Poll: 45% Of Israelis Made ‘Substantial’ Life Changes Due To Pandemic

A new poll published by the Israeli Democratic Institute finds that 54 percent of Israelis say that the COVID-19 crisis has caused changes in their daily routine, while 45 percent said that they have made “substantial” changes to their lives, such as switching jobs or halting their studies. 

As 2021 drew to a close, more than a quarter of those participating in the survey said they are considering or intending to leave their current workplace in the foreseeable future.

The poll was published on Monday in The Israeli Voice Index, a monthly survey conducted by the Israel Democratic Institute’s Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research.

The report shows that 36.5 percent of Israelis define their economic situation as “moderately good” or “very good,” while 41.5 percent define it as “medium,” and 20 percent said “moderately bad” or “very bad.”

According to the survey, among workers, 60 percent feel considerable job security. But the public is divided on the chances of finding an alternative job with the same or better conditions (by factors such as economic situation and age.) More than a quarter of the interviewees in the entire sample are considering or intending to leave their current workplace in the foreseeable future.

When asked about the current government, 42 percent of Israelis gave it a poor grade, while 28 percent said medium, and only about a quarter gave it a good grade.

The Israeli Voice Index for December 2021 was conducted on the internet and by telephone (supplements of groups that are not sufficiently represented on the network) from December 30, 2021, to January 3, 2022. During this time, 612 men and women were interviewed in Hebrew and 152 in Arabic, constituting a representative national sample of the entire adult population of Israel aged 18 and older.

The fieldwork was done by the Midgam Institute. Go here for the full data file. To view the full report, click here.