Reply To: Why people become OTD (with the focus on the "why")

So this Nishma that did this so-called survey discussed in the OP, is effectively an agent of Footsteps ym’s. Today Nishma shot out an e-mail as follows:

We are reaching out to you because, as a participant earlier this year in the “Survey of Those Who are Questioning, Leaving, or Have Left an Orthodox Community,” you indicated your willingness to take part in additional research.

We would like to invite you to participate in a quick (5 to 7 minutes) survey. One area the earlier survey explored related to the support people found when they left their community of origin, or were considering it. Footsteps is exploring ways to better serve this population, and that’s where you can provide additional information about your experience.

This survey is being administered by Nishma Research and your individual responses will not be shared with Footsteps.

Mark T.

Nishma Research

Then as you start taking Nishma’s new survey it advises you that:

Footsteps supports individuals who are contemplating leaving, insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in their quest to lead self-determined lives.