Israeli National Pride
How proud are you to be an Israeli?
(Israeli Democracy Index 2012, May 2013)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
Total |
| Very Proud |
66.6 |
14.1 |
57.6 |
| Quite Proud |
22.5 |
30.4 |
23.8 |
| Not so Proud |
7.6 |
20.4 |
9.8 |
| Not at all Proud |
2.1 |
29.3 |
6.8 |
| DN/NA |
1.2 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Very Proud |
57.6 |
48.8 |
52.1 |
55.6 |
46.6 |
53.0 |
50.4 |
56.2 |
58.1 |
57.6 |
| Quite Proud |
26.1 |
28.4 |
26.7 |
29.7 |
28.7 |
25.1 |
27.3 |
23.1 |
24.6 |
23.8 |
| Not so Proud |
9.2 |
13.7 |
12.8 |
8.5 |
13.9 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
8.8 |
9.8 |
| Not at all Proud |
6.9 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
5.6 |
9.3 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
| DN/NA |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
What do you most like in Israel?
(New
Wave for Israel Hayom, April 25, 2012)
| People |
20.2% |
| Feeling of joint destiny |
16.4% |
| National character |
13.1% |
| Sea coast |
9.4% |
| Weather |
5.1% |
| Cultural life |
5.0% |
| Nature and scenery |
20.1% |
| Don't know |
10.7% |
What is most Israeli?
(New
Wave for Israel Hayom, April 25, 2012)
| Helping others |
30.0% |
| Barbeque |
14.2% |
| "Yala Bye" |
3.5% |
| Maccabee Tel Aviv Basketball |
5.2% |
| Cursing on the road |
6.4% |
| Shimon Peres |
21.0% |
| Complaining |
11.2% |
| Don't know |
8.5% |
How proud are you to be an Israeli today (scale: 1-10)?
(Maagar Mochot, April
19-20, 2007)
| Total |
Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
7.7 |
8.1 |
6.0 |
How proud are you of the IDF today (scale:1-10)?
(Maagar Mochot, April
19-20, 2007)
| Total |
Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
7.9 |
8.3 |
5.6 |
From 0% to 100%, what are the chances you will fly
an Israeli flag on Israel Independence Day? (Maagar Mochot, April
19-20, 2007; New
Wave for Yisrael Hayom, April 25, 2012)
| |
Total |
Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
2006 |
78% |
87% |
31% |
2012 |
82.7% |
-- |
-- |
Of the following events, which is the most significant for
you in the course of Independence Day? (New
Wave for Yisrael Hayom, April 25, 2012)
| Torch lighting ceremony |
52.5% |
| Bible Contest |
14.9% |
| Israeli Air Force flyover/Naval flotilla |
13.4% |
| Israel Prize ceremony |
7.3% |
| None of the above |
8.3% |
| Don't know |
3.8% |
Are you proud to be an Israeli? (Dahaf,
September 7, 2007)
How proud are you of being Israeli? (IPS, 2006; New
Wave for Yisrael Hayom, April 25, 2012)
Total Population:
| |
2006 |
2012 |
| Very Proud |
46% |
69.9% |
| Somewhat Proud |
32% |
22.8% |
| Not Very Proud |
12% |
3.9% |
| Not Proud at All |
11% |
1.2% |
| Don't know |
-- |
2.3% |
Amongst Jews:
| Very Proud |
52% |
| Somewhat Proud |
31% |
| Not Very Proud |
9% |
| Not Proud at All |
8% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Very Proud |
13% |
| Somewhat Proud |
31% |
| Not Very Proud |
32% |
| Not Proud at All |
24% |
I would rather be a citizen of Israel than of any other country in the world. (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
68% |
| Agree |
19% |
| Disagree |
8% |
| Strongly Disagree |
5% |
By age: (Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
76% |
75% |
73% |
82% |
| Agree |
28% |
19% |
18% |
9% |
14% |
| Disagree |
4% |
3% |
3% |
15% |
2% |
| Strongly Disagree |
16% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
By level of education: (Approximate figures)
| |
Elementary |
Secondary |
Post-Secondary |
University |
| Strongly Agree |
100% |
80% |
80% |
70% |
| Agree |
0% |
15% |
14% |
20% |
| Disagree |
0% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
| Strongly Disagree |
0% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures)
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
83% |
80% |
75% |
| Agree |
23% |
10% |
12% |
7% |
| Disagree |
10% |
2% |
8% |
15% |
| Strongly Disagree |
7% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
Among the world Jewish population: (approximate figures)
| |
Europe/America |
Russia |
North Africa |
Asia and Middle East |
Israel |
| Strongly Agree |
67% |
62% |
84% |
80% |
56% |
| Agree |
17% |
20% |
10% |
15% |
22% |
| Disagree |
10% |
15% |
1% |
3% |
12% |
| Strongly Disagree |
5% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
10% |
I will encourage my children to live in Israel: (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
67% |
| Agree |
19% |
| Disagree |
5% |
| Strongly Disagree |
9% |
By age (Jews): (Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
78% |
81% |
68% |
77% |
| Agree |
25% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
| Disagree |
10% |
2% |
1% |
20% |
2% |
| Strongly Disagree |
13% |
8% |
5% |
10% |
11% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures)
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
73% |
72% |
90% |
| Agree |
17% |
18% |
10% |
10% |
| Disagree |
8% |
3% |
8% |
0% |
| Strongly Disagree |
15% |
6% |
10% |
0% |
By gender: (Approximate figures)
| |
Males |
Females |
| Strongly Agree |
62% |
72% |
| Agree |
15% |
15% |
| Disagree |
8% |
3% |
| Strongly Disagree |
15% |
10% |
Would you like to go and settle in another country if it would significantly raise your standard of living? (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Definitely Yes |
11% |
| Probably Yes |
13% |
| Probably No |
17% |
| Defiitely No |
59% |
By ethnicity:
| |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Definitely Yes |
11% |
12% |
| Probably Yes |
13% |
6% |
| Probably No |
18% |
12% |
| Defiitely No |
58% |
70% |
By age (Jews):(Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Definitely Yes |
18% |
17% |
9% |
20% |
18% |
| Probably Yes |
25% |
18% |
8% |
18% |
1% |
| Probably No |
19% |
22% |
27% |
15% |
20% |
| Defiitely No |
48% |
43% |
56% |
57% |
61% |
By income level (Jews): (Approximate figures)
| |
<$4,000 |
$4,000><$8,000 |
$8,000><$15,000 |
$15,000-$30,000 |
>$30,000 |
| Definitely Yes |
18% |
17% |
10% |
20% |
1% |
| Probably Yes |
10% |
7% |
12% |
7% |
17% |
| Probably No |
25% |
20% |
20% |
25% |
65% |
| Defiitely No |
50% |
56% |
68% |
48% |
17% |
Is it acceptable to refuse to fight in a war you believe is morally wrong? (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
33% |
| Agree |
22% |
| Disagree |
20% |
| Strongly Disagree |
25% |
By ethnicity: (Approximate figures)
| |
Arabs |
Jews |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
26% |
| Agree |
23% |
21% |
| Disagree |
12% |
22% |
| Strongly Disagree |
13% |
31% |
By gender: (Approximate figures)
| |
Males |
Females |
| Strongly Agree |
20% |
34% |
| Agree |
17% |
26% |
| Disagree |
23% |
18% |
| Strongly Disagree |
40% |
22% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures):
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
35% |
26% |
15% |
8% |
| Agree |
20% |
17% |
31% |
24% |
| Disagree |
20% |
19% |
37% |
25% |
| Strongly Disagree |
25% |
38% |
17% |
43% |
By political ideology: (Approximate figure)
| |
Left |
Center |
Right |
| Strongly Agree |
36% |
23% |
23% |
| Agree |
28% |
20% |
18% |
| Disagree |
20% |
21% |
23% |
| Strongly Disagree |
16% |
36% |
34% |
Would you be willing to fight for your country? (IPS, 2006)
| |
Jews |
Arabs |
Total |
| Definitely Yes |
71% |
9% |
63% |
| Probably Yes |
23% |
18% |
22% |
| Probably No |
4% |
10% |
5% |
| Definitely No |
? |
63% |
10% |
Willingness to fight by age (amongst Jews): (Approximate figures: IPS, 2006)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Definitely Yes |
59% |
62% |
60% |
82% |
90% |
| Probably Yes |
29% |
33% |
35% |
12% |
8% |
| Probably No |
7% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| Definitely No |
5% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
Generally speaking, Israel is a better country than most other countries. (Approximate figures)
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
37% |
21% |
15% |
| Agree |
40% |
27% |
42% |
| Total |
77% |
48% |
57% |
Amongst Jews:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
38% |
18% |
18% |
| Agree |
24% |
43% |
39% |
| Total |
63% |
61% |
57% |
Amongst Jews (Continued):(IPS, 2006)
| Agree Strongly |
38% |
| Agree |
28% |
| Disagree |
22% |
| Disagree Strongly |
12% |
Amongst Arabs: (IPS, 2006)
| Agree Strongly |
38% |
| Agree |
39% |
| Disagree |
18% |
| Disagree Strongly |
6% |
I would rather be a citizen of Israel than of any other country in the world. (Approximate figures)
Amongst Arabs:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
46% |
36% |
25% |
| Agree |
34% |
34% |
45%% |
| Total |
80% |
70% |
70% |
Amongst Jews:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
70% |
56% |
56 |
| Agree |
20% |
36% |
26% |
| Total |
90% |
92% |
82% |
Is it acceptable to fight in a war you find morally wrong? (PRSA and IPS 2005)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| United States |
38% |
8% |
46% |
| Israel |
32% |
22% |
54% |
How patriotic are you? (Gallup 2005 and IPS 2006)
| |
Extremely Patriotic |
Very Patriotic |
Somewhat Patriotic |
Not Especially Patriotic |
| United States |
26% |
46% |
22% |
5% |
| Israel |
34% |
27% |
24% |
15% |
If it were up to you, where would you prefer to live? (New
Wave for Yisrael Hayom, April 25, 2012)
Israel |
80.1% |
| Overseas |
9.3% |
| Don't know |
14.2% |
I would rather be a citizen of my country than of any other
country in the world. (IPS, 2006)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| United States |
75% |
15% |
90% |
| Israel (Jews) |
71% |
17% |
88% |
| Hungary |
51% |
35% |
86% |
| Australia |
63% |
23% |
86% |
| Canada |
59% |
27% |
86% |
| Japan |
62% |
22% |
84% |
| Denmark |
56% |
27% |
83% |
| Portugal |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Finland |
57% |
26% |
83% |
| Ireland |
40% |
42% |
82% |
| Israel (Arabs) |
49% |
33% |
82% |
| New Zealand |
53% |
28% |
81% |
| Poland |
42% |
38% |
80% |
| Austria |
51% |
27% |
78% |
| Spain |
20% |
54% |
74% |
| Great Britain |
41% |
31% |
72% |
| Czech Republic |
31% |
39% |
70% |
| Norway |
30% |
36% |
66% |
| France |
35% |
25% |
60% |
| Germany (East) |
18% |
41% |
59% |
| Germany (West) |
23% |
36% |
59% |
| Switzerland |
20% |
36% |
56% |
| Slovak Republic |
25% |
28% |
53% |
My country is better than most other countries. (IPS, 2006)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| Australia |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Canada |
30% |
49% |
79% |
| United States |
41% |
38% |
79% |
| Israel (Arabs) |
38% |
39% |
77% |
| Japan |
39% |
37% |
76% |
| New Zealand |
29% |
46% |
75% |
| Austria |
25% |
43% |
68% |
| Denmark |
30% |
38% |
68% |
| Finland |
20% |
47% |
67% |
| Israel (Jews) |
38% |
28% |
66% |
| Norway |
14% |
48% |
62% |
| Ireland |
10% |
45% |
55% |
| Great Britain |
14% |
36% |
50% |
| Spain |
11% |
38% |
49% |
| Portugal |
10% |
34% |
44% |
| France |
12% |
30% |
42% |
| Germany (West) |
7% |
33% |
40% |
| Germany (East) |
3% |
31% |
34% |
| Hungary |
8% |
26% |
34% |
| Poland |
7% |
26% |
33% |
| Czech Republic |
6% |
23% |
29% |
| Switzerland |
4% |
22% |
26% |
| Slovak Republic |
3% |
17% |
20% |
In 2012 is the State of Israel a good country to live in? (New
Wave for Yisrael Hayom, April 25, 2012)
| Yes |
74.3% |
| No |
17.2% |
| Don't know |
8.6% |
How proud are you of being a citizen of your country? (IPS,
2006)
| |
Very Proud |
Somewhat Proud |
Total |
| Ireland |
75% |
24% |
99% |
| United States |
80% |
18% |
98% |
| New Zealand |
70% |
27% |
97% |
| Canada |
70% |
27% |
97% |
| Australia |
70% |
26% |
96% |
| Portugal |
56% |
38% |
94% |
| Hungary |
46% |
48% |
94% |
| Austria |
50% |
41% |
91% |
| Poland |
47% |
44% |
91% |
| Finland |
42% |
49% |
91% |
| Japan |
43% |
47% |
90% |
| Denmark |
34% |
55% |
89% |
| France |
31% |
58% |
89% |
| Norway |
35% |
53% |
88% |
| Great Britain |
46% |
41% |
87% |
| Slovak Republic |
33% |
53% |
86% |
| Switzerland |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Israel (Jews) |
52% |
31% |
83% |
| Czech Republic |
22% |
59% |
81% |
| Germany (West) |
16% |
49% |
65% |
| Germany (East) |
12% |
53% |
65% |
| Israeli (Arabs) |
13% |
31% |
44% |
Would you be willing to fight for your country? (IPS, 2006)
| Israel (2006) |
85% |
| Finland |
83% |
| Israel (2001) |
75% |
| United States |
63% |
| Canada |
61% |
| Italy |
53% |
| France |
51% |
| Austria |
45% |
| Spain |
37% |
| Germany |
32% |
| Japan |
16% |
Wearing the uniform of the IDF is a great privilege: (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
| Agree |
18% |
| Disagree |
11% |
| Strongly Disagree |
11% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Strongly Agree |
4% |
| Agree |
17% |
| Disagree |
21% |
| Strongly Disagree |
58% |
How angry does it make you feel when people show contempt for
the Israeli flag? (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Extremely Angry |
62% |
| Very Angry |
17% |
| Not Very Angry |
11% |
| Not Angry at All |
10% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Extremely Angry |
7% |
| Very Angry |
16% |
| Not Very Angry |
43% |
| Not Angry at All |
34% |
How angry does it make you feel when people do not stand up
when commemoration sirens are sounded? (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Extremely Angry |
64% |
| Very Angry |
16% |
| Not Very Angry |
9% |
| Not Angry at All |
11% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Extremely Angry |
5% |
| Very Angry |
24% |
| Not Very Angry |
31% |
| Not Angry at All |
40% |
|