A survey of yordim, Israelis who live permanently or semi-permanently abroad, has shown that 60 percent of them were born in Israel, according to Prof. Aharon Fein of the Hebrew University who based his study on interviews with 8,662 yordim who came to Israel for brief visits.
The number of yordim who were immigrants to Israel but left because they were unable to adjust successfully, is secondary. Fein reported. He said that 28 percent of the yordim were in the 22-30 age bracket; 24 percent were between 31-34; 26 percent between 35-39; and 22 percent aver 40. Fein found that 31 percent of the yordim were single and 60 percent married.
According to the survey, about 30 percent of those interviewed said they planned to return to Israel within two years; 31 percent were uncertain that they would return; and 38 percent said they would not return within two years.
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