement to conclude arab-israeli conflict
to prevent war with arab states israel should
are you worried about being injured by arabs
the most important value (not asked of arabs)
the second most important value
the third most important value
the fourth most important value
threat of returning territories for peace
threat of enemies having biological weapons
threat of no democracy in israel
threat of disengagement from palestinians
threat of enemies having nuclear weapons
threat of palestinian state
threat of continued intifada
threat of war with syria
democracy or halacha (not asked of arabs)
goverment should or shoudn't interfere
law or security
establishment of a pal. state as part of permanent settlement
arab neighborhoods of jerusalem
returning golan
evacuating in judea and samaria
public life according to halacha
israel's economic structure (socialist or capitalist)
democracy as a best system
politicians tend not to consider the opinion of the citizen
no matter who you vote for
stop the peace process
return territories for peace
encourage the emigration of arabs
talking about political issues
affect government policy
your personal status today
your personal status 5 years ago
your personal status 5 years from now
satisfaction with the way israeli democracy functions
support: kadima
support: avoda
support: likud
support: meretz
support: ihud leumi - mafdal
support: israel beiteinu
support: shas
your favorite party
support: olmert
support: peretz
support: netanyahu
support: peres
support: yishai
support: sharon
support: liberman
support: beilin
support: eylon
support: sharanskiy
party leaders to deal best with economy
in second place
party leaders to deal best with the social problems
party leaders to deal best with foreign and security issues in israel
party differences on the following issue:jerusalem
party differences on the following issue:economy
party differences on the following issue:social policy
party differences on the following issue:state and religion
party differences on the following issue:'peace and territories
party differences on the following issue:terror
the most important reason to vote for a party
influence the following have on your vote:jerusalem
influence the following have on your vote:'economy
influence the following have on your vote:social policy
influence the following have on your vote:state and religion
influence the following have on your vote:peace and territories
influence the following have on your vote:terror
influence the following have on your vote:corruption
greatest effect on your voting
self-ranking on a right/left political scale
ranking on a right/left political scale:likud
ranking on a right/left political scale:avoda
ranking on a right/left political scale:kadima
ranking on a right/left political scale:shas
ranking on a right/left political scale:ihud-leumi mafdal
ranking on a right/left political scale:israel beiteinu
ranking on a right/left political scale:meretz
willingness to pay more taxes
state expenditures on education
state expenditures on ecology
state expenditures on yeshivot and religious institutes
state expenditures on health
state expenditures on security
state expenditures on welfare payments
state expenditures on settlements
state expenditures on arab sector
state expenditures on creating jobs
state expenditures on roads and car accidents
most suitable characteristic of the party: standing for principles in negotiatio
least suitable characteristic of the party: standing for principles in negotiati
most suitable characteristic of the party: keep the democratic regime
least suitable characteristic of the party: keep the democratic regime
most suitable characteristic of the party: true peace with arabs
least suitable characteristic of the party: true peace with arabs
most suitable characteristic of the party: handle terrorism
least suitable characteristic of the party: handle terrorism
most suitable characteristic of the party: ensure a jewish majority
least suitable characteristic of the party: ensure a jewish majority
most suitable characteristic of the party: involved in corruprion
least suitable characteristic of the party: involved in corruprion
most suitable characteristic of the party: will decrease social gaps
least suitable characteristic of the party: will decrease social gaps
most suitable characteristic of the party: leadership abilites
least suitable characteristic of the party: leadership abilites
most suitable characteristic of the party: reliable
least suitable characteristic of the party: reliable
most suitable characteristic of the party: prefers the country
least suitable characteristic of the party: prefers the country
most suitable characteristic of the party: good negotiating
least suitable characteristic of the party: good negotiating skills
most suitable characteristic of the party: will protect rule of law
least suitable characteristic of the party: will protect rule of law
issues at the center of campaign
with which political tendency do you identify
frequency of reading daily newspaper
newspaper usually read
news on tv
which tv channel
election campaign broadcasts on tv
sites of political parties
which paties' sites
supporter or member of any party
respondent party vote if elections were held today
likelihood of kadima to be in the coalition
likelihood of avoda to be in the coalition
likelihood of likud to be in the coalition
likelihood of the party he said he will vote for
number of seats you think kadima will win
number of seats you think avoda will win
number of seats you think likud will win
number of seats you think the party you vote will win
chances for kadima-labor coalition
chances for kadima-likud coalition
chances for kadima-likud-haredim coalition
chances for kadima-labor-haredim coalition
chances for kadima-likud-right coalition
chances for kadima-labor-meretz coalition
chances for kadima-labor-likud-right parties and haredim coalition
will support kadima-labor coalition
will support kadima-likud coalition
will support kadima-likud-haredim coalition
will support kadima-labor-haredim coalition
will support kadima-likud-right coalition
will support kadima-labor-meretz coalition
will support kadima-labor-likud-right parties and haredim coalition
preferable coalition
respondent vote for pm if elections for pm were held
respondent party vote if elections for pm were also held
vote in 2003 elections
vote for pm in 2001 elections
self-identity for jews (first)
self-identity for jews (second)
self-identity for jews (third)
self-identity for jews (fourth)
self-identity for arabs (first)
self-identity for arabs (second)
self-identity for arabs (third)
self-identity for arabs (fourth)
minimum threshold for representation in the knesset
percentage of the government's budget that goes to security
the knesset's chairman
age
religious observance
country of birth
year of immigration
russian immigrant after 1989 (not for arabs)
city in former ussr (only for immigrants from the former ussr)
nationality in passport in ussr (only for immigrants from the former ussr)
friends in israel (only for immigrants from the former ussr)
russian party participation in elections (only for immigrants from the former us
father's country of birth (not for arabs)
mother's country of birth (not for arabs)
years of schooling
academic degree
profession
monthly family expenditure (relative to average of 9,300 nis)
are you worried about losing your job?
rooms in dwelling
number of persons in household
social class (self identified)
religion
religious self-definition (not for arabs)
sex
locality of residency
language of the interview
version of questionnaire
day of interview
month of interview
origin in categories
voted in the last knesset elections
list voted for in the last knesset elections
favored coalition
pleased with election results
when did you finally decide to vote for the party?
frequency of watching parties' election campaign spots on tv
contact by a party or group during the campaign
reason for not vote: no difference between the parties
reason for not voted: it was clear who would win
reason for not voted: it makes no difference for whom you vote because nothing c
reason for not voted: the public is sick of politics and politicians
reason for not voted: people felt they did not have for whom to vote
reason for not voted: people don't care, they're apathetic
the most important reason for not voted
opinions about what the elections were about
disengagement plan and the future of the settlements in the territories
elections were about: corruption of the politicians
elections were about: dealling with security challenges
elections were a protest against the establishment
main opinions on what the elections were about
election as referendum on olmert's plan
israel beiteinu primarily represents immigrants from the former ussr
wave