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GREATER SEATTLE JEWISH POPULATION SURVEY 2000 May 2001 Bruce A. Phillips, Ph.D. Pini Herman, Ph.D. Principal Investigators Phillips and Herman Demographic Research Los Angeles, CA When citing or reproducing sections of this report please use appropriate attribution to the report and its authors. Greater Seattle Jewish Population Survey 2000 Phillips and Herman Demographic Research Page 2 of 229 Report Production Principal Investigators and Authors: Pini Herman, Ph.D. Bruce A. Phillips, Ph.D. Statistical Consultant: Jay Sumner, Ph.D. Editor and Graphic Design: Edmon J. Rodman Maps: Pini Herman, Ph.D. Telephone Interviewing: California Survey Research Services Greater Seattle Jewish Population Survey 2000 Phillips and Herman Demographic Research Page 3 of 229 TABLE OF TABLES Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Has the Seattle Jewish community grown?.......................................................................................... 20 Table 1..................................................................................................................... 20 Estimated number of Jewish Persons 1990, 2000 ...................................................... 20 Are there Jewish Concentrations in the Seattle area? ........................................................................... 21 Table 2..................................................................................................................... 22 Estimated percent of total Jewish Households by region and regional sub-areas in 2000 ................................................................................................................................ 22 How are age and gender distributed?................................................................................................... 22 Table 3..................................................................................................................... 23 Jewish persons by age and gender ............................................................................ 23 Table 4..................................................................................................................... 23 Percent of Jewish Persons by Age and Region .......................................................... 23 Age categories ......................................................................................................... 23 The Survey Process ............................................................................................................................ 24 Major finding and implications............................................................................................................... 27 Family................................................................................................................................................ 27 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 27 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 28 Generation, Foreign Birth and Ethnicity.............................................................................................. 29 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 29 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 30 Internal Moves Within Seattle............................................................................................................. 30 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 30 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 31 Migration into and out of Seattle......................................................................................................... 32 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 32 Implications ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Social Economic Status ...................................................................................................................... 34 Major findings................................................................................................................................ 34 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 35 Use of Social Services ........................................................................................................................ 36 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 36 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 37 Intermarriage...................................................................................................................................... 38 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 38 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 39 Jewish organizations........................................................................................................................... 40 Major findings................................................................................................................................ 40 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 40 The unknown Jews and Affiliation...................................................................................................... 41 Major findings................................................................................................................................ 41 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 42 Jewish Education................................................................................................................................ 43 Greater Seattle Jewish Population Survey 2000 Phillips and Herman Demographic Research Page 4 of 229 Major findings................................................................................................................................ 43 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 44 Synagogues ........................................................................................................................................ 45 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 45 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 46 Jewish Attitudes ................................................................................................................................. 47 Major findings................................................................................................................................ 47 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 48 Philanthropy....................................................................................................................................... 49 Major Findings ............................................................................................................................... 49 Implications.................................................................................................................................... 50 Population Characteristics and Distribution............................................................................................. 53 Marital Status..................................................................................................................................... 53 Table 5..................................................................................................................... 53 Percent adults by age and marital status.................................................................... 53 Household Composition ..................................................................................................................... 53 Table 6..................................................................................................................... 54 Household composition............................................................................................ 54 Table 7....................................................................................................................