`` `` internal migration has most likely become the major dynamic responsible for the growth or decline of many jewish communities and for the redistribution of the american-jewish population across the united states in a pattern quite different from that characterizing american jewry earlier in the century ... . the analysis which follows will be restricted to an assessment of migration into the state of rhode island ... . this paper begins with an overall description of the migration patterns of the population , set against some background information on migration to rhode island generally . following this , attention will focus on how the migrants to the state , classified by duration of residence , differ from non-migrants with respect to socio-economic characteristics . finally , migrants and non-migrants will be compared on selected behavioural indicators designed to measure integration into the religious and social life of the community . '' ''
C0041703
united state
C0035487
rhode islan