Jewish Community Study

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1 1 The 2008 Greater Middlesex Jewish Community Study Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. Director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and Associate Professor, Department of Geography University of Miami

2 2 Counting the Jewish Population is a Tradition Take Ye the Sum of All Congregations of the Children of Israel, by Their Families, by Their Fathers Houses, According to the Number of Names Numbers 1:2 My Son Mark s Bar Mitzvah Torah Portion (1998)

3 3 Outline of Presentation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Survey Methodology Jewish Population Size Geographic Profile Demographic Profile Religious Profile Types of Marriage Membership Profile Jewish Education: Adults Jewish Education: Children Jewish Agencies Social Service Needs Israel Anti-Semitism The Media Philanthropic Profile

4 4 Survey Methodology

5 5 Survey Methodology ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Telephone Survey methodology provides scientific validity ) Population estimate ) Produces the purest random sample (732) RDD Telephone Survey of 469 Jewish households DJN Telephone Survey of 607 Jewish households Weighting factors are used to combine the two samples and remove the bias introduced by DJN sampling 27,000 different numbers dialed more than 54,000 times to obtain the 469 Jewish households in the RDD sample We did not call cell phones (neither does Gallup!) 1,076 interviews is a large sample size 142 surveys in the North

6 6 Survey Methodology ) ) ) ) ) ) 88% cooperation rate on "screener" 90% cooperation rate of known Jewish households on survey ±3.0% margin of error at the 95% confidence level for overall results ±8.0% margin of error in the North Interviews averaged about 20 minutes each Interviews conducted in June 2008, prior to the current economic downturn

7 7 Definitions Jewish Household Is Any Household Containing a Jewish Person Jewish Person (As in All National and Local Jewish Community Studies) Is any Person Who Self Identifies as Jewish

8 8 ) ) ) ) ) ) Philosophy for Examining Data Please keep an open mind Some findings will fit your perception of reality Some findings will not fit your perception of reality Be prepared to change your perceptions Just because everyone has been saying something for years does not mean it is so While this information is important, other factors in addition to demographics need to be considered in all decisions

9 9 Resources Available to the Community ) ) ) ) ) Main Report (1,013 pages) Summary Report (156 pages) 824 Slides Posted at and Today is just one opportunity to see the results and begin studying them. We will go rather quickly because our goal is not to have you leave with all the major results memorized, but rather to introduce you to some of the depth and breadth of what we have done

10 10 New York Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee Minneapolis Rhode Island Buffalo Rochester Hartford St. Paul Tidewater Harrisburg Wilmington Richmond Lehigh Valley San Antonio Denver Portland (ME) Jacksonville Atlanta Washington Middlesex Bergen Miami Westport Atlantic County San Diego Monmouth Tucson Charlotte Howard County St. Petersburg Phoenix Orlando West Palm Beach Broward Las Vegas Sarasota South Palm Beach 16% 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% Sample Comparison Bar Chart 51% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 46% 43% 42% 41% 40% 39% 34% 29% 28% 27% 24% 21% 20% 18% 18% ) 59% 57% 57% ) ) ) ) Compare with up to about 50 other Jewish communities with RDD studies since 1993 Similar question wording Similar response categories Queried of same set of persons in each household Particularly Instructive Comparisons: ) ) Bergen, Monmouth, New York, and Pittsburgh Selected because of: population size geographic proximity! campaign size recency of the study 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%!

11 11 Jewish Population Size and Geography

12 12 The Jewish Community of Middlesex 56,600 persons live in 24,000 Jewish households, of whom 52,000 persons are Jewish Non-Jews 4,600 8% 92% Jews 52,000 In addition, about 3,500 Jews live in Somerset (City of) in Somerset County. In addition, about 4,050 Jewish students from outside Middlesex live in dormitories at Rutgers.

13 13 Jewish Households, ,000 30,000 27,900 25,000 20,000 24,000 14% Decrease 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 DJN Estimate RDD Estimate

14 15 Middlesex County City/Place Names

15 15 Middlesex County City/Zip Codes

16 16 Distribution of Jewish Households Each Dot Represents 10 Jewish Households (Dots are Randomly Placed within Each Zip Code) Spacer Spacer

17 17 Geographic Areas North Highland Park/ South Edison Central Spacer South

18 18 Persons in Jewish Households by Geographic Area 35,000 Geographic Areas Non-Jews Jews 30,000 North 27,900 25,000 Highland Park/ South Edison 20,000 Central 18,500 15,000 Spacer South 10,000 5,000 4,500 5,700 0 North Highland Park/South Edison Central South

19 19 15,000 12,000 Change in Number of Jewish Households, North 15,000 12,000 Highland Park/South Edison 9,000 9,000 6,000 6,000 3, ,700 2,000 26% Decrease , ,500 1,700 32% Decrease ,000 13,400 Central 15,000 South 12,000 9,000 10,100 12,000 9,000 9,300 10,200 6,000 6,000 3,000 3, % Decrease % Increase

20 20 Distribution of Jewish Households Central 48% Highland Park/S Edison 9% North 10% Central 42% Highland Park/S Edison North7% 8% South 33% Geographic Areas South 43% North Highland Park/ South Edison Central Spacer South

21 21 Jewish Communities in New Jersey Bergen County Monmouth County Middlesex County Cherry Hill-Southern N.J. Essex County Ocean County Union County Morris County Passaic County Somerset County Atlantic County Hudson County Trenton (Mercer County) Sussex County Princeton Area Hunterdon County (Flemington) Vineland Warren County Cape May County Bridgeton Other Communities 83,700 64,000 52,000 49,200 48,800 48,000 30,800 29,700 17,000 14,000 11,700 11,400 6,000 4,300 3,000 2,000 1, RDD estimate of Jewish population size DJN estimate of Jewish population size All other estimates are from local informants Total New Jersey 479, , , , , , , , , , , ,000

22 22 Percentage of Households in the Area Who Are Jewish Households South Palm Beach Broward West Palm Beach New York Monmouth Westport Middlesex Bergen Essex-Morris Palm Springs Los Angeles Howard County Philadelphia Washington Atlantic County Miami Baltimore Las Vegas Hartford Denver San Diego Atlanta Phoenix Pittsburgh Tucson St. Louis Rochester Sarasota Wilmington St. Petersburg Buffalo Minneapolis Martin-St. Lucie Seattle Columbus Rhode Island Portland (ME) Richmond Orlando Milwaukee Detroit Harrisburg Cincinnati Charlotte Lehigh Valley St. Paul Jacksonville Tidewater San Antonio York 16.7% 15.0% 12.2% 9.7% 8.9% 8.6% 8.4% 7.9% 7.6% 7.2% 7.1% 6.8% 6.8% 6.5% 6.1% 6.0% 4.7% 4.6% 4.5% 4.3% 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.3% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% 0.6% 22.3% 48.6% NJPS % 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

23 23 Middlesex Westport West Palm Beach Howard County Buffalo Lehigh Valley York Harrisburg Rochester Pittsburgh Baltimore Milwaukee St. Paul Columbus Richmond Atlantic County Rhode Island Martin-St. Lucie South Palm Beach Cleveland Hartford Monmouth Detroit Miami Charlotte Jacksonville Bergen Wilmington San Antonio Sarasota Portland (ME) Tidewater Minneapolis Tucson St. Louis Orlando Las Vegas Seattle Atlanta Broward Philadelphia St. Petersburg San Diego Phoenix San Francisco Washington Denver New York Los Angeles Households in Top Zip Code Area (Jewish Households) 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 40% 40% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 29% 28% 28% 28% 26% 26% 25% 24% 24% 24% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% Jewish community generally has one major cluster of Jewish population Monroe Township Jewish community generally has no major clusters of Jewish population or several major clusters of Jewish population 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

24 24 Households in Top Three Zip Code Areas (Jewish Households) York Westport Howard County Middlesex Milwaukee Harrisburg Baltimore West Palm Beach Atlantic County South Palm Beach St. Paul Rochester Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie Charlotte Wilmington Richmond Cleveland Monmouth Columbus Miami Rhode Island Pittsburgh Jacksonville Hartford San Antonio St. Louis Detroit Sarasota Minneapolis Bergen Tucson Portland (ME) Tidewater Orlando Broward Las Vegas St. Petersburg Seattle Phoenix Philadelphia Atlanta San Diego San Francisco Washington Los Angeles Denver New York 20% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 16% 14% 13% 11% 10% 10% 26% 58% 57% 57% 57% 55% 54% 52% 52% 50% 49% 48% 46% 46% 44% 44% 43% 43% 39% 39% 37% 37% 36% 36% 36% 35% 35% 34% 33% 33% 33% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 66% 66% 66% 79% Jewish community generally has one major cluster of Jewish population Monroe Township East Brunswick Old Bridge Jewish community generally has no major clusters of Jewish population or several major clusters of Jewish population

25 25 Westport York Howard County South Palm Beach Middlesex Harrisburg Baltimore Milwaukee Atlantic County Martin-St. Lucie Charlotte St. Paul West Palm Beach Rochester Lehigh Valley Monmouth Cleveland Wilmington Richmond Miami Jacksonville Columbus San Antonio St. Louis Sarasota Detroit Rhode Island Hartford Pittsburgh Tucson Portland (ME) Tidewater Bergen Minneapolis Orlando Broward Las Vegas St. Petersburg Phoenix Seattle Philadelphia Atlanta San Diego San Francisco Washington Los Angeles Denver New York Households in Top Five Zip Code Areas 32% 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 21% 20% 17% 16% 14% (Jewish Households) 60% 60% 60% 60% 57% 54% 54% 54% 50% 50% 49% 48% 48% 48% 47% 47% 46% 46% 44% 43% 38% 74% 73% 72% 71% 71% 69% 69% 68% 67% 66% 66% 87% 84% 81% Jewish community generally has one major cluster of Jewish population Monroe Township East Brunswick Old Bridge Highland Park North Brunswick Jewish community generally has no major clusters of Jewish population or several major clusters of Jewish population 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

26 26 Place of Birth (Adults in Jewish Households) Other NJ 13% Middlesex 16% Foreign 10% West 1% South 2% Midwest 1% Other NE 1% Pennsylvania 2% New York 53%

27 27 Place of Birth - North Middlesex (Adults in Jewish Households) Middlesex 25% Other NJ 22% Foreign 6% South 2% Midwest 1% Other NE 7% Pennsylvania 3% New York 33%

28 28 New York Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee Minneapolis Cincinnati Rhode Island Buffalo Rochester Hartford St. Paul Tidewater Harrisburg Wilmington Richmond Lehigh Valley San Antonio Denver Portland (ME) Jacksonville Middlesex Atlanta Washington Bergen Miami Westport Atlantic County San Diego Monmouth Tucson Charlotte Howard County St. Petersburg Phoenix Orlando West Palm Beach Broward Las Vegas Sarasota South Palm Beach 24% 21% 20% 18% 18% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% Locally Born (Adults in Jewish Households) 51% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 46% 45% 43% 42% 41% 40% 39% 34% 29% 28% 27% North 25% HP/SE 25% Central 18% South 5% 59% 57% 57% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

29 29 Atlantic County Sarasota South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Broward Monmouth Portland (ME) Middlesex Miami Richmond Rhode Island St. Petersburg Harrisburg Tucson Columbus Hartford Minneapolis Bergen Milwaukee St. Louis Lehigh Valley Rochester St. Paul Detroit Phoenix Las Vegas Tidewater Westport Orlando Jacksonville Washington San Antonio Part-Year Households (Live in Local Community for Less than 10 Months of the Year) (Jewish Households) 11.6% 10.2% 10.1% 9.9% 9.7% 9.6% 9.0% 8.7% 7.9% 7.2% 6.9% 6.5% 5.8% 5.2% 5.2% 5.0% 4.9% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4% 4.4% 3.3% 3.1% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.0% 1.1% 24.3% 22.9% 21.2% North 4% HP/SE 6% Central 4% South 19% 37.4% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

30 30 Length of Residence in Middlesex (Respondents) 5-9 Years 12% 0-4 Years 11% Implies an average of 523 households moved to Middlesex each year during the past 5 years Years 30% 20+ Years 47%

31 31 Length of Residence in Middlesex North Middlesex Years 24% (Respondents) 5-9 Years 8% 0-4 Years 1% 20+ Years 66%

32 32 Martin-St. Lucie Orlando Charlotte Las Vegas Howard County Phoenix West Palm Beach Seattle Harrisburg St. Petersburg South Palm Beach San Diego Sarasota Tucson Westport Washington Wilmington Broward Atlanta Richmond Denver Jacksonville Monmouth Bergen Lehigh Valley San Antonio St. Paul Atlantic County Miami York Middlesex Portland (ME) Tidewater Milwaukee Rhode Island Hartford Pittsburgh Minneapolis Philadelphia St. Louis Los Angeles Baltimore Rochester Detroit 9% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 3% New Households (0-4 Years) (Respondents) 32% 32% 31% 29% 24% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 18% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% North 1% HP/SE 4% Central 9% South 16% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

33 33 Detroit Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh St. Louis Rochester Rhode Island Hartford Minneapolis Milwaukee Los Angeles Lehigh Valley San Antonio Miami San Francisco St. Paul Tidewater Wilmington Denver Bergen Washington Jacksonville Richmond Atlantic County Harrisburg Middlesex York Monmouth Portland (ME) Atlanta San Diego Westport Tucson Seattle Howard County Phoenix Broward Charlotte Sarasota St. Petersburg South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Las Vegas Orlando Martin-St. Lucie Long-Term Households (20 or More Years) (Respondents) 63% 62% 62% 60% 60% 59% 58% 56% 56% 54% 53% 51% 50% 50% 47% 47% 46% 45% 45% 45% 44% 41% 40% 36% 35% 31% 29% 26% 26% 23% 23% 21% 18% 75% 74% 73% 73% 70% 69% 69% 68% 68% 65% 11% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 88% North 66% HP/SE 53% Central 55% South 34%

34 34 Probability of Moving Within the Next Three Years (Jewish Households) Probably Not 36% Probably 6% Definitely 5% Don't Know 4% Definitely Not 49%

35 35 Probability of Moving Within the Next Three Years North Middlesex (Jewish Households) Probably 11% Probably Not 45% Definitely 9% Don't Know 4% Definitely Not 31%

36 36 Expected Destination for Households Who Are Moving (Jewish Households) Not Moving 89% 2.9% definitely moving 3.6% probably moving Elsewhere in the U.S. 4% Elsewhere in N.J. 3% Don't Know Where 3% Within 2% Middlesex

37 37 Migration ) ) Average Annual In-Migration ) 523 households moved in each year during the past five years Projected Average Annual Out-Migration ) 232 households definitely moving out of Middlesex each year during the next three years ) 288 households probably moving out of Middlesex each year during the next three years ) Projected Change ) the Jewish population should remain relatively constant in the next few years as a result of migration

38 38 Location of Adult Children Who Have Established Their Own Homes (Households in Which the Respondent Is Age 50 or Over) In Middlesex 25% No Adult Children Living Independently 17% Outside Middlesex, Within 90 Minutes 43% Outside Middlesex, Further Than 90 minutes 15%

39 39 Location of Adult Children Who Have Established Their Own Homes North Middlesex (Households in Which the Respondent Is Age 50 or Over) No Adult Children Living Independently 32% In Middlesex 24% Outside Middlesex, Further Than 90 minutes 14% Outside Middlesex, Within 90 Minutes 30%

40 40 Geographic Location of Employment (Respondents Employed Full Time or Part Time) Middlesex 55% Elsewhere in U.S. 1% New York 13% Elsewhere in N.J. 30%

41 41 Geographic Location of Employment North Middlesex (Respondents Employed Full Time or Part Time) Middlesex 57% New York 10% Elsewhere in N.J. 33%

42 42 Attended Rutgers-New Brunswick (Households in Which the Respondent or Spouse Attended College) All 18% North 29% Highland Park/South Edison 34% Central 20% South 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

43 43 Demographic Profile Age Group 0.1% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.3% 2.1% 4.1% 4.6% 4.1% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 2.9% 0.4% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 2.1% 4.4% 4.8% 4.6% 3.5% 3.4% 4.1% 3.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.5% 2.9% 2.7% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

44 Age Distribution-All Americans Median Age is 35 Years 12% are Age 65 and Over 6% are Age 75 and Over Age Group 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% 1.1% 1.4% 1.6% 1.8% 2.3% 0.4% 0.7% 1.1% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.5% Males 3.1% 3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7% 3.5% 3.4% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.5% 3.2% 3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% 3.3% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.3% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

45 Age Distribution-American Jews Median Age is 39 Years 16% are Age 65 and Over 8% are Age 75 and Over Age Group 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 1.7% 2.5% 1.6% 1.9% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 2.9% 4.1% 4.0% 3.4% 4.2% 4.1% 3.8% 3.4% 3.3% 3.6% 3.0% 3.5% 3.2% 4.4% 4.2% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% Males 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

46 Age Distribution-Middlesex County Median Age is 55 Years 36% are Age 65 and Over 23% are Age 75 and Over Age Group Males 4.1% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 2.9% 3.2% 2.5% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 2.3% 2.6% 1.9% 2.1% (Persons in Jewish Households) 1.6% 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 1.6% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.8% 3.5% 4.1% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7% 5.5% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

47 47 Number of Persons in Jewish Households (Rounded to Nearest 100) ) ) ) ) ) ) 56,600 total persons in Jewish households 20,300 persons age 65 and over 12,800 persons age 75 and over 10,000 children age ,400 Jewish children age 0-17 (1,600 additional children not being raised Jewish) 46,600 persons of voting age

48 Age Distribution-North Middlesex Median Age is 52 Years 26% are Age 65 and Over 14% are Age 75 and Over Age Group Males 4.5% 3.7% 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.2% 1.9% (Persons in Jewish Households) 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% 1.3% 1.0% 1.7% 1.4% 2.1% 1.8% 2.5% 2.6% 2.3% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2% 3.8% 4.1% 3.9% 4.5% 5.0% 6.6% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

49 49 Number of Persons in Jewish Households North Middlesex (Rounded to Nearest 50) ) ) ) ) ) ) 4,500 total persons in Jewish households 1,200 persons age 65 and over 650 persons age 75 and over 650 children age Jewish children age 0-17 (200 additional children not being raised Jewish) 3,900 persons of voting age

50 50 Howard County Westport Charlotte St. Paul Bergen Harrisburg Portland (ME) Minneapolis Baltimore York Wilmington Detroit Columbus Tidewater Monmouth Richmond Atlanta Boston Rochester Milwaukee Washington New York Essex-Morris Orlando Denver Chicago Hartford Philadelphia San Antonio Jacksonville Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati San Diego Phoenix Rhode Island San Francisco St. Petersburg Middlesex Lehigh Valley Miami Atlantic County Tucson Broward Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie Palm Springs Sarasota South Palm Beach West Palm Beach NJPS 2000 US % 13% 13% 12% 10% 9% 9% 32% 31% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 18% 18% 18% 16% 16% 20% 25% Age 0-17 (Persons in Jewish Households) North 14% HP/SE 34% Central 23% South 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

51 51 South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Sarasota Martin-St. Lucie Palm Springs Broward Middlesex Atlantic County Miami St. Petersburg Las Vegas San Antonio Detroit Lehigh Valley Rhode Island Tucson Hartford Jacksonville Phoenix Rochester Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Monmouth Minneapolis New York Pittsburgh Bergen Baltimore Portland (ME) St. Paul York St. Louis San Diego Chicago Essex-Morris Wilmington Westport San Francisco Harrisburg Richmond Denver Tidewater Orlando Atlanta Washington Charlotte Columbus Howard County NJPS 2000 US % 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 16% 16% 16% 16% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 5% Age 65 and Over (Persons in Jewish Households) 36% 34% 30% 28% 26% 48% 48% 46% North 26% HP/SE 13% Central 18% South 72% 57% 53% 16% 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 62% 21% of persons age 65 and over in Middlesex live in Jewish households

52 52 South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Sarasota Broward Middlesex Palm Springs Miami Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Detroit Rhode Island St. Petersburg Lehigh Valley San Antonio Phoenix Tucson Hartford Las Vegas Jacksonville St. Paul New York Pittsburgh Rochester Cincinnati Minneapolis Baltimore York Philadelphia Milwaukee Portland (ME) San Diego Bergen Monmouth St. Louis Richmond San Francisco Tidewater Westport Wilmington Harrisburg Denver Atlanta Washington Essex-Morris Orlando Charlotte Howard County 18% 18% 16% 14% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% Age 75 and Over (Persons in Jewish Households) 23% 23% 32% 31% 29% 40% North 14% HP/SE 9% Central 7% South 51% 27% of persons age 75 and over in Middlesex live in Jewish households NJPS 2000 US % 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

53 53 Age Distribution of Persons in Jewish Households 60% Median Age = 52 Years 60% Median Age = 31 Years 50% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 14% 15% 16% 28% 12% 14% 40% 30% 20% 10% 34% 19% 15% 18% 4% 9% 0% % % Median Age = 46 Years 60% Median Age = 75 Years 51% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 20% 10% 23% 15% 19% 26% 10% 7% 30% 20% 10% 6% 3% 6% 13% 21% 0% %

54 54 Where Do the Jewish Children Live? Age 0-17 (8,400 Jewish Children) Highland Park/S Edison 23% North 5% Geographic Areas South 9% North Highland Park/ South Edison Central 62% Central Spacer South

55 55 Where Do the Elderly Live? Age 65 and Over (20,300 Persons) Central 24% Highland Pk/S Edison 4% North 6% Geographic Areas North Highland Park/ South Edison South 66% Central Spacer South

56 56 Household Size (Jewish Households) 1 Person 26% 2 Persons 42% 5+ Persons 8% 3 Persons 12% 4 Persons 12%

57 57 Household Size North Middlesex (Jewish Households) 1 Person 33% 2 Persons 30% 5+ Persons 2% 4 Persons 18% 3 Persons 16%

58 Married, No Children at Home 28% Household Structure (Jewish Households) Household with Only Adult Single Parent with Children Age at Home 9% Children Age 0-17 at Home 1% Married with Children Age 0-17 at Home 19% Other 6% Under 65 Married, No Children at Home 11% Single % Single Under 65 6%

59 59 Household Structure - North Middlesex (Jewish Households) Household with Only Adult Children Age at Home 14% 65+ Married, No Children at Home 13% Single Parent with Children Age 0-17 at Home 1% Married with Children Age 0-17 at Home 18% Under 65 Married, No Children at Home 11% Other 9% Single % Single Under 65 14%

60 60 Howard County Westport Charlotte Harrisburg Portland (ME) St. Paul Richmond Atlanta Wilmington Bergen Orlando Minneapolis Baltimore York Essex-Morris Monmouth Rochester Tidewater Denver Hartford Detroit Washington Cleveland Milwaukee New York Pittsburgh Seattle Philadelphia Jacksonville Rhode Island St. Louis San Antonio San Diego St. Petersburg Los Angeles Lehigh Valley San Francisco Phoenix Middlesex Miami Atlantic County Tucson Broward Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie West Palm Beach Sarasota South Palm Beach NJPS 2000 US 2007 Married Households with Children Age 0-17 at Home (Jewish Households) 18% 17% 14% 13% 12% 9% 9% 8% 45% 42% 38% 38% 36% 36% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 30% 29% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 19% 19% North 18% HP/SE 40% Central 29% South 5% 19% 21% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

61 61 Married Households Age 65 and Over with No Children at Home Martin-St. Lucie West Palm Beach South Palm Beach Sarasota Middlesex Broward Atlantic County St. Petersburg San Antonio Miami Lehigh Valley Hartford Phoenix Baltimore Jacksonville Rhode Island Bergen Rochester Philadelphia Detroit Tucson Monmouth Milwaukee Portland (ME) Las Vegas New York Pittsburgh Los Angeles Wilmington Minneapolis San Diego Westport York St. Paul Orlando Harrisburg Denver Richmond Tidewater Charlotte Atlanta Washington Howard County 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% (Jewish Households) 43% 41% 38% 37% 28% 28% 25% 22% 19% 19% 18% 18% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% North 13% HP/SE 13% Central 15% South 46% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

62 62 Single Female Households Age 65 and Over (Jewish Households) Broward South Palm Beach Middlesex West Palm Beach Miami Sarasota Detroit Atlantic County St. Paul Milwaukee Hartford Monmouth St. Petersburg Las Vegas Minneapolis New York Rhode Island Bergen Rochester York Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Tucson San Antonio Tidewater Baltimore Los Angeles St. Louis Wilmington Harrisburg Richmond Jacksonville Westport Denver Portland (ME) San Francisco San Diego Washington Martin-St. Lucie Phoenix Charlotte Orlando Atlanta Howard County 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% 4% 2% 1% 25% 24% North 16% HP/SE 13% Central 8% South 27% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

63 63 Westport Washington Howard County Portland (ME) Bergen Atlanta Essex-Morris San Antonio Denver San Diego Charlotte Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Minneapolis Hartford St. Paul Rochester Tucson Rhode Island Phoenix Milwaukee Middlesex Richmond New York Baltimore St. Louis Detroit Harrisburg Jacksonville Wilmington York Miami Atlantic County Tidewater Sarasota Monmouth West Palm Beach Orlando St. Petersburg Las Vegas South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Broward 4-Year College Degree or Higher (Adults Age 25 and Over in Jewish Households) 35% 76% 76% 75% 75% 74% 72% 72% 71% 70% 70% 69% 69% 68% 68% 68% 67% 66% 66% 66% 65% 64% 64% 63% 63% 61% 60% 60% 60% 59% 59% 58% 58% 55% 53% 49% 49% 49% 48% 86% 85% 81% 81% North 77% HP/SE 81% Central 74% South 54% US % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

64 64 South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Sarasota Palm Springs Broward Middlesex Atlantic County St. Petersburg Miami Las Vegas Tucson Hartford San Antonio New York Phoenix Cincinnati Lehigh Valley Detroit Pittsburgh Rhode Island Monmouth Rochester San Diego Jacksonville Baltimore Buffalo St. Paul Bergen Los Angeles Portland (ME) Minneapolis Philadelphia Cleveland Milwaukee York Essex-Morris Wilmington St. Louis Denver Orlando Atlanta Tidewater Harrisburg Richmond Seattle Westport Washington Columbus Charlotte Howard County Retired (Adults in Jewish Households) 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 19% 18% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 12% 10% 9% 8% 41% 38% 36% 34% 32% 31% 30% 52% 51% North 28% HP/SE 19% Central 22% South 74% 57% 67% 64% 63% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

65 65 Housing Value (Jewish Homeowner Households) (In thousands) $250-$350 27% $150-$250 14% $1M+ 1% $100-$150 4% Under $100 1% $750-$1M 3% $350-$500 31% $500-$750 19%

66 66 Westport Bergen Washington Los Angeles Las Vegas Minneapolis Atlantic County Middlesex St. Paul West Palm Beach Detroit Lehigh Valley Miami Rhode Island Monmouth Charlotte Sarasota Hartford South Palm Beach San Antonio Tidewater Jacksonville Tucson Wilmington Milwaukee Richmond Harrisburg Rochester Orlando St. Petersburg Broward Median Housing Value (In dollars adjusted for inflation) (Jewish Homeowner Households) $474 $439 $410 $409 $398 $390 $372 $358 $343 $336 $331 $317 $314 $284 $260 $256 $252 $244 $241 $232 $227 $227 $224 $213 $199 $185 $177 $160 $134 $112 $692 US 2007 $205 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 (in thousands)

67 67 Median Housing Value (Jewish Homeowner Households) All $372 North $377 Highland Park/South Edison $449 Central $432 South $293 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

68 68 Household Income (Jewish Households) (In thousands) $25-$50 17% $50-$75 13% $15-$25 7% Under $15 5% $75-$100 14% 44% earn $100+ $ % $100-$150 22% $150-$200 10%

69 69 Westport Bergen Essex-Morris Washington Howard County Monmouth Hartford Boston San Antonio Detroit Atlantic County San Francisco Charlotte Middlesex Portland (ME) Atlanta Jacksonville Lehigh Valley Cincinnati Minneapolis Baltimore Richmond Phoenix Rochester St. Paul Pittsburgh Tidewater Wilmington Sarasota Milwaukee Harrisburg Rhode Island Seattle Palm Springs West Palm Beach Columbus Denver San Diego St. Louis Miami York Buffalo New York Los Angeles Orlando Las Vegas Tucson Philadelphia South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie St. Petersburg Broward NJPS 2000 US 2007 Median Household Income (In dollars adjusted for inflation) (Jewish Households) $53 $100 $100 $98 $97 $93 $93 $92 $91 $91 $90 $89 $89 $89 $88 $86 $86 $86 $85 $84 $84 $83 $82 $82 $80 $79 $79 $79 $78 $78 $78 $77 $77 $76 $73 $73 $72 $71 $71 $70 $69 $68 $67 $66 $66 $65 $61 $60 $125 $118 $111 $62 $53 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 (in thousands) $164

70 70 Median Household Income (Jewish Households) All $90 North Highland Park/South Edison Central South $61 $93 $110 $ $42 $73 $111 $ $51 Household with Children Household with Only Adult Children Non-Elderly Couple Non-Elderly Single Elderly Couple Elderly Single $37 $55 $64 $121 $129 $141 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140

71 71 Median Household Income (Jewish Households) All $90 Orthodox $126 Conservative $83 Reform $95 Just Jewish $85 Synagogue Member $99 Non-Member $85 Jewish Organization Member $81 Non-Member $94 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140

72 72 Religious Profile: Jewish Identification

73 73 Jewish Identification (Jewish Respondents) Conservative 35% Orthodox 7% Reform 29% Just Jewish 29%

74 74 Jewish Identification North Middlesex (Jewish Respondents) Conservative 29% Reform 35% Orthodox 2% Just Jewish 35%

75 75 New York Baltimore Bergen Detroit Atlanta Cleveland Harrisburg Miami Monmouth Middlesex Pittsburgh Rhode Island Rochester Palm Springs Buffalo Wilmington Cincinnati Columbus Seattle Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach Hartford Broward Los Angeles Philadelphia Richmond Las Vegas San Francisco San Diego Phoenix Tidewater Essex-Morris Milwaukee St. Louis St. Petersburg Denver Portland (ME) West Palm Beach Minneapolis St. Paul Washington Jacksonville Tucson Sarasota Westport Howard County Charlotte Orlando Atlantic County Martin-St. Lucie York NJPS % 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% Orthodox Identification (Jewish Respondents) 17% 17% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% North 2% HP/SE 49% Central 5% South 3% 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

76 76 Tidewater Jacksonville Philadelphia Broward Monmouth Richmond Middlesex South Palm Beach Lehigh Valley Baltimore Harrisburg Orlando West Palm Beach Atlantic County Miami St. Paul Pittsburgh Minneapolis Bergen Hartford Palm Springs Buffalo Washington Rhode Island Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Wilmington Cincinnati Atlanta Essex-Morris Charlotte San Antonio New York Phoenix Rochester York Milwaukee Las Vegas St. Petersburg San Diego Columbus Sarasota Westport Martin-St. Lucie Tucson St. Louis Seattle San Francisco Howard County Denver Portland (ME) NJPS 2000 Conservative Identification (Jewish Respondents) 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 17% 17% 16% 14% 25% 39% 38% 38% 37% 37% 37% 35% 35% 34% 33% 33% 33% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% North 29% HPSE 24% Central 30% South 42% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

77 77 St. Louis Martin-St. Lucie Essex-Morris York Cleveland Cincinnati Atlanta Phoenix Palm Springs Pittsburgh Seattle Westport Rochester San Diego Howard County Charlotte Los Angeles Denver San Antonio Columbus Milwaukee St. Petersburg San Francisco Sarasota West Palm Beach Atlantic County Detroit Baltimore Portland (ME) Buffalo South Palm Beach Minneapolis Tucson Washington Hartford Lehigh Valley Orlando Middlesex Tidewater Wilmington Richmond St. Paul Rhode Island Philadelphia Miami New York Las Vegas Monmouth Bergen Jacksonville Broward Harrisburg NJPS 2000 Reform Identification (Jewish Respondents) 35% 34% 32% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 24% 24% 22% 51% 51% 49% 49% 47% 45% 44% 42% 41% 41% 41% 41% 40% 40% 40% 40% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 37% 36% 36% 35% 35% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 60% North 35% HPSE 10% Central 29% South 31%

78 78 Portland (ME) Las Vegas Tucson San Francisco Howard County St. Paul Sarasota Jacksonville St. Petersburg Minneapolis Rhode Island Seattle Westport Orlando Washington Columbus Hartford Broward Milwaukee Wilmington San Diego Charlotte Harrisburg Lehigh Valley Miami New York San Antonio Bergen Richmond Middlesex West Palm Beach Atlantic County Rochester Denver Phoenix Tidewater Monmouth South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Los Angeles York Buffalo Cincinnati Philadelphia Essex-Morris Atlanta Detroit Pittsburgh St. Louis Baltimore Palm Springs Cleveland NJPS 2000 Just Jewish Identification (Jewish Respondents) 35% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 33% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 26% 26% 26% 25% 23% 22% 22% 20% 18% 18% 18% 15% 14% 14% 11% 30% 48% 47% 44% 40% 40% 37% 37% 36% 36% 35% North 35% HPSE 18% Central 35% South 24% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

79 79 100% Jewish Identification by Geographic Area (Jewish Respondents) Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 80% 60% 49% 42% 40% 29% 35% 35% 30% 29% 35% 31% 24% 24% 20% 18% 10% 2% 5% 3% 0% North Highland Park/ South Edison Central South

80 80 Religious Profile: Religious Practices

81 81 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) 74% Passover Seder 9% 11% 6% 77% Chanukah Candles 7% 10% 7% Always Usually Sabbath Candles 5% 20% 24% Sometimes Never 51% 7% Christmas Tree 1% 3% 90% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

82 82 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 83% Kosher Home 23% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 12% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

83 83 Have a Mezuzah on Front Door (Jewish Households) South Palm Beach Middlesex West Palm Beach Miami Monmouth Broward Detroit Atlantic County Bergen Hartford Sarasota Lehigh Valley San Antonio Tidewater Rochester St. Paul Rhode Island Philadelphia Minneapolis Jacksonville Richmond Los Angeles Westport Milwaukee Martin-St. Lucie Harrisburg St. Petersburg York Wilmington Orlando Tucson Charlotte Las Vegas Washington Phoenix Portland (ME) Seattle 41% 50% 87% 83% 83% 82% 81% 79% 77% 77% 76% 72% 69% 68% 68% 68% 68% 67% 67% 67% 65% 64% 64% 63% 62% 62% 61% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 58% 57% 55% 55% 55% NJPS % 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 61%

84 84 Always/Usually Participate in a Passover Seder (Jewish Households) Monmouth Baltimore Bergen Essex-Morris Middlesex Detroit Howard County South Palm Beach Westport Miami West Palm Beach Rochester Hartford Minneapolis Atlantic County New York St. Louis Washington Milwaukee St. Paul Cincinnati Harrisburg Pittsburgh Broward Tidewater Los Angeles Wilmington Philadelphia Richmond Rhode Island Boston Palm Springs Lehigh Valley Charlotte Sarasota San Antonio Orlando Martin-St. Lucie St. Petersburg Columbus York San Diego Jacksonville Atlanta Phoenix Tucson Portland (ME) Denver San Francisco Las Vegas 50% 86% 85% 85% 84% 83% 82% 81% 80% 79% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 75% 75% 75% 75% 74% 74% 74% 73% 73% 72% 72% 70% 69% 69% 69% 67% 66% 65% 65% 64% 64% 63% 62% 62% 61% 60% 57% 55% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

85 85 Always/Usually Light Chanukah Candles (Jewish Households) Monmouth Middlesex Bergen Howard County Rochester Harrisburg Baltimore Boston Hartford Westport Minneapolis Miami Detroit Atlantic County South Palm Beach Tidewater New York West Palm Beach St. Paul Rhode Island Cincinnati Broward Wilmington Orlando Atlanta Essex-Morris Charlotte Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie St. Louis York Richmond Columbus Philadelphia Los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Antonio Washington Portland (ME) Jacksonville Tucson San Diego St. Petersburg Denver Palm Springs Sarasota Phoenix Las Vegas San Francisco 57% 87% 84% 83% 81% 80% 80% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 76% 76% 76% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 73% 73% 73% 72% 71% 71% 71% 71% 71% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 68% 68% 68% 67% 66% 66% 65% 64% 64% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

86 86 Always/Usually Light Sabbath Candles (Jewish Households) Baltimore Miami Essex-Morris Bergen New York Detroit Cincinnati Rochester Harrisburg Boston Minneapolis Middlesex Hartford Pittsburgh Los Angeles Monmouth St. Paul St. Louis Jacksonville Milwaukee Atlanta Columbus South Palm Beach Lehigh Valley Tidewater St. Petersburg Broward Rhode Island Palm Springs San Antonio San Diego Philadelphia Howard County Richmond San Francisco Washington Wilmington Denver York West Palm Beach Sarasota Tucson Westport Charlotte Phoenix Orlando Atlantic County Seattle Portland (ME) Martin-St. Lucie Las Vegas NJPS % 34% 33% 32% 31% 29% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 19% 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 13% 13% 13% 11% 23% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

87 87 Bergen New York Monmouth Middlesex Harrisburg Detroit Miami Baltimore Essex-Morris Rochester Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia Hartford Buffalo Rhode Island Broward St. Paul South Palm Beach Howard County Minneapolis York Milwaukee Denver Atlanta Columbus Palm Springs Washington Wilmington Tucson Lehigh Valley Los Angeles San Antonio Jacksonville Tidewater Atlantic County St. Petersburg Richmond Boston West Palm Beach Orlando Phoenix St. Louis Charlotte San Diego Sarasota Westport Las Vegas Seattle Portland (ME) NJPS 2000 Keep a Kosher Home (Respondents) 29% 28% 26% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 20% 19% 19% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 6% 6% 5% 5% 3% 17% In Home Only In/Out of Home Communities shown with white bars asked about keeping a kosher home only. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

88 88 Bergen Detroit Middlesex Miami Monmouth St. Paul Rhode Island Rochester Philadelphia Harrisburg Washington Minneapolis Tucson Hartford York Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach Jacksonville Tidewater Broward Milwaukee Wilmington Atlantic County St. Petersburg Portland (ME) Las Vegas West Palm Beach Sarasota Charlotte Richmond Orlando Westport Keep Kosher In and Out of Home 18% 14% 12% 12% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% (Respondents) NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

89 89 Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) Bergen Detroit Miami Middlesex Monmouth Rhode Island Harrisburg Minneapolis Washington Hartford Rochester Philadelphia Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach St. Paul Tidewater Broward Milwaukee Richmond Portland (ME) Las Vegas West Palm Beach Atlantic County Jacksonville Tucson Sarasota York Charlotte Wilmington Westport 12% 10% 7% 6% 6% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

90 90 Portland (ME) Columbus Las Vegas York Orlando Charlotte Westport Harrisburg Tidewater Richmond Tucson Washington Wilmington Rhode Island Lehigh Valley St. Petersburg San Antonio St. Paul Jacksonville Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Milwaukee Rochester Philadelphia Minneapolis St. Louis Essex-Morris New York Hartford Los Angeles Bergen Sarasota Cleveland Detroit Monmouth West Palm Beach Broward Miami Middlesex South Palm Beach Have a Christmas Tree in Home (Jewish Households) Always + Usually + Sometimes 48% 39% 34% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 21% 21% 20% 20% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 14% 10% 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

91 91 Religious Practices by Geographic Area (Jewish Households) 78% Passover Seder Always + Usually 78% 86% 93% Chanukah Candles Always + Usually 79% 83% 84% 96% 11% Sabbath Candles Always + Usually 20% 25% 74% Christmas Tree Always + Usually + Sometimes 3% 4% 16% 21% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

92 92 Religious Practices by Geographic Area (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 71% 77% 90% 89% 9% Kosher Home 22% 71% 20% 5% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 10% 65% 6% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) 2% 1% 5% 48% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

93 93 Religious Practices by Type of Marriage (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 38% 92% Passover Seder Always + Usually 59% 89% Chanukah Candles Always + Usually 67% 91% Sabbath Candles Always + Usually Kosher Home 7% 6% 30% 28% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 1% 16% Refrain from Using 9% Electricity on Sabbath In-married 0% (Respondents) Intermarried 2% Christmas Tree Always + Usually 79% + Sometimes 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

94 94 Religious Profile: Synagogue Attendance

95 95 Synagogue Attendance (Jewish Respondents) Only on High Holidays 31% Never * 25% A Few Times per Year 22% Once per Month or More 22% * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah

96 96 Synagogue Attendance North Middlesex (Jewish Respondents) Never * 35% Only on High Holidays 24% Once per Month or More 16% A Few Times per Year 24% * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah

97 97 Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Cleveland Harrisburg Bergen New York Tidewater Detroit St. Paul St. Petersburg Martin-St. Lucie Buffalo Hartford Rochester Jacksonville Miami San Antonio York Charlotte Milwaukee Los Angeles Sarasota Chicago San Diego Monmouth Columbus Lehigh Valley Westport Minneapolis Washington Richmond Middlesex Wilmington Orlando Rhode Island Tucson South Palm Beach Palm Springs Atlantic County Phoenix Broward West Palm Beach Portland (ME) Las Vegas Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) 18% 18% 18% 16% 15% 13% 33% 32% 31% 31% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% North 16% HPSE 67% Central 20% South 18% NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

98 98 Portland (ME) Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie San Diego Tucson Phoenix Columbus Orlando Sarasota Broward St. Petersburg West Palm Beach Washington Jacksonville New York Lehigh Valley Atlantic County Rhode Island Westport Los Angeles Wilmington South Palm Beach York Essex-Morris Chicago Hartford Harrisburg Milwaukee Middlesex San Antonio Miami Charlotte Richmond Rochester Minneapolis St. Paul Pittsburgh Bergen Monmouth Cleveland Detroit Tidewater St. Louis NJPS 2000 Never Attend Services (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) 34% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 21% 20% 45% 44% 41% 40% 38% 37% 36% North 35% HPSE 10% Central 31% South 21% 40% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

99 99 Types of Marriage

100 100 Types of Marriage (Married Couples in Jewish Households) In-married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 84% Intermarried 14% Conversionary 2%

101 101 Types of Marriage North Middlesex (Married Couples in Jewish Households) In-married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 60% Conversionary 2% Intermarried 38%

102 102 Intermarriage (Couples Intermarriage Rate) Portland (ME) Seattle San Francisco Denver Atlanta Las Vegas Charlotte York Tucson Boston Howard County Columbus San Diego Jacksonville Tidewater Washington Phoenix St. Paul San Antonio Pittsburgh Lehigh Valley Cincinnati Richmond Rhode Island Harrisburg Minneapolis Wilmington Westport Orlando Rochester Chicago St. Petersburg Milwaukee Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Buffalo St. Louis Hartford Los Angeles Cleveland New York Philadelphia Sarasota Palm Springs Broward Baltimore Bergen Monmouth Miami Detroit West Palm Beach Middlesex South Palm Beach NJPS % 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 33% 32% 30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 25% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 20% 19% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 14% 55% 55% 53% 50% 48% 47% 46% 46% 46% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 41% 40% 39% 37% 48% 61% North 38% HPSE 2% Central 20% South 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

103 103 Types of Marriage by Age of Head of Household (Married Couples) 100% 96% 2 Born/Raised Jews Conversionary 92% Intermarried 80% 74% 70% 80% 60% 40% 26% 27% 20% 0% 15% 7% 3% 4% 2% 0% 1% Under %

104 104 Current Religion of Children in Intermarried Households (Children Age 0-17 in Intermarried Jewish Households) Jewish 33% Not Jewish 33% Part Jewish 34%

105 105 South Palm Beach Sarasota Cleveland St. Louis Baltimore Atlantic County Cincinnati Boston Hartford Bergen Harrisburg Westport Jacksonville Howard County Portland (ME) Philadelphia Tucson Washington Tidewater Broward York Los Angeles Miami Las Vegas Columbus San Antonio Atlanta Orlando San Francisco Chicago St. Paul Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Milwaukee Wilmington Richmond Rhode Island West Palm Beach Charlotte Middlesex Rochester Monmouth Detroit Minneapolis New York St. Petersburg Phoenix Seattle San Diego Palm Springs Martin-St. Lucie Denver Children Being Raised Jewish in Intermarried Households (Children Age 0-17 in Intermarried Jewish Households) 49% 48% 47% 47% 45% 45% 45% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 40% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 35% 34% 34% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 26% 23% 21% 19% 18% 18% 66% 65% 62% 60% 60% 60% 59% 59% 57% 56% 75% 74% What percentage of children in intermarried households are being raised Jewish? 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

106 106 Membership Profile: Synagogues

107 107 Lifetime Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) Current Member 44% Was Member Will Rejoin 8% Was Not Member, Will Join 3% Lifetime synagogue membership: 83% Was Not Member, Will Not Join 17% Was Member Will Not Join 27%

108 108 Was Member Will Rejoin 6% Was Not Member, Will Join 2% Lifetime Synagogue Membership North Middlesex (Jewish Households) Current Member 35% Was Member Will Not Join 30% Was Not Member, Will Not Join 27% Lifetime synagogue membership: 73%

109 109 Reported Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) Cincinnati Tidewater St. Paul Essex-Morris St. Louis Minneapolis Rochester Pittsburgh Hartford San Antonio Baltimore Cleveland Lehigh Valley Detroit Bergen Columbus Jacksonville Charlotte Harrisburg Palm Springs Monmouth Milwaukee Westport Wilmington Sarasota York Richmond Middlesex Atlantic County Boston New York Rhode Island Chicago St. Petersburg Miami Howard County Washington Philadelphia Martin-St. Lucie Los Angeles Orlando Portland (ME) Atlanta South Palm Beach Denver Tucson West Palm Beach San Diego Phoenix Broward San Francisco Seattle Las Vegas 14% 22% 21% 34% 33% 33% 33% 32% 32% 30% 29% 29% 27% 60% 58% 56% 56% 56% 54% 54% 53% 53% 52% 52% 52% 51% 50% 50% 50% 49% 49% 49% 48% 48% 48% 46% 46% 45% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 43% 43% 42% 40% 39% 38% 37% 37% 36% 34% North 35% HPSE 76% Central 38% South 48% NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

110 110 Detroit St. Louis Bergen Essex-Morris Cleveland Miami Tidewater Hartford San Antonio Pittsburgh Sarasota Westport Baltimore New York Jacksonville Phoenix Rochester Monmouth Washington Charlotte Milwaukee Lehigh Valley Atlantic County St. Paul Middlesex Minneapolis Richmond St. Petersburg Los Angeles South Palm Beach York Wilmington Atlanta Rhode Island Harrisburg Orlando Tucson Broward Portland (ME) San Diego Howard County Denver San Francisco West Palm Beach Las Vegas Current Synagogue Membership of Households with Children 16% 71% 68% 65% 65% 65% 64% 64% 64% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 59% 58% 57% 57% 57% 56% 56% 56% 55% 54% 54% 53% 53% 50% 49% 48% 46% 46% 46% 44% 44% 43% 43% 41% 40% 39% 38% 38% 37% 33% 31% NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

111 111 Current Synagogue Membership of Intermarried Households Cincinnati Tidewater St. Louis Charlotte Essex-Morris Sarasota Pittsburgh Jacksonville Boston Lehigh Valley Hartford San Antonio Milwaukee York Westport Chicago Minneapolis Richmond Rhode Island Portland (ME) St. Paul Washington Philadelphia Rochester Harrisburg Baltimore Detroit Bergen New York Middlesex Atlantic County Tucson Wilmington Denver Monmouth Miami Orlando San Francisco South Palm Beach Los Angeles Broward San Diego Phoenix West Palm Beach Palm Springs St. Petersburg Atlanta Howard County Las Vegas Seattle NJPS % 38% 37% 35% 32% 30% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 19% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 23% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

112 112 Membership Profile: JCC

113 113 Current Membership in Local JCC (Jewish Households) St. Paul Charlotte Harrisburg San Antonio Rochester York Monmouth - Deal Jacksonville Cleveland Milwaukee St. Louis Richmond Pittsburgh Wilmington Hartford Bergen - Palisades Tidewater Lehigh Valley Minneapolis Tucson Orlando Detroit Atlantic County New York Miami - Alper San Francisco Sarasota Washington - Greater Washington Los Angeles Atlanta Miami - Russell Washington - DCJCC Rhode Island Bergen - YJCC St. Petersburg Philadelphia West Palm Beach - Kaplan Broward - Posnack West Palm Beach - Boynton Miami - Miami Beach * Washington - NOVA Seattle Monmouth - Western * South Palm Beach Las Vegas * Middlesex Westport Broward - Soref NJPS 2000 ** 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 31% 29% 28% 27% 27% 26% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 21% 19% 18% 17% 17% 17% 15% 14% 14% 18% 36% 36% North 13% HPSE 3% Central 1% South 1% * JCC is not a full service facility. ** Includes households who are members of local and non-local JCCs 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

114 114 Participated in a Local JCC Program in the Past Year Rochester Los Angeles San Antonio St. Paul Tucson Milwaukee Wilmington Richmond Detroit Monmouth - Deal Washington - DCJCC Bergen - Palisades York Cleveland Lehigh Valley Jacksonville Harrisburg Minneapolis Hartford Washington - Greater Washington Orlando Tidewater Miami - Alper New York Sarasota San Diego Rhode Island Atlantic County Miami - Russell St. Petersburg San Francisco West Palm Beach - Kaplan Philadelphia Bergen - YJCC West Palm Beach - Boynton Chicago South Palm Beach Portland (ME) Broward - Posnack Miami - Miami Beach Washington - NOVA Las Vegas Westport Seattle Middlesex Monmouth - Western Broward - Soref 27% 25% 23% 23% 21% 20% 20% 19% 18% 17% 16% 14% 12% 9% 8% 7% 7% 5% (Jewish Households) 54% 52% 48% 47% 47% 47% 46% 45% 45% 44% 44% 44% 44% 43% 42% 41% 40% 40% 38% 36% 35% 34% 34% 34% 32% 31% 28% 28% North 27% HPSE 8% Central 6% South 5% NJPS 2000 * 34% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 60% * Includes households who participated in both local and non-local JCCs

115 115 Jewish Education: Adults When They Were Children

116 % 80% Received Some Formal Jewish Education as a Child by Age and Sex (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 93% 83% 86% 75% 88% 93% 86% Male Female 89% 60% 53% 60% 52% 61% 40% 20% 0% Under All

117 % Attended a Jewish Day School as a Child by Age and Sex Male Female (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 80% 60% 40% 27% 20% 22% 20% 14% 13% 9% 7% 6% 7% 6% 13% 10% 0% Under All

118 % Attended or Worked at a Jewish Sleep Away Camp as a Child by Age (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) Males Females 80% 60% 49% 43% 42% 40% 33% 24% 24% 20% 19% 18% 9% 12% 13% 14% 0% Under All

119 119 Households in Which an Adult Attended or Worked at a Jewish Sleep Away Camp as a Child Mezuzah on Front Door Passover Seder Always + Usually Chanukah Candles Always + Usually Sabbath Candles Always + Usually Kosher Home Correlation with Adult Jewish Behaviors (Households with Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 88% 80% 90% 80% 90% 81% 34% 21% 34% 19% Attend Services 1X/Month+ 16% 35% In-married 80% 91% Synagogue Member 39% 56% Took Adult Jewish Education Donated $100+ to Federation 11% 23% 20% 39% To Camp Not to Camp 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

120 120 Adult Jewish Education

121 % Any Site Used the Internet for Jewish-Related Information in the Past Year by Age (Jewish Respondents) Site w/local Info 80% 67% 60% 61% 61% 45% 48% 40% 34% 20% 25% 21% 26% 17% 12% 6% 0% Under All

122 122 Israel

123 123 Households in Which a Member Visited Israel (Jewish Households) Miami Bergen South Palm Beach Los Angeles Detroit Sarasota West Palm Beach Middlesex Minneapolis Broward Washington St. Paul Monmouth Buffalo Lehigh Valley Westport Milwaukee Tucson Hartford San Antonio Atlantic County Rochester Rhode Island Tidewater Harrisburg St. Louis Charlotte Jacksonville Wilmington Richmond Portland (ME) Martin-St. Lucie St. Petersburg Orlando Las Vegas York 28% 37% 37% 36% 35% 35% 35% 34% 33% 62% 62% 61% 60% 57% 56% 55% 54% 52% 52% 51% 49% 47% 46% 45% 44% 44% 43% 43% 42% 42% 42% 41% 40% 40% 39% 38% North 37% HPSE 79% Central 44% South 62% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

124 124 Households in Which a Jewish Child Visited Israel Bergen Miami Baltimore * Detroit St. Paul Monmouth Middlesex Harrisburg San Antonio Rhode Island Broward St. Louis * Milwaukee Minneapolis Washington Tucson Tidewater Richmond South Palm Beach Hartford Rochester York Lehigh Valley Las Vegas Pittsburgh * Philadelphia * Sarasota Columbus * Howard County * Jacksonville Portland (ME) Phoenix * Orlando * Westport Atlantic County Los Angeles Wilmington West Palm Beach St. Petersburg Charlotte 10% 10% 8% 8% 7% 7% 20% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 14% 14% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 4% 4% 4% (Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17) 23% 27% 33% * Did not ask type of trip Jewish Trip General Trip 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

125 125 Emotional Attachment to Israel (Jewish Respondents) Extremely 27% Very 31% Not Attached 10% Somewhat 32%

126 126 Emotional Attachment to Israel North Middlesex (Jewish Respondents) Very 26% Extremely 16% Somewhat 40% Not Attached 19%

127 127 Miami South Palm Beach Middlesex Detroit Jacksonville Bergen San Antonio Lehigh Valley West Palm Beach Rhode Island Minneapolis Atlantic County St. Paul Sarasota Washington Tucson Los Angeles Milwaukee Broward Monmouth San Francisco Harrisburg Westport Richmond Tidewater Hartford Wilmington Rochester St. Petersburg Las Vegas Charlotte Portland (ME) York Extremely/Very Attached to Israel (Jewish Respondents) 42% 42% 42% 41% 41% 40% 40% 38% 37% 37% 36% 35% 33% 32% 62% 61% 58% 56% 56% 55% 55% 54% 54% 53% 52% 51% 50% 49% 49% 47% 45% 44% 42% North 42% HPSE 82% Central 52% South 64% Extremely 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Very

128 % Emotional Attachment to Israel by Age (Jewish Respondents) Extremely/Very Not 80% 68% 60% 58% 61% 52% 46% 40% 20% 17% 7% 10% 8% 8% 0% Under

129 129 Anti-Semitism

130 130 Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism in Local Community in the Past Year (Jewish Respondents) Orlando St. Louis Denver York Milwaukee Richmond Charlotte Cleveland St. Petersburg Jacksonville Harrisburg Rochester Las Vegas St. Paul Tucson Tidewater San Diego Rhode Island Lehigh Valley Portland (ME) Minneapolis Detroit San Antonio Miami Hartford Westport Monmouth Washington Bergen Atlantic County Sarasota Broward West Palm Beach Middlesex South Palm Beach 11% 11% 11% 9% 8% 7% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 31% 30% North 6% HPSE 12% Central 12% South 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

131 131 Households in Which a Jewish Child Age 6-17 Experienced Anti-Semitism in Middlesex in the Past Year (Households with Jewish Children Age 6-17) Experienced Elsewhere 4% Experienced at School 9% Did Not Experience 87%

132 132 Households in Which a Jewish Child Age 6-17 Experienced Anti-Semitism in Local Community in the Past Year (Households with Jewish Children Age 6-17) San Antonio York St. Petersburg Sarasota West Palm Beach Tidewater Las Vegas Jacksonville Harrisburg Lehigh Valley Detroit Minneapolis Rhode Island Charlotte Milwaukee Rochester Broward Atlantic County Middlesex Portland (ME) Hartford Westport Bergen St. Paul Monmouth South Palm Beach Miami Tucson Washington 34% 30% 30% 29% 28% 23% 20% 20% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 16% 16% 15% 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

133 133 Perception of Anti-Semitism in Middlesex (Respondents) A Moderate Amount 26% A Great Deal 5% A Little 48% None at All 21%

134 134 Perceive a Great Deal/Moderate Amount of Anti-Semitism in Local Community (Respondents) St. Louis York Cleveland Orlando Detroit Milwaukee Harrisburg St. Petersburg Broward Atlantic County Columbus Richmond Miami Jacksonville Hartford Minneapolis Las Vegas Charlotte St. Paul Lehigh Valley Tidewater Rhode Island Rochester South Palm Beach Monmouth Sarasota Bergen Portland (ME) Westport Middlesex Washington San Francisco San Antonio Tucson 74% 69% 67% 63% 61% 58% 57% 55% 54% 53% 50% 50% 49% 48% 48% 46% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 43% 43% 41% 41% 37% 37% 34% 33% North 33% 31% 29% HPSE 29% 28% Central 30% 26% 24% South 31% Great Deal Moderate Amount NJPS 2000 Perception of anti-semitism in US 82% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

135 % Personally Experienced Anti-Semitism in Middlesex in the Past Year Compared to Perception of Anti-Semitism in Middlesex by Age (Respondents) Personally Experienced Perceive a Great Deal/Moderate Amount 80% 60% 40% 35% 31% 36% 20% 14% 19% 21% 11% 10% 8% 4% 0% Under

136 136 Philanthropic Profile: Jewish Federation Donations

137 137 Jewish Federation Market Segments in the Past Year (Jewish Households) % of Households Asked Who Did Not Donate: 9% divided by (9% + 44%) = 17% Donated 44% Asked, Did Not Donate 9% Not Asked to Donate 47%

138 138 Donated to Local Jewish Federation in the Past Year (Based upon the Telephone Survey) Cleveland Rochester St. Louis Detroit San Antonio Baltimore Lehigh Valley Milwaukee Cincinnati Minneapolis Tidewater Philadelphia Harrisburg Hartford St. Paul Rhode Island Bergen Pittsburgh Middlesex Sarasota Chicago Broward Charlotte Miami Richmond York Los Angeles Wilmington Jacksonville South Palm Beach Palm Springs Monmouth West Palm Beach Westport Buffalo St. Petersburg Tucson Washington Atlantic County Orlando New York Howard County Columbus San Diego Portland (ME) Atlanta Phoenix Denver San Francisco Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie Seattle NJPS % 28% 27% 26% 25% 25% 25% 23% 23% 21% 21% 25% (Jewish Households) 55% 53% 53% 52% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 49% 48% 46% 46% 46% 45% 44% 43% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 41% 41% 41% 39% 37% 37% 37% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 32% 31% 30% 28% North 28% HPSE 65% Central 36% South 50% Donated to Any Jewish Federation 62% 61% 60% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

139 139 Age of Households Who Donated to Jewish Federation in the Past Year % (Jewish Households) % Under 35 2% % %

140 140 Average Donation to Local Jewish Federation per Jewish Household Minneapolis Detroit Cleveland Tidewater Baltimore Charlotte Milwaukee Columbus St. Paul Pittsburgh Lehigh Valley Chicago Richmond Essex-Morris Harrisburg San Antonio Cincinnati Rochester St. Louis Miami Hartford Rhode Island Boston Jacksonville West Palm Beach Palm Springs Tucson Atlanta Sarasota York South Palm Beach Seattle Wilmington New York Washington Philadelphia Orlando Buffalo San Francisco Los Angeles Denver San Diego Phoenix Portland (ME) Westport St. Petersburg Middlesex Las Vegas Atlantic County Monmouth Howard County Broward $306 $297 $291 $281 $277 $276 $239 $235 $234 $233 $224 $214 $203 $187 $169 $159 $137 $123 $107 $107 $102 $96 $92 $90 $78 $47 $608 $594 $581 $581 $553 $537 $517 $507 $483 $469 $449 $448 $422 $420 $398 $366 $358 $358 $756 $740 $712 $890 $873 $936 Based upon the dollars raised in 2007 (2008 in Middlesex and 2006 in Portland and the number of Jewish households in the year of the study $1,114 $1,100 $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200

141 141 Philanthropic Profile: Other Charities

142 142 Donated to Any Jewish Charity in the Past Year (Including Jewish Federations and Other Jewish Charities) (Jewish Households) Detroit Rochester Cincinnati Middlesex Atlantic County St. Louis Bergen Sarasota Lehigh Valley Baltimore San Antonio South Palm Beach Chicago Harrisburg West Palm Beach Miami Hartford Broward Milwaukee St. Paul Martin-St. Lucie Monmouth Wilmington Richmond Minneapolis Pittsburgh St. Petersburg Tidewater Westport Rhode Island Charlotte Philadelphia Washington York Jacksonville New York Orlando Howard County Tucson Buffalo San Diego Phoenix Portland (ME) Atlanta Denver Las Vegas 44% 44% 59% 58% 58% 57% 56% 54% 52% 51% 50% 48% 78% 75% 73% 73% 72% 72% 71% 71% 70% 70% 69% 69% 69% 69% 67% 67% 67% 67% 67% 66% 66% 66% 66% 66% 65% 65% 65% 64% 63% 61% 61% 61% 60% 60% North 59% HPSE 88% Central 65% South 80% NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

143 Donated to Non-Jewish Charities in the Past Year (Jewish Households) Columbus 143 Portland (ME) Wilmington Howard County Lehigh Valley Detroit Westport Baltimore Cincinnati Washington Rochester Pittsburgh Tidewater Hartford Charlotte San Antonio Sarasota Denver Phoenix Richmond Middlesex West Palm Beach St. Paul San Diego Rhode Island Tucson Martin-St. Lucie Milwaukee Harrisburg Atlanta Minneapolis Buffalo Jacksonville Bergen York Las Vegas Atlantic County South Palm Beach Philadelphia St. Louis St. Petersburg Chicago Monmouth Orlando Broward New York Cleveland Miami 59% 67% 65% 63% 85% 85% 84% 84% 84% 83% 83% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 80% 80% 79% 79% 79% 79% 79% 79% 79% 79% 79% 78% 78% 77% 76% 76% 76% 75% 75% 74% 74% 74% 74% 73% 73% 71% 90% 89% 89% 88% 87% 85% North 87% HPSE 74% Central 76% South 81% NJPS % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

144 144 Philanthropic Profile: Wills

145 145 Charitable Provisions in Wills (Respondents Age 50 and Over) No Wills 16% No Charities 77% Non-Jewish Charities Only 2% Jewish Charities * 5% * Includes 1% with provisions for both Jewish and non-jewish charities