From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Call for Participation in soc.culture.jewish Survey
Date: 4 Jan 93 12:37:53
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
Distribution: soc
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[I'm sending this out again, after clarifying the instructions slightly.
Please note that on the STAT-INFO: line, you replace "name" and "email
address" with your information; they're not keywords. For example, I'd have a
STAT-INFO: of:
	STAT-INFO: Daniel Faigin <faigin@aero.org>/JLS
This also gives you an idea of the statistics of what I've received since
Friday, when the first call went out. I've made a modification so that
questions Q1 through Q9 are only counted for Jewish respondants; they make no
sense for non-Jews. Keep those cards and letters coming... Daniel :-)]

This is a call for YOU to participate in the periodic soc.culture.jewish
readership survey. The goal of the survey is to obtain a feeling for the types
of folks that read the newsgroups. To participate, send a message to
faigin@aero.org in the format below. I will be accepting survey entries
between 1/1/93 and 6/30/93. This reminder message, including the current
statistics, will be posted on the 1st and the 15th of each month during this
period.

Survey responses are divided into two parts. The first part (STAT-INFO) asks
you to indicate what movement you most closely identify with. This is done
using one of the following codes. You may use the two-letter codes defined, or
use a three-letter code to provide more information. The codes are:

 JC  Conservative         JL  Liberal/Reform       JN  Non-Affiliated      
 JO  Orthodox             JR  Reconstructionist    JS  Secular/Humanistic  
 JT  Traditional          JU  Unspecified Jewish  

 ???  Unspecified                       AAG  Agnostic                         
 AAT  Atheist                           CCU  Catholic (Roman/Eastern Orthodox)
 CFE  Christian Evangelical             CFJ  Jews for Jesus                   
 CFM  Messianic Jews                    CFU  Fundamentalist/Born-Again        
 CMU  Mainstream Christian              COU  Christian Other                  
 ISL  Islamic                           JCL  Conservative (Liberal)           
 JCT  Conservative (Conservadox)        JCU  Conservative (Unspecified)       
 JLS  Liberal/Reform (Serious)          JLT  Liberal/Reform (Twice a year)    
 JLU  Liberal/Reform (Unspecified)      JNA  Non-affiliated                   
 JOC  Orthodox (Chasidic)               JOM  Orthodox (Modern/Centrist)       
 JOU  Orthodox (Unspecified)            JOY  Orthodox (Yeshivish)             
 JRC  Reconstructionist                 JSH  Secular/Humanistic               
 JTU  Traditional (Spinoff of Conserv.) JUU  Unspecified Jewish               
 NNW  New-Age                           OTH  Other (specified in notes)       

The second part (QUESTIONS) allows you to respond to a number of different
survey questions. These questions can either be answered (y)es, (n)o, or
(a)bstain.  If you don't answer a question, it is treated as an (a)bstain.
Following this, you can provide clarifying notes if you wish.

The questions for the second part are as follows:

Q1/MORE-THEN-PARENTS: Are you more religious than your parents? 
Q2/MORE-AS-ADULT: Have you gotten more observant as you've grown up? 
Q3/DUES-PAYING-MEMBER: Are you a dues-paying member of a synagogue? 
Q4/ACTIVE-IN-SYNAGOGUE: Do you activily participate in synagogue activities? 
Q5/MORE-THAN-TWICE: Do you attend services more than twice a year? 
Q6/ATTEND-REGULARLY: Do you attend services on a regular basis? 
Q7/AT-HOME: Do you observe Shabbat at home (candles, kiddush, etc.)? 
Q8/OUTSIDE: Do you observe Shabbat outside the home (eg, not work)? 
Q9/REGULAR-STUDY: Do you regularly study Jewish texts?
Q10/MODERATE-SCJ: Do you think soc.culture.jewish should be moderated? 

These responses should be sent to me, faigin@aero.org, in the following
format. This is formatted such that you can extract it in an editor, 
update it, and return it to me.

--- remove everything above this line ---
STAT-INFO: replace-with-your-name <replace-with-your-email-address>/xxx
QUESTIONS: MORE-THEN-PARENTS/x MORE-AS-ADULT/x DUES-PAYING-MEMBER/x 
QUESTIONS: ACTIVE-IN-SYNAGOGUE/x MORE-THAN-TWICE/x ATTEND-REGULARLY/x 
QUESTIONS: AT-HOME/x OUTSIDE/x REGULAR-STUDY/x 
QUESTIONS: MODERATE-SCJ/x 
NOTES:
lines of arbitrary text, ended by a line containing just a period,
a line beginning with --, or the end of the message. This part is optional
and may be omitted. If you have no notes, delete the lines between NOTES:
and the --, inclusive.
--

--- remove everything below this line ---

xxx in the STAT-INFO should describe your affiliation, and should be chosen
from the list.

For each question, answer Y for yes, N for no, or A for abstain.  (e.g., Q1/Y
Q2/N Q3/A). You may use the one word abbreviation shown after the Qn instead
if you wish. You may also have multiple QUESTIONS: lines.

The NOTES section is optional, and is terminated by either --, a ., or the end
of the message.

CURRENT SURVEY STATISTICS:
Survey information: 34 responses as of Mon Jan  4 12:36:46 PST 1993
    JOU [Orthodox (Unspecified)           ]:   7 identified ( 20.59%)
    JCU [Conservative (Unspecified)       ]:   5 identified ( 14.71%)
    JOM [Orthodox (Modern/Centrist)       ]:   5 identified ( 14.71%)
    AAT [Atheist                          ]:   2 identified (  5.88%)
    JCT [Conservative (Conservadox)       ]:   2 identified (  5.88%)
    JLS [Liberal/Reform (Serious)         ]:   2 identified (  5.88%)
    JLU [Liberal/Reform (Unspecified)     ]:   2 identified (  5.88%)
    OTH [Other (specified in notes)       ]:   2 identified (  5.88%)
    AAG [Agnostic                         ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    CFE [Christian Evangelical            ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    JCL [Conservative (Liberal)           ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    JNA [Non-affiliated                   ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    JOC [Orthodox (Chasidic)              ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    JSH [Secular/Humanistic               ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)
    JUU [Unspecified Jewish               ]:   1 identified (  2.94%)

Top Level Breakdown:
    JO [Orthodox            ]:  38.24%
    JC [Conservative        ]:  23.53%
    JL [Liberal/Reform      ]:  11.76%
    AA [Agnostic or Atheist ]:   8.82%
    OT [Other               ]:   5.88%
    CF [Christian Fndmntlist]:   2.94%
    JN [Non-Affiliated      ]:   2.94%
    JS [Secular/Humanistic  ]:   2.94%
    JU [Unspecified Jewish  ]:   2.94%

Gross Breakdown:
    J [Jewish          ]:  82.35%
    A [Atheist/Agnostic]:   8.82%
    O [Other           ]:   5.88%
    C [Christian       ]:   2.94%

Survey Questions:
Q1. [J only] Are you more religious than your parents? 
	20 Yes, 6 No, 2 Abs.
Q2. [J only] Have you gotten more observant as you've grown up? 
	24 Yes, 4 No, 0 Abs.
Q3. [J only] Are you a dues-paying member of a synagogue? 
	21 Yes, 7 No, 0 Abs.
Q4. [J only] Do you activily participate in synagogue activities? 
	18 Yes, 10 No, 0 Abs.
Q5. [J only] Do you attend services more than twice a year? 
	23 Yes, 5 No, 0 Abs.
Q6. [J only] Do you attend services on a regular basis? 
	19 Yes, 9 No, 0 Abs.
Q7. [J only] Do you observe Shabbat at home (candles, kiddush, etc.)? 
	21 Yes, 7 No, 0 Abs.
Q8. [J only] Do you observe Shabbat outside the home (eg, not work)? 
	18 Yes, 10 No, 0 Abs.
Q9. [J only] Do you regularly study Jewish texts?
	21 Yes, 7 No, 0 Abs.
Q10. [all] Do you think soc.culture.jewish should be moderated? 
	5 Yes, 28 No, 1 Abs.

Domains:
    .edu	 15 ( 44.12%)
    .com	 12 ( 35.29%)
    .ca	  2 (  5.88%)
    .mil	  2 (  5.88%)
    .il	  1 (  2.94%)
    .org	  1 (  2.94%)
    .uk	  1 (  2.94%)

Daniel
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