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Jewish Community Population Study
Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D.
Director of the Jewish Demography Project of the
Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies
and Associate Professor, Department of Geography
University of Miami
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Outline of Presentation
) Survey Methodology
) Jewish Population Size
) Geographic Profile
) Demographic Profile
) Religious Profile
) Types of Marriage
) Membership Profile
) Jewish Education: Adults
) Jewish Education: Children
) Jewish Agencies
) Social Service Needs
) Israel
) Anti-Semitism
) The Media
) Philanthropic Profile
4
Survey Methodology
5
Survey Methodology
) Weighting factors are used to combine the two samples and remove the bias
introduced by DJN sampling
) 30,000 different numbers dialed more than 52,000 times to obtain the 297
Jewish households in the RDD sample
) We did not call cell phones, but only 5.6% of households in CT are cell
phone-only
Jewish Household
Is Any Household Containing a Jewish Person
Jewish Person
(As in All National and Local Jewish Community Studies)
Is Any Person Who Self Identifies as Jewish
8
Philosophy for Examining Data
) 880 Slides
Non-Jews
4,800
17%
83%
Jews
23,000
12,000
11,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
1,366
JCC Member Households
1,200 2005 2010
The North
Cheshire
The
Central
Area Wallingford
Hamden
Bethany
Chester
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River Essex
Woodbridge Hamden
Ansonia Madison Centerbrook
Guilford
Ivoryton
E Haven N Branford
Shelton Derby New Haven
Westbrook
Clinton Old Saybrook
Branford
Orange
W Haven E Haven/
New Haven
The The East
West Milford
16
New Haven Number of Jewish Households
The North
The
Central
Area
Hamden
10,000 9,700
8,000
6,900
6,000
3,900
4,000 3,600 3,700
2,000
0
The East The West The Central Area Hamden The North
18 Change in Number of Jewish Households,
2005-2010
13,700
All
11,000
3,800
The East
2,650 Cheshire
The North
The
Central
2,100 Area Wallingford
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River
4,000 Ansonia
Woodbridge Hamden
Madison
Essex
Centerbrook
The Central Area E Haven N Branford
Guilford
Ivoryton
Derby
3,740 Shelton New Haven
Clinton
Westbrook
Old Saybrook
Branford
Orange E Haven
W Haven
2,100 The The East
Hamden West Milford
1,630
1,700
The North
1,220 2005 2010
The North
11%
The North
12%
2005 2010
The North
Cheshire
The
Central
Area Wallingford
Hamden
Bethany
Chester
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River Essex
Woodbridge Hamden
Ansonia Madison Centerbrook
Guilford
Ivoryton
E Haven N Branford
Shelton Derby New Haven
Westbrook
Clinton Old Saybrook
Branford
Orange E Haven
W Haven
10-19 Years
18%
20+ Years
67%
25 Who Is Moving In?
(Respondents)
The East 40%
23%
The West 17%
16%
The Central Area 25%
35%
Hamden 17%
15%
The North 2%
12%
Under 35 15%
2%
35-49 25%
20%
50-64 21%
35%
65-74 8%
18%
75+ 31%
25%
Orthodox 4%
4%
Conservative 23%
30%
Reform 30%
30% New Households
Just Jewish 43% Longer-Term Households
35%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
27 Who Is Moving In?
(Respondents)
59%
In-married
60%
24%
Conversionary
6%
17%
Intermarried
35%
31%
Synagogue Member
43%
4%
JCC Member
15%
Participated in a JCC Program 20%
in the Past Year 40%
25%
Jewish Organization Member
25%
9%
Feel Very Much Part of Jewish Community
16%
7%
Feel Somewhat Part
35%
37%
Feel Not Very Much Part
26%
48% New Households
Feel Not at All Part Longer-Term Households
22%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
28 Who Is Moving In?
(Respondents)
0%
Very Familiar with Jewish Federation
23%
22%
Somewhat Familiar
48%
78%
Not at all Familiar
30%
2%
Donated to Federation
39%
2%
Asked, Did Not Donate
15%
96%
Not Asked to Donate
45%
98%
Federation Non-Donor
61%
2%
Donated under $100
18%
0%
Donated $100-$500
14%
0% New Households
Donated $500+ Longer-Term Households
8%
5-9 Years
18%
0-4 Years
14%
10-19 Years
29%
20+ Years
38%
32
0-4 Years at Current Address
(Respondents)
Orlando 55%
Seattle 55%
Charlotte 54%
Las Vegas 53%
Phoenix 52%
San Diego 51%
Columbus 47%
Atlanta 45%
Tucson 44%
Denver 44%
Chicago 42%
Harrisburg 41%
Washington 40%
St. Petersburg 39%
West Palm Beach 39%
Richmond 39%
Sarasota 37%
Westport 37%
Milwaukee 36%
Jacksonville 36%
Wilmington 35%
Howard County 34%
St. Louis 34%
Los Angeles 33%
St. Paul 32%
Tidewater 32%
Minneapolis 32%
Rhode Island 32%
South Palm Beach 31%
Miami 31%
Baltimore 30%
Broward 30%
Portland (ME) 29%
Cincinnati 29%
San Antonio 28%
Cleveland 28%
Lehigh Valley 28%
Hartford 28%
Rochester 27%
Philadelphia 27%
Atlantic County 26%
Monmouth 26%
New York 26%
Bergen 25%
Detroit 20%
Middlesex 19%
New Haven 14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
33 20 or More Years at Current Address
(Respondents)
New Haven 38%
New York 37%
Hartford 34%
Bergen 33%
Lehigh Valley 31%
Philadelphia 29%
Rochester 29%
Rhode Island 28%
Middlesex 27%
Detroit 27%
Monmouth 27%
Atlantic County 26%
Miami 26%
Cleveland 26%
Cincinnati 25%
San Antonio 25%
Westport 24%
Los Angeles 24%
St. Louis 24%
Portland (ME) 22%
Wilmington 21%
Harrisburg 21%
Minneapolis 20%
Chicago 20%
Baltimore 20%
Milwaukee 20%
Washington 19%
St. Paul 18%
Tidewater 18%
Jacksonville 17%
Broward 17%
Columbus 16%
Richmond 16%
Denver 14%
South Palm Beach 14%
Tucson 13%
Atlanta 12%
San Diego 12%
Howard County 12%
Sarasota 11%
West Palm Beach 10%
Phoenix 9%
Charlotte 9%
St. Petersburg 8%
Orlando 5%
Las Vegas 3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
34
Probability of Moving
Within the Next Three Years
(Jewish Households)
Probably Not
40%
Probably
8%
Definitely
4%
Don't Know
4%
Definitely Not
45%
35
Expected Destination for
Households Who Are Moving Within the
Next Three Years
(Jewish Households)
Elsewhere 2%
New York 3%
Elsewhere in CT 16%
Hartford 4%
39
Demographic Profile
Age Group
90+ 0.1% 0.4%
85-89 0.4% 0.5%
80-84 0.9% 1.0%
75-79 0.9% 1.0%
70-74 1.2% 1.2%
65-69 1.3% 1.1%
60-64 2.1% 2.1%
55-59 4.1% 4.4%
50-54 4.6% 4.8%
45-49 4.1% 4.6%
40-44 3.8% 3.5%
35-39 3.2% 3.4%
30-34 3.1% 4.1%
25-29 3.0% 3.9%
20-24 2.9% 2.9%
15-19 3.5% 3.0%
10-14 3.1% 3.5%
5-9 3.5% 2.9%
0-4 2.9% 2.7%
40% 40%
27% 27%
30% 30%
21%
19% 18% 17% 17%
20% 12% 20% 12%
11% 10% 9%
10% 10%
0% 0%
0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
60%
Median Age = 52.4 Years
50%
40%
25%
30%
21%
18%
20% 14%
12% 11%
10%
0%
0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
51 Age Distribution of Persons in Jewish Households
60% Median Age = 55.9 Years 60% Median Age = 45.7 Years
50% 50%
40% 40%
0% 0%
0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
The North
Cheshire
The
Central
Area Wallingford
Hamden
Bethany
Chester
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River Essex
Woodbridge Hamden
The West
The West
The West
8% The East
23%
The North
The Central Area 15%
42%
Hamden
13%
The North
Cheshire
The
Central
Area Wallingford
Hamden
Bethany
Chester
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River Essex
Woodbridge Hamden
The West
The West
The West
18% The East
20%
The North
9%
Hamden
Bethany
Chester
N Haven Northford
Seymour Hamden Killingworth
Deep River Essex
Woodbridge Hamden
The West
The West
65+ Married,
No Children at Home
21%
Other
6%
Single Under 65
6%
Under 65 Married,
No Children at Home
16% Single 65+
16%
56
Number of Jewish Households
(Rounded to Nearest 100)
What Percentage
of Children Age 0-12
Have Two Full-Time
Working Parents?
60
Percentage of Children Age 0-12
Living in Households with Full-Time Working Parents
(Children Age 0-12 in Jewish Households)
Washington 55%
Miami 50%
Jacksonville 41%
Broward 41%
Tidewater 40%
Tucson 38%
Richmond 38%
Orlando 38%
New Haven 37%
West Palm Beach 37%
Milwaukee 37%
Las Vegas 35%
Rochester 35%
Wilmington 35%
Sarasota 34%
Harrisburg 34%
St. Petersburg 34%
Middlesex 33%
Bergen 32%
Atlantic County 31%
South Palm Beach 30%
St. Paul 30%
Portland (ME) 29%
Rhode Island 29%
Monmouth 29%
Charlotte 28%
Lehigh Valley 27%
San Antonio 27%
Detroit 27%
Westport 27%
York 27%
Hartford 24%
Minneapolis 22%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
61
4-Year College Degree or Higher
(Adults Age 25 and Over in Jewish Households)
Westport 86%
Washington 85%
Howard County 81%
Portland (ME) 81%
New Haven 78%
Bergen 76%
Atlanta 76%
Cincinnati 75%
Essex-Morris 75%
San Antonio 75%
Denver 74%
San Diego 72%
Charlotte 72%
Philadelphia 71%
Lehigh Valley 71%
Pittsburgh 70%
Minneapolis 70%
Hartford 69%
St. Paul 69%
Rochester 68%
Tucson 68%
Rhode Island 68%
Phoenix 67%
Milwaukee 66%
Middlesex 66%
Richmond 66%
New York 65%
Baltimore 64%
St. Louis 64%
Detroit 63%
Harrisburg 63%
Jacksonville 61%
Wilmington 60%
York 60%
Miami 60%
Atlantic County 59%
Tidewater 59%
Sarasota 58%
Monmouth 58%
West Palm Beach 55%
Orlando 53%
St. Petersburg 49%
Las Vegas 49%
South Palm Beach 49%
Martin-St. Lucie 48%
Broward 35%
US 2009 28%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
62
Median Housing Value
(In dollars adjusted for inflation)
(Jewish Homeowner Households)
Westport $691
Bergen $473
Washington $438
Los Angeles $409
Las Vegas $408
Minneapolis $397
Atlantic County $389
Middlesex $377
New Haven $370
St. Paul $357
West Palm Beach $342
Detroit $335
Lehigh Valley $330
Miami $316
Rhode Island $313
Monmouth $283
Charlotte $260
Sarasota $255
Hartford $251
South Palm Beach $244
San Antonio $240
Tidewater $232
Jacksonville $227
Tucson $227
Wilmington $223
Milwaukee $213
Richmond $199 These comparisons are
Harrisburg $184 complicated by the
Rochester $177 economic downturn that
Orlando $160 began in 2008 and
St. Petersburg $134
Broward $111 continued through the
study period.
US 2009 $185
$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800
(in thousands)
63 Household Income
(Jewish Households)
(In thousands)
$25-$50
$50-$75 11%
13%
$15-$25
7%
Under $15
5%
$75-$100
13%
$100-$150
22%
$150-$200
14%
64 Median Household Income
(In dollars adjusted for inflation)
(Jewish Households)
Westport $170
Bergen $130
Essex-Morris $122
Washington $114
New Haven $104
Howard County $104
Monmouth $104
Hartford $102
Boston $100
Detroit $97
San Antonio $96
Atlantic County $96
San Francisco $94
Charlotte $94
Middlesex $93
Portland (ME) $93
Lehigh Valley $92
Atlanta $92
Jacksonville $92
Baltimore $90
Cincinnati $89
Minneapolis $89
Richmond $88
Phoenix $87
Rochester $87
St. Paul $86
Pittsburgh $85
Tidewater $85
Wilmington $83
Sarasota $82
Milwaukee $82
Harrisburg $82
Rhode Island $81
Seattle $81
Philadelphia $80
West Palm Beach $80
Columbus $80
Palm Springs $80
Denver $77
Miami $75
San Diego $75
St. Louis $75
York $74
Buffalo $74
New York $73 These comparisons are
Los Angeles $71
Orlando $70 complicated by the
Las Vegas $69
Tucson $68 economic downturn that
South Palm Beach $67
Martin-St. Lucie $63 began in 2008 and
St. Petersburg $62
Broward $55 continued through the
NJPS 2000 $64 study period.
US 2009 $50
(in thousands)
65
Household Income of Households with Children
(In thousands)
$75-$100
21%
$100-$150 $50-$75
27% 5%
$25-$50
3%
$15-$25
1%
$200+
24%
$150-$200
19%
66 Median Household Income of Households with Children
(In dollars adjusted for inflation)
Westport $232
Bergen $174
Washington $157
Middlesex $146
New Haven $137
South Palm Beach $134
Detroit $132
Lehigh Valley $128
San Antonio $127
Monmouth $127
Atlantic County $126
Hartford $126
San Francisco $120
Jacksonville $120
Los Angeles $119
Milwaukee $117
Pittsburgh $116
Rhode Island $116
Howard County $116
Charlotte $115
Miami $114
St. Paul $114
Seattle $113
Denver $112
Minneapolis $112
Phoenix $108
Baltimore $108
Rochester $108
Atlanta $107
West Palm Beach $107
Richmond $107
Wilmington $106
Tidewater $105
Portland (ME) $104
New York $104
Las Vegas $102
St. Petersburg $99
St. Louis $98 These comparisons are
San Diego $97 complicated by the
Tucson $97
Harrisburg $97 economic downturn that
Orlando $93 began in 2008 and
York $91
Cincinnati $89 continued through the
Broward $89 study period.
Sarasota $83
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 $220
(in thousands)
67 Median Household Income of Elderly Households
(In dollars adjusted for inflation)
Westport $95
Essex-Morris $87
Sarasota $78
Cincinnati $76
Washington $72
West Palm Beach $69
San Francisco $69
Bergen $67
New Haven $66
San Antonio $65
Portland (ME) $64
Lehigh Valley $62
Atlantic County $62
Columbus $59
Martin-St. Lucie $57
Rochester $57
Charlotte $56
Middlesex $53
South Palm Beach $53
Rhode Island $53
Tucson $53
Seattle $53
Pittsburgh $52
Monmouth $52
San Diego $51
Baltimore $51
Wilmington $51
Jacksonville $50
Phoenix $50
Los Angeles $49
Richmond $49
Denver $48
Atlanta $48
Detroit $47
Orlando $47
Howard County $46
St. Louis $45
Las Vegas $43
Miami $43
Minneapolis $42 These comparisons are
Tidewater $42
New York $41 complicated by the
Hartford $40 economic downturn that
York $37
Milwaukee $37 began in 2008 and
St. Petersburg $37
Harrisburg $36 continued through the
St. Paul $35 study period.
Broward $33
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 $220
(in thousands)
68 Earn Under $25,000
(NOT adjusted for inflation)
(Jewish Households)
Miami '04 22%
Tucson '02 22%
Pittsburgh '02 21%
Seattle '00 21%
Minneapolis '04 20%
South Palm Beach '05 19%
Detroit '05 17%
Las Vegas '05 17%
Rhode Island '02 17%
St. Paul '04 16%
Columbus '01 15%
Philadelphia '09 14%
Phoenix '02 14%
Lehigh Valley '07 13%
West Palm Beach '05 13%
San Francisco '04 13%
Jacksonville '02 13%
Tidewater '01 13%
Hartford '00 13%
Cincinnati '08 12%
Middlesex '08 12%
Denver '07 12%
New Haven '10 11%
Atlantic County '04 10%
Sarasota '01 10%
Portland (ME) '07 9%
San Antonio '07 8%
Bergen '01 8% These comparisons are
Washington '03 6% complicated by the
Westport '00 4% economic downturn that
began in 2008 and
NJPS '00 22% continued through the
US '09 25% study period.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
69 Earn $100,000 and Over
(NOT adjusted for inflation)
(Jewish Households)
Westport '00 64%
New Haven '10 52%
Bergen '01 52%
Washington '03 47%
Middlesex '08 44%
Detroit '05 44%
San Antonio '07 43%
Boston '05 43%
Lehigh Valley '07 41%
Portland (ME) '07 39%
Philadelphia '09 38%
Atlantic County '04 38%
Atlanta '06 37%
Phoenix '02 36%
San Francisco '04 35%
Minneapolis '04 34%
Hartford '00 33%
St. Paul '04 33%
Jacksonville '02 32%
Pittsburgh '02 32%
Miami '04 31%
San Diego '03 31%
New York '02 31%
Rhode Island '02 30%
West Palm Beach '05 28%
Tidewater '01 28%
Columbus '01 27%
Sarasota '01 26%
Las Vegas '05 26% These comparisons are
South Palm Beach '05 25%
Tucson '02 23% complicated by the
Seattle '00 20% economic downturn that
began in 2008 and
NJPS '00 21% continued through the
US '09 20% study period.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
70 Earn $200,000 and Over
(NOT adjusted for inflation)
(Jewish Households)
Westport '00 30%
Bergen '01 19%
San Antonio '07 17%
New Haven '10 16%
Lehigh Valley '07 16%
Portland (ME) '07 16%
Detroit '05 16%
Atlantic County '04 14%
Middlesex '08 12%
Boston '05 12%
Miami '04 12%
Minneapolis '04 12%
Washington '03 12%
San Francisco '04 11%
St. Paul '04 11%
Jacksonville '02 11%
Tidewater '01 11%
South Palm Beach '05 9%
West Palm Beach '05 9%
Rhode Island '02 9%
Sarasota '01 9%
Hartford '00 9%
Las Vegas '05 7%
These comparisons are
Tucson '02 6%
complicated by the
Seattle '00 6% economic downturn that
Columbus '01 5% began in 2008 and
continued through the
US '09 4% study period.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
71
Median Household Income
(Jewish Households)
All $104
Under 50 $119
50-64 $133
65-74 $104
75+ $47
65+ $66
All $104
Orthodox $71
Conservative $117
Reform $104
Non-Member $91
Non-Member $96
Non-Member $99
Orthodox
Reform 4%
30%
Just Jewish
35%
75 Orthodox Identification
(Jewish Respondents)
New York 17%
Baltimore 17%
Bergen 12%
Detroit 11%
Atlanta 10%
Cleveland 10%
Harrisburg 10%
Miami 9%
Monmouth 9%
Middlesex 7%
Pittsburgh 7%
Philadelphia 6%
Rhode Island 6%
Rochester 6%
Palm Springs 6%
Los Angeles 6%
Buffalo 6%
Wilmington 6%
Cincinnati 5%
Columbus 5%
Seattle 5%
New Haven 4%
Lehigh Valley 4%
San Antonio 4%
South Palm Beach 4%
Hartford 4%
Broward 4%
Richmond 4%
Las Vegas 3%
San Francisco 3%
San Diego 3%
Phoenix 3%
Tidewater 3%
Essex-Morris 3%
Milwaukee 3%
St. Louis 3%
St. Petersburg 3%
Denver 2%
Portland (ME) 2%
West Palm Beach 2%
Minneapolis 2%
St. Paul 2%
Washington 2%
Jacksonville 2%
Tucson 2%
Sarasota 2%
Westport 2%
Howard County 2%
Charlotte 2%
Orlando 2%
Atlantic County 1%
Martin-St. Lucie 1%
York 1%
NJPS 2000 8%
Conservative Conservative
50% Reconstructionist 27%
1% Orthodox
4%
Orthodox
4%
Reconstructionist Reform
1% 31%
Just Jewish
Just Jewish
Reform 20%
38%
25%
64%
12%
Passover Seder
17%
7%
66%
9%
Chanukah Candles
14%
Always
11%
Usually
Sometimes
13%
Never
7%
Sabbath Candles
24%
56%
16%
3%
Christmas Tree
6%
75%
66%
73%
Passover Seder 82%
Always + Usually 78%
79%
67%
78%
Chanukah Candles 80%
Always + Usually 71%
80%
6%
16%
Sabbath Candles 32%
Always + Usually 23%
17%
The East
39%
27% The West
Christmas Tree 15% The Central Area
Always + Usually 18% Hamden
+ Sometimes 34% The North
50%
68%
Mezuzah on Front Door 72%
70%
66%
3%
16%
Kosher Home 27%
15%
9%
2%
6% The East
The West
Kosher In/Out of Home 14%
(Respondents) The Central Area
5%
Hamden
6% The North
79%
Mezuzah on Front Door
63%
93%
Passover Seder
Always + Usually 73%
89%
Chanukah Candles
Always + Usually 73%
35%
Sabbath Candles
Always + Usually 17%
28%
Kosher Home
13%
12%
Kosher In/Out of Home
(Respondents) 7%
Never *
32%
Types of Marriage
92 Types of Marriage
(Married Couples in Jewish Households)
In-married
(2 Born/Raised Jews)
60%
Conversionary
6%
Intermarried
34%
93
Types of Marriage by JCC Membership
(Married Couples)
In-married
(2 Born/Raised Jews) In-married
77% (2 Born/Raised Jews)
56%
Conversionary Intermarried
Conversionary
6% 37%
8%
Intermarried
15%
JCC Member Non-Member
94 Intermarriage
(Couples Intermarriage Rate)
Portland (ME) 61%
Seattle 55%
San Francisco 55%
Denver 53%
Atlanta 50%
Las Vegas 48%
Charlotte 47%
York 46%
Tucson 46%
Boston 46%
Howard County 45%
Columbus 45%
San Diego 44%
Jacksonville 44%
Tidewater 43%
Washington 41%
Phoenix 40%
St. Paul 39%
San Antonio 37%
Pittsburgh 36%
Lehigh Valley 36%
Cincinnati 34%
Richmond 34%
Rhode Island 34%
New Haven 34%
Harrisburg 33%
Minneapolis 33%
Wilmington 33%
Westport 33%
Orlando 32%
Rochester 30%
Chicago 30%
St. Petersburg 29%
Milwaukee 28%
Philadelphia 28%
Martin-St. Lucie 27%
Atlantic County 26%
Buffalo 26%
St. Louis 25%
Hartford 23%
Los Angeles 23%
Cleveland 23%
New York 22%
Sarasota 20%
Palm Springs 19%
Broward 18%
Baltimore 17%
Bergen 17%
Monmouth 17%
Miami 16%
Detroit 16%
West Palm Beach 16%
Middlesex 14%
South Palm Beach 9%
NJPS 2000 48%
81%
80%
69%
60% 56%
47%
45%
39%
40%
25%
20%
13%
9%
5% 6% 6%
0%
35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
96 Current Religion of Children
in Intermarried Households
(Children Age 0-17 in Intermarried Jewish Households)
Jewish
43%
All 14%
The East 3%
The West 7%
The Central Area 29%
Hamden 8%
The North 10%
Under 50 16%
50-64 14%
65-74 15%
75+ 12%
65+ 13%
All 14%
$25-$50,000 4%
$50-$100,000 9%
$100-$200,000 17%
$200,000+ 32%
Orthodox 16%
Conservative 24%
Reform 12%
Just Jewish 8%
In-married 20%
Conversionary 19%
Intermarried 7%
All 14%
All 14%
Not to Israel 7%
Not Asked 5%
Federation Non-Donor 7%
2,011
2,000
1,500
1,366
1,200
1,000 911
811
500
0
Jewish Households Non-Jewish Total Households
Households
112
Profile of JCC Member Households
) 71% live in The Central Area; 9% live in Hamden; 8% live in The
North; 8% live in The West; and 5% live in The East
) 41% are households with children and 21% are elderly couple
households
) 75% earn an annual household income of $100,000+
) 4% of Jewish respondents identify as Orthodox; 50%,
Conservative; 25%, Reform; and 20%, Just Jewish
) 15% of married couples are intermarried
2 73% are synagogue members
) 21% contain an adult who attended a Jewish day school as a child
) 50% contain an adult who attended or worked at a Jewish overnight
camp as a child
) 49% of respondents are very familiar with the Jewish Federation
) 74% contain an adult who visited Israel
) 69% donated to the Jewish Federation in the past year
) 70% donated to other Jewish charities in the past year
) 85% donated to non-Jewish charities in the past year
) 50% of Jewish respondents volunteered for a Jewish organization in the
past year; 59%, for a non-Jewish organization
113 Major Reasons for Not Joining the JCC
(Respondents in Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
Cost 17%
Lack of Transportation 2%
Too Old 2%
Lack of Time 1%
Not Interested 1%
Not Religious 1%
Cost 26%
Lack of Transportation 3%
Too Old 1%
Lack of Time 2%
Not Interested 0%
Not Religious 0%
) Responses in red were read to the respondent.
Never Thought About It 1%
) Respondents were allowed to provide only 1 response.
Other 6%
Under 50 52%
50-64 43%
65-74 35%
75+ 21%
65+ 26%
Male 37%
Female 39%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
117 Distance from Home
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 38%
Orthodox 0%
Conservative 38%
Reform 46%
Just Jewish 35%
In-married 42%
Conversionary 43%
Intermarried 45%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
118 Distance from Home
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 38%
Under 50 24%
50-64 24%
65-74 34%
75+ 40%
65+ 37%
Male 33%
Female 27%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
121 No Need for the Services Offered
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 29%
Orthodox 39%
Conservative 22%
Reform 24%
Just Jewish 39%
In-married 26%
Conversionary 33%
Intermarried 35%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
122 No Need for the Services Offered
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 29%
The East 6%
The West 15%
The Central Area 31%
Hamden 17%
The North 14%
Under 50 16%
50-64 22%
65-74 17%
75+ 12%
65+ 14%
Male 16%
Female 18%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
125 Cost
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 17%
Orthodox 39%
Conservative 24%
Reform 18%
Just Jewish 10%
In-married 20%
Conversionary 23%
Intermarried 8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
126 Cost
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 17%
The East 0%
The West 3%
The Central Area 2%
Hamden 2%
The North 0%
Under 50 1%
50-64 1%
65-74 3%
75+ 1%
65+ 2%
Male 2%
Female 1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
130 Quality of the Programs
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 1%
Orthodox 4%
Conservative 2%
Reform 0%
Just Jewish 2%
In-married 2%
Conversionary 0%
Intermarried 2%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
131 Quality of the Programs
as a Major Reason for Not Joining Local JCC
(Respondents in Jewish Households Who Are Not Members of the JCC of Greater New Haven)
All 1%
Synagogue Member 2%
Non-Member 1%
Donated to Federation 1%
Asked, Did Not Donate 1%
Not Asked 2%
Federation Non-Donor 2%
Donated under $100 0%
Donated $100-$500 0%
Donated $500+ 3%
Both
10%
Neither
54%
133 Both Synagogue and JCC Members
(Jewish Households)
Charlotte 30%
St. Paul 27%
Harrisburg 26%
Monmouth - Deal 25%
San Antonio 23%
Jacksonville 22%
Rochester 21%
St. Louis 19%
Richmond 19%
Tidewater 18%
Wilmington 18%
Pittsburgh 17%
Hartford 17%
York 17%
Milwaukee 17%
Bergen - Palisades 16%
Cleveland 16%
Lehigh Valley 14%
Minneapolis 13%
Detroit 11%
Miami - Russell 11%
Orlando 11%
New Haven 10%
Atlantic County 10%
New York 10%
West Palm Beach - Kaplan 9% Synagogue
Miami - Alper 9% JCC Member Only Member Only
Tucson 9% 4% 32%
Bergen - YJCC 9%
St. Petersburg 9%
Atlanta 8%
Sarasota 8%
Broward - Posnack 8%
Miami - Miami Beach 7%
Washington - Greater Washington 7%
South Palm Beach 6%
Washington - DCJCC 6%
Rhode Island 6% Both
Monmouth - Western 6% 10%
West Palm Beach - Boynton 5%
Washington - NOVA 5%
Broward - Soref 4% Neither
Middlesex 2% 54%
Las Vegas 2%
Westport 0%
NJPS 2000 14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
134 Synagogue Member Only
(Jewish Households)
Westport 46%
Middlesex 42%
Minneapolis 40%
Detroit 39%
Miami - Miami Beach 39%
Bergen - YJCC 39%
Tidewater 39%
Washington - Greater Washington 38%
Lehigh Valley 37%
Rhode Island 37%
Sarasota 37%
Monmouth - Western 37%
St. Louis 37%
Pittsburgh 36%
Bergen - Palisades 36%
Hartford 36%
Cleveland 36%
Atlantic County 34%
New York 33%
Rochester 33%
New Haven 32%
Monmouth - Deal 32%
Milwaukee 32%
St. Petersburg 32%
Miami - Alper 30%
San Antonio 29%
West Palm Beach - Kaplan 28%
St. Paul 28% Synagogue
York 28%
JCC Member Only Member Only
Wilmington 28%
Washington - NOVA 27% 4% 32%
Jacksonville 27%
South Palm Beach 26%
Miami - Russell 26%
Washington - DCJCC 26%
Richmond 26%
Atlanta 25%
Tucson 23%
Harrisburg 23% Both
Orlando 23%
10%
West Palm Beach - Boynton 22%
Broward - Soref 22%
Broward - Posnack 21% Neither
Charlotte 19% 54%
Las Vegas 12%
Under 50 38%
50-64 36%
65-74 39%
75+ 43%
65+ 41%
$25-$50,000 26%
$50-$100,000 36%
$100-$200,000 46%
$200,000+ 55%
Orthodox 58%
Conservative 53%
Reform 37%
In-married 50%
Conversionary 46%
Intermarried 24%
All 39%
The East 6%
The West 16%
The Central Area 57%
Hamden 17%
The North 21%
Under 50 28%
50-64 25%
65-74 33%
75+ 39%
65+ 36%
All 29%
$25-$50,000 11%
$50-$100,000 22%
$100-$200,000 29%
$200,000+ 49%
Orthodox 50%
Conservative 42%
Reform 26%
In-married 35%
Conversionary 32%
Intermarried 14%
Associated 53%
Somewhat
34%
Very Much
16%
Not at All
Not Very Much
24%
27%
154 Feel Very Much/Somewhat
Part of the Local Jewish Community
(Jewish Respondents)
Detroit 79%
Baltimore A Lot Some 67%
Pittsburgh A Lot Some 65%
New York A Lot Some 65%
South Palm Beach 61%
Howard County A Lot Some 60%
Miami 60%
Bergen 60%
San Antonio 56%
Rhode Island 55%
West Palm Beach 55%
Lehigh Valley 54%
Hartford 53%
Tidewater 53%
Washington 51%
Jacksonville 50%
Palm Springs A Lot Some 50%
Middlesex 50%
New Haven 49%
Sarasota 46%
Atlanta A Lot Some 44%
Tucson 43%
Atlantic County 43%
Westport 41%
San Diego A Lot Some 37%
Phoenix A Lot Some 36% Very Much
Portland (ME) 36% Somewhat
Las Vegas 31%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
155
100%
80%
60%
40%
27%
25% 24%
22% 22%
20% 17%
0%
Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All
158
Not in Preschool
32%
Jewish
Preschool
28%
Synagogues 97
Orthodox 0
Conservative 56
Reform 41
Other 0
JCC 37
Total 168
Public
School
61%
Jewish
Day School
24%
Jewish Market Share is:
24% divided by (24% + 15%) = 62% Non-Jewish
(Sample Size = 40)
Private
15%
164 Currently Attend Jewish Day School
(Jewish Children Age 5-12)
Middlesex 48%
Miami 46%
Baltimore 44%
Bergen 41%
Jacksonville 41%
Monmouth 27%
Harrisburg 27%
Pittsburgh 27%
St. Paul 26%
Milwaukee 25%
Rhode Island 25%
Minneapolis 24%
New Haven 24%
South Palm Beach 22%
Tidewater 22%
San Antonio 21%
Lehigh Valley 21%
Richmond 21% Public
St. Petersburg 21% School
Tucson 20%
61%
San Diego 19%
Atlanta 17%
Cincinnati 17%
Broward 16%
Denver 15%
Washington 15%
Charlotte 14%
Wilmington 14%
Rochester 13%
Las Vegas 12%
West Palm Beach 12%
Hartford 11%
Atlantic County 10%
Howard County 9% Jewish
Phoenix 9% Day School
Westport 2% Non-Jewish 24%
Portland (ME) 2% Private
15%
NJPS 2000 25%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
165
Ever Attended Formal Jewish Education
(Jewish Children Age 13-17)
Supplemental
School
62%
Never
Attended
22%
Jewish Camp
21%
Male 23%
Female 20%
Conservative 26%
Reform 16%
Just Jewish 17%
In-married 26%
Conversionary 8%
Intermarried 19%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
174
Attended or Worked at a Jewish Day Camp
This Past Summer
(Jewish Children Age 3-17)
All 21%
All 21%
Not Asked 8%
100%
Very Somewhat Not at All
80%
66%
60% 55%
46% 45%
42%
40% 40% 40%
40% 37% 38% 37%
35% 36% 35%
33%
10% 10%
0%
JCC Tower One/ Camp Jewish Home Jewish Ezra Southern Jewish
Tower East Laurelwood for the Aged Federation Academy Connecticut Family
Hebrew Service
Academy
178
Perception of Jewish Agencies
(Respondents Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar)
100%
Excellent Good Fair/Poor
80%
59%
60% 56%
54% 53% 54%
51%
48%
46%
0%
JCC Tower One/ Camp Jewish Home Jewish Ezra Southern Jewish
Tower East Laurelwood for the Aged Federation Academy Connecticut Family
Hebrew Service
Academy
179 Very Familiar
with JCC
(Respondents in Service Area of Each JCC)
Baltimore 66%
Rochester 59%
York 56%
St. Paul 54%
Richmond 52%
Charlotte 51%
Cleveland 50%
Detroit 49%
Milwaukee 49%
Wilmington 48%
San Antonio 46%
Monmouth - Deal 46%
Tidewater 45%
Washington - Gr. Wash. 44%
Jacksonville 44%
Lehigh Valley 43%
Hartford 41%
Tucson 39%
St. Louis 38%
Bergen - Palisades 38%
Miami - Alper 37%
Minneapolis 36%
New Haven 35%
Washington - DCJCC 34%
Orlando 33%
Rhode Island 31%
Atlantic County 31%
Miami - Russell 28%
Bergen - YJCC 22%
West Palm Beach - Kaplan 22%
Miami - Miami Beach * 20%
Washington - NOVA 19%
Sarasota 18%
Broward - Posnack 18%
South Palm Beach 15%
West Palm Beach - Boynton 14%
Broward - Soref 8%
Middlesex - YM-YWHA * 7%
Las Vegas * 5%
Monmouth - Western * 5% * JCC is not a full service facility.
Middlesex - JCC 4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
180 Not at All Familiar
with JCC
(Respondents in Service Area of Each JCC)
Monmouth - Western * 83%
Middlesex - JCC 76%
Middlesex - YM-YWHA * 74%
Las Vegas * 73%
Broward - Soref 68%
South Palm Beach 56%
West Palm Beach - Boynton 53%
Miami - Miami Beach * 44%
Broward - Posnack 43%
Washington - NOVA 42%
West Palm Beach - Kaplan 39%
Sarasota 39%
Miami - Russell 34%
Bergen - YJCC 34%
Orlando 27%
Atlantic County 26%
Minneapolis 24%
New Haven 23%
Rhode Island 23%
Monmouth - Deal 23%
Wilmington 22%
Lehigh Valley 21%
Jacksonville 21%
Bergen - Palisades 20%
Miami - Alper 19%
Hartford 18%
St. Louis 18%
Tidewater 17%
San Antonio 16%
St. Paul 15%
Washington - DCJCC 15%
Charlotte 15%
Detroit 14%
Washington - Gr. Wash. 14%
Milwaukee 14%
Tucson 13%
Richmond 12%
Cleveland 11%
Baltimore 9%
York 9% * JCC is not a full service facility.
Rochester 6%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
181 Very Familiar with JCC
(Respondents)
All 35%
Under 35 36%
35-49 38%
50-64 41%
65-74 33%
75+ 27%
65+ 30%
Male 33%
Female 36%
Orthodox 48%
Conservative 47%
Reform 37%
Just Jewish 23%
In-married 45%
Conversionary 41%
Intermarried 29%
All 35%
All 38%
Very Familiar with JCC 44%
Under 50 36%
50-64 33%
65-74 42%
75+ 44%
65+ 43%
Male 37%
Female 38%
Conservative 36%
Reform 45%
Just Jewish 36%
In-married 37%
Conversionary 29%
Intermarried 37%
All 38%
All 21%
Under 35 14%
35-49 18%
50-64 22%
65-74 24%
75+ 23%
65+ 23%
Male 21%
Female 22%
Orthodox 50%
Conservative 34%
Reform 18%
Just Jewish 10%
In-married 32%
Conversionary 27%
Intermarried 10%
All 21%
Not Asked 5%
Under 50 17%
50-64 23%
65-74 30%
75+ 36%
65+ 33%
Male 26%
Female 26%
Orthodox 18%
Conservative 29%
Reform 29%
Just Jewish 18%
In-married 28%
Intermarried 17%
All 26%
Israel
203
Households in Which a Member Visited Israel
(Jewish Households)
Miami 62%
Bergen 62%
South Palm Beach 61%
Los Angeles * 60%
Detroit 57%
Sarasota 56%
West Palm Beach 55%
Middlesex 54%
Minneapolis 52%
Broward 52%
Washington 51%
New Haven 50%
St. Paul 49%
Monmouth 47%
Buffalo * 46%
Lehigh Valley 45%
Westport 44%
Milwaukee 44%
Tucson 43%
Hartford 43%
San Antonio 42%
Atlantic County 42%
Rochester 41%
Rhode Island 41%
Tidewater 40%
Harrisburg 40%
St. Louis * 39%
Charlotte 38%
Jacksonville 37%
Wilmington 37%
Richmond 36%
Portland (ME) 35%
Martin-St. Lucie 35%
St. Petersburg 35% * Did not ask type of trip
Orlando * 34%
Las Vegas 33% Jewish Trip General Trip
York 28%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
204 Correlation with Trips to Israel
(Jewish Households)
44%
Synagogue Services
27%
1X/Month+ 15%
87%
Inmarried 72%
41%
71%
Synagogue Member 51%
26%
An Adult Visited Israel on a:
Jewish Trip
29%
JCC Member 16% General Trip
7% No Adult to Israel
58%
Participated in a JCC Program 48%
26%
48%
Jewish Organization Member 28%
14%
83%
Associated 64%
35%
Very
30%
Extremely
17%
Not
Attached
17%
Somewhat
36%
Extremely/Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
206 (Jewish Respondents)
Miami 62%
South Palm Beach 61%
Middlesex 58%
Detroit 56%
Jacksonville 56%
Bergen 55%
San Antonio 55%
Lehigh Valley 54%
West Palm Beach 54%
Rhode Island 53%
Minneapolis 52%
Atlantic County 51%
St. Paul 50%
Sarasota 49%
Washington 49%
Tucson 47%
New Haven 47%
Los Angeles 45%
Milwaukee 44%
Broward 42%
Monmouth 42%
San Francisco 42%
Harrisburg 42%
Westport 41%
Richmond 41%
Tidewater 40%
Hartford 40%
Wilmington 38%
Rochester 37%
St. Petersburg 37%
Las Vegas 36%
Charlotte 35%
Portland (ME) 33% Extremely Very
York 32%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
207
Not Emotionally Attached to Israel
(Jewish Respondents)
San Francisco 26%
Las Vegas 24%
Portland (ME) 21%
York 21%
Tidewater 20%
St. Petersburg 20%
Wilmington 19%
Essex-Morris 18%
Charlotte 18%
Richmond 18%
New Haven 17%
Rochester 17%
Broward 17%
St. Paul 16%
Tucson 16%
Harrisburg 16%
Washington 15%
Hartford 15%
Westport 15%
Los Angeles 15%
Monmouth 15%
Milwaukee 15%
San Antonio 12%
Detroit 12%
Bergen 12%
Minneapolis 11%
Jacksonville 11%
Sarasota 11%
Middlesex 10%
Lehigh Valley 10%
Atlantic County 10%
Miami 10%
Rhode Island 10%
West Palm Beach 9%
South Palm Beach 7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
208 Emotional Attachment to Israel by Age
(Jewish Respondents)
100%
Extremely/Very Not
80%
60%
55%
51%
49%
47%
40%
35%
22%
20% 17% 17%
14% 13%
0%
Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
209
Extremely/Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
Under Age 35
(Jewish Respondents)
Middlesex 58%
Detroit 58%
Miami 55%
New Haven 51%
Washington 48%
Jacksonville 47%
Tucson 47%
Bergen 47%
St. Paul 44%
Broward 40%
Lehigh Valley 38%
San Antonio 38%
Rhode Island 38%
St. Petersburg 37%
South Palm Beach 35%
Westport 35%
Harrisburg 35%
Minneapolis 33%
Las Vegas 32%
Monmouth 32%
Milwaukee 32%
Tidewater 31%
Wilmington 30%
Rochester 29%
Richmond 28%
Charlotte 27%
West Palm Beach 25%
Hartford 23%
York 9%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
210
Extremely/ Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
Age 35-49
(Jewish Respondents)
Miami 61%
Bergen 56%
San Antonio 55%
Jacksonville 54%
Detroit 51%
Minneapolis 51%
Middlesex 46%
Washington 46%
South Palm Beach 45%
Rhode Island 44%
Tucson 42%
St. Paul 41%
Broward 39%
Lehigh Valley 39%
Westport 39%
Milwaukee 39%
Harrisburg 37%
Wilmington 37%
Richmond 37%
Monmouth 36%
New Haven 35%
Hartford 35%
Tidewater 34%
Charlotte 33%
West Palm Beach 33%
Las Vegas 31%
St. Petersburg 30%
Rochester 30%
York 27%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
211
Extremely/Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
Age 50-64
(Jewish Respondents)
Miami 57%
St. Paul 57%
Lehigh Valley 56%
Rhode Island 56%
Detroit 54%
South Palm Beach 54%
Bergen 53%
Middlesex 52%
San Antonio 52%
Washington 52%
Jacksonville 52%
Richmond 51%
West Palm Beach 50%
Atlantic County 48%
Sarasota 48%
Milwaukee 48%
Harrisburg 48%
New Haven 47%
Minneapolis 46%
Tucson 43%
Tidewater 43%
Monmouth 43%
Hartford 40%
St. Petersburg 39%
Las Vegas 37%
York 37%
Westport 36%
Rochester 36%
Portland (ME) 35%
Wilmington 34%
Charlotte 33%
Broward 31%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
212
Extremely/Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
Age 65 and over
(Jewish Respondents)
Miami 68%
Jacksonville 67%
Middlesex 65%
South Palm Beach 65%
Minneapolis 65%
Rhode Island 64%
Lehigh Valley 62%
San Antonio 61%
West Palm Beach 61%
Detroit 59%
Atlantic County 59%
Bergen 59%
St. Paul 57%
Charlotte 56%
Sarasota 55%
Westport 55%
Tucson 54%
Harrisburg 54%
New Haven 53%
Milwaukee 53%
Richmond 53%
Tidewater 52%
Monmouth 52%
Washington 51%
Wilmington 50%
Rochester 49%
Portland (ME) 48%
Hartford 48%
Broward 46%
York 44%
Las Vegas 41%
St. Petersburg 41%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Extremely/Very Emotionally Attached to Israel
213 (Jewish Respondents)
All 47%
Under 35 51%
35-49 35%
50-64 47%
65-74 49%
75+ 55%
65+ 53%
Male 45%
Female 49%
Orthodox 94%
Conservative 62%
Reform 44%
Just Jewish 31%
In-married 59%
Conversionary 46%
Intermarried 31%
All 47%
Anti-Semitism
217 Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism
in Local Community in the Past Year
(Jewish Respondents)
Orlando 31%
St. Louis 30%
Denver 24%
York 24%
Milwaukee 24%
Richmond 23%
Charlotte 22%
Cleveland 22%
St. Petersburg 22%
Jacksonville 21%
Harrisburg 21%
Rochester 19%
Las Vegas 18%
St. Paul 18%
Tucson 18%
Tidewater 18%
San Diego 17%
Rhode Island 17%
Lehigh Valley 16%
Portland (ME) 16%
Minneapolis 16%
Detroit 15%
New Haven 14%
San Antonio 14%
Miami 13%
Hartford 13%
Westport 13%
Monmouth 13%
Washington 12%
Bergen 12%
Atlantic County 11%
Sarasota 11%
Broward 11%
West Palm Beach 9%
Middlesex 8%
South Palm Beach 7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
218 Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism
in Greater New Haven in the Past Year
(Jewish Respondents)
All 14%
Under 35 20%
35-49 10%
50-64 19%
65-74 14%
75+ 8%
65+ 10%
Male 14%
Female 14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
219 Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism
in Greater New Haven in the Past Year
(Jewish Respondents)
All 14%
Orthodox 23%
Conservative 16%
Reform 13%
Just Jewish 11%
In-married 12%
Conversionary 26%
Intermarried 14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
220 Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism
in New Haven in the Past Year
(Jewish Respondents)
All 14%
Experienced
Elsewhere
3%
Experienced
at School
14%
A Moderate Amount
29%
A Great Deal
7%
None at All
16%
A Little
48%
224 Perception of Anti-Semitism in Greater New Haven
Age 65 and Over
(Respondents)
A Moderate Amount
35%
A Great Deal
9%
None at All
14%
A Little
43%
225 Perceive a Great Deal/Moderate Amount of
Anti-Semitism in Local Community
(Respondents)
St. Louis 74%
York 69%
Cleveland 67%
Orlando 63%
Detroit 61%
Milwaukee 58%
Harrisburg 57%
St. Petersburg 55%
Broward 54%
Atlantic County 53%
Columbus 50%
Richmond 50%
Miami 49%
Jacksonville 48%
Hartford 48%
Minneapolis 46%
Las Vegas 45%
Charlotte 45%
St. Paul 45%
Lehigh Valley 45%
Tidewater 45%
Rhode Island 43%
Rochester 43%
South Palm Beach 41%
Monmouth 41%
Sarasota 37%
Bergen 37%
New Haven 36%
Portland (ME) 34%
Westport 33%
Middlesex 31%
Washington 29%
San Francisco 28%
San Antonio 26%
Tucson 24% Great Deal Moderate Amount
NJPS 2000 Perception of anti-Semitism in US 82%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
226 Perceive a Great Deal of Anti-Semitism
in Local Community
(Respondents)
York 26%
St. Louis 21%
Milwaukee 18%
Orlando 18%
St. Petersburg 16%
Broward 15%
Miami 14%
Detroit 13%
Atlantic County 13%
Minneapolis 12%
Jacksonville 12%
Cleveland 12%
Las Vegas 11%
Columbus 11%
Charlotte 10%
Harrisburg 10%
Richmond 10%
South Palm Beach 9%
Rhode Island 8%
Sarasota 8%
Essex-Morris 8%
Monmouth 8%
New Haven 7%
Lehigh Valley 7%
St. Paul 7%
Tidewater 7%
San Francisco 6%
Bergen 6%
Hartford 6%
Rochester 6%
Middlesex 5%
Portland (ME) 4%
San Antonio 4%
Westport 4%
Washington 3%
Tucson 3%
NJPS 2000 Perception of anti-Semitism in US 34%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
227
Perceive No Anti-Semitism at All
in Local Community
(Respondents)
South Palm Beach 26%
Middlesex 21%
Sarasota 21%
New Haven 16%
San Antonio 16%
Tucson 16%
Bergen 15%
St. Petersburg 15%
Broward 14%
Las Vegas 13%
Monmouth 13%
Atlantic County 12%
Miami 12%
Washington 12%
Charlotte 12%
Westport 11%
Lehigh Valley 10%
Portland (ME) 10%
Tidewater 10%
Jacksonville 9%
Orlando 8%
San Francisco 7%
Hartford 7%
Rochester 7%
Richmond 7%
St. Paul 6%
Rhode Island 6%
York 6%
Harrisburg 6%
Detroit 5%
Minneapolis 5%
Columbus 5%
Milwaukee 5%
Cleveland 4%
St. Louis 2%
Under 35 12%
35-49 24%
50-64 37%
65-74 39%
75+ 49%
65+ 44%
Male 32%
Female 39%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
229 Perceive a Great Deal/Moderate Amount
of Anti-Semitism in Greater New Haven
(Respondents)
All 36%
Orthodox 48%
Conservative 41%
Reform 39%
Just Jewish 28%
In-married 37%
Conversionary 28%
Intermarried 28%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
230
Perceive a Great Deal/Moderate Amount
of Anti-Semitism in Greater New Haven
(Respondents)
All 36%
80%
60%
49%
39%
40% 37%
24%
20% 19%
20%
14%
12%
10%
8%
0%
Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+
232
The Media
233 Readership of
Shalom New Haven
(Jewish Respondents)
Usually
7%
Sometimes
18%
Always
19%
Never
56%
234 Always/Usually Read a
Local Jewish Newspaper
(Jewish Respondents)
Detroit 57%
San Antonio * 49%
Rhode Island * 49%
Jacksonville * 48%
Tidewater * 47%
Lehigh Valley * 47%
Milwaukee * 46%
Charlotte * 45%
Tucson * 42%
Broward 42%
Minneapolis * 39%
Bergen * 38%
Sarasota * 37%
Middlesex * 37%
West Palm Beach 36%
South Palm Beach 36%
St. Paul * 35%
Atlantic County 33%
Monmouth * 29%
Portland (ME) * 26%
New Haven * 26%
Hartford 25%
Las Vegas * 24%
Washington 14%
Westport * 14%
80% 76%
63%
60%
55%
48% 47%
40%
35%
23%
19% 20%
20% 16% 17% 17%
11%
9% 8%
6%
4% 3%
0%
Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All
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