Abstract
About 50 Jewish federations completed local community studies from 1985 to 2003. This paper provides guidance to researchers wishing to compare local community study results with one another & with results of the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01. If these comparisons are to be properly interpreted, an understanding of the varying purposes & methodologies of local community studies & NJPS 2000-01 is necessary. This paper concludes that more can be learned by comparing local community study results with one another than with NJPS 2000-01 results. 5 Tables, 49 References. Adapted from the source document.