This book presents the most recent research findings on methodological and substantive research problems common to local Jewish population studies as how to design studies that will make a contribution to social science knowledge as well as have a strong impact on the planning process.

Stephen M Cohen, Jonathan S Woocher, Bruce A. Phillips

Foreword /Marshall Sklare -- Introduction /Steven M. Cohen -- Acknowledgments /Editors -- Part One: Initiating and Utilizing Local Jewish Population Studies -- 1. Guidelines for the Design and Use of Jewish Population Studies /Jonathan S. Woocher and Steven M. Cohen -- 2. Jewish Demographic Studies as a Planning Process: Coalition Formation and Applied Research /Gary A. Tobin -- 3. Interpreting and Communicating the Results of Jewish Population Studies /Peter B. Friedman -- 4. Planning Policy and Research: The Perspective of a Federation Executive /Jacob B. Ukeles -- 5. Using Jewish Population Study Data for Decision Making: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Experience /Steven Huberman -- 6. Federation and Population Studies /Lester I. Levin -- Part Two: Issues in Data Collection and Analysis -- 7. Sampling Strategies in Jewish Community Studies /Bruce A. Phillips -- 8. Sample Design and Population Estimation: The Experience of the New York Jewish Population Study (1981-1984) /Paul Ritterband and Steven M. Cohen -- 9. Data Collection Procedures in Random Digit Dialing Screening Studies: Interviewers and Respondents /Bruce A. Phillips and Eve Weinberg. -- 10. Including Non-Jews in Jewish Community Samples: Substantive and Methodological Issues /Calvin Goldscheider -- 11. Using Death Records for Estimating the Jewish Elderly Population in Local Areas /Ira Rosenwaike -- 12. Exploring Possibilities for FoUowup Studies of Jewish Communal Surveys /Bruce A. Phillips -- Part Three: Resources for Questionnaire Design and Interpretation of Findings -- 13. A Compendium of Jewish Demographic Studies /Gary A. Tobin and Julie A. Lipsman. -- 14. An Annotated Inventory of Questions for Local Jewish Population Studies /Steven M. Cohen -- Contributors.