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    3. Identity

    Overwhelmingly, Jews in Israel feel a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people and are proud to be Jewish. Fully 93% of Jews say they are proud of their Jewish identity and 88% say they feel a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people. Even across the religious-secular divide that characterizes many aspects […]

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    9. The peace process, settlements and U.S. support

    Jews in Israel are divided on whether it is possible for an independent Palestinian state and Israel to coexist peacefully with each other. Roughly four-in-ten Israeli Jews say a way can be found for two states to coexist, while a similar share say this is not possible. Jewish opinion on this topic has been relatively […]

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    8. Views of the Jewish state and the diaspora

    Israeli Jews across the religious spectrum strongly support the idea of Israel as a Jewish state and a homeland for Jewish people around the world. Overall, majorities of Jews say Israel was given to the Jewish people by God and that a Jewish state is necessary for the long-term survival of the Jewish people. Nearly […]

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    Methodology

    Population Estimates This report uses two different, but similar, estimates of the voting-eligible population (or the electorate) for November 2016. Both define the voting-eligible population as U.S. citizens aged 18 years and older in November 2016. The survey-based estimates are used to describe characteristics of the voting-eligible population (e.g., educational attainment); the demographic estimates are […]

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    2. Three-quarters of adults have done a personal learning activity in the past year

    To characterize the landscape of personal learning among adult Americans, the October-November 2015 survey presented respondents a list of possible learning activities they might pursue. For personal learning, most adults turn to how-to magazines, consumer magazines or other publications to learn something on a topic of personal interest – and this outpaces signing up for […]

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    1. Looking Forward to 2016: The Changing Latino Electorate

    The number of Hispanic eligible voters has grown at one of the fastest clips of any group over the past eight years and is projected to be 40% higher in 2016 than in 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data. U.S.-citizen Hispanics who turn 18 are the primary source of […]

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    Methodology

    The analysis in this report is based on a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 10, 2015, through July 12, 2015, among a national sample of 2,001 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Fully 701 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and […]