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    10. Religion, politics and public life

    Israeli law defines the country as a Jewish and a democratic state, and there is widespread agreement among Israeli Jews that their country’s Jewish identity is compatible with democratic principles. About three-in-four Jews – including majorities of all four Jewish identity groups – say the country can be both a Jewish and a democratic state. […]

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    1. The search for a new congregation

    To find a church or house of worship that is right for them, many Americans say they attend services with congregations they are considering and talk to current members, friends or colleagues about recommending a house of worship. By comparison, fewer people use the internet or make phone calls to prospective congregations. This may be […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Autor, David and Melanie Wasserman. 2013. Wayward Sons: The Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education. Third Way. March. http://economics.mit.edu/files/8754 Bailey, Martha J., Melanie E. Guldi, and Brad J. Hershbein. 2013. “Is There a Case for a ‘Second Demographic Transition’? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline.” Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of […]

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    1. Gender gap in share of older adults living alone narrows

    Behind the overall decline since 1990 in the share of adults ages 65 and older living alone are diverging patterns for men and women. Historically, older women have been somewhat more likely than men to live alone, but their share rose rapidly from the 1950s to 1990 before abruptly declining. By contrast, the share of […]

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    2. Living arrangements of older Americans by gender

    The share of older Americans living with their spouse has increased modestly since 1990, reaching 53% in 2014. This increase has been driven mostly by older women, as older men are less likely to live with their spouses (and be married) today than in 1990. Fully 41% of older women lived with their spouse in […]

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    Methodology

    Data Sources The data in the report are derived from the public-use versions of the 2000 decennial census and the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The 2000 decennial census public-use file is a 5% sample of the U.S. population. The ACS contains more than 3 million records, or about 1% of the U.S. population. It […]

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    Smaller Share of Women Ages 65 and Older Are Living Alone

    After rising steadily for nearly a century, the share of older Americans who live alone has fallen since 1990, largely because women ages 65 to 84 are increasingly likely to live with their spouse or their children.

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