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Thirteen percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> residents report that <strong>the</strong>y attend events weekly or monthly, and 26<br />

percent report that <strong>the</strong>y attend a few times a year. Unsurprisingly, those who attend <strong>Jewish</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>med events are active members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> community. More than threequarters<br />

<strong>of</strong> regular event attendees are dues-paying members <strong>of</strong> a synagogue, and 48 percent<br />

attend synagogue at least once a week; 67 percent also belong to o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Jewish</strong> organizations<br />

and a majority (60 percent) hold leadership positions within those organizations. Far and away,<br />

most event attendees identify as Reform (44 percent, compared with 29 percent <strong>of</strong> those who<br />

do not attend events), but o<strong>the</strong>r, less common, denominations are over-represented among<br />

regular attendees, particularly Reconstructionist (10 percent) and <strong>Jewish</strong> Renewal (9 percent).<br />

Figure 50: Demographic Characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Event Attendees<br />

Event<br />

Attendees<br />

Non-Event<br />

Attendees<br />

Synagogue member<br />

Yes 77 7<br />

No 23 91<br />

Belong to o<strong>the</strong>r organization<br />

Yes 67 11<br />

No 33 88<br />

Age<br />

18-29 15 9<br />

30-39 10 13<br />

40-49 28 23<br />

50-64 30 36<br />

65+ 10 16<br />

Kids<br />

Yes 42 30<br />

No 58 70<br />

Income<br />

Less than $75,000 21 32<br />

$75,000 to $150,000 40 33<br />

More than $150,000 39 35<br />

Employment<br />

Employed: Full time 47 46<br />

Employed: Part time 6 10<br />

Unemployed 13 10<br />

Retired 14 19<br />

Student 5 2<br />

Homemaker 7 5<br />

None/O<strong>the</strong>r 6 5<br />

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