Eight-in-ten Indians limit meat in their diets, and four-in-ten consider themselves vegetarian
Among India’s six largest religious groups, some are much more likely than others to abstain from eating meat.
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12. People of Jewish background and Jewish affinity
In addition to examining U.S. Jews, the survey provides data on Americans who have a connection to Judaism but who are not classified as Jewish in this report. These respondents fall into two categories: people of Jewish background and people of Jewish affinity. All people of Jewish background either were raised Jewish or had at […]
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2. Jewish identity and belief
Religion is not central to the lives of most U.S. Jews. Even Jews by religion are much less likely than Christian adults to consider religion to be very important in their lives (28% vs. 57%). And among Jews as a whole, far more report that they find meaning in spending time with their families or […]
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1. The size of the U.S. Jewish population
This report classifies approximately 5.8 million adults (2.4% of all U.S. adults) as Jewish. This includes 4.2 million (1.7%) who identify as Jewish by religion and 1.5 million Jews of no religion (0.6%).[17. numoffset=”17″ Figures may not add up because of rounding. Percentages are rounded to one decimal. Population counts are rounded to the nearest […]
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4. Marriage, families and children
About two-thirds of U.S. Jewish adults are either married (59%) or living with a partner (7%). Among those who are married, many have spouses who are not Jewish. Fully 42% of all currently married Jewish respondents indicate they have a non-Jewish spouse. Among those who have gotten married since 2010, 61% are intermarried. At the […]
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American Trends Panel Wave 70
Field dates: July 13 – July 20, 2020
Topics: Religion in public life, social media’s role in politics and society, COVID-19 contact tracing