{"id":9149,"date":"2011-04-04T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusaleminstitute.org.il\/content-and-watchfully-optimistic\/"},"modified":"2011-04-04T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T06:38:00","slug":"content-and-watchfully-optimistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusaleminstitute.org.il\/en\/blog\/content-and-watchfully-optimistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Content and Watchfully Optimistic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aviel Yelinek<\/div>\n
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Every year the CBS compiles a Social Survey intended to provide information about the living conditions and perceptions of Israel<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s adult population (ages 20+).  <\/span>The Social Survey for 2009 included questions that inquired into Israelis\u2019 level of satisfaction with various aspects of their life.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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The 2009 Social Survey reveals that Jerusalem<\/st1:city>\u2019s residents are more content with life than the population of any of Israel<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s other large cities.  <\/span>42% of respondents in Jerusalem<\/st1:city> said they were extremely satisfied with life compared to 30% of respondents in Haifa<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, 28% in Rishon LeZion, and 26% in Tel-Aviv.  <\/span>Conversely, the number of Jerusalemite respondents who claimed they were moderately or extremely dissatisfied with their lives did not exceed 11%.  <\/span>The percentages of dissatisfied individuals in Rishon LeZion, Tel-Aviv and Haifa<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> were 11%, 14%, and 19%, respectively. <\/div>\n
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The data reveals a positive connection between religiosity and life satisfaction.  <\/span>The highest levels of contentment were found among Jerusalem<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s Ultra-Orthodox population: 64% of Ultra-Orthodox respondents said they were extremely satisfied with life, compared to only 38% of National-Religious Jerusalemites and 19% of traditional and secular Jerusalemites.<\/div>\n
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Jerusalemites also appear to be happier with their financial situation, relative to other Israelis.  <\/span>More than any other group living in Israel<\/st1:country-region>\u2019s largest cities, Jerusalemites expressed the highest levels of satisfaction with their financial situation: 62% said they were moderately or extremely satisfied with their financial situation, compared to 56% of respondents in Tel-Aviv and Rishon LeZion and 52% in Haifa<\/st1:city><\/st1:place>.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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Jerusalemites were also the most rosy-eyed about their financial future.  <\/span>60% of them believed their situation would improve, compared to 54% of respondents in Tel-Aviv, 45% in Haifa<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> and only 39% in Rishon LeZion.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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Aviel Yelinek Every year the CBS compiles a Social Survey intended to provide information about the living conditions and perceptions of Israel\u2019s adult population (ages 20+).  The Social Survey for 2009 included questions that inquired into Israelis\u2019 level of satisfaction with various aspects of their life.  The 2009 Social Survey reveals that Jerusalem\u2019s residents are…<\/p>\n

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