Entry:

Ellman, Yisrael, "Intermarriage in the United States: A Comparative Study of Jews and Other Ethnic and Religious Groups," Jewish Social Studies, 49 (Winter, 1987), 1-26.


Abstract:

Jewish intermarriage is high because 1) Jews are a small portion of the population, 2) tolerance of Jews is high, and 3) the desire for endogamy is low.

GSS Years:

1973-1978

Other Data Sets:

Jewish Samples in 19 Cities 1980-1985

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

SPREL16

RELIGION IN WHICH SPOUSE RAISED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

SPDEN16

DENOMINATION IN WHICH SPOUSE RAISED