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What I think and feel about life
Israel's basic data analysis
Asher Ben-Arieh & Edna Shimoni
Subjective well-being
Responses to Questionnaire of 8 to 12 year olds
The Aims of the Preliminary Study
Children’s understanding of the questionnaire by age and culture
The tool (questionnaire) and its utility for the entire population
Comparisons within Israel and between countries
To examine:
Preparatory work
2 focus groups Translation into Hebrew and Arabic Back-translation to English Adding and removing questions Adaptation to age and culture
Focus groups:
Survey sampling and administration
About 300 children - Jews and Arabs 2 schools, 3 grades, 2 classes per
grade
o There was no sampling!
2 school principals agreed to participate in our preliminary study.
The study population:
Survey administration
165 Jewish children 97 Arab children Age 8-12 Grades 4-6
Grade Jews Arabs
Total (n) 165 97
Boys 59% 48%
Girls 41% 47%
Gender – missing 0% 5%
Grade 4 36% 44%
Grade 5 30% 28%
Grade 6 34% 25%
Grade - missing 0% 3%
The study population:
About your life
Life satisfaction Strongly disagree
Disagree Neither agree nor disagree
Agree Strongly agree
Don't know
Not answered
My life is going well
Jews 0% 1% 8% 30% 56% 3% 1%
Arabs 0% 0% 6% 20% 62% 7% 5%
My life is just right Jews 2% 2% 4% 26% 62% 2% 2%
Arabs 4% 1% 6% 20% 54% 7% 8%
I wish I had a different kind of life
Jews 48% 19% 7% 4% 8% 8% 5%
Arabs 46% 3% 7% 6% 19% 11% 7%
I have a good life Jews 1% 2% 7% 21% 66% 1% 3%
Arabs 4% 0% 4% 22% 52% 11% 7%
I have what I want in life
Jews 4% 3% 10% 27% 50% 4% 2%
Arabs 4% 4% 12% 22% 46% 7% 4%
Overall life satisfaction
Satisfied with your life as a whole
1% 1% 1% 1% 1%5% 2%
7%
15% 16%
2%
69%
50%
3%7%2%4%2%
6%1%0%1%1%3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
0 10
Completelydissatisf ied
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Completelysatisf ied
Notansw ered
Jews
Arabs
About your home
84% 84%
58%47%
53%60%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Jews Arabs Jews Arabs Jews Arabs
I feel safe at home I have enough privacy athome
I like to help at home
Strongly agree
About the people you live with A question that has been changed – inappropriate for the Arab population Which people do you live with?
Instead of “Mother’s / Father’s partner” we wrote “Mother’s husband” and “Father’s
wife”.– It is not appropriate to ask Arab children if
their parents live with unmarried partners.– There is no use of the words “stepfather” /
“stepmother” in Arab society.
About the people you live with
People you live with Jews Arabs
Mother 96% 95%
Father 92% 92%
Mother’s partner 1% 3%
Father’s partner 0% 4%
Grandmother 14% 9%
Grandfather 12% 7%
Other relatives 2% 4%
About the people you live with
32%
53%
66%
79% 78%86%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Jews Arabs Jews Arabs Jews Arabs
I help making decisionsin my family
My family gets along welltogether
My parents or carer streat me fairly
Strongly agree
RelationshipsHow satisfied are you with
Strongly agree
75%81%
56%65%
59%69%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Jews Arabs Jews Arabs Jews Arabs
your relationships withyour family?
your relationships withyour friends?
the groups of people youbelong to?
About schoolHow satisfied are you with
Strongly agree
49%
59%65% 64%
50%
68% 65% 65%
55%
71%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Jew s Arabs Jew s Arabs Jew s Arabs Jew s Arabs Jew s Arabs
the school that yougo to?
your relationshipsw ith your school
your relationshipsw ith your teachers?
the things you havelearned?
how you are youdoing at school?
About school
Strongly disagree
Disagree Neither agree
nor disagree
Agree Strongly agree
Don't know
Not answered
My teachers listen to my views and take me seriously
Jews1% 2% 6% 30% 54% 2% 5%
Arabs3% 3% 8% 19% 60% 2% 5%
I look forward to going to school
Jews12% 6% 16% 19% 39% 2% 5%
Arabs16% 4% 6% 19% 47% 2% 5%
I am a good student Jews1% 0% 10% 29% 53% 2% 5%
Arabs1% 1% 1% 9% 82% 0% 5%
About your health
How satisfied are you with: Completely satisfied
Not answered
your health? Jews 67% 7%
Arabs 72% 8%
your body? Jews 68% 8%
Arabs 73% 8%
the amount of exercise you do? Jews 64% 9%
Arabs 69% 8%
Strongly
agreeNot answered
I worry a lot Jews 35% 10%
Arabs 3% 11%
I feel lonely Jews 5% 9%
Arabs 12% 8%
Higher percentage of missing values - Do children feel vulnerable to such kinds of questions?
About yourselfHow satisfied are you with Completely
satisfiedNot
answered
yourself? Jews 70% 9%
Arabs 70% 7%
your appearance? Jews 61% 10%
Arabs 67% 7%
your confidence? Jews 60% 9%
Arabs 72% 7%
the things you have achieved in life? Jews 67% 9%
Arabs 69% 8%
what may happen to you later on in life?
Jews 59% 12%
Arabs 68% 6%
how much you are listened to? Jews 48% 10%
Arabs 61% 6%
the amount of freedom you have? Jews 53% 11%
Arabs 69% 7%
how safe you feel? Jews 63% 12%
Arabs 77% 6%
Religion
How important is religion yo you?
56%
19%7% 2% 1%
15%
93%
2% 0% 0% 0%5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Veryimportant
Quiteimportant
Not veryimportant
Not at allimportant
Not sure Notanswered
Jews
Arabs
67% of the Jewish children and 87% of the Arab children are completely satisfied with their religion.
39% of the Jewish children and 73% of the Arab children are completely satisfied with their religious activity.
I'm not religious, so how can I answer?
About money and the things you have
Satisfied with the things that you have
1% 0% 0% 1%0% 1% 3%7% 4%1% 1% 3% 1%
6% 8%
76%
4%3% 2%0%
2% 3% 2%
72%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0 10
Completelydissatisf ied
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Completelysatisf ied
Notansw ered
Jews
Arabs
Kids had problems answering the question ‘How much money of your own do you have to spend each
week?’.
About money and the things you have Compered to other families in your area, how well of do you think your family
is?
15%
33%
6%1%
4%7%
13%
0%3%
10%
3%
34% 34%36%
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%
Very w ell off Quite w ell off Average Not very w ell off Not w ell off at all Not sure Not answ ered
Jews
Arabs
Compared to other children you know, how well off do you think you are?
18%
34%
24%
13%
3% 4% 5%9%
4%1%
10%
3%
36% 36%
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%
Very well off Quite well off Average Not very welloff
Not well off atall
Not sure Not answered
Jews
Arabs
About money and the things you haveIn the last month have you ever went to bed hungry?
68%
22%
3% 1% 3% 3%11%
1% 2% 1%6%
78%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Never Sometimes Often Always Not sure Not answered
Jews
Arabs
How oftten do you worry about money?
55%
25%
6% 4% 5% 5%
60%
26%
4% 5% 3% 2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Never Sometimes Often Always Not sure Not answered
Jews
Arabs
Time useChildren report using more then 30 hours a day!!!
Arab children use more time than Jews Total Gender
Boys Girls
Sports Jews 0.89 1.13 0.53
Arabs 1.17 1.65 0.77
Reading Jews 0.65 0.50 0.86
Arabs 1.66 2.01 1.44
Traveling to and from places
Jews 1.06 0.91 1.27
Arabs 1.29 1.20 1.48
Doing chores at home
Jews 0.69 0.60 0.82
Arabs 0.52 0.63 0.45
Homework Jews 0.72 0.64 0.83
Arabs 0.82 0.59 1.13
With family Jews 1.28 1.13 1.51
Arabs 1.42 1.58 1.37
Time use
Jewish children use more time than Arabs Total Gender
Boys Girls
Watching TV Jews 1.49 1.44 1.55
Arabs 1.25 1.44 1.16
On computer Jews 1.54 1.64 1.32
Arabs 1.41 1.77 1.16
Hanging around Jews 1.00 1.17 0.75
Arabs 0.32 0.53 0.13
Going out Jews 1.36 1.28 1.47
Arabs 1.23 1.38 1.17
With friends Jews 1.51 1.56 1.43
Arabs 1.46 1.64 1.39
About your plans for the future
Strongly disagree
Disagree Neither agree nor
disagree
Agree Strongly agree
Don't know
Not answered
I think I’m doing pretty well
Jews 0% 1% 4% 19% 59% 2% 14%
Arabs1% 0% 1% 14% 74% 2% 7%
I feel positive about my future
Jews 2% 0% 6% 13% 62% 3% 14%
Arabs1% 1% 2% 8% 75% 4% 8%
I plan to live abroad when I grow up
Jews 12% 16% 14% 9% 24% 9% 15%
Arabs25% 9% 7% 5% 30% 16% 7%
Feedback questions
Too long, but important and interesting!!!
Agree Not sure Disagree Not answered
The questionnaire was too long
Jews 50% 13% 19% 17%
Arabs 73% 6% 12% 8%
The questionnaire was easy to fill in
Jews 72% 10% 4% 15%
Arabs 67% 11% 14% 7%
The questionnaire was boring
Jews 15% 16% 51% 18%
Arabs 43% 14% 34% 8%
The questionnaire asked me about things that I think are important
Jews 61% 13% 8% 17%
Arabs
59% 18% 12% 11%
Issue to discuss furtherChildren’s understanding and capability
Culture and language
Different understanding & meaning Age:
Different understanding & capability
(the length of the questionnaire)
Arab children seem to be more satisfied – are they?
Issue to discuss furtherTime & Money
Money:
Children couldn’t accurately say / measure how much money they spent last week.
Time:
Children couldn’t say / measure how much time
they slept last night or how many hours they studied at school yesterday.
