The strictly Orthodox Jewish population in the United Kingdom

Assessment of the census undercount using an alternative estimation system

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ID4268010
AuthorsL Daniel Staetsky (0000-0003-4887-4877, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume79
Issue2
Pages407-428
Publication date2025-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2024.2438702
PMID39964083
OpenAlexW4407681903
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Strictly Orthodox Jews, otherwise known as Haredi, constitute about one-quarter of the total Jewish population of the UK. This population is growing very quickly. A religion question, first introduced into the census of England and Wales in 2001, is generally used to estimate the Haredi Jewish population. This paper claims that Haredi Jews have been severely and consistently undercounted in the census, leading to detrimental consequences for a proper understanding of the numerical dynamics of the UK's Jewish population as a whole and also compromised service provision. This paper develops an alternative estimation system that uses different types of administrative sources to quantify and correct for the census undercount of Haredi Jews. The paper proceeds to show that the undercount is not an exclusively 'Haredi problem': other ethnic and religious groups are also likely to be affected by it

Archaeology · Census · Economics · Estimation · Ethnic group · Genealogy · Geography · Judaism · Political science · Population · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sociology · Census and Population Estimation · Demography · History · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Romani and Gypsy Studies

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