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Agudah constituents in America, Chasidim in America and Yeshivish in America as well as Agudah constituents in Israel, Chasidim in Israel and Yeshivish in Israel would all self-identify as a Chareidi/UO on a survey, if asked.

You assume. I say they would identify as Modern Orthodox, as they will be asked if they use electricity. 🙂

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

Chareidism is indeed an import from Israel

The term only started receiving usage (often pejoratively) in the ’90s

Probably accurate enough. No idea about the hat (or not), or if a Straimel or Spodik counts as well.