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Nearly 1/2 of Hindus in U.S., 1/3 of Jews, and 1/4 of Buddhists


Posted: Sep 2, 2012

with only about 1 in 10 of the U.S. adult population overall. 

I've noticed that a lot of people here are interested in the influence of small groups on our society, and sometimes worry about their influence on our political systems and law making, so I thought I'd throw this in for discussion. 

Percent of US adult population
Buddhists  0.06%
Hindus   0.04%
Jews      1.7 %

(Muslims are similar to the general population in educational attainment.)

The extremely high level of education cf adults in these named groups compared to the rest of the population would help explain why so many of the physicians we dictate for seem to be from these groups, when counted all together they're only about 1.8% of our population. Does this lead some of us to think they account for a lot more of our population than they do? What do we think of the educational standard they set?  

Statistics are taken from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life U.S. Religious Landscape Survey.

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my opinion - MT

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I think a lot of people come to this country for the education. Where's the best place in the world to learn to be a doctor? America! What I'm curious to know is how many came here with the intention of staying here for good, or getting the education then moving back to their home country, but then decided to stay because they see the freedoms and opportunities here are much better than what they would have back home. I think that would make an interesting story.

I also think that these other countries put a much higher premium on a good education than we do here. They've figured out that if you want to succeed and prosper, a good education is your best tool.

Thoughtful answer. I suspect you're right on both - counts. Just pray all my small grandchildren

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fall in love with learning. The 2 older boys seem to be blessed with at least a fair amount of intellectual curiosity, especially about dinosaurs and science. We'll see how it develops. I so want them to be able to take on this fascinating world with the confidence and competence that requires at least some understanding of it.

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