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Not Very/ Nt Too/ Impt Very Smwt Too Not DK/ Smwt Not - Impt Impt Impt Impt Ref Impt Impt Not [419 Respondents] 39 (SPLIT A) Making sure your grandchildren are raised as Jews, regardless of whether you have grandchildren now or not. 24 25 19 28 5 49 47 2 [401 Respondents] 40 (SPLIT B) Marrying someone who is Jewish, regardless of whether you are married now or not. 13 20 18 47 2 34 65 -31 (ref:IMPORTANT) Q.41 Changing the subject slightly.... Are you currently paying membership dues to a synagogue (IF NO) Since becoming an adult, have you ever paid membership dues to a synagogue Total Yes, currently paying dues ................................................. 21 No, not currently paying dues, but did pay membership dues in the past ............................................. 22 No, not currently paying dues and never have paid dues ................................................................... 55 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 2 (ref:MEMBER) Q.42 Which of the following best describes how often you attend synagogue Total Every day or several times a week ...................................... 4 Once a week ....................................................................... 5 Once or twice a month ........................................................ 8 Several times a year .......................................................... 14 Hardly ever ......................................................................... 33 Never ................................................................................. 34 (Only during the High Holidays, such as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur) .......................................... 1 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 1 (ref:ATTEND) Q.43 Other than a synagogue, do you belong to or participate in any Jewish organizations Total Yes..................................................................................... 23 No ...................................................................................... 76 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 1 Yes - No ............................................................................ -53 (ref:BELONG) 116
[264 Respondents] Q.44 (IF YES IN MEMBER OR YES IN BELONG) During the past 12 months, have you served in any type of leadership position of a synagogue, the Jewish Federation, or any other Jewish organization, including volunteer work Total Yes..................................................................................... 37 No ...................................................................................... 60 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 3 Yes - No ............................................................................ -23 (ref:LEADER) Q.45 For each of the following actions, please tell me how often you do each one - at least once a week, once or twice a month, a couple times a year, hardly ever, or never At Once Few Hard Wkly/ Hrdl Least Twice Times ly DK/ Wkly/ Mnth/ Ever/ Wkly Month Year Ever Never Ref Mnth Yrly Never 45 Read news about Israel...................... 41 29 11 8 10 2 70 81 17 46 Read a Jewish publication, magazine, or newspaper that you subscribe to ............................................ 14 11 9 13 53 1 25 33 66 47 Volunteer your time for Jewish organizations and charities ...................... 4 8 17 24 46 1 12 29 70 48 Attend a Chavurah, or informal gathering for Jewish spiritual needs or to share lifecycle events ............ 3 7 13 16 60 2 9 22 76 49 Attend Jewish-themed events and activities or participate in meetings and committees that are sponsored by Jewish organizations in the East Bay ......................................... 4 8 26 18 43 0 13 39 61 (ref:OFTEN) Q.50 Now, just for statistical purposes, I would like to ask you a few questions about your household and family. Are one or both of your parents Jewish (IF YES) One parent or both your parents Total Yes, one parent .................................................................. 29 Yes, both parents ............................................................... 54 No ...................................................................................... 17 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 1 Total Yes ........................................................................... 83 Yes - No ............................................................................ 66 (ref:JEWPAREN) 117
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East Bay Jewish Community Study Pla
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The Jewish Federation of the East B
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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• A plurality (33 percent) identi
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• Most parents who want to give t
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Among the smaller geographic areas
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Additional Estimates In addition to
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Demographic Characteristics of the
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Figure 14: Income by Region Last ye
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Geography and Mobility A plurality
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Residents of the Oakland-Berkeley C
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Most residents, even those under ag
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Jewish Identification As a starting
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Overall, a plurality of East Bay Je
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Demographically, intermarried Jewis
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Jewish Identity There is a strong s
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Having a Jewish family is not the h
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Similarly, the practices of the int
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General Involvement More than 40 pe
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Synagogue and Organizational Member
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Synagogue membership is higher amon
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The highest level of synagogue memb
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Residents who belong to a Jewish or
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Informal Participation in Jewish Li
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Regionally, volunteers are distribu
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Those residents most likely to atte
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Spiritual event attendees are more
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Tzedakah in the Jewish Community A
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Financially, donors to Israel and n
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Feelings about the Jewish Community
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