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Underenumeration of the Jewish population in the UK 2001 Census

Author(s)

Graham, David
Waterman, Stanley

Publication Name

Population, Space and Place

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

The size of the UK Jewish population has always been a source of uncertainty for demographers. Following considerable discussion and testing, a voluntary question on religion was introduced into the 2001 Census, which afforded the first opportunity to provide definitive answers to the socio-demographic make-up of Jews in Britain. However, examination of the 2001 Census figures and data from several large surveys suggests that the census population of 266,740 British Jews by religion is probably a considerable undercount. Jews are increasingly defining themselves in ethnic rather than religious terms, so there is reason to question the efficacy of the data derived from the current format of the census question on religion and identity in general. With growing demands for comprehensive planning of social service needs, the necessity for accurate data is more important than ever. Although much of this can be derived from the Census, there continues to be a key role for community-wide surveys.

Topics

Censuses   Demography   Statistics   Main Topic: Demography and Migration

Genre

Scholarly Journal Article / Issue

Geographic Coverage

United Kingdom

Copyright Holder

Wiley

Original Language

English

Volume/Issue

11(2)

Page Number / Article Number

89-102

Related

Estimating the Jewish undercount in the 2001 Census: a comment on Graham and Waterman (2005) ‘Underenumeration of the Jewish Population in the UK 2001 Census’ (Response)
Locating Jews by ethnicity: a reply to D. Voas (2007), ‘Estimating the Jewish Undercount in the 2001 Census: A Comment on Graham and Waterman (2005) “Underenumeration of the Jewish Population in the UK 2001 Census”’ (Scholarly Journal)

Link

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Bibliographic Information

Graham, David, Waterman, Stanley Underenumeration of the Jewish population in the UK 2001 Census. Population, Space and Place. 2005: 89-102.  https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-uk52
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