The legal basis for conducting the census
[Description of legal bases; omitted]
Who should be included in this questionnaire?
[Instructions with examples; omitted]
How to fill out the questionnaire?
[Instructions with examples; omitted]
Part A: Questions for all individuals
[Questions 1-10 were asked of all individuals]
____ Family name
____ First name
____ Father's name
1. Relation to family head:
[] 2 Wife/husband of family head
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Son-in-law/daughter-in-law of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 5 Grandson/granddaughter of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 6 Parent of family head or of his/her wife/husband
[] 7 Other relative of family head or of his/her wife/husband [specify:] ____
[] 8 No relation
2. Do you have an additional non-military address where you slept most of the nights in the past month -- for study or for work purpose?
[] 2 Yes: Circle and write down the additional address:
____ No. of house
____ Locality
3. Year of birth: _ _ _ _
4. Month of birth:
[] 2 June through December
6. Family Status:
[] 2 Divorced
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Single
7. Are you:
[] 2 Moslem
[] 3 Greek Orthodox
[] 4 Greek Catholic
[] 5 Latin (Catholic)
[] 6 Other Christian: ____
[] 7 Druze
[] 8 Other: ____
8. Country of birth (according to present boundaries):
[] 2 Abroad: Circle and write name of country: ____
9. Year of immigration: 19_ _
[Respond and] Go to next person.
[Skip question 10]
10. Father's country of birth (according to present boundaries):
[] 1 Israel
[] 2 Abroad: Circle and write name of country: ____
Part B: Questions of household members aged 15 years or older
[Questions 1-28 were asked of household members aged 15 years or older]
Place of residence
[Questions 1-2]
1. In what year did you begin living in this locality?
[] If not since birth, enter year moved into locality 19_ _
2. What was your permanent address 5 years ago, i.e. in June 1978?
[] 2 Abroad
[] 3 Other address in Israel (in the same or in another locality): circle and write down address:
____ Street/Neighborhood
____ No. of house
Marriage and births
[Questions 3-7]
3. Did you ever marry?
[] 2 Yes, once: Circle and skip to 4
[] 3 Yes, more than once: Circle and skip to 5
4. In what year did you get married? 19_ _
Enter the year and skip to 7.
For those who married more than once:
[Questions 5 and 6 asked only of persons married more than once.]
5. What was the year of your last marriage? 19_ _
6. What was the year of your first marriage? 19_ _
7. How many children have you had?
All children who were born alive should be included, even if they are no longer living.
[] 00 Had no children
[] Number of children born _ _
8. Did you attend school in the past, or are you attending now?
"School" does not include: Kindergarten; a course which lasts less than a year; correspondence courses, language courses, etc.
[] 1 Did not attend school at all: circle and skip to 13
[] 2 Attended school in the past and does not attend school now
[] 3 Attend school now
[Questions 9-12 are asked only of persons age 15+ who ever attended school, per question 8]
9. How many years of schooling have you had? _ _
If you are studying now -- include current year.
Do not include: a year of studies which you did not complete in the past or courses lasting less than a year.
10. What type of school did you last attend, or are you now attending?
[] 1 Elementary school/Cheder/Kutab
[] 2 Junior high school (between elementary school and high school)
[] 3 Yehiva (not including Yeshiva (high school))
[] 4 Vocational or agricultural high school (including Yehiva, high school -- vocational trend in comprehensive school, industrial school or school for apprentices) -- Circle and go to 11
[] 5 Academic high school (including academic yeshiva, high school or studies in comprehensive high school)
[] 6 Post-secondary teacher-training college and kindergarten teacher-training college
[] 7 Other post-secondary school (for registered nurses, for practical engineers, for other technicians, etc.)
[] 8 University, Technion
[] 9 Other school: ____
11. What was your major field of study at the vocational or agricultural school which you attended, or which you now attend?
[] 1 Agriculture
[] 2 Electricity
[] 3 Electronics
[] 4 Metalworking, mechanics
[] 5 Motor mechanics
[] 6 Clerical, secretarial, book-keeping
[] 7 Sewing, fashion
[] 8 Hotel trades, home economics, nursing
[] 9 Other: ____
12. What is the highest certificate (degree) you received in your studies?
[] 1 Certificate of graduation from primary school or junior high school (between primary and high school)
[] 2 Certificate of graduation from high school (other than matriculation)
[] 3 Matriculation (or other certificate entitling the holder to continue to a university)
[] 4 Non-academic certificate of graduation from a post-secondary school (such as: teaching certificate, practical engineering certificate, etc.)
[] 5 First academic degree (e.g. B.A.)
[] 6 Higher academic degree (such as: M.A., Ph.D., MD)
[] 7 Other certificate: ____
[] 8 Did not receive any certificate
Languages spoken
[Question 13]
13. What language(s) do you speak daily?
____ Principal or sole language
____ Second language (if any)
14. Did you work at least one hour last week (the week which ended last Saturday)?
A housewife or somebody who worked as a volunteer should circle category 4.
[] 1 Served in the professional army: Circle and skip to 24
[] 2 Was in compulsory army service (not including army reserves): Circle and skip to 17
[] 3 Worked: Circle and skip to 17
[] 4 Did not work and was neither in professional army, nor in compulsory army service: Circle and go to 15.
[Questions 15-16 were asked of persons age 15+ who did not work or serve last week, per question 14]
15. Did you actively look for work last week?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
16. Do you have a job, a business or farm from which you were absent all last week?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[Questions 17-23 were asked of persons age 15+ who did not serve in professional army last week, per question 14]
17. How many weeks did you work in Israel in all your places of employment during the last 12 months (not including professional or compulsory army service)?
[] 00 Did not work at all in Israel during the previous 12 months: Circle and skip to 24
[] 52 Worked in Israel during all of the past 12 months
[] If worked in Israel less than all of the past 12 months, report number of weeks worked in Israel _ _
[Questions 18-23 were asked of persons age 15+ who did not serve in professional army last week, per question 14, but worked in Israel during the previous 12 months, per question 17]
18. During the weeks you worked in Israel in the past 12 months, how many hours per week did you generally work (in all places of work)? _ _
19. Place of work:
If you did not work last week but you did work during the past 12 months -- describe your last work.
____ Street
____ House number (or nearby landmark)
20. What was your main occupation at your place of work?
Write: laborer in cosmetics production, personnel clerk, eye doctor, bus driver.
21. What is your employment status at this work place?
[] 2 Self-employed, employing no workers
[] 3 Self-employed, employing 1-2 workers
[] 4 Self-employed, employing 3 or more workers
[] 5 Member of cooperative
[] 6 Member of Kibbutz (not a wage worker or salaried employee)
[] 7 Family member working without pay in family business or farm
22. How did you get to your place of work most days last week (or during last week in which you worked)?
[] 1 Walked, rode bicycle
[] 2 Bus -- without transferring
[] 3 Bus -- transferring at least once
[] 4 Sherut taxi
[] 5 Transportation organized by place of work
[] 6 Private or commercial car up to 1 ton -- as driver
[] 7 Private or commercial car up to 1 ton -- as passenger
[] 8 Motorcycle, motor scooter, motorbike, moped
[] 9 Other vehicle ____
23. What time did you usually leave home to get to your place of work last week (or during the last week you worked)?
Report hour and minutes: ____
[] 1 AM
[] 2 PM
Work five years ago
[Questions 24-26]
24. Did you work in Israel or abroad 5 years ago, i.e. in June 1978?
[] 2 Worked in Israel at the same place of work where works today: Circle and skip to 26
[] 3 Worked in Israel at another place of work: Circle and skip to 25
[] 4 Worked in Israel 5 years ago but does not work today: Circle and go to 25
[] 5 Worked abroad: Circle and skip to 26
[] 6 Did not work: circle and skip to 27
25. Where did you work 5 years ago?
A. Name of work place (enterprise, establishment, institution or employer): ____
26. What was your main occupation at your place of work 5 years ago? ____
Do not give a general description, such as: doctor, worker, clerk, driver.
Examples: Eye doctor, worker in cheese production, bus driver
Income from salaried employment, from membership in a cooperative or as a soldier in the professional army:
27. What was your gross income (before deductions) from wages or salary, from all the work places in which you were employed in Israel, for each of the three months: April, March and February 1983.
Round off the amount to the nearest shekel.
If you had no income in a given month, write "0".
Indicate for each month whether the amount you reported is gross or net.
Gross income also includes:
Overtime pay, car allowance, refund of expenses, premiums, bonuses, 13th salary and back pay;
Payment for army reserve duty, sick leave, and maternity allowance;
Other additions to wages or salary.
If gross income is not known, report net income. Net income includes the take-home pay, plus amounts deducted for sick-fund dues, deposits in saving schemes, repayment of loans, etc.
A. April 1983 _ _ _ _ _ _
[] 1 Gross
[] 2 Net
[] 1 Gross
[] 2 Net
[] 1 Gross
[] 2 Net
Income from self-employed work or from a business partnership:
28. What was your annual gross income from self-employed work or the net profit from your business or farm in the fiscal year 1981/82?
A partner in a business should include only his share of the income.
Include in reported income withdrawals from the business for private purposes and personal taxes such as Income Tax and National Insurance payments. Include also payments received from army reserve duty, sick leave and maternity allowance.
Round off the amount to the nearest shekel.
If there was no such income, write "0".
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gross income in the fiscal year 1981/82.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ If you do not know your gross income for the fiscal year 1981/82, report gross income in the fiscal year 1980/81.
Part C: Questions for the family
[Questions 1-14]
1. In how many rooms does your family live? ____
Report half-rooms also (e.g. 2.5 rooms).
Do not include: kitchen, bathrooms or rooms which are used only for business purposes.
2. In what year did the head of the family move into this apartment?
[] If he did not live since birth in this apartment, report the year he moved into apartment: 19_ _
3. When was this apartment build? (not including additions, enclosing terraces, etc.)
[] 2 1975-1980
[] 3 1966-1974
[] 4 1955-1965
[] 5 1948-1954
[] 6 1947 or earlier
4. How is the apartment heated in winter?
[] 2 Immovable stove using kerosene, solar oil or gas (installation with chimney and without radiator)
[] 3 Reverse cycle, air conditioner
[] 4 Electric storage heater ("oger hom" )
[] 5 Movable stove or radiator (kerosene, gas or electricity)
[] 6 Other arrangement for heating apartment: ____
[] 7 No arrangement for heating apartment: circle and skip to 6
5. What is the main fuel used to heat the apartment in winter?
[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Kerosene/paraffin
[] 3 Solar oil
[] 4 Gas
[] 5 Other: ____
6. Does this apartment have a bath or a shower?
[] 2 It only has a shower.
[] 3 It has neither a bath nor a shower. Circle and skip to 8.
7. How is the water for the bath or shower heated?
[] 1 Solar water heater
[] 2 Electric boiler (without solar heater)
[] 3 Central or apartment heating
[] 4 Gas
[] 5 Kerosene/paraffin
[] 6 By means of another arrangement for heating the apartment [specify:] ____
[] 7 No arrangement for heating water
8. Are there one or more bathrooms in this apartment?
[] 2 More than one bathroom
[] 3 No bathroom
9. Does this apartment have the following items? Circle for each item:
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
10. Do you own this apartment, or do you rent it?
[] 2 The apartment is rented, with right to receive key money. Circle and continue to 11.
[] 3 The apartment is rented without right to receive key money. Circle and continue to 11.
[] 4 The apartment is neither owned by the family, nor rented: Specify: ____
11. From whom did you rent the apartment?
[] 1 From a company, such as: Amidar, Amigur, Prazot, Halamish, Shishmona, Rasco, or a private building company.
[] 2 From a private landlord
[] 3 Other: ____
12. Do the family members who live in this apartment have the use of an automobile? (Private or commercial vehicle up to 1 ton load capacity)
[] 2 One automobile
[] 3 More than one automobiles
13. Who owns the automobile (automobiles) used by the family members who live in this apartment?
[] 1 Owned by the family
[] 2 Owned by the employer or by the company
[] 3 One of the automobiles is owned by the family and another is owned by the employer or by the company.
[] 4 Other: ____
Income from sources other than work
[Questions 14]
14. What was the income of family members in April 1983 from the following sources?
[All numbers are given in shekels]
Round off the amount to the nearest shekel.
If there is no income from a given source, write "0".
A. Children's allowance from the National Insurance Institute: ____
B. Old age pension from the National Insurance Institute: ____
C. Income from pension from a place of work in Israel or from a pension fund (Kupat Tagmulim): ____
D. Income from pension or reparations from abroad: ____
E. Other income received in April, 1983, from sources other than work, which was not included above (Such as: other income from the National Insurance Institute, income from Government sources or public institutions, income of a soldier in regular army service, income from property): ____