Survey Says:
Posted on 10:27PM September 23, 2004
The 2000-2001 National Jewish Population Survey conducted by the United Jewish Communities reveals that:*More than one-half of Jewish men and more than one-third of Jewish women among American Jews ages 25-34 are not married.
* While Orthodox Jews marry somewhat earlier than non-Orthodox Jews, numbers of unmarried Orthodox adults today are far higher than they were several decades ago.
* Proportionally fewer Jews than Americans have ever been married.
* Jews tend to marry later than Americans.
* Proportionally more Jewish women than US women remain childless in every age group.
* Fertility is lower among Jewish women than among US women.
* 42% of the Jewish adult population is single.
* 30% of Jewish households are single-dwellings.
* Rates of intermarriage have increased from 13% in 1970 to 47% in 2001.
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The Israel Bureau of Statistics released figures in August 2004 showing a dramatic increase in the percentage of single Israelis:
* In 2002, 90% of Israeli men 20-24 years old were single compared to 77% in the 1970's.
* The percentage of single 25-29 year-old men grew from 28 in the 1970's to 58 in 2002.
* In the 1970's, 46% of 20-24 year old women were single as opposed to 75% in 2002. For women aged 25-29, the figures rose from 15% to 37%.
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