What, in your opinion, is the general condition of Israel? Good or not good?
1 = Very good
2 = Good
3 = Not good nor bad
4 = Not good
5 = Not good at all

To what degree are you interested in questions relating to religion's place in the State of Israel?
1 = Very interested
2 = Interested
3 = Not so interested
4 = Not interested at all

Is a person born to a Jewish father and non Jewish mother, a Jew in your eyes?
1 = Yes
2 = No

Person who converted with the rabbinate, but does not observe mitzvoth?
1 = Jewish
2 = Not Jewish

In your opinion should the state of Israel ensure that public life in the country runs according to religious tradition?
1 = It is definitely the State's concern
2 = Perhaps it is the State's concern
3 = Perhaps it is not the State's concern
4 = It is certainly not the State's concern

In your opinion, should the state's administration of communal life be:
1 = More religious than it is
2 = As it is today
3 = Less religiouis that it is

In your opinion is Israel becoming more religious or more secular?
1 = Much more secular
2 = A little more secular
3 = No change
4 = A little more religious
5 = Much more religious

In your opinion, can Israel be a Jewish state that follows Jewish law and a democratic state?
1 = Definitely yes
2 = Yes
3 = No
4 = Definitely no

To what degree are you interested in this issue?
1 = Very interested
2 = Interested
3 = Not so interested
4 = Not at all interested

In situations of contradiction between Jewish law and democratic principles, which should be prioritized?
1 = Priority to democracy in all cases
2 = Sometimes one, sometimes the other
3 = Priority to Jewish law in all cases

Opening cinemas on the Sabbath
1 = Definitely for
2 = For
3 = Oppose
4 = Defintitely oppose

Do you think that in public institutions there should or shouldn't be kosher food?
1 = The food should definitely be kosher
2 = Perhaps it should be
3 = Perhaps it shouldn't be
4 = Public institutions definitely don't need to have kosher foo

As you know, sometimes the Rabbinate refuses to give kosher certification to institutions that keep kosher because they do not keep other mitzvoth or customs. Do you think it should or shouldn't be like this?
1 = Definitely correct
2 = Perhaps it should be so
3 = Perhaps it shouldn't be so
4 = Definitely shouldn't be so

Do you think civil marriage should be instituted in Israel?
1 = Definitely yes
2 = Yes
3 = Maybe yes
4 = Maybe no
5 = No
6 = Definitly no

In your opinion, if there were civil marriages in Israel would you and/or your family members have chosen to get married like this?
1 = Definitely yes
2 = Yes, but also with a religious marriage
3 = Perhaps they should
4 = Perhaps not
5 = No
6 = Definitely not

In your opinion is the Rabbinate's role in marriage/divorce business-like/neutral or more for the benefit of one party?
1 = Business-like nuetral
2 = For the benefit of men
3 = For the benefit of women
4 = Sometimes one, sometimes the other

One can be a good Jew without keeping tradition
1 = Absolutely agree
2 = Agree
3 = Disagree
4 = Completely disagree

It's better for the man to be the provider, and for the woman to take care of things in the house
1 = Absolutely agree
2 = Agree
3 = Disagree
4 = Definitly disagree

Jews to immigrate and receive immediate citizenship
1 = Definitely support
2 = Support
3 = Oppose
4 = Definitely oppose

To what degree is Jewish tradition important in your daily behavior?
1 = Very important
2 = Important
3 = Not so important
4 = Not at all important

Are you for or against more Jewish studies in state schools?
1 = Definitely for
2 = For
3 = Against
4 = Definitely against

Would you consent to your children studying in a school with children from religious and non-religious families?
1 = Agree to a great degree
2 = Agree to a certain degree
3 = Agree to a great degree
4 = Do not agree at all

Do you think that currently relations between religious and non-religious Israeli Jews are good?
1 = Very good
2 = Quite good
3 = Not so good
4 = Not good at all

Amongst your closest friends are there those who are different from you in terms of religious observance?
1 = Not at all
2 = A small part
3 = About half of them
4 = Most of them
5 = All of them

Would you be willing for your child to marry a non-Jew?
1 = Definitely willing
2 = Willing
3 = Oppose
4 = Definitely opposed
5 = No children, irrelevant

Do you want to live in Israel long-term?
1 = Convinced that want to
2 = Want to, but not convinced
3 = Have doubts
4 = Convinced that do not want to

To what degree do you feel part of the worldwide Jewish nation?
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes
3 = No
4 = Absolutely not

Which of the following terms best defines your identity?
1 = Israeli
2 = Jewish
3 = My ethnicity
4 = My way of keeping tradition
5 = Other
6 = Israeli/Jewish

How would you define yourself religiously?
1 = Haredi - ultra-orthodox
2 = Religious
3 = Traditional (“Masorti”)
4 = Not religious but not anti-religious (Hiloni)
5 = Anti-religious

If you could be reborn, would you want to be born Jewish?
1 = Yes, I would very much want to be born a Jew
2 = Yes, I would want to be born a Jew
3 = It makes no difference to me
4 = I would not so much want to be born a Jew
5 = I would not want to be born a Jew

If you could be reborn, would you want to be born Israeli?
1 = Yes, I would very much want to be born an Israeli
2 = Yes, I would want to be born an Israeli
3 = It makes no difference to me
4 = I would not so much want to be born an Israeli
5 = I would not want to be born an Israeli

Do you keep religious tradition?
1 = I definitley keep the tradition with all its details
2 = I keep the tradition to a large extent
3 = I keep some of the tradition
4 = I don't keep it all, completely free

In your parent's home, did they keep religious tradition?
1 = They definitley keep/kept the tradition with all its details
2 = They keep/kept the tradition to a large extent
3 = They keep/kept some of the tradition
4 = They don't/didn't keep it all, completely free

Does your spouse keep religious tradition?
1 = Strictly observes the tradition with all its particulars
2 = Observes to a great extent
3 = Observes somewhat
4 = Totally unobservant
5 = Have no spouse

Do you currently feel more or less religious in comparison to the past?
1 = Much more religious
2 = More religious
3 = No difference
4 = Less religious
5 = A lot less religious

How much religious traditions would you like your children to observe?
1 = I would like my children to be strictly observant
2 = I would like my children to be observant to a great extent
3 = I would like my children to be somewhat observant
4 = I would like my children to be totally unobservant

Do you fast on Yom Kippur?
1 = Always, all day
2 = Always, part of the day
3 = Often, all day
4 = Occasionally
5 = Rarely
6 = Never

How often do you go to synagogue? (no data)
1 = Several times a day
2 = Once a day
3 = Almost any Saturday and holiday but not during the week
4 = Only at the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashana and Kippur)
5 = Only on special occasion like Bar Mitzva, Shabat Hatan
6 = Never been

Hear Megillat Esther on Purim
1 = Always
2 = Often
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never

Passover seder
1 = Religious
2 = Social/family
3 = Both

Do you observe the Sabbath?
1 = I keep Shabbat, all of its laws and details
2 = I keep Shabbat to a great degree
3 = I keep Shabbat partially
4 = I do not keep it all

Do you eat pig?
1 = Frequently
2 = Once in a while
3 = Infrequently
4 = Never

Would you say that the main reason you do not eat pig is religious, or is it for other reasons?
1 = Religious reason
2 = Other reason
3 = Both

Are you diligent in your observance of the laws of Kashruth more, less, or the same as in the past?
1 = Much more
2 = More
3 = Same
4 = Less
5 = Much less

Do you usually visit tzaddikim/ tombs of the righteous.
1 = Often
2 = Sometimes
3 = Rarely
4 = Never
5 = Cannot go because it is forbidden to me for religious reason

Do you attend or not attend prayer services or ceremonies in Reform or Conservative synagogues?
1 = Regulary
2 = Frequently
3 = Infrequently
4 = Not at all

Reward for good deeds
1 = Believe whole-heartedly
2 = Believe but sometimes doubt it
3 = Usually doubt it, but sometimes believe it
4 = Do not believe it at all

Have you recently learned the Old Testament, the Talmud, or other Jewish sources?
1 = A lot
2 = Rather a lot
3 = A little
4 = Not at all

Interested in expressions of Judaism in music?
1 = A lot
2 = Quiet a lot
3 = A little
4 = Not at all

In your opinion, is it okay for a soldier to refuse orders to clear a settlement?
1 = Definitely forbidden to refuse
2 = Think it is forbidden torefuse
3 = Think it is permitted to refuse
4 = Definitely permitted to refuse

To what degree do you support the idea of land for peace?
1 = To a great degree
2 = To a certain degree
3 = To a small degree
4 = Not at all

In the summer of 2005 did you support or oppose the disengagement plan?
1 = Supported a lot
2 = Supported
3 = Did not support or oppose
4 = Opposed
5 = Opposed a lot

What is your position on clearing settlements in the territories under a permanent agreement?
1 = Should not remove under any condition
2 = Willing to clear certain settlements under certain conditions
3 = willing to clear all settlements even large blocks, under the right conditions

Under a permanent agreement with the Palestinians, to what degree would you agree for Israel to give the Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians?
1 = Definitely agree
2 = Agree
3 = Do not agree so much
4 = Definitely disagree

Sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

Age
1 = 20-24
2 = 25-29
3 = 30-34
4 = 35-39
5 = 40-44
6 = 45-49
7 = 50-54
8 = 55-64
9 = 65+

Where were you born?
1 = North Africa
2 = Asia
3 = Eastern Europe
4 = Central and Western Europe
5 = America/Australia/South Africa
6 = Native born, Father native born
7 = Native born, father North Africa
8 = Native born, father Asia
9 = Native born, father Eastern Europe
10 = Native born, father Western and Central Europe
11 = Native born, father America/Australia/North Africa

Note if interviewee is from FSU after 1989?
1 = Yes

For FSU: Are you
1 = Jewish from both parents
2 = Jewish, maternal side
3 = Jewish, paternal side
4 = Other (Ukrainian, Russian)

For FSU: Is your spouse
1 = Jewish from both parents
2 = Jewish, maternal side
3 = Jewish, paternal side
4 = Other (Ukrainian, Russian)
5 = Have no spouse

How would you define yourself religiously?
1 = Non-Zionist Haredi
2 = Zionist Haredi
3 = National religious
4 = Conservative Judaism
5 = Reformist Judaism
6 = Other
7 = Don't belong to any trend

Where was your father born?
1 = North Africa
2 = Asia
3 = Eastern Europe
4 = Central and western Europe
5 = America/Australia
6 = Native born

Where was your mother born?
1 = North Africa
2 = Asia
3 = Eastern Europe
4 = Central ane Western Europe
5 = America/Australia/South Africa
6 = Native born

What is your mother tongue?
1 = Hebrew
2 = English
3 = French
4 = Spanish
5 = Russian
6 = Yiddish
7 = Other
8 = Arabic
9 = Feorgian
10 = Farsi

What language do you speak at home?
1 = Hebrew
2 = English
3 = French
4 = Spanish
5 = Russian
6 = Yiddish
7 = Other
8 = Arabic
9 = Georgian
10 = Farsi

What is your ethnic origin?
1 = Ashkenazi
2 = Mizrahi (Eastern ethnicity)
3 = Mixed (one of the parents is eastern the other western)
4 = Other ethnicity

What was the atmosphere in house you grew up in?
1 = Ashkenazi
2 = Mizrahi (Eastern ethnicity)
3 = Mixed (one of the parents is eastern the other western)
4 = Neither

How many years have you studied in school?
1 = Did not study at all
2 = Up to 4 years of education
3 = 4-8 years
4 = 9-10 years
5 = 11 years
6 = 12 years
7 = 13+ years of education

For how many years?
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10
11 = 11
12 = 12
13 = 13
14 = 14
15 = 15
16 = 16
17 = 17
18 = 18
19 = 19
20 = 20
21 = 21
22 = 22
23 = 23
24 = 24
25 = 25
26 = 26
27 = 27
28 = 28
29 = 29
30 = 30

The average monthly income of a 4 person family has recently reached 9500 NIS net. Considering this, is your income:
1 = Much above the average
2 = A little above the average
3 = As average
4 = A little under the average
5 = Much under the average

What is your marital status?
1 = Single
2 = Married
3 = Widowed
4 = Divorced

Under what framework did you get married?
1 = Israeli Rabbinate
2 = Abroad with Jewish ceremony
3 = Abroad with civil ceremony
4 = Other

There is a lot of talk about left and right in politics. Where would you rate yourself on a left-right scale where 1 is the extreme right and 7 the extreme left?
1 = 1 Right
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7 Left