Income and Involvement in the Jewish Community: Do Indentity, Marital Status, or a Child in the House Matter?


 

Publication Date: January 1991

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): J. Alan Winter

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Jewish Identification; Outreach; Religion

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The relationship between family income and each of two forms of Jewish involvement—synagogue membership and federated campaign contributions —is examined, as is the influence of Jewish identity, marital status, and the presence of a child aged 18 or under in the household. Income and identity are found to be important predictors of involvement, whereas surprisingly, marital status and the presence of a child aged 18 or under are not particularly good predictors of involvement.