,California Jews: Data From the Field Polls

California Jews: Data From the Field Polls


 

Publication Date: January 1986

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Alan M. Fisher; Curtis K. Tanaka

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Demography; Socioeconomic Status; Family; Marriage

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

The data cited in this article are from 1958 through 1984. The sociodemographic findings covered fall into four basic categories: place of residence; achieved status (education, income, occupation); marital status and family size; and ascribed status (race, gender, age). The first section presents comparisons of California Jews with nationwide statistics; the next section compares Jews with non-Jews in California in the early 1980s. A third section looks at trends in California over the last 20 years. Finally, there is a brief summary discussion of the data, including projections for the future.

In American Jewish Yearbook, 1986.