Jewish Population Percentage in the U.S. States: An Index of Opportunity1:

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to characterize the relationship between quality of life and the percentage of Jewish persons in the states of the United States. The percentage of Jewish persons in the United States was positively correlated with number of prestigious universities, number of prestigious law schools, number of prestigious business schools, per capita income, number of physicians, number of top-rated newspapers, and number of orchestras. It was suggested that percentage of Jews is an Index of Opportunity, an index that has not been previously reported in the psychology or economics literature. Discrimination against Jews may be based on jealousy of their intelligence and success.