Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank


National Studies

National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01

Sponsor
United Jewish Communities
Principal Investigator
United Jewish Communities Director of Research Jim Schwartz and the NJPS Technical Advisory Committee, co-chairs Vivian Klaff and Frank Mott.
Study Dates
August 21, 2000 - August 30, 2001
Sample
Adult Jewish households in the United States
Sample Size
5,148 completed interviews.
Sample Notes
Some of the questions pertained to the household as a unit, while others involved a randomly selected child of the household.
Study Notes
Additional weights: rimwgt2, wt2hhcp, rsfwgt, gnawgt, wt3resp, wt4hhch

Downloadable Files

Study Documentation, Questionnaires and Codebooks
Appendices to Study Documentation (Excel) - 1 MB
Codebook (Unweighted Frequencies) (PDF) - 8 MB
Main Interview Questionnaire (PDF) - < 1 MB
Screener Questionnaire (PDF) - < 1 MB
Study Documentation (PDF) - < 1 MB
User Guides
Data File User Guide (PDF) - < 1 MB
Survey Reports
American Jewish Religious Denominations (PDF) - < 1 MB
Economic Vulnerability in the American Jewish Population (PDF) - < 1 MB
Geographic Differences Among American Jews (PDF) - 1 MB
Israel Connections and American Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jewish Educational Background: Trends and Variations Among Today's Jewish Adults (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jewish Immigrants in the United States (PDF) - < 1 MB
Nazi Victims Now Residing in the United States (PDF) - < 1 MB
Philanthropic Giving Among Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Strength, Challenge, and Diversity in the American Jewish Population, A United Jewish Communities Report (PDF) - < 1 MB
The American Jewish Elderly (PDF) - < 1 MB
The Impact of Childhood Jewish Education on Adults' Jewish Identity (PDF) - < 1 MB
The Jewish Education of Jewish Children (PDF) - < 1 MB
Volunteerism among American Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Other Documentation
Schulman 2003 Study Review Memo (PDF) - < 1 MB
SPSS Data Files
Zipped SPSS Data File (Zip) - 11 MB
Slide Sets
Adult Jewish Education Report (PDF) - < 1 MB
Conservative Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Findings on Employment and Vocational Issues (PDF) - < 1 MB
Geographic Differences Among American Jews (PDF) - 7 MB
Jewish Adults Ages 18-29 (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jewish Baby Boomers (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jewish College Students (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jews in Small Communities (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jews in the Midwest (PDF) - < 1 MB
Jews in the West (PDF) - < 1 MB
New Jersey Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Orthodox Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
Powerpoint slides accompanying UJC report (PDF) - < 1 MB
Reform Jews (PDF) - < 1 MB
 
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