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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3
2008 TOPICAL MODULE: JEWISH IDENTITY
spjrel16religion in which spouse raised
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Religion in which spouse was raised.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.8 | 8 | 1 | protestant | |
| 11.5 | 3 | 2 | catholic | |
| 57.7 | 15 | 3 | jewish | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 4 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,820 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spjoth16r's spouse raised jewish
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Was your (husband/wife) raised Jewish?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.3 | 2 | 1 | yes | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | half/part | |
| 66.7 | 4 | 3 | no | |
| 68,840 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
majwothr's mom was jewish when r was growing up
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Was you mother Jewish in any way when you were growing up?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 1 | 1 | yes | |
| 25.0 | 2 | 2 | half/part | |
| 62.5 | 5 | 3 | no | |
| 68,838 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
pajwothr's dad was jewish when r was growing up
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Was you father Jewish in any way when you were growing up?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 1 | 1 | yes | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 2 | half/part | |
| 80.0 | 8 | 3 | no | |
| 68,836 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
bmitzvahr had bar or bat mitzvah when r was a child
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Did you have a (bar/bat) mitzvah when you were a child?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.4 | 37 | 1 | yes | |
| 45.6 | 31 | 2 | no | |
| 68,778 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
synmemr belongs to a synagogue, temple, minyan, or high holiday congregation
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[Do you/Does someone in your household] belong to a synagogue, temple, minyan, or high holiday congregation?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.6 | 39 | 1 | yes | |
| 61.4 | 62 | 2 | no | |
| 68,745 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spfundhow fundamentalist is spouse currently
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What is your (SPOUSE''S) religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? C. Fundamentalism/Liberalism of Religion of Spouse NOTE: See GSS Methodological Report No. 43. If planning to perform trend analysis with this variable, please consult GSS Methodological Report No. 56.
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.4 | 8,157 | 1 | fundamentalist | |
| 45.5 | 13,088 | 2 | moderate | |
| 26.1 | 7,517 | 3 | liberal | |
| 45,504 | .i | iap | ||
| 1,415 | .n | no answer | ||
| 18 | .s | skipped on web | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
sprel16religion in which spouse raised
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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.3 | 11,058 | 1 | protestant | |
| 27.2 | 4,607 | 2 | catholic | |
| 2.3 | 384 | 3 | jewish | |
| 3.6 | 610 | 4 | none | |
| 1.6 | 276 | 5 | other | |
| 94 | .d | don't know | ||
| 51,679 | .i | iap | ||
| 138 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spden16denomination in which spouse raised
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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised? A. What specific denomination is that, if any? (PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION)
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 139 | 10 | am baptist asso | |
| 0.4 | 47 | 11 | am bapt ch in usa | |
| 0.3 | 37 | 12 | nat bapt conv of am | |
| 0.2 | 22 | 13 | nat bapt conv usa | |
| 7.3 | 803 | 14 | southern baptist | |
| 1.5 | 169 | 15 | other baptists | |
| 22.7 | 2,488 | 18 | baptist-dk which | |
| 0.4 | 42 | 20 | afr meth episcopal | |
| 0.1 | 13 | 21 | afr meth ep zion | |
| 5.9 | 644 | 22 | united methodist | |
| 0.5 | 52 | 23 | other methodist | |
| 12.9 | 1,420 | 28 | methodist-dk which | |
| 1.7 | 190 | 30 | am lutheran | |
| 0.3 | 38 | 31 | luth ch in america | |
| 1.1 | 126 | 32 | lutheran-mo synod | |
| 0.2 | 19 | 33 | wi evan luth synod | |
| 0.4 | 49 | 34 | other lutheran | |
| 0.2 | 27 | 35 | evangelic luth | |
| 8.2 | 901 | 38 | lutheran-dk which | |
| 0.8 | 87 | 40 | presbyterian c in us | |
| 1.1 | 125 | 41 | united pres ch in usa | |
| 0.2 | 26 | 42 | other presbyterian | |
| 0.2 | 27 | 43 | presbyterian, merged | |
| 4.9 | 540 | 48 | presbyterian-dk wh | |
| 3.7 | 405 | 50 | episcopal | |
| 18.8 | 2,065 | 60 | other | |
| 4.4 | 480 | 70 | no denomination | |
| 48 | .d | don't know | ||
| 57,661 | .i | iap | ||
| 156 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spoth16other protestant denominations
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A. What specific denomination is that, if any?
Total Cases:
75,699 (Range of valid codes: 1-139)
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spjew16what sort of jew was r's spouse at 16
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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised? B. Was (s/he) Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or none of these? (PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION)
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.7 | 18 | 1 | orthodox | |
| 40.7 | 44 | 2 | conservative | |
| 35.2 | 38 | 3 | reform | |
| 7.4 | 8 | 4 | none of these | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 2 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,690 | .i | iap | ||
| 46 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
spfund16how fundamentalist was spouse at 16
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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised? C. Fundamentalism/Liberalism of Religion Spouse Raised In
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.1 | 5,300 | 1 | fundamentalist | |
| 48.6 | 8,017 | 2 | moderate | |
| 19.3 | 3,193 | 3 | liberal | |
| 51,701 | .i | iap | ||
| 635 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd1religreligion of r's child 1
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.5 | 354 | 1 | protestant | |
| 22.2 | 173 | 2 | catholic | |
| 3.0 | 23 | 3 | jewish | |
| 20.6 | 160 | 4 | none | |
| 0.8 | 6 | 5 | other | |
| 0.3 | 2 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.6 | 5 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.5 | 4 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 1.2 | 9 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.1 | 1 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 4.5 | 35 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 0.8 | 6 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 1 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,065 | .i | iap | ||
| 2 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd2religreligion of r's child 2
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.7 | 207 | 1 | protestant | |
| 24.6 | 114 | 2 | catholic | |
| 4.1 | 19 | 3 | jewish | |
| 18.1 | 84 | 4 | none | |
| 1.1 | 5 | 5 | other | |
| 0.6 | 3 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.6 | 3 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 1.1 | 5 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 3.5 | 16 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 1.1 | 5 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 1 | .d | don't know | ||
| 68,381 | .i | iap | ||
| 1 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd3religreligion of r's child 3
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.1 | 92 | 1 | protestant | |
| 21.1 | 38 | 2 | catholic | |
| 3.3 | 6 | 3 | jewish | |
| 15.0 | 27 | 4 | none | |
| 2.8 | 5 | 5 | other | |
| 0.6 | 1 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.6 | 1 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.6 | 1 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.6 | 1 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 3.3 | 6 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 1.1 | 2 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,664 | .i | iap | ||
| 2 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd4religreligion of r's child 4
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.2 | 33 | 1 | protestant | |
| 21.0 | 13 | 2 | catholic | |
| 4.8 | 3 | 3 | jewish | |
| 14.5 | 9 | 4 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 1.6 | 1 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 1.6 | 1 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 3.2 | 2 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,783 | .i | iap | ||
| 1 | .n | no answer | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd5religreligion of r's child 5
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.8 | 7 | 1 | protestant | |
| 25.0 | 4 | 2 | catholic | |
| 12.5 | 2 | 3 | jewish | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 4 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,830 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd6religreligion of r's child 6
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7 | 2 | 1 | protestant | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | catholic | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 3 | jewish | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 4 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 33.3 | 1 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,843 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
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|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd7religreligion of r's child 7
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | protestant | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | catholic | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 3 | jewish | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 4 | none | |
| 100.0 | 1 | 5 | other | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,845 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd8religreligion of r's child 8
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In what religion is (CHILDS NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.0 | 1 | 1 | protestant | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | catholic | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 3 | jewish | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 4 | none | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 5 | other | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 6 | buddhism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 7 | hinduism | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 8 | other eastern religions | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 9 | muslim/islam | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 10 | orthodox-christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 11 | christian | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 12 | native american | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 13 | inter-nondenominational | |
| 68,845 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd1jwothr's child 1 considered jewish
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Is (CHILDS NAME) considered Jewish for any reason?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 4 | 1 | yes | |
| 2.4 | 4 | 2 | half/part | |
| 95.1 | 156 | 3 | no | |
| 68,682 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd2jwothr's child 2 considered jewish
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Is (CHILDS NAME) considered Jewish for any reason?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | yes | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | half/part | |
| 100.0 | 87 | 3 | no | |
| 68,759 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd3jwothr's child 3 considered jewish
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Is (CHILDS NAME) considered Jewish for any reason?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | yes | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | half/part | |
| 100.0 | 28 | 3 | no | |
| 68,818 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd4jwothr's child 4 considered jewish
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Is (CHILDS NAME) considered Jewish for any reason?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | yes | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | half/part | |
| 100.0 | 9 | 3 | no | |
| 68,837 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
kd5jwothr's child 5 considered jewish
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Is (CHILDS NAME) considered Jewish for any reason?
| Percent | N | Value | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | yes | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 2 | half/part | |
| 100.0 | 1 | 3 | no | |
| 68,845 | .i | iap | ||
| 6,853 | .y | not available in this year | ||
| 100.0 | 75,699 | Total |
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Data type: | numeric |
| Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |