The Impact of the Corona Crisis on the Ultra-Orthodox Community

The corona crisis has had serious economic repercussions for many households, including for members of Israel's ultra-Orthodox community. Survey findings indicate that while most of the ultra-Orthodox plan to cut back on their current expenditures, there are also quite a few households in which one of the spouses plans on increasing the scope of his or her employment, and in about one-fifth of the households- one of the spouses who has not previously worked, intends to now join the workforce.

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These findings and those described below are based on the Israeli Voice Index survey conducted between April 30-May 3, 2020 among a representative sample of the adult Israeli population (see details below).

“What do you think of level of political influence by members of the ultra-Orthodox community, taking into account their proportion of the population “(Non-Ultra-Orthodox Jews, %)

"To what extent did the entry of military and the Home Front Command into ultra-Orthodox communities at the time of the Corona crisis affect their attitudes towards the IDF?" (%, Ultra-Orthodox)

The corona crisis has hit many households financially. If your household has also been affected, how do you intend to deal with it? (%, ultra-Orthodox)
Respondents could provide more than one answer

The corona crisis has hit many households financially. If your household has also been affected, how do you intend to deal with it? (%, ultra-Orthodox, by age)
Respondents could provide more than one answer

The data is taken from the Israeli Voice Index, which is a project of the Guttman Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research of the Israel Democracy Institute. In the survey, which was conducted on the internet and by telephone (supplements of groups that are not sufficiently represented on the network) from April 30 to May 3, 2020, 615 men and women were interviewed in Hebrew and 154 in Arabic, constituting a representative national sample of the entire adult population of Israel aged 18 and older. The maximum sampling error for the entire sample was 3.7%± at a confidence level of 95%. The fieldwork was done by the Midgam Institute. For the full data file see: Data Israel