jewish identity & engagement april 29, 2015. support for the study the 2014 st. louis jewish...
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JEWISH IDENTITY & ENGAGEMENT
APRIL 29, 2015
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SUPPORT FOR THE STUDY
The 2014 St. Louis Jewish Community Study is funded in part by a generous gift from Terry and Harvey Hieken.
Additional support has been provided by• The Lubin-Green Foundation• The Morton J. and Morton D. May Fund of the Greater St. Louis
Community Foundation • Two anonymous donors• Community Donors
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• 1,003 Jewish household respondents completed the survey.
• Jewish Persons = Respondents (age 18+) who view Judaism as their religion or who say that “aside from religion” they consider themselves to be Jewish or partly Jewish
• Jewish Households = Households that include at least one Jewish adult
ABOUT THE STUDY
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WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY?
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WHAT CHANGES HAVE HAD AN IMPACT
ON IDENTITY & ENGAGEMENT?
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Due to rounding, numbers in the tables may not add precisely and percentages may not add to 100%.
OF THE 89,000 PEOPLE IN ST. LOUIS JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS, 11% ARE “PARTLY JEWISH” AND 31% ARE NOT JEWISH
JEWISH STATUS OF ALL PEOPLE IN JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS, ST. LOUIS, 2014
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JEWISH HOUSEHOLD NUMBERS BY AREA
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ONLY 25% OF RESPONDENTS 18-34 ARE MARRIED &70% OF THOSE 35-49 ARE MARRIED
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48% OF ALL MARRIED COUPLES ARE INTERMARRIED*
PERCENT OF MARRIED COUPLES IN ST. LOUIS JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE INMARRIED/INTERMARRIED
*Intermarriage rates are calculated for currently married respondents and spouses only, and does not include the very few marriages of other adults in the household.
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INTERMARRIAGE HIGHEST AMONG THE YOUNGEST RESPONDENTS
PERCENT OF COUPLES CURRENTLY INTERMARRIED BY AGE OF THE RESPONDENT
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*“All Unmarried Households” includes unmarried partners, divorced, separated, widowed, and never-married households. Totals and percentages may not add exactly due to rounding for presentation; percentages based on unrounded data.
43% OF ALL CHILDREN, JEWISH AND NOT, HAVE INTERMARRIED PARENTS
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In 1995, 60% of Jewish respondents identified as Reform, 21% as Conservative, 3% as Orthodox and 11% “other.”
ABOUT HALF (47%) OF JEWISH RESPONDENTS IDENTIFY AS REFORM, 20% AS CONSERVATIVE, 5% AS ORTHODOX – 21% “JUST JEWISH”
DENOMINATIONAL SELF-IDENTIFICATION: ST. LOUIS SURVEY RESPONDENTS, 2014
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WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF THESE
CHANGES?
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52% OF CHILDREN ARE BEING RAISED JEWISH-ONLY, ANOTHER 10% AS PARTLY JEWISH
CHILDREN IN ST. LOUIS JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS ARE BEING RAISED:
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THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN (AGES 0-4) ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE RAISED AS PARTLY JEWISH OR UNDECIDED
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ALMOST ALL CHILDREN IN INMARRIED HOUSEHOLDS ARE BEING RAISED JEWISH-ONLY; VS. 27% IN INTERMARRIED HOUSEHOLDS
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SMALL NUMBERS IN JEWISH PRE-SCHOOL
Of all children in Jewish households ages 0-4, just 16% have gone to Jewish pre-schools (including infant care, day care and nursery schools).
CHILDREN’S EDUCATION – PRE-SCHOOL ATTENDANCE: ST. LOUIS SURVEY RESPONDENTS, 2014
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OF ALL CHILDREN AGE 5-17 LIVING IN JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS, 41% ARE NOT NOW RECEIVING ANY JEWISH EDUCATION
CURRENT JEWISH EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN AGES 5-17 IN ST. LOUIS JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS
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AGE OF JEWISH-RAISED CHILDREN SHAPES CURRENT JEWISH EDUCATION IN INTERESTING PATTERNS
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WIDE DENOMINATIONAL VARIATION IN CURRENT JEWISH SCHOOL CHOICES FOR JEWISH-RAISED CHILDREN
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JEWISH ENGAGEMENT INDEX
Combination of 10 variables (Jewish respondents only):• Being Jewish is very important• Participates in Shabbat meals sometimes or regularly• Very attached to Israel• Talks regularly to friends about Jewish topics• Feels part of Jewish community• Current synagogue member*• Usually attends Seder*• Most friends are Jewish*• Attends JCC programs*• Attends High Holiday services*
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JEWISH ENGAGEMENT INDEX BY DENOMINATION
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JEWISH ENGAGEMENT INDEX BY GENDER
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HOUSEHOLD ENGAGEMENT INDEX
Combination of 5 variables (asked of all respondents)How well is household integrated into Jewish life?
• Current synagogue member• Usually attends seder• Most friends are Jewish• Attends JCC events• Attends High Holiday services
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HOUSEHOLD ENGAGEMENT INDEX BY GEOGRAPHY
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HOUSEHOLD ENGAGEMENT INDEX BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
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PERCENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN AGES 5-17 WHO REPORTED THAT AT LEAST ONE CHILD HAD ATTENDED
INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
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DENOMINATIONAL VARIATIONS STRONG FOR INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN – JEWISH AND NOT JEWISH
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LITTLE USE OF INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION BY THE INTERMARRIED – NOTEWORTHY IS THE LOW RATE OF TRIPS TO ISRAEL BY THEIR CHILDREN
INMARRIED VS. INTERMARRIED USE OF INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION
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WHAT ARE POSSIBLE BARRIERS TO
ENGAGEMENT?
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IMPORTANCE OF FEELING PART OF JEWISH COMMUNITY
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DO YOU FEEL PART OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY?
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NON-JEWISH RESPONDENTS FEEL MORE WELCOME AT JEWISH EVENTS THAN “NO DENOMINATION – NO RELIGION” JEWISH RESPONDENTS
PERCENT OF ALL RESPONDENTS WHO REPORT FEELING WELCOME OR UNWELCOME AT JEWISH EVENTS
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LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS SOMEWHAT MORE LIKELY TO REPORT COST A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER FOR SYNAGOGUE OR JCC MEMBERSHIP
PERCENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WHICH REPORT COST PREVENTED THEM FROM SYNAGOGUE OR JCC MEMBERSHIP
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LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MORE LIKELY TO REPORT COST A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S JEWISH EXPERIENCES
PERCENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN WHICH REPORT COST PREVENTED THEM FROM SENDING A CHILD TO:
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WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS?
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