At least 90 percent of American and Canadian Jewish high school youth plan to go on to college, according to results of a survey released today by the B’nai B’rith Women. The proportion of Jewish 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who plan to attend college was “much higher” than that of other youth groups of comparable academic levels, the survey findings said.
Data was collected from a sampling of 8,000 youngsters throughout the U.S. and Canada. Participating groups included the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, Habonim, National Council of Young Israel, National Federation of Temple Youth, National Young Judea, United Synagogue Youth and the Jewish Community Centers.
Of the youngsters interviewed, only four percent indicated no interest in college, while six percent said they were undecided. Other highlights of the survey included wide parental approval of the youngsters’ occupational choices, though selections by more than half the group showed a possible “break with the Jewish tradition” of parents’ influence.
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