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American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new survey by the Pew Research Center. But the survey also suggests that Jewish identity is changing in America, where one-in-five Jews (22 %) now describe themselves as having no religion.
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Estimating the size of the Jewish population is complicated and depends heavily on the definition of who is a Jew. Chapter 1 of the full report provides more details on the estimated number of US Jews using a variety of possible definitions and including children as well as adults. For an explanation of the main categories used throughout this report, see the sidebar: “Who is a Jew.”
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For more information, see the Pew Research Center’s October 2012 report “‘Nones’ on the Rise,” http://www.pewforum.org/2012/10/09/nones-on-the-rise/.
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These figures are based on current, intact marriages. For more details on intermarriage, see Chap. 2 of the full report.
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Comparisons with the findings of the 2000–2001 National Jewish Population Survey are made sparingly and cautiously in this report because of differences in methodology and question wording. For a longer discussion of comparisons between the Pew Research Survey of U.S. Jews and the NJPS, see page 79 of the full report.
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For more details, see Chap. 5 of the full report, Connection With and Attitudes Toward Israel.
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Based on analyses conducted prior to the commencement of interviewing for this study. In expanding their database subsequent to the finalization of the sampling plan, Brandeis researchers identified a very small number of Jews in counties located in the excluded stratum. Brandeis researchers also identified one county in the excluded stratum that is home to a Jewish educational institution. The Religious Congregations and Membership Study indicates that there are 11 US counties that are home to a synagogue that did not appear on the commercial list of synagogues used in designing the sampling plan.
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Pew Research Center. (2015). Executive Summary. In: Dashefsky, A., Sheskin, I. (eds) American Jewish Year Book 2014. American Jewish Year Book, vol 114. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09623-0_2
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