The Changing Demographic and Cultural Context for Jewish Chaplaincy

1. The Changing Demographic and Cultural Context for Jewish Chaplaincy Jennifer Rosenberg Director of Research, UJA-Federation of New York Presented at The Challenges to Jewish Chaplaincy in Today’s Changing World: Assessing a Growing Elderly & Jewishly Alienated Population in a Time of Economic Crises November 15, 2011 / 18 Cheshvan 5772

2. Overview • The art of understanding the demographics of the Jewish population • Aging in the Jewish community • The changing demographic context • The changing cultural context

3. The Art of Understanding the Jewish Population • Data challenges • Existing data sources • More valuable information to come…

4. Aging in the Jewish Community Jewish Persons by Age, Eight-County New York Area 1991 and 2002 Comparisons Numbers in this and subsequent tables may not add to totals due to rounding. Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

5. Nearly 80 percent of Jews age 75+ who live alone in the New York area are women Of Jewish seniors age 75+ living alone, 44 percent do not have an adult child living in the area. Aging in the Jewish Community: Vulnerability Living Situation of “Aging” Adults, Eight-County New York Area Jewish Households, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

6. More than half of the people age 75+, living in Jewish households in the New York area, have incomes of less than $35,000 per year. Three out of ten people 75 and over living in Jewish households in the New York area have incomes under 150% of the Federal Poverty Guideline Aging in the Jewish Community: Vulnerability Household Income and Poverty Status of “Aging” Adults, Eight-County New York Area Jewish Households, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

7. There are over 120,000 “aging” adults in Russian-speaking Jewish households in the New York area Aging in the Jewish Community: Special Groups The “Aging” Russian-Speaking Jewish Community, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

8. The majority of people over age 60 in poor Jewish households are Russian-speakers Aging in the Jewish Community: Special Groups Poverty in the “Aging” Russian-Speaking Jewish Community, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

9. Aging in the Jewish Community: Special Groups • Nearly one out of six (15%) Jewish adults age 57 and over in the New York area in 2002 was a Nazi victim • The median age of Jewish Nazi victims then was 72 years • Most Nazi victims in the New York area live in two person households (56 percent), but a quarter live alone. Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

10. About half of all Jewish Nazi victims in the New York area live in poor households Eight out of ten “Russian” Nazi victims live in poor households; only two out of ten Nazi victims who are not “Russian” live in poor households Aging in the Jewish Community: Special Groups Household Income and Poverty Status of Nazi Victims, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

11. Aging in the Jewish Community: Chronic Illness Sought Help with Serious or Chronic Illness in Past 12 Months, “Aging” Jewish Households, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002 (October 2004) and Jacob B. Ukeles, “What do we know about aging in the Jewish Community?”, May 2004

12. The Changing Demographic Context U.S. Age Distribution, 1970 – 2010 Median Age, New York and U.S. 2000 and 2010 Comparisons Source: U.S. Census data from 2000 and 2010. U.S. Census Bureau, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” May 2011. Jan K. Vink, “The Changing Age Composition in New York State, Based on Census 2010 Demographic Profiles,” Program on Applied Demographics Cornell University, March 24, 2011.

13. The Changing Demographic Context Seniors as a Percent of the Enumerated and Projected Total Population, New York City and the United States, 2000 and 2030 Growth = 44% Growth = 106% Source: A Demographic Perspective on Aging, Peter Lobo, NYC Department of City Planning, presentation to Philanthropy New York, February 8, 2011

14. The Changing Demographic Context Population Distribution by Race/Hispanic Origin and Age, New York City, 2008 Source: A Demographic Perspective on Aging, Peter Lobo, NYC Department of City Planning, presentation to Philanthropy New York, February 8, 2011

15. The Changing Demographic ContextPoverty Poverty in the U.S., 2010 Comparison of Official Poverty Measure and Supplemental Poverty Measure Poverty in the U.S., 2010 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S., 2010, U.S. Census Bureau, September 2011. Also, The Research - Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau, November 2011.

16. The Changing Cultural Context Denomination of Senior Respondents, Comparison between NJPS 1990 and NJPS 2000-01 Denomination of Senior Respondents, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Total: 87 Total: 72 Source: “Aging Among Jewish Americans: Implications for Understanding Religion, Ethnicity, and Service Needs,” Allen Glicksman and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, The Gerontologist Advance Access published June 19, 2009. Also: Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002.

17. The Changing Cultural Context Jewish Ritual Observance of Senior Respondents, Comparison between NJPS 1990 and NJPS 2000-01 Jewish Ritual Observance of Senior Respondents, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 * Attending synagogue at least once a year Source: “Aging Among Jewish Americans: Implications for Understanding Religion, Ethnicity, and Service Needs,” Allen Glicksman and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, The Gerontologist Advance Access published June 19, 2009. Also: Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002.

18. The Changing Cultural Context Congregation Membership, by Household Composition Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002.

19. The Changing Cultural Context Jewish Values and Beliefs, Comparison of Jewish Respondents Younger than Age 50 with those Age 65+ Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002.

20. The Changing Cultural Context Jewish Respondent Childhood and Teenage Experiences, Comparison of Non-senior and Senior Adults, Eight-County New York Area, 2002 Source: Jewish Community Study of New York: 2002.