 |
National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 1971, 1990, 2000-01
The most well known studies of the American
Jewish community have been the National Jewish Population Studies (NJPS)
which were conducted in 1971, 1990, and 2000-01.
We have archived a variety of different resources from the NJPS including data in SPSS format, study instruments and reports.
The U. S. Religious Landscape Survey
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life publication, "The U. S. Religious Landscape Survey," received considerable media attention in early 2008.
The summary of the study as well as a link to the complete report is available from the study page.
Survey of Heritage and Religious Identification (HARI) 2001-02
The Survey of Heritage and
Religious Identification provides an estimate of the Jewish population of the United States and addresses methodological issues in the study of Jewish communities. It was conducted from 2001 through 2002 by Drs. Gary Tobin and Sid Groeneman. The North American Jewish Data Bank is pleased to make available the data set and report from the 2001-2002 national study of Heritage and Religious Identity (HARI), thanks to the kind permission of the study's authors and the Institute of Jewish & Community Research. Surveying the Jewish Population in the United States includes sections on the population estimate derived from the study and methodological issues and challenges facing surveys of the American Jewish population. The data file, the questionnaire, and two reports based on the data are available for download.
American Jewish Identity Survey (AJIS) 2000-01
The American Jewish Identity Survey was originally published in 2001 with the research conducted by Egon Mayer, Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar. The study was reissued in 2003 by the Center for Cultural Judaism.
National Survey of Religion and Ethnicity (NSRE) 2000
We also have data available from the National Survey of Religion and Ethnicity (NSRE) 2000, which was conducted along with the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, but includes data from non-Jewish households in the United States.
National Survey of Religious Identity (NSRI) 1990
The National Survey of Religious Identity (NSRI) 1990 was conducted in conjunction with NJPS 1990 in order to review the religious and ethnic composition of the United States.
American Jewish Committee Polls
The Data Bank currently archives results and/or data files from the American Jewish Committee's annual survey of American Jewish Public Opinion including:
1995,
1998,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007,
and
2008. Additional surveys commissioned by the American Jewish Committee on specific topics (such as Holocaust issues) can be accessed via the AJC Archives
Note that Joel Perlmann of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College presents a working paper entitled "
The American Jewish Committee’s Annual Opinion Surveys: An Assessment of Sample Quality." (July 2007).
Readers can access this working paper directly from the Levy Center site.
Young Jewish Adults in the United States Today
Young Jewish Adults in the United States Today. A Research Report for the American Jewish Committee, 2006 (PDF). Jacob B. Ukeles, Ron Miller, and Pearl Beck of Ukeles Associates, Inc. Report commissioned by the Research Department of the American Jewish Committee, which noted in its summary that: "The 1.46 million American Jews between the ages of 18 and 39 represent the future of the American Jewish community. This study summarizes existing knowledge about Gen X and Gen Y, and analyzes data from the National Jewish Population Study, the annual American Jewish Committee Surveys of American Jewish Opinion, and Ukeles Associates studies of local Jewish communities. Most important, it draws policy implications about how to engage this group in Jewish life on their own terms."
|
