ISRAELI ELECTION STUDY, 1999 (ICPSR 2999) Principal Investigators Asher Arian Haifa University Michal Shamir Tel-Aviv University First ICPSR Version May 2001 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research P.O. Box 1248 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 - BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Publications based on ICPSR data collections should acknowledge those sources by means of bibliographic citations. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: Arian, Asher, and Michal Shamir. ISRAELI ELECTION STUDY, 1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Haifa, Israel: Asher Arian/Tel-Aviv, Israel: Michal Shamir [producers], 1999. Mount Scopus, Jerusalem: Hebrew University, Social Sciences Data Archive (SSDA)/Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2000. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON USE OF ICPSR RESOURCES To provide funding agencies with essential information about use of archival resources and to facilitate the exchange of information about ICPSR participants' research activities, users of ICPSR data are requested to send to ICPSR bibliographic citations for each completed manuscript or thesis abstract. Please indicate in a cover letter which data were used. DATA DISCLAIMER The original collector of the data, ICPSR, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for uses of this collection or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. - DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION Asher Arian and Michal Shamir ISRAELI ELECTION STUDY, 1999 (ICPSR 2999) SUMMARY: This election study was carried out in two panels. Part 1, Pre-Election Survey, was fielded July 8-12, 1999, prior to the elections for the Knesset and Prime Minister held May 17, 1999, while Part 2, Post-Election Survey, was fielded May 21-27, 1999. Part 1 of the study investigates the state of Israel and the upcoming elections. Given a list of candidates including Benjamin Nethanyahu, Ehud Barak, Itzhak Mordechai, Beni Begin, and Azmi Bashara, respondents were asked whose position best reflected their own views on peace and safety, socioeconomic policy, religious tension, and foreign affairs and security. Respondents were also asked to assess the influence of the following issues on their Knesset voting decisions: Jerusalem, the economy, security policy, social policy, state vs. religion, Lebanon, peace and the territories, Palestinian terrorism, and the corruption trial of Shas party leader Aryeh Deri. A series of questions addressed whether the Israeli government should increase or decrease government expenditures on education, ecology and the environment, religious institutions and Yeshivot, health, security, immigration absorption, assisting the unemployed, settlements in the territories, the Arab sector, supplying jobs, and roads and road accidents. Additional topics covered the extent to which respondents followed media coverage of the election, how political advertisements influenced their opinions, and for whom they would vote if the election were held that day. Part 2, Post-Election Survey, investigates respondents' electoral decisions and the reasons for their choices. Their views were sought on the focus of the 1999 elections: secular-religious relations, negotiations with the Palestinians, why Barak won, and why Nethanyahu lost. Respondents were asked to assess their trust in political parties, the media, state advocacy, the police, and the supreme court. Additional topics covered public support for democracy in Israel, and the establishment of the Palestinian state. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, education, religion, voter participation history, ethnicity, political party membership, political orientation, social class, place of birth, father's place of birth, employment status, monthly expenditures, military service record, number of rooms in the home, and number of people living in the home. SAMPLING: Representative sample of the population of Israel in 1999. NOTE: (1) The fieldwork was carried out by MACHSHUV Institute. (2) This collection has not been processed by ICPSR staff. ICPSR is distributing the data and documentation for this collection in essentially the same form in which they were received. When appropriate, documentation has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), data files have been converted to non-platform- specific formats, and variables have been recoded to ensure respondents' anonymity. EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) EXTENT OF PROCESSING: REFORM.DOC DATA FORMAT: Logical Record Length Part 1: Pre-Election Survey Part 2: Post-Election Survey File Structure: rectangular File Structure: rectangular Cases: 1,225 Cases: 535 Variables: 210 Variables: 42 Record Length: 94 Record Length: 51 Records Per Case: 3 Records Per Case: 1 HUJI - S O C I A L S C I E N C E S D A T A A R C H I V E -------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 15-Jun-2000 REPORT NAME: SDA RP964401 Codebook of 964401: 1999 ELECTION STUDIES- wave 1 Ser Variable name Pos. Lg Form. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -0001 1 4 I4 Respondent ID Number -0002 5 1 I1 Record type -0003 6 1 I1 General situation of Israel today 1 Very good 2 Good 3 So so 4 Not good 5 Bad -0004 7 1 I1 Govern.treatment of current national problems 1 Very well 2 Well 3 Not so well 4 Not well at all -0005 8 2 I2 The main problem government has to deal with? See APPENDIX 1 for list of problems -0006 10 1 I1 Candidate most capable to deal with problems 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Begin 5 Bashara 6 Raful 6 None of them 7 Equally capable -0007 11 2 I2 Party most capable to handle problems See APPENDIX 2 for list of parties -0008 13 1 I1 General economy situation in last 3 years: 1 Improved a lot 2 Slightly improved 3 Didn't changed 4 Got a little worse 5 Got much worse -0009 14 1 I1 Personal economic situation in last 3 years: 1 Improved a lot 2 Slightly improved 3 didn't changed 4 Got a little worse 5 Got much worse -0010 15 1 I1 Danger of confrontation with Arabs comparing to pre-Peace-Process period 1 Increased a lot 2 Increased 3 Decreased 4 Decreased a lot -0011 16 1 I1 Comparing danger before/during Nethanyahu government 1 Increased a lot 2 Increased 3 Decreased 4 Decreased a lot -0012 17 -20 ATTITUDE TOWARD THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: (on 1-7 scale,1=strongly disagree,7=strongly agree) -------------------------------------- -0013 17 1 I1 Return territories for peace (on 1-7 scale) -0014 18 1 I1 Separation of religion from state (on 1-7 scale) -0015 19 1 I1 Stop the Peace process even at risk of war (on 1-7 scale) -0016 20 1 I1 Preference of Jewish religious law over democracy (on 1-7 scale) -0017 21 1 I1 Attitude towards Oslo accord 1 Support strongly 2 Support 3 Object 4 Object strongly -0018 22 1 I1 Personal Security of Israel citizens since Peace process started 1 Much better 2 Better 3 Worse 4 Much worse -0019 23 1 I1 Comparing personal security before/during Nethanyahu government (Since Oslo agreement) 1 Much better 2 Better 3 Worse 4 Much worse -0020 24 1 I1 Establishment of Palestinian State Definitely agree Agree Don't agree Definitely do not agree -0021 25 2 I2 Estimate Israeli public opinion toward Palestinian State (percentage) -0022 27 1 I1 Forecast future public opinion toward 1 More people will support 2 Less people will support -0023 28 1 I1 Should government encourage Arabs 1 Definitely yes 2 Yes 3 No 4 Definitely no -0024 29 1 I1 Evaluation of Arab ambitions 1 Getting back part of the territories they lost in 1967 2 Getting back all the territories they lost in 1967 3 Conquering Israel 4 Conquering Israel and demolition of Jewish population -0025 30 1 I1 What is more effective in preventing war 1 Focusing on Peace talks 2 Increasing military power -0026 31 1 I1 Are you worried about being injured by Arabs 1 Very worried 2 Worried 3 Not so worried 4 Not worried at all -0027 32 1 I1 Forecast of establishing a Palestinian state 1 Palestinian state will be established 2 Palestinian state won't be established -0028 33 1 I1 Exchange territories in the Golan Heights 1 No part of Golan should be returned 2 Only a small part can be returned 3 Considerable part should be returned 4 All of it should be returned -0029 34 -39 EXTEND OF TRUST IN FOLLOWING POSITIONS/INSTITUTES: -------------------------------------- -0030 34 1 I1 Extend of trust in political parties (on a 1-4 scale,where 1=no trust at all and 4=strong trust) 1 Not at all 2 Slightly trust 3 Certain trust 4 Strongly trust -0031 35 1 I1 Extend of trust in Prime Minister -0032 36 1 I Extend of trust in the Media -0033 37 1 I1 Extend of trust in State Advocacy -0034 38 1 I1 Extend of trust in the Supreme Court -0035 39 1 I1 Extend of trust in Police -0036 40 1 I1 Satisfaction with Israeli Democracy 1 Very satisfied 2 Quite satisfied 3 Not so satisfied 4 Not satisfied at all -0037 41 1 I1 Satisfaction with public discussion in Israel 1 Very satisfied 2 Quite satisfied 3 Not so satisfied 4 Not satisfied at all -0038 42 -45 RANKING 4 SIGNIFICANT VALUES -------------------------------------- -0039 42 1 I1 Jewish majority 1 Most important value 2 Second value 3 Third value 4 Fourth value -0040 43 1 I1 Great Israel 1 Most important value 2 Second value 3 Third value 4 Fourth value -0041 44 1 I1 Democratic state 1 Most important value 2 Second value 3 Third value 4 Fourth value -0042 45 1 I1 Peace 1 Most important value 2 Second value 3 Third value 4 Fourth value -0043 46 -61 EXTEND OF SUPPORT FOR FOLLOWING PERSONS/GROUPS (on 1-10 scale, 1=total rejection, 0=strong support) -------------------------------------- -0044 46 1 I1 The Center Party -0045 47 1 I1 The Labor Party -0046 48 1 I1 Beni Begin -0047 49 1 I1 The Likud Party -0048 50 1 I1 Meretz party -0049 51 1 I1 Orthodox people -0050 52 1 I1 Itzhak Mordechai -0051 53 1 I1 Yasser Arafat -0052 54 1 I1 Ehud Barak -0053 55 1 I1 Azmi Bashara -0054 56 1 I1 Benjamin Netanyahu -0055 57 1 I1 Shimon Peres -0056 58 1 I1 Arie Dere'y -0057 59 1 I1 Israel ACHAT party -0058 60 1 I1 Ultra-orthodoxy -0059 61 1 I1 Arabs -0060 62 1 I1 Regarding Israel economy, do you support 1 Definitely prefer capitalism 2 More capitalist than socialist 3 More socialist than capitalist 4 Definitely prefer socialism -0061 63 1 I1 Participation of Arabs in critical decisions 1 Convinced that decisions should be made by Jewish majority only 2 Thinks that decisions should be made by Jewish majority 3 Thinks that Arabs should take part 4 Convinced that Arabs should take part -0062 64 1 I1 Main factor effect on voting for specific candidate 1 Candidate qualities 2 Identification with candidate party 3 Identification with candidate side 4 Candidate's position about various issues 5 Candidate place in government or in opposition -0063 65 1 I1 Anticipate change in vot.decision if candidate can't win 1 Definitely possible 2 Possible 3 Not likely 4 Definitely no -0064 66 1 I1 Who is expected to go on the second round ?(1) in the election for PM 1 Netanyhu 2 Barak 3 Mordechay 4 Begin 5 Bashara 6 Raful -0065 67 1 I1 Who is expected to go on the second round ?(2) in the election for PM. See codes in var.0064 -0066 68 -74 TO WHAT EXTEND FOLL.ISSUES COULD AFFECT VOTING FOR PM (on 1-4 scale, 1=no effect, 4=significant effect) -------------------------------------- -0067 68 1 I1 Jerusalem issue 1 Couldn't affect at all 2 To some extent 3 Affect a great deal 4 Strongly affect -0068 69 1 I1 Economy issue See code list in var.0067 -0069 70 1 I1 Social Policy See code list in var.0067 -0070 71 1 I1 Religion and State issues See code list in var.0067 -0071 73 1 I1 Peace and territories issue See code list in var.0067 -0072 74 1 I1 The terror See code list in var.0067 -0073 75 -79 EXTEND OF IDENTIFIC.CANDIDATE ATTITUDE FOR PEACE & SECURITY (1-10 scale, 1=Strong rejection, 0=Strong support) -------------------------------------- -0074 75 1 I1 Binyamin Netanyahu -0075 76 1 I1 Ehud Barak -0076 77 1 I1 Itshak Mordechai -0077 78 1 I1 Beni Begin -0078 79 1 I1 Azmy Bashara -0079 80 -84 EXTEND OF IDENTIFIC.WITH CANDIDATES' SOCIO-ECONOMY POLICY (on 1-10 scale,1=Strong rejection, 0=Strong support) -------------------------------------- -0080 80 1 I1 Binyamin Netanyahu -0081 81 1 I1 Ehud Barak -0082 82 1 I1 Itzhak Mordechai -0083 83 1 I1 Beni Begin -0084 84 1 I1 Azmi Bashara HUJI - S O C I A L S C I E N C E S D A T A A R C H I V E -------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 15-Jun-2000 REPORT NAME: SDA RP964402 -0001 1 4 I4 Respondent ID Number -0002 5 1 I1 Record type 2 -0003 6 1 I1 Candidate most capable to deal with Israel economy issues 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Equally capable 5 None of them -0004 7 1 I1 Second Candidate most capable to deal with economy issues 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Equally capable 5 None of them -0005 8 1 I1 Candidate most capable to deal with foreign & security issues 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Equally capable 5 None of them -0006 9 1 I1 Second Candidate most capable to deal with foreign & security issues (on a 1-2 scale, where 1= yes and 2=no) 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Equally capable 5 None of them -0007 10 -21 RESPONDENTS' FEELINGS TOWARDS MAJOR CANDIDATE FOR PM (on a 1-2 scale, where 1=yes and 2=no) -------------------------------------- -0008 10 1 I1 Nethanyahu's character or actions makes me feel angry 1 Yes 2 No -0009 11 1 I1 Nethanyahu makes me feel frightened 1 Yes 2 No -0010 12 1 I1 Nethanyahu makes me feel proud 1 Yes 2 No -0011 13 1 I1 Nethanyahu makes me feel hopeful 1 Yes 2 No -0012 14 1 I1 Barak's character or actions makes me feel angry 1 Yes 2 No -0013 15 1 I1 Barak makes me feel frightened 1 Yes 2 No -0014 16 1 I1 Barak makes me feel proud 1 Yes 2 No -0015 17 1 I1 Barak makes me feel hopeful 1 Yes 2 No -0016 18 1 I1 Mordechai's character or actions makes me feel angry 1 Yes 2 No -0017 19 1 I1 Mordechai makes me feel frightened 1 Yes 2 No -0018 20 1 I1 Mordechai makes me feel proud 1 Yes 2 No -0019 21 1 I1 Mordechai makes me feel hopeful 1 Yes 2 No -0020 22 1 I1 Respondent Self-ranking on a left/right political scale (on a 1-7 scale where 1= strong right wing and 7=strong left wing) -0021 23 1 I1 Chances of shifting to either right or left wing For those who answer 4 at var.0019 1 To the Right wing 2 To the Left wing 3 To either of them according to circumstances 4 Won't move -0022 24 1 I1 Chances of moving to the opposite political wing For those who answer 1-3 or 5-7 at var.0020 1 Easily 2 Probably yes 3 Probably no 4 Definitely no -0023 25 1 I1 Prospects of being accepted and feeling comfortable in other wing (on a 1-4 scale where 1=No effect at all, 2= significant effect) 1 Most likely 2 Probably yes 3 Probably no 4 Most unlikely -0024 26 -34 EFFECT OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ON RESPONDENTS' VOTING TO THE KNESSET (on a 1-4 scale where 1=No effect at all, 2= significant effect) -------------------------------------- -0025 26 1 I1 Jerusalem -0026 27 1 I1 Economy -0027 28 1 I1 Security policy -0028 29 1 I1 Social policy -0029 30 1 I1 State vs. religion -0030 31 1 I1 Lebanon issue -0031 32 1 I1 Peace and territories -0032 33 1 I1 Palestinian Terror -0033 34 1 I1 Dery's trial -0034 35 -41 DIFFERENCES AMONG PARTIES POSITION TOWARD THE FOLLOING ISSUES: (on a 1-5 scale where 1=Practicaly no difference, 2= most significant differences) -------------------------------------- -0035 35 1 I1 Jerusalem issue 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0036 36 1 I1 Economy issues 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0037 37 1 I1 Social policy issues 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0038 38 1 I1 State vs. religion issue 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0039 39 1 I1 Lebanon issue 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0040 40 1 I1 Peace & territories 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0041 41 1 I1 Terror issue 1 No significant differences 2 Small differences 3 Considerable differences 4 Significant differences 5 Very significant differences -0042 42 1 I1 Major factor in formulating respondent's party vote 1 Identification with the party 2 Party's candidates for Knesset 3 Party's stands on certain issues 4 Party situated in government/opposition -0043 43 1 I1 Willing to pay more taxes 1 Yes 2 No -0044 44 -54 SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT SPEND MORE/LESS MONEY ON THE FOLLOWING DOMAINS: (on a 1-3 scale where 1=spend more money, 2= spend less, 3=Same as now) -------------------------------------- -0045 44 1 I1 Education -0046 45 1 I1 Ecology/Environment -0047 46 1 I1 Religious institutions and Yeshivot -0048 47 1 I1 Health -0049 48 1 I1 Security -0050 49 1 I1 Immigration absorption -0051 50 1 I1 Assisting the unemployed -0052 51 1 I1 Settlements in the territories -0053 52 1 I1 Arab sector -0054 53 1 I1 Supplying jobs -0055 54 1 I1 Roads and road accidents -0056 55 1 I1 Opinion about socio-economic inequality in Israel 1 Definitely agree there's inequality 2 Agree to some extent 3 Do not agree 4 Definitely do not agree -0057 56 1 I1 Extent of ethnic discrimination in Israel 1 A great discrimination 2 Considerable degree of discrimination 3 Some discrimination 4 Very little 5 No discrimination at all -0058 57 1 I1 Personal experience of discrimination 1 A great discrimination 2 Considerable degree of discrimination 3 Some discrimination 4 Very little 5 No discrimination at all -0059 58 1 I1 Citizens' private interests vs. National interests 1 National interests are more important 2 Equally important 3 Personal interests are more important -0060 59 1 I1 Discussing political issues with friends/family 1 Often 2 Sometimes 3 Rarely 4 Never -0061 60 1 I1 To what degree you and your friends can influence Gov. policy? 1 To very large extent 2 To some extent 3 Very little 4 None or almost none -0062 61 1 I1 Should public life be conducted by religious law ? 1 Government should support it 2 Government might support it 3 Don't think government sould support it 4 Certainly not -0063 62 -72 WHICH PARTY SUITS EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES: (1=suits Labor, 2=suits Likud, 3=suits both, 4= neither) -------------------------------------- -0064 62 1 I1 Ensure Jewish majority 1 Labor 2 Likud 3 Equally 4 None of them -0065 63 1 I1 Stand firm in negotiations of peace and territories See code list in var. 0064 -0066 64 1 I1 Preserve democracy See code list in var. 0064 -0067 65 1 I1 Lead to true Peace with the Arabs See code list in var. 0064 -0068 66 1 I1 Effective deal with terrorism See code list in var. 0064 -0069 68 1 I1 Separate Israel from Palestinians See code list in var. 0064 -0070 69 1 I1 Corrupted party See code list in var. 0064 -0071 70 1 I1 Maintain good relations with USA See code list in var. 0064 -0072 71 1 I1 Narrow social gaps See code list in var. 0064 -0073 72 1 I1 Reduce splitting in Israel society See code list in var. 0064 -0074 73 -94 WHICH PM CANDIDATE BEST SUITS (OR LEAST SUITS) 1=Netanyahu, 2=Barak, 3=Mordechai, 4=All three, 5=None of them) -------------------------------------- -0075 73 1 I1 A true leader -0076 74 1 I1 Not a true leader -0077 75 1 I1 Experienced -0078 76 1 I1 Unexperienced -0079 77 1 I1 Reliable -0080 78 1 I1 Unreliable -0081 79 1 I1 Reduce tenses between orthodox and secular groups See code list in var.0074 -0082 80 1 I1 Cannot reduce tenses between orthodox and secular groups See code list in var.0074 -0083 81 1 I1 Decisive See code list in var.0074 -0084 82 1 I1 Not decisive See code list in var.0074 -0085 83 1 I1 Put state interest above all See code list in var.0074 -0086 84 1 I1 Won't put state interest above all See code list in var.0074 -0087 85 1 I1 Initiative and creative See code list in var.0074 -0088 86 1 I1 Not Initiative and not creative See code list in var.0074 -0089 87 1 I1 Good negotiator See code list in var.0074 -0090 88 1 I1 Bad negotiator See code list in var.0074. -0091 89 1 I1 Resistant to pressures See code list in var.0074 -0092 90 1 I1 Submissive to pressures See code list in var.0074 -0093 91 1 I1 Ensure Authority of Law See code list in var.0074 -0094 92 1 I1 Won't ensure the Authority of Law See code list in var.0074 -0095 93 1 I1 Will narrow social gaps See code list in var.0074 -0096 94 1 I1 Won't narrow social gaps See code list in var.0074 HUJI - S O C I A L S C I E N C E S D A T A A R C H I V E -------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 25-Jun-2000 REPORT NAME: SDA RP964403 Codebook of 964403: 1999 ELECTION STUDIES ? wave 1 (third line) Ser Variable name Pos. Lg Form. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -0001 1 4 I4 ID Number -0002 5 1 I1 Type of record 3 -0003 6 1 I1 Frequency of reading daily newspaper 1 Almost never 2 Rarely 3 Once a week 4 2-3 times a week 5 One daily newspaper almost every day 6 More than one newspaper every day -0004 7 1 I1 Follow publications of election polls 1 With a great interest 2 With some interest 3 With little interest 4 Do not follow at all -0005 8 1 I1 Faith in election polls 1 Very much 2 To some extent 3 hardly 4 Not at all -0006 9 1 I1 Believe that election polls influence voting 1 Very much 2 To some extent 3 A little 4 Not at all -0007 10 1 I1 Intend to watch election ads on TV 1 Daily 2 Frequently 3 Sometimes 4 Rarely 5 Never -0008 11 1 I1 Will election ads influence your vote decision ? 1 Very much 2 To some extent 3 A little 4 Not at all -0009 12 1 I1 Support National Consolidation Government after the elections 1 Strongly support 2 Support 3 Object 4 Strongly object 5 Support only under the Likud leadership 6 Supports only under the Labor leadership 7 Supports only under Center party leadership -0010 13 1 I1 Direct election for PM impact on the government system 1 Improves government system 2 Makes it worse 3 No change -0011 14 1 I1 Inclusion of Arab parties in government 1 Definitely supports 2 Supports 3 Objects 4 Strongly objects -0012 15 1 I2 Respondent party vote, if elections were held today -0013 17 1 I1 Respondent vote for PM, if election were held today 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Begin 5 Bashara 6 Raful 7 Other 8 Blank note 9 Won"t vote 0 Haven"t decided yet -0014 18 1 I1 Respondent vote in second round between Nethanyahu and Barak 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Blank note 4 Won"t vote 5 Haven"t decided yet -0015 19 1 I1 Whom do you expect to win the PM elections ? 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai -0016 20 1 I1 Respondent's vote for PM in 1996 1 Nethanyahu 2 Peres 3 Blank note 4 Didn"t vote -0017 21 2 I2 Respondent's Vote for party in 1996 -0018 23 1 I1 Supporter or member in any party 1 No 2 Support, but not a member 3 A Member 4 An Active member 5 Member, and have a role in the party -0019 24 1 I1 Political Identification 1 Left 2 Moderate Left 3 Center 4 Moderate Right 5 Right 6 Religious 7 None -0020 25 -27 PERSONAL DETAILS -------------------------------------- -0021 25 2 I2 Age -0022 27 1 I1 Conduct life according to Religious tradition 1 Thoroughly 2 Significantly 3 A little 4 Not at all -0023 28 -31 SELF-DEFINITION OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY -------------------------------------- -0024 28 1 I1 First label to define identity 1 Israeli 2 Jewish 3 Ethnic group 4 Orthodox/secular -0025 29 1 I1 Second label to define identity See code list in var. no.0024 -0026 30 1 I1 Third label to define identity See code list in var. no.0024 -0027 31 1 I1 Fourth label to define identity See code list in var. no.0024 -0028 32 2 I2 Continent of origin For Israel born - continent of birth of father 1 North Africa 2 Asia 3 Eastern Europe 4 Western and central Europe 5 America, Australia & S. Africa 6 Israel born - father born in Israel 7 Israel born - father born in N.Africa 8 Israel born - father born in Asia 9 Israel born - father born in Eastern Europe 10 Israel born - father born in W. & Cen. Europe 11 Israel born - father born in America, Aust. & S.Africa -0029 34 2 I2 Year of Immigration -0030 36 2 I2 Total years of schooling -0031 38 1 I1 Academic degree For those who studied more than 12 years 1 Yes 2 No -0032 39 1 I1 Monthly expenditure of family Compare to national average of 9000 NIS 1 Much above average 2 More than average 3 Average 4 Below average 5 Much below average -0034 40 1 I1 Work outside household? 1 Yes 2 No -0036 41 1 I1 Status at work 1 Employed worker 2 Employed clerk 3 Employed manager 4 Self-employed - small business 5 Self employed, owner of a firm -0038 42 1 I1 Concern about losing job or business? 1 Not at all 2 Some concern 3 Very concern 4 Lost my job in recent year and am looking for a new job 5 Don't work and don't look for a job -0040 43 1 I1 Number of rooms in apartment -0042 44 2 I2 Number of persons in household (including soldiers) -0044 46 1 I1 Respondent's military service in territories 1 Yes 2 No 3 Never served in the IDF -0046 47 1 I1 Social class self-affiliation 1 High 2 Mid-high 3 Middle 4 Low -0048 48 1 I1 Religious self definition 1 Secular 2 Traditional 3 Orthodox 4 Ultra orthodox -0050 49 1 I1 Sex 1 Female 2 Male -0052 50 3 I3 Code of locality -0054 53 1 I1 Month of interview -0056 54 2 I2 Date of interview HUJI - S O C I A L S C I E N C E S D A T A A R C H I V E -------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 25-Jun-2000 REPORT NAME: SDA RP964404 Codebook of 964404: 1999 ELECTION STUDIES ? wave 2 Ser Variable name Pos. Lg Form. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -0001 1 4 I4 ID Number -0003 5 2 I2 Main problem government has to handle now Appendix from record 964401 -0005 7 1 I1 Respondent's vote for PM in May99 elections 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Blank note 4 Didn't vote -0007 8 1 I1 Extend of confident voting decision when only 2 candidates were left 1 very confident 2 pretty confident 3 Not at all -0009 9 1 I1 Voting intention when there were 5 candidates 1 Nethanyahu 2 Barak 3 Mordechai 4 Begin 5 Bashara 6 Didn't decide then -0011 10 1 I1 Did you have doubts regarding your voting to PM? 1 Yes 2 No -0013 11 1 I1 Between what two candidates did you have to choose? 1 Nethanyahu - Barak 2 Mordechai - Nethanyahu 3 Begin - Nethanyahu 4 Mordechai - Barak 5 Begin - Bashara 6 Bashara - Barak 7 Mordechai - Bashara 8 Other -0015 12 1 I1 When did you made a final voting decision? 1 Few months ago 2 In last few weeks 3 After leave of Bashara, Mordechai and Begin 4 In the Election Day, in the ballot -0017 13 2 I2 Respondent's vote for the Knesset in May99 elections. See list of parties in appendix 3 -0019 15 1 I1 Did you have doubts regarding your voting for party? 1 Yes 2 No -0021 16 -23 BETWEEN WHAT PARTIES DID YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE? Up to 3 parties listed in the appendix 3 -------------------------------------- -0023 16 2 I2 First party -0025 18 2 I2 Second party -0027 20 2 I2 Third party -0029 22 2 I3 Spouse voting for party For parties' list see appendix 3 30 Don't know 31 No spouse -0031 24 -29 R'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE ELECTIONS on a 1-5 scale where 1=Definitely disagree and 5= definitely agree -------------------------------------- -0033 24 1 I1 Elections focused mainly on secular-religious relations -0035 25 1 I1 Barak win due to wide belief that he will better maintain the authority of law -0037 26 1 I1 Elections focused mainly on Nethanyahu quality and action as a PM -0039 27 1 I1 Elections focused mainly on conduct of negotiation with Palestinians -0041 28 1 I1 Nethanyahu lost mainly due to unemployment and economic situation -0043 29 1 I1 Barak win due to public desire for peace and ready for compromise with Palestinians -0045 30 1 I1 Respondent's attitude toward the main argument of the elections: 1 The political theme 2 Orthodox-secular relations 3 Nethanyahu quality and action as a PM 4 Economic-social situation 5 The authority of law -0047 31 -35 EXTENT OF TRUST IN THE FOLOWWING INSTITUTIONS On a 1-4 scale where 1= no trust at all and 4= a strong trust -------------------------------------- -0049 31 1 I1 Political parties -0051 32 1 I1 The Media -0053 33 1 I1 State advocacy -0055 34 1 I1 The Police -0057 35 1 I1 Supreme court -0059 36 1 I1 Satisfaction with democracy in Israel 1 Not satisfy at all 2 Not satisfy 3 Satisfy 4 Very satisfy -0061 37 2 I2 Extent of public support in establishment of Palestinian state in percents -0063 39 1 I1 R't forecast of future public opinion regarding a Palestinian state 1 Public support will increase 2 Public support will decrease -0065 40 1 I1 Objective forecast regarding a Palestinian state in next 10 years 1 Will be established 2 Will not be established -0067 41 -44 RANKING 4 SIGNIFICANT VALUES -------------------------------------- -0069 41 1 I1 Most significant value (aspiration): 1 Jewish majority 2 Greater Israel 3 Democracy 4 Peace -0071 42 1 I1 Second significant value See code list in var. 0069 -0073 43 1 I1 Third significant value See code list in var. 0069 -0075 44 1 I1 Least significant value See code list in var. 0069 -0077 45 1 I1 Sex 1 Female 2 Male -0079 46 2 I1 Total years of schooling -0081 48 2 I2 Age -0083 50 2 I2 Date of interview 23 23/5 24 24/5 25 25/5 26 26/5 27 27/5 28 28/5 SSDA 644: Israel 1999 Election Survey Conduscted by A. Arian and M. Shamir MULTI-QUESTION CODEBOOKS ********************************************************************************** APPENDIX 1: The main problem government has to deal with? 01 Security and terrorism in general 02 Economy 03 Peace process 04 Occupied territories/Palestinian problem 05 Histadrut" organization 06 Golan Heights 07 Housing 08 Domestic disputes 09 Social affairs 10 Preserving consistency of government policy 11 Settlements 12 Mistaken government policy 13 Road accidents(Public transportation) 14 Discharged soldiers/ Military 15 Immigration (Ethiopia, USSR) 16 Education 17 Iranian threat 18 Domestic security 19 Foreign issues 20 Security and peace 21 Social-Economic issues 22 Jerusalem 23 Israeli Arabs 24 Coalitions and Concessions to Orthodoxy 25 Absentees 26 Health service 27 Realizing Zionism,Jewish bond,Assimilation 28 State 29 Security and economy 30 Religious/secular conflict 31 Corrupted administration 32 Jews/Arabs conflict 33 Trust and patience 34 Communication 35 Exit from Lebanon 36 Security and society 37 Religious coercion 38 Foreign workers 40 Violence 41 Security and violence 42 Irak threat 43 Turbids 44 Jews/Arabs antagonism 45 Christian status 98 Other 99 Don’t know/None APPENDIX 2: List of parties in 1999 elections 1 One Israel(Labor+Gesher+Mimad) 2 Likud 3 National Unit 4 Tzomet 5 Meretz 6 HaDerech Hashlishit 7 Party of Center 8 Israel BaAliya 9 Israel Beteinu 10 Mafdal 11 Yahadut HaTora 12 Shas 13 One Nation 14 Shinui 15 Women party 16 Hadash 17 United Arab List 18 Arab Movement for Renewal 19 Balad 20 United National Front 21 Veterans party 22 Pnina Rozenblum 23 Casino 24 Green leaf 25 Green 26 Another party 27 Non of the party 97 Empty ballot 98 Will not vote 99 Not decided yet APPENDIX 3: Respondent/Spouse vote for Knesset in May1999 election 1 One Israel 2 Likud 3 National Unit 4 Tzomet 5 Meretz 6 HaDerech Hashlishit 7 Party of Center 8 Israel BaAliya 9 Israel Beteinu 10 Mafdal 11 Yahadut HaTora 12 Shas 13 One Nation 14 Shinui 15 Women party 16 Hadash 17 United Arab List 18 Arab Movement for Renewal 19 Balad 20 United National Front 21 Veterans party 22 Pnina Rozenblum 23 Casino 24 Green leaf 25 Green 26 Another party 27 Did not vote 28 Refused to answer 30 Do not know 31 No spouse LIST OF PARTIES IN 1996: 1 Labor 2 Likud-Tzomet-Gesher 3 Meretz 4 HaDerech Hashlishit 5 Israel BaAliya 6 Moledet 7 Mafdal 8 Shas 9 Yahadut HaTora 10 Hadash 11 Other 12 Did not vote,was eligible 13 Did not vote,was ineligible 14 Refuses to answer 16 United Arab List LOCALITY OF RESIDENCE: 01 Azor 02 Bene Beraq 03 Herzeliyya 04 Ramat HaSharon 05 Ra"anana 06 Holon 07 Yavne 08 Pardes Hanna 09 Rosh HaAyin 10 Ramat Gan 11 Rehovot 12 Rishon LeZiyyon 13 Tiberias 14 Afula 15 Haifa(Jews) 16 Akko 17 Qrayot 18 Yehud 19 Jerusalem 20 Be"er Sheva 21 Ramla 22 Dimona 23 Ashdod 24 Bet Shemesh 25 Tel Aviv 26 Petah Tiqwa 27 Yafo 28 Nazareth-Eilit 29 Qiryat Shemona 30 Giv"at Ela 31 Bet She"an 33 Netanya 60 Kibbutz 70 Settlements 80 Jish 81 Fassuta 82 Kafar Yasif 83 Mi"elya 84 Arabic villages in Galilee 85 Haifa(Arabs) 86 Tarshiha 87 Nazareth 88 Yafi 89 Rame 90 Beqoa 91 Tayibe 92 Tire 93 Jatt 94 Tel Sheva 95 Rahat 96 Kafar Qara 97 Musmus 98 Umm Al-Fahm 99 Zalafe 100 Barta"a