72% of public rate gov't as corrupt
Poll conducted ahead of Israel-Sderot Conference on Social Issues shows political parties viewed as most corrupt bodies in Israel with 69% rating, followed by government offices at 46%. IDF, defense establishment receive highest score, with only 11% viewing them as corrupt
Ynet
| Published: | 11.25.08, 09:40 / Israel News |
Seventy-two percent of the Israeli public rated the general level of corruption in the Israeli government as "high to very high," a corruption index poll taken ahead of the Israel-Sderot Conference on Social Issues revealed.
The poll, published on Tuesday, showed that only 1% of the public rated the corruption level as "low to very low," compared to 9% in 2007.
The political parties were perceived as more corrupt than in the past two years - a 10% rise to 69% this year, compared to 59% in 2007 and 58% in 2006 was recorded.
Government offices came in second place, with 46% of the public finding them corrupt compared to 44% in 2007 and 2006.
The Knesset is the third most corrupt body according to the poll, getting 44% of the public's votes this year and in 2007 compared to 46% in 2006.
Other bodies viewed as "corrupt to very corrupt" include local authorities (37%), manpower companies (33%) media outlets (30%), the police (29%) and the Histadrut labor union federation (27%).
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Force and the defense establishment are viewed as well functioning bodies, with only 11% of the public rating them as "corrupt to very corrupt," compared to 12% last year.
The corruption rating of banks (20%) has dropped significantly compared to previous polls, (29% in 2007 and 30% in 2006) and the rate of percieved corruption in the healthcare system has also dropped to 12% from 19% last year and 15% in 2006.
The 2008 poll was based on 543 telephone interviews of a representative sample of the adult population in Israel. The interviews were carried out in Hebrew, Russian and Arabic.
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