United States Reference Sources
Arranged by Subject
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Abortion
- see Reproductive Health
Adoption
- Agencies:
- National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- Sources:
- Adoption Statistics
- Data on adoption, adoption trends and such topics as drug exposed infants, single adoptive parents and transracial adoption.
- Child Welfare Statistics
- Reports generated by Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, reports generated by the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System and other sources of child welfare data.
Aging
- see also Alzheimer's
- see also Nursing Homes
- see also Social Security
- Agencies:
- Administration on Aging
- Data Sites:
- AgingStats.Gov
- see also Alzheimer's
- Web Site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
- American Factfinder
- Statistics on the Aging Population [Administration on Aging]
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Sources:
- Income of the Aged Chartbook Since 1996
- Statistics on the Aging Population [Administration on Aging]
- This biennial companion to Income of the Population 55 or Older highlights selected data in charts and tables that are easy to understand. The charts focus on the receipt and shares of income from Social Security, pension, assets, earnings, and public assistance, effectively illustrating the Social Security program's pivotal role in the economic security of the aged.
- Income of the Population 55 or Older Since 1996
- Includes more than 70 statistical tables with data on the major sources and amounts of income for people aged 55 or older and their total income and poverty status.
- NIHSeniorHealth
- NIHSeniorHealth makes authoritative aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information. This site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being
- Chartbook prepared by a coalition of nine Federal agencies that provides 31 key indicators about older Americans, categorized into five broad groups: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
- The Older Population in the United States [Census Bureau]
- Presents a statistical portrait of selected social and economic characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 55 years and over in the United States.
- Profile of Older Americans Since 1999
- Electronic version of the popular brochure with the latest key statistics on older Americans in key subject areas.
- Tables on Trends in Health and Aging [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Source for up-to-date information on the health of older Americans. Specifically designed to show trends in health-related behaviors, health status, health care utilization, and cost of care for the older population in the United States.
Agricultural Workers
- Data Sites:
- Farm Labor [National Agricultural Statistics Service]
- Data Sites:
- Contains regional and national data for self-employed, unpaid, and hired workers and wage rates for selected weeks; also hired worker numbers and wage rates for selected states. Published quarterly. Electronic access since 1995.
- National Agricultural Workers Survey [U.S. Department of Labor]
- The only national information source on the demographics, and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Includes data on: household and family composition and additional demographics; employement history; wages, benefits and working conditions; health, safety and housing; and, income and assets, social services and legal status.
- Sources:
- Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), 1997-1998: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers 2000 [U.S. Department of Labor]
- Provides information about farmworkers, including demographic characteristics, family composition, national origin, education, and language proficiency; the labor force participation of U.S. crop workers; an overview of worker participation in the farm labor force; the characteristics of farm jobs held by workers in the survey, including crop and task, weekly hours, wages and benefits, and working conditions; and, farmworkers’ income, assets (in the United States and home country), family poverty status, and use of government and private social services.
- A Profile of U.S. Farm Workers: Demographics, Household Composition, Income and Use of Services 1997
- This special report written for the Commission on Immigration Reform describes the current U.S. farm workers' population and trace trends since 1988. It relies on data collected by the U.S. Department of Labor's National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS).
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Agriculture
- Agencies:
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Economic Research Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- USDA Economics and Statistics System
- Data Sites:
- Census of Agriculture [USDA]
- Agencies:
- Agricultural statistics for each county, State, and the Nation. 2002, 1997, 1992.
- Data & Statistics
- National, state, and county level agricultural statistics for many commodities and data series as well as the Census of Agriculture.
- USDA Economics and Statistics System
- Contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics.
- Sources:
- Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.
- Tables provide the data obtained by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both.
- AgNIC [Agriculture Network Information Center]
- A guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
- Agricultural Atlas of the United States 2002 | 1997 | 1992
- Maps depicting data from the Census of Agriculture
- Agriculture Fact Book since 1996
- A handy reference tool that offers information about U.S. agriculture and describes all USDA programs. It also provides useful information about food safety, nutrition, rural issues, research, education, and natural resources.
- Agricultural Outlook - Statistical Indicators
- Tables include data on individual commodities, the general economy, agricultural trade, farm income and expenses, farm prices, food prices and expenditures, and other statistical indicators of the food and agriculture system.
- Agricultural Statistics [U.S. Department of Agriculture] 1994 to present
- Agricultural Statistics is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
- Commodity Costs and Returns
- Cost and return estimates are reported for the United States and major production regions for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, peanuts, oats, barley, sugarbeets, tobacco, milk, hogs, and cow-calf.
- Farm and Farm-Related Employment
- Estimates of farm and farm-related employment are derived by combining farm employment data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis with an enhanced file of the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.
- Farm Balance Sheet Data
- Estimates of farm business balance sheets are presented for the United States and individual States. The balance sheet includes component accounts for assets, debt, and equity, where equity equals assets minus debt, 1960 to the present. The disaggregated balance sheets enable users to assess the status and trends of wealth within the farm sector.
- Farm Income Data
- Estimates of farm sector income with component accounts: for the United States, 1910-2004; and for States, 1910-2002.
- State Export Data
- Annual estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity group based on each State's share of U.S. agricultural production. State exports are updated annually on June 30.
- State Fact Sheets
- State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in the United States.
- Statistical Highlights of U.S. Agriculture [USDA] Since 1995
- Brings together the most important economic and statistical information on agriculture in a single summary report. More detail and additional statistics may be found on the NASS website at the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Alzheimer's
- Agencies:
- Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
- Sources:
- Progress Report on Alzheimer's 2004-05 | 2003 | 2001-2002 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
- Agencies:
- Reports highlight recent scientific advances in government-supported Alzheimer's disease research, including new initiatives and findings.
Aviation
- Agencies:
- Federal Aviation Administration
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Data:
- Data & Statistics [FAA]
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Banking
- Agencies:
- Federal Reserve System
- Sources:
- A Guide to the National Banking System
- Agencies:
- This guide provides an overview of the national banking system, its regulation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Bioethics
- see also Cloning
- see also Stem Cell Research
- Agencies:
- President's Council on Bioethics
- Sources:
- Beyond Therapy : Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness 2003
- see also Cloning
- Report intends to outline some of the philosophical and moral dilemmas raised by recent advances in biotechnology.
- Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies 2004
- Looks at the regulation of biotechnology at the intersection of assisted reproduction, human genetics, and embryo research.
Bioterrorism
- see also Terrorism
- Bioterrorism [healthfinder]
- see also Terrorism
- Authoritative links to government information on bioterrorism, biological and chemical weapons, etc.
- Emergency Preparedness & Response [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Facts on anthrax, smallpox, smallpox vacinne and mail workers plus information on biological agents and chemical agents.
- Terrorism Preparedness Compendium [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Articles from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on anthrax, bioterrorism plans and other bioterrorims reports.
Budget
- see also Government Finance
- Agencies:
- Congressional Budget Office
- Office of Management and Budget
- Sources:
- Budget of the United States Government
- Agencies:
- Official budget documents.
- The Public Debt [Bureau of the Public Debt]
- Information on the debt of the United States: amounts, historical data, debt holders, treasury securities, interest rates and payments, etc.
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Cancer
- Agencies:
- National Cancer Institute
- Data Site:
- Cancer Statistics [National Cancer Institute]
- Finding Cancer Statistics
- Directories:
- Medline Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, offers several pages with links to sites with reliable cancer related information.
- National Cancer Institute
- Sources:
- Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2002
- Report documents cancer incidence and mortality rates.
- Cancer in North America
- Contains cancer incidence rates and supporting data from participating states and provinces.
- Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs
- Provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers.
- Cancer Prevalence Statistics
- Prevalence is a statistic of primary interest in public health because it identifies the level burden of disease or health-related events in the population and on the health care system. Prevalence represents new and pre-existing cases alive on a certain date, in contrast to incidence which reflects new cases of a condition diagnosed during a given period of time. Prevalence is a function of both the incidence of the disease and survival.
- Cancer Prevention and Control [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Links to CDC pages on cancer incidence, prevention and control.
- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
- The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2002
- A report of the most recent cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics, is published annually by the Cancer Statistics Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Previous Versions.
- United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality
- Cancer incidence and mortality data.
Careers
Census 2000
- see 2000 Census
Child Abuse
- Portals:
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Agencies:
- Children's Bureau
- Directory:
- Child Abuse
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- MedlinePlus guide to sites with info on child abuse.
- Data:
- Child Maltreatment Annual Reports since 1995
- National statistics on child abuse and neglect.
Children
- see also Child Abuse
- see also Crime
- Agencies:
- Administration for Children and Families
- Child Care Bureau
- Children's Bureau
- Data Sites:
- ChildStats.gov
- see also Crime
- Offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families.
- Children [Census Bureau]
- Census Bureau summary page to social and demographic data about America's children.
- Sources:
- America's Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being since 1998
- Annual report on the condition of children in America. Eight contextual measures describe the changing population and family context in which children are living, and 24 indicators depict the well-being of children in the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
- Child Care [Census Bureau]
- Information on child care costs and arrangements.
- Child Health USA Since 1999.
- Annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. Includes data for 59 health status indicators, and provides both graphical and textual summaries of data and addresses long-term trends.
- Child Support [Census Bureau]
- Information and data on child support payements.
- Child Welfare Outcomes Since 1998 [Children's Bureau]
- Depict the performance of States on seven national child welfare outcomes developed by the Department's Administration for Children and Families in consultation with State and local child welfare agency administrators and other experts in the child welfare field.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual
- Conveys mandatory policies that have their basis in Federal law and/or program regulations. It also provides interpretations of Federal statutes and program regulations initiated by inquiries from State Child Welfare agencies or Administration for Children & Families Regional Offices.
- Expenditures on Children by Families [Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion]
- Provided estimates of expenditures on children from birth through age 17. Data and methods used in calculating annual child-rearing expenses are described. Estimates are provided for major components of the budget by age of child, family income, and region of residence.
- Living Arrangements of Children [Census Bureau]
- Examines the diversity of children's living arrangements in American households. Includes the traditional nuclear family, non-traditional families, single-parent households, etc.
- Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children [Federal Trade Commission - September 2000]
- The Report was conducted to answer two questions about the marketing of violent entertainment material: Do the industries promote products they themselves acknowledge warrant parental caution in venues where children make up a substantial percentage of the audience? And are these advertisements intended to attract children and teenagers?
- Fourth Follow-Up Review of Industry [July 2004]
- Twenty-One Month Follow-up Review [June 2002]
- One-Year Follow-up Review [December 2001]
- A Six-Month Follow-up Review [April 2001]
- Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth Since 1996
- Annual report on trends in the well-being of the nation's children and youth. The report presents the most recent and reliable estimates on more than 80 indicators of well-being organized into five broad areas: population, family and neighborhood; economic security; health conditions and health care; social development and behavioral health; and, education and achievement.
- Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
- Summarizes and examinmes an extensive body of research on youth violence including seemingly contradictory trends, risk factors developmental pathways, prevention and intervention strategies.
Cigarettes
- see Tobacco
Cities
Climate Change
- Agencies:
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- National Climatic Data Center
- U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
- Sites:
- Arctic Change [National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Adminstration]
- Global Warming [Environmental Protection Agency]
- NOAA Paleoclimatology
- Authoritative Reports:
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the world's most authoritative voice on global warming. In the second half of 2007, the Panel issued three reports:
- Summary of Synthesis Report for Policymakers
- Working Group I Report "The Physical Science Basis
- Working Group II Report "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
- Working Group III Report "Mitigation of Climate Change
- Sources:
- Climate Action Reports 2006, 2002, 1997 and 1994
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Provides an update on key activities conducted by the United States, an inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, an estimate of the effects of mitigation measures and policies on future emissions levels, and a description of U.S. involvement in international programs, including associated contributions and funding efforts.
- Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States Since 1994
- Greenhouse gas emissions inventory report for the United States. 1987 - 2003
- Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and Its Interactions with Climate Change
- Assessment presented deals with environmental effects of ozone depletion, with special attention to the consequences of interactions between ozone depletion and climate change.
- Global Temperature Trends Since 1996
- Summarizes global temperatures.
- Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Since 1990
- Annual report on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and removals that are a direct result of human activities or are the result of natural processes that have been affected by human activities.
- Our Changing Planet: U.S. Global Change Research Program Since 1990
- Yearly report on the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
- State of the Arctic October 2006
- Presents a review of recent data by an international group of scientists who developed a consensus on the information content and reliability.
- State of the Climate Since 1998
- Annual report on the global climate. Provides U.S. and global perspectives. Prepared by the National Climatic Data Center.
- US National Assessment: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change
- Provides a detailed assessment of the consequences of climate change and mechanisms for adaptation.
- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Since 1995
- Records the results of voluntary measures by U.S. companies and other organizations to reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.
Cloning
- see also Bioethics
- see also Stem Cell Research
- Sources:
- Cloning Human Beings | Executive Summary National Bioethics Advisory Commission (1997)
- see also Stem Cell Research
- Report that addresses the ethical and legal issues that surround the subject of cloning human beings. Alternate site listing individual chapters - Introduction, Science and Application of Cloning, Religious Perspectives, Ethical Considerations, Legal and Policy Considerations, and Recommendations of the Commission - as well as commissioned papers.
- Glossary of Cloning Terms National Academy of Sciences
- Glossary of cloning terms developed by the National Academcy of Sciences from the report Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning.
- Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry President's Council on Bioethics (2002)
- Report that attempts to consider human cloning (both for producing children and for biomedical research) within its larger human, technological, and ethical contexts.
Consumer Information
- Portals:
- Consumer.gov
- EConsumer.gov
- Agencies:
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- Food and Drug Administration
- Sources:
- Consumer Fraud in the United States: An FTC Survey 2004 [Federal Trade Commission]
- Consumer.gov
- National survey targeting ten specific types of the most prevalent types of consumer fraud complaints received by the FTC.
- Consumer Information Catalog
- Catalog of consumer-oriented publications published by the U.S. government.
- CARS - Vehicle and Equipment Information [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]
- Safety problems and issues, testing results, regulations and standards, etc.
- Consumer Product-Related Statistics [Consumer Product Safety Commission]
- CPSC reports on product saftey, including children's products.
- Product Recalls [Consumer Product Safety Commission]
- Product recalls by date, product type, company and product description.
Consumer Price Indexes
- Consumer Price Indexes [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Inflation Calculator [Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]
Copyright
- Agencies:
- United States Copyright Office
- Sites:
- Application Forms
- United States Copyright Office
- Copyright Office application forms
- Copyright & Fair Use [Stanford University]
- Comprehensive site on copyright and fair use.
- Crash Course in Copyright [U Texas]
- Site with copyright info, including a tutorial on copyright basics.
- Copyright Basics
- An introduction to copyight from the Library of Congress.
Countries
- see Foreign Countries
- see also appropriate subject category in this guide
Criminal Justice
- see also Drug Abuse
- Agencies:
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Data Sites:
- Federal Justice Statistics Databasea> [Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)]
- Agencies:
- Preserves and distributes computerized crime and justice data from Federal agencies, state agencies, and investigator initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis. Free to CSUB students, faculty, and staff who register online to use the ICPSR database.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States>
- Uniform Crime Reports [FBI] Also known as Crime in the United States. Since 1995.
- Annually provides statistical data on reported crimes: (1) Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest, (2) Property Stolen and Recovered, (3) Supplementary Homicide Reports, and (4) Police Employee Data. Uniform Crime Reports FAQ See also: Uniform Crime Reports: County Data, 1990-2000 [Geospatial & Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia]
- Sources:
- Capital Punishment since 1993
- Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death on and of persons executed in a given year. See also Summary Findings
- Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics since 1993
- Presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of processing in the Federal criminal justice system, including investigations by U.S. attorneys, prosecutions and declinations, pretrial release and detention, convictions and acquittals, sentencing, appeals, and correctional populations.
- Correctional Populations in the United States since 1993
- Presents data on the growing number of persons in the United States under some form of correctional supervision.
- Corrections Statistics
- Summary data adult correctional populations and the incarceration rate plus links to publications on this subject.
- Criminal Offenders
- Summary data on criminal offenders plus links to publications on this subject.
- Criminal Victimization in the United States since 1996
- Presents 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Topics covered include: crimes of violence, crime characteristics, victim-offender relationship, victims' perceptions of substance use by offenders and of offender characteristics, whether crimes were reported to the police and police response time for reported crimes.
- Expenditure and Employment Statistics
- Summary data on governmental criminal justice expenditures plus links to publications on this subject.
- Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with trends 1984-99
- Statistical report on individuals arrested by Federal law enforcement agencies who were suspected of drug offenses.
- The Federal Death Penalty System: A Statistical Survey (1988-2000)
- Provides information regarding the federal death penalty system since the enactment of the first modern capital punishment statute in 1988. The Survey explains the Department of Justice's internal decision-making process for deciding whether to seek the death penalty in individual cases, and presents statistical information focusing on the racial/ethnic and geographic distribution of defendants and their victims at particular stages of that decision-making process. The Federal Death Penalty System: Supplementary Data, Analysis and Revised Protocols for Capital Case Review completes the survey and assessment of the federal death penalty system.
- Federal Sentencing Statistics since 1995
- Sentencing data for the Federal courts by circuit and district.
- Hate Crime Statistics since 1995
- Data on crimes motivated by racial, religious, ethnicity/national-origin, sexual-orientation, and disability bias.
- Hispanic Victims of Violent Crime, 1993-2000
- Examines violent crimes committed against Hispanic victims including rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Crime victimizations of Hispanics are compared with those of four non-Hispanic groups: whites, blacks, American Indians, and Asians. Additional findings include 1993-2000 victimization rates by victim characteristics and crime characteristics.
- Homicide Trends in the United States since 1976
- Contains a series of charts that describe homicide patterns and trends in the United States.
- Juvenile Justice [National Criminal Justice Reference System]
- Links to resources and publications pertaining to juvenile justice.
- Law Enforcement Statistics [Bureau of Justice Statistics]
- Summary data with links to publications and databases containing law enforcement datasets.
- National Money Laundering Strategy since 2001
- Blueprint for how the government will address critical issues surrounding the enforcement of financial crimes, including the financing of terrorist groups.
- Prosecution Statistics [Bureau of Justice Statistics]
- Summary data plus links to publications on prosecution of criminal offenses.
- Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994
- Major study on recidivism. Reports on the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration of former inmates who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15 States in 1994.
- Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics 1995 to present
- Contains descriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and provides selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data.
- Survey of the Federal Death Penalty System
- Provides information regarding the federal death penalty system since the enactment of the first modern capital punishment statute in 1988. The Survey explains the Department of Justice's internal decision-making process for deciding whether to seek the death penalty in individual cases, and presents statistical information focusing on the racial/ethnic and geographic distribution of defendants and their victims at particular stages of that decision-making process.
- Use of Force by Police
- Presents findings on the extent and nature of police use of force, discusses the difficulties in establishing measurement guidelines, illuminates circumstances under which force is applied, and provides a general framework for future research on excessive displays of force.
- Wiretap Reports
- Reports the number of wiretaps each year plus information on arrests and convictions resulting from wiretaps.
- Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
- This report views violence from a developmental perspective. It examines the interactions of youths' personal characteristics and the social contexts in which they live—as well as the timing of those interactions—to understand why some young people become involved in violence and some do not.
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Demographics - United States
- Census Bureau
- Extensive current and historical data on population, housing, income, poverty, etc.
- American Factfinder [U.S. Census Bureau]
- Population, housing, economic and geographic data. Includes links to Census 2000 data.
- see also Aging
- see also Immigration
- see also Vital Statistics
- Census 2000
- see also Immigration
- Census 2000
- Census 2000 Release Schedule
- Census 2000 data via American Factfinder
- Census 2000 Brief Series
- Census 2000 Redistricting Data
- Population Profile of the United States: 2000
- Census 2000 Release Schedule
- Historical Census Data
- Historical Census Data [Census Bureau]
- Since 1790
- Historical Census Browser
- 1790 to 1960
- Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
- microdata from 1850 to 2005
- Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 [Census Bureau]
- Contains: census questionnaires and instructions, 1790-2000; a history of the census; a history of each decennial census; and, finding guides.
- Changing America
- Documents current differences in well-being by race and Hispanic origin and describes how such differences have evolved over the past several decades.
- Census Briefs
- Short documents providing findings from Census 2000, current demographic surveys, and the 1997 Economic Census.
- Current Population Reports [Census Bureau]
- Black Population in the United States
- Educational Attainment
- Fertility of American Women
- Foreign-Born Population
- Geographic Mobility
- Health Insurance
- Hispanic Population of the United States
- Household and Family Characteristics
- Income
- Marital Status and Living Arrangements
- Poverty
- School Enrollment
- Voting and Registration
- Educational Attainment
- County & City Data Book 2000
- Summary demographic and vital statistics, employment, education, government housing, production and weather data for states, counties and all cities over 25,000 population. 1988 and 1994 editions
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990
- Presents selected decennial census data on the foreign-born population of the United States from 1850 to 1990. Updates and expands data on the foreign-born population published in 1975 in Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.
- Life Expectancy Tables [Internal Revenue Service]
- Life expectancy tables from the IRS.
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1997-98
- Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the State and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas are also included.
- USA Counties 1998
- Features over 5,000 data items for the United States, States, counties and equivalent areas from a variety of sources, including 1997 population estimates, over 500 items from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1980 census and the 1992, 1987, 1982 and 1977 economic censuses. Includes information on the following topics: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings,education, elections, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force and employment, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, services industries, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, and wholesale trade.
Diet & Nutrition
- see also Health
- see also Hunger
- Portal:
- Nutrition.gov
- Agencies:
- Food & Nutrition Information Center [USDA]
- Sources:
- Dietary Guidelines
- see also Health
- USDA dietary guidelines.
- Dietary Supplements [USDA]
- Page with links to: a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements; general info on vitamins, dietary supplements, various herbs, botanicals and herbal therapies; government regulations; and other info.
- Food Composition [USDA]
- Links to info on food nutrient value and food composition.
- Food Consumption (per capita) Data System
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service annually calculates the amount of food available for human consumption in the United States. This series tracks historical national aggregate consumption of several hundred basic commodities. It is the only continuous source of data on food and nutrient availability in the United States and provides data back to 1909 for many commodities.
- Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures Annual
- Presents historical data on food consumption, prices, and expenditures by commodity and commodity group, supply and use, prices, total expenditures, and U.S. income and population. Includes 29 charts dealing with food consumption trends, from changes in per capita consumption, to share of income spent for food.
- Food Guide Pyramid
- This booklet introduces you to The Food Guide Pyramid. The Pyramid illustrates the research-based food guidance system developed by USDA and supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It goes beyond the "basic four food groups" to help you put the Dietary Guidelines into action.
Disabilities
- Portal Site:
- DisabilityInfo.gov
- Data Sites:
- Disability Data [Census Bureau]
- Disability Statistics Center
- Sources:
- ADA Home Page [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Portal Site:
- Extensive information on the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as links to U.S. agencies with ADA responsibilities.
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Charges [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]
- Charts show the total number of charges filed and resolved with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Disability Resources [U.S. Department of Labor]
- ADA resources available from U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies.
- Guide to Disability Rights Laws [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Overview of disability rights laws.
- Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
- Summaries of Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities [2003]
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that newly constructed and altered state and local government facilities, places of public accommodation, and commercial facilities be readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. The ADA Accessibility Guidelines is the standard applied to buildings and facilities including recreational facilities. These guides summarize accessibility guidelines for amusement rides, boating facilities, fishing piers and platforms, golf courses, miniature golf courses, sporting facilities and, swimming pools and spas.
Discrimination
- Agencies:
- Civil Rights Commission
- epartment of Justice - Civil Rights Division
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Enforcement Statistics and Litigation [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]
- Agencies:
- Tables present charges of employment discrimination and resolutions under each of the statutes enforced by the EEOC and by the various types of discrimination.
Drug Abuse
- Agencies:
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- National Institute of Drug Abuse
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMSHA]
- Data Sites:
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics
- Sources:
- Common Drugs of Abuse [National Institute of Drug Abuse]
- Agencies:
- Summary information of commonly abused drugs.
- Drug Abuse and Addiction Research [1999]
- Describes the state of drug use and drug addiction research
- Drug Addiction Research and the Health of Women
- Highlights much of what is known about the epidemiology, etiology and the health, social, and behavioral consequences of drug abuse and addiction by women. Biological mechanisms underlying these processes and legal, prevention and treatment issues also are discussed.
- Drug Facts [Office of National Drug Control Policy]
- Comprehensive data on major drug categories and special populations with links to source materials.
- Drug Threat Assessments
- National Drug Threat Assessments 2001 to present
- Gives a timely, predictive report on the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence which synthesizes the views of local, state, regional, and federal agencies to produce a comprehensive picture of this threat.
- State Drug Threat Assessments
- Discusses the abuse, availability, distribution, production, and transportation of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs and the violence associated with the drug trade within a particular state.
- Drug Trafficking in the United States [Drug Enforcement Administration]
- Description of drug trafficking in the U.S.
- Drugs of Abuse Annual
- Provides brief information about drugs with scale photographs. From Drug Enforcement Administration.
- Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-1998
- Calculates the societal cost of drug abuse. In the context of this report, the phrase “drug abuse” is used to refer to consequences of using illicit drugs, as well as societal costs pertaining to the enforcement of drug laws. This study does not address costs related to abuse of or dependence on legal substances that may be termed drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, or prescription medications. Older report: Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992
- Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with trends 1984-99
- Statistical report on individuals arrested by Federal law enforcement agencies who were suspected of drug offenses.
- InfoFacts [National Institute on Drug Abuse]
- Summary info on commonly abused drugs.
- Monitoring the Future Survey [National Institute on Drug Abuse]
- An ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of some 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).
- Narcotics Control Strategy Reports Since 1996
- Annual report on illicit drug-control and money laundering activities in more than 140 countries.
- National Drug Control Strategy since 2002
- National strategy for the "War on Drugs." Older reports: 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995
- National Drug Control Strategy: Budget Summary since 2002
- Proposed funding levels to support the National Drug Control Strategy.
- National Drug Control Strategy: Performance Measures of Effectiveness 2002
- Designed to inform the drug control community about the extent to which it achieves the National Drug Control Strategy’s goals and objectives and to assist in the clarification of problem areas and the development of corrective actions. Previous reports have been removed from the Internet by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Some older reports can be found at: 2001 | 2000 | 1999
- National Survey on Drug Use & Health Since 1994
- Formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. The primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older. Includes state level data.
- NIDA Infofax
- Science based facts on drug abuse and addiction.
- Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in the United States
- Purpose of this report is to analyze racial and ethnic patterns of substance use in the United States, using a more detailed classification of race/ethnicity than has been possible in previous reports that used the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
- Price of Illicit Drugs
- Presents an analysis of drug prices and trends in the price of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana.
- Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse November 2001
- Report on levels of drug use.
- Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
- Over 2,000 street terms for specific drug types and drug activities.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator [Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration]
- Resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs. The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator lists: private and public facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion by their State substance abuse agency; and, treatment facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense.
- Substance Use in Popular Prime-Time Television
- Study sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy that addresses a single research question: How are illicit drugs, tobacco and alcohol portrayed in the most popular television series?
- Supply of Illicit Drugs to the United States [Drug Enforcement Administration]
- What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 1988-2000
- Report on expenditures by Americans on illegal drugs and on legal drugs used illegally. 1988-1998 Report
Drugs - Prescription
- Agencies:
- Food and Drug Administration
- Database:
- Drugs@FDA
- Agencies:
- A searchable and browsable catalog of information about brand name and generic prescription and over-the-counter human drugs and biological therapeutic products.
- Sites:
- Drug Information [National Library of Medicine]
- Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster™ and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient®.
- National Drug Code Directory
- Serves as a universal product identifier for human drugs. Content is limited to prescription drugs and a few selected OTC products.
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Earthquakes
- National Earthquake Information Center
- US Earthquake Information by State
Economic Data - United States
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census Bureau
- Federal Reserve Board: Research and Data
- see also Financial Crisis
- see also Foreign Trade
- see also Labor Market - United States
- Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
- Includes the most comprehensive data available on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, from beneficiary counts and benefit amounts to the status of the trust funds. Also contain datas on Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' benefits, and other related income security programs as well as summaries of the history of the major programs and a glossary of terms.
- Annual Survey of Manufactures
- Provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments in three reports:
- Bank Data [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]
- Statistics on FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions, as well as analyses of financial, economic, and industry trends as they relate to banking.
- The Beige Book
- Summarizes current economic conditions in Federal Reserve Bank districts. Published 8 times a year.
- Consumer Price Indexes [Census Bureau]
- Current detailed data plus historical data since 1913.
- Consumer Price Index Calculator [Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]
- Lets you calculate consumer prices from 1913 to the present. That is, what would an item or service purchased in 2003 be worth in 19?? dollars?
- County Business Patterns
- Annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses.
- Current Industrial Reports
- Provides monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity. These surveys measure manufacturing activity in important commodity areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary metals, computer and electronic components, industrial equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer goods.
- Digital Economy 2002 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
- Annual report on the information technology (IT) revolution.
- EconData
- Source for economic time series produced by U.S. Government agencies. All files are zipped.
- Economic Census 1997 | 1992
- Profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level.
- Economic Indicators since 1995
- Prepared and published monthly for the Joint Economic Committee, by the Council of Economic Advisers.
- Economic Report of the President Since 1996
- The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- White House site that provides easy access to current Federal economic indicators.
- Economic Time Series Page
- Hundreds of economic time series, some since the 1940s.
- Economy at a Glance [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Summary data for states and selected cities.
- EDGAR [Securities & Exchange Commission]
- Contains reports that U.S. corporations are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- FRED [Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]
- Historical economic and financial data, including daily interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
- Historic Statistics on Banking
- Provides annual statistical information on the banking industry, including commerical banks and savings institutions, beginning in 1934.
- Industry at a Glance [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Contains profiles of the nine industry divisions: services; retail trade; government; manufacturing; finance, insurance and real estate; wholesale trade; transportation and public utilities; construction; and, mining.
- National Accounts Data [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
- Producer Price Indexes [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
- National Compensation Survey - Benefits [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Comprehensive data on the incidence (the percentage of workers with access to and participation in employer provided benefit plans) and provisions of selected employee benefit plans.
- Regional Accounts Data [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
- Regional Economic Information System: 1969-1997
- Presents estimates of personal income and per capita personal income.
- STAT-USA
- Thousands of files covering trade statistics, market research and other information.
- Survey of Current Business
Ecosystems
- Description of the Ecoregions of the United States
- Ecological Subregions of the United States
- Endangered Ecosystems of the United States: A Preliminary Assessment of Loss and Degradation
- Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems (1995)
- People's Glossary of Ecosystem Management Terms
- Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources [U.S. Geological Survey]
- Provides a large-scale assessment of the health of the nation's plants, animals, and ecosystems. Synthesizes existing and new information about birds, mammals, fishes, plants, and other species and summarizes what is known about the status and trends of major U.S. ecosystems.
Education
- Agencies:
- Department of Education
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- Agencies:
- Major Annual Statistical Reports:
- Condition of Education since 1989
- Summarizes the health of education, monitors important developments, and shows trends in major aspects of education.
- Digest of Educational Statistics since 1990
- Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school.
- Projections of Education Statistics
- Provides projections for key education statistics, including statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and graduates of degree-granting institutions.
- Data Site:
- Common Core of Data
- Annually collects data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States. Data includes information that describes schools and school districts, including name, address, and phone number; descriptive information about students and staff, including demographics; and fiscal data, including revenues and current expenditures.
- National Assessment:
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nation's Report Card)
- The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a national test, is the only common criterion by which to compare student achievement across states.
- Sources:
- Accredited Postsecondary Educational Institutions
- Lists approximately 6,900 postsecondary educational institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a “reliable authority as to the quality of postsecondary education” within the meaning of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
- America's Public School Libraries: 1953–2000
- Drawn from more than 25 sources, mostly federal reports and surveys, this booklet presents a history of federal legislation and national standards affecting school library media centers and key characteristics of school libraries at the national level, from 1953–54 to 1999–2000.
- Directory of Postsecondary Institutions
- Profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities.
- Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies Annual. Since 1990.
- Provides a listing of all public elementary and secondary education agencies in the United States. It also includes summary tables on district size, grade span and student population.
- Dropout Rates
- 2004 | 2002 and 2003 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991
U.S. Department of Education publications about high school dropout rates. - Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
- Offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans.
- Educational Achievement and Black-White Inequality 2001
- This report explores the relationship between black-white differences in educational achievement and subsequent educational and economic outcomes, including college attendance, college completion, and employment and earnings.
- Educational Attainment [Current Population Reports - U.S. Census Bureau]
- Educational Attainment data are collected annually in the Current Population Survey (CPS) and reported every March for the Nation, with limited detail for states and some metropolitan areas. Site lists detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected topics. More detail on educational attainment for states, metropolitan areas, and more specific geographic areas is collected in the decennial census.
- Factors Related to College Enrollment | Executive Summary
- Studies the factors related to postsecondary education enrollment. Emphasis is on how early indicators, such as expectations and course-taking behavior in the eighth grade, are related to college attendance six years later. Examines attendance at all types of postsecondary education.. A secondary goal of the study is to examine whether financial aid availability is a critical factor in determining postsecondary education attendance.
- Federal School Code Search - FAFSA on the Web
- School codes for FAFSA applications.
- Federal Support for Education
- Provides a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education since fiscal year 1980.
- Hispanic Serving Institutions: Statistical Trends from 1990 to 1999
- Tracks 335 degree-granting institutions that met the 25% Hispanic enrollment criterion in 1999. Provides a statistical overview of the growth in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) enrollment and degrees during the 1990s. It also presents an overview of HSI staff in 1999 and changes in faculty salaries from the middle to the end of the decade.
- Home Schooling in the United States: 2003
- Report on tthe number and percentage of homeschooled students in the United States in 2003 and to describe the characteristics of these students and their families. It reports on the race and ethnicity, income level, and educational attainment of students’ parents; compares the characteristics of homeschoolers to those of public and private schooled students; examines how homeschooling rates have changed between 1999 and 2003 for different segments of the student population; and describes parents’ primary reasons for homeschooling their children, as well as the resources and curricular tools homeschooled students use in their education.
- Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics [Census Bureau] 2001
- This report uses the 1994 October Current Population Survey and the National Household Education Survey of 1996 and 1999 to determine the extent of home schooling. It presents social, demographic and geographic characteristics of households that engage in home schooling and examines the potential for future growth.
- Homeschooling in the United States: 1999
- This report contains information about the characteristics of homeschooled children and their families, parent's reasons for homeschooling, and public school support for homeschoolers.
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety [Bureau of Justice Statistics]
- Presents data on crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population. This annual report provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.
- National Education Goals Reports
- Provides brief descriptions of and electronic access to a variety of publications issued by the National Education Goals Panel.
- 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
- Contains statistical trends of elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions. Text and charts describe historical shifts in educational attainment, enrollment, staff, degrees and finance.
- Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Districts Since 1993
- Summary information - schools and their characteristics; students, federal program participation; and, district size - for public elementary and secondary schools and local education agencies in the United States.
- School Enrollment in the United States Annual [Census Bureau]
- Annual data, since 1994, on school enrollments with detailed data by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin.
- School Finance Data Since 1992
- Education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems.
- Social Statistics Briefing Room - Education
- Directory to core education statistics.
- State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-97
- Compendium of state level elementary, secondary, and higher education statistics at the state level.
- Status and Trends in the Education of Blacks [2003]
- Examines the the educational status - both the current condition and recent trends—of Blacks in the United States, using statistical measures. Indicators are presented in four sections: Demographic Overview; Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; and, Outcomes of Education.
- Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics [2003]
- Examines the the educational status - both the current condition and recent trends—of Hispanics in the United States, using statistical measures. Indicators are presented in four sections: Demographic Overview; Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; and, Outcomes of Education.
- Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women
- A series of indicators that examine the extent to which males and females have access to the same educational opportunities.
Elderly
- see Aging
Elections
- Voting and Registration 1964 to present
- see Aging
- Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Employment
- see Labor Market
Endangered Species
- Endangered Species Program [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]
- Species Information
- see Labor Market
- Background information, lists and regulatory profile for threatened and endangered animals and plants.
- Endangered Species Listing Program
- Program whereby the Fish & Wildlife Service determines whether to add a species to the Federal lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
- Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems (1995)
- Report on the distri-bution, abundance, and health of our nation's biological resources
- Recovery Plans
- Recovery programs for threatened and endangered animals and plants.
Energy
- Agencies:
- Department of Energy
- Energy Information Administration
- Annual Energy Outlook | Archive
- Agencies:
- Presents a midterm forecast and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030.
- Annual Energy Review Since 1994
- Primary report of historical annual energy statistics. For many series, data begin with the year 1949. Included are data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, international energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators; and data unit conversion tables.
- Electric Power Annual
- Presents a summary of electric power industry statistics at the national level. Archive (since 1994)
- Energy Emissions Data & Environmental Analysis of Energy Data
- Data on U.S. emissions, environmental analyses and emissions forecasts.
- National Energy Policy: Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group (May 2001)
- 2001 Report by the National Energy Policy Development Group, the group chaired by Vice President Chaney.
- National Transmission Grid Study 2002
- Study mandated by the National Energy Policy Plan to examine the benefits of establishing a national electricity transmission grid and to identify transmission bottlenecks and measures to address them.
- Renewable Energy Annual
- Covers energy consumption and electricity generation, as well as solar thermal, photovoltaic, and geothermal heat pump manufacturing activities. The renewable energy resources in the report include: biomass, wood, wood waste, municipal solid waste, landfill gas, ethanol, and other waste, as well as, wind, solar, solar thermal and photovoltaic and hydropower. See also Renewable & Alternative Fuels.
- Short Term Energy Outlook since 1995
- Short term (i.e. a year) projections of U.S. energy markets and demand.
- State Energy Data
- State energy data by source (i.e. petroleum, natural gas, electricity, etc.) as well as consumption, price and expenditure data by end-user sector (i.e. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.).
Entitlement Programs
- Green Book
- Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States.
Environment
- see also Climate Change
- see also Ecosystems
- see also Endangered Species
- see also Environmental Health
- see also Water
- Portal Site:
- EnviroFacts
- Agencies:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Report Sites:
- Congressional Budget Office Reports on the Environment
- Congressional Research Service Issue Briefs on the Environment
- Government Accountability Office Reports on Envirnomental Protection
- Sources:
- Air Quality Management in the United States [2004]
- see also Climate Change
- The Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States was formed by the National Research Council in response to a congressional request for an independent evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the Clean Air Act and its implementation by federal, state and local government agencies. The Committee was asked to develop scientific and technical recommendations for strengthening the nation's air quality management system. In response to its charge, the Committee examined in detail the operation, successes and limitations of the many components of the nation's air quality management system and developed a set of unanimous findings and recommendations. This document is the Committee's report.
- Air Trends
- EPA's "report card" on the status of air quality and air pollutant emissions. Reports are published annually, about ten months after year-end.
- Arctic Theme Page
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration page that provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia, managers, decision makers and the general public.
- Atlas of America’s Polluted Waters
- Maps in this atlas depict the waters within each state that do not meet state water quality standards.
- Energy Emissions Data & Environmental Analysis of Energy Data
- Data on U.S. emissions, environmental analyses and emissions forecasts.
- HazDat Database
- Scientific and administrative database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.
- State of the Land [Natural Resources Conservation Service]
- Summary of North American Environmental Law
- Summary of environmental law for Canada, Mexico and the United States. For each country, there are 25 chapters that cover different areas of environmental law, a list of legal documents, a list of acronyms and a bibliography.
- Toxic Release Inventory [Environmental Protection Agency]
- A valuable source of information regarding toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment.
Environmental Health
- National Center for Environmental Health
- Environmental Health (Medlineplus) [National Library of Medicine]
- National Center for Environmental Health
- Internet links to sources of information and statistics pertaining to environmental health.
- Environmental Public Health Indicators [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Environmental public health indicators (EPHIs) can be used to assess our health status or risk as it relates to our environment. They may be used to assess baseline status and trends, track program goals and objectives, and build core surveillance capacity in state and local agencies.
- Human Health [Environmental Protection Agency]
- EPA conducts numerous research programs that study the effects of pollution on the human body. EPA works with state and local agencies, as well as volunteer and other citizens groups, to monitor air and water quality and to reduce human exposure to contaminants in the air, land, and water. This page links to EPA pages and resources related to environmental effects on health.
- Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals January 2003
- Second in a series of publications that provide an ongoing assessment of the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring.
Ethnography
- List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnography [Smithsonian Institution]
- Provides a complete to Bureau of American Ethnography published research, 1877-1971. Indexes to authors and titles.
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Financial Aid
- Student Aid on the Web
- US Department of Education's site for information about grants, loans, work-study, and tax credits for education and how to apply for them.
- FAFSA (Financial Application for Student Financial Aid)
Financial Crisis
- The Financial Crisis: A Timeline of Events and Policy Actions
- Has a timeline, data, articles & papers, government links and reports, and a glossary of terms on the financial crisis. Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Firearms
- Commerce in Firearms in the United States
- Presents data on the firearms market and describes Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco and Firearms's regulatory enforce- ment programs to prevent firearms trafficking.
- Firearms State Laws and Published Ordinances
- Firearms laws and ordinances published by State and local jurisdictions including those which: prohibit or restrict the sale, possession, or receipt of firearms; require waiting periods or permits; require proper storage or safety equipment for firearms; and regulate gun shows.
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a national system that checks available records on persons who are disqualified from receiving firearms that was established in 1998 as mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (Brady Act). This site contains pertinent legislation and regulations plus links to related sites.
Foreign Relations
- see also Foreign Countries
- see also Terrorism
- see also Treaties
- see also appropriate subject category in this guide
- Agencies:
- Department of State
- United States Institute of Peace
- Sources:
- Annual Reports to Congress
- U.S. Participation in the United Nations
- Voting Practices in the United Nations
- U.S. Contributions to International Organizations
- Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom
- see also Foreign Countries
- Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world.
- Selected Congressional Research Service Reports on Foreign Relations via U.S. Department of State
- The Congressional Research Service provides Congress with objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. Another site for Selected CRS Reports on Foreign Relations & U.S. Policies is the U.S. Embassy in Italy.
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Volumes in the series since 1952 are organized chronologically according to Presidential administrations, and geographically and topically within each subseries: 25 volumes cover the Kennedy administration (1961-1963) and 34 cover the Johnson administration (1964-1968). Volumes on the Nixon administration are now being researched, annotated, and prepared for publication. Truman administration, 1945-1950, Emergence of the Intelligence Establishment also is online.
Foreign Trade
- International Trade Administration
- Country Commerical Guides
- International Trade Administration
- Prepared by US Embassy Staff once a year and contain information on the business and economic situation of foreign countries and the political climate as it affects U.S. business. 1996-2001 reports
- FAS U.S. Trade Internet System
- Features United States exports, imports and re-exports of agricultural, fish, forest, and textile products with the world.
- Foreign Trade Statistics [Census Bureau]
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated
- Provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States.
- GLOBUS & NTDB [STAT-USA]
- International trade statistics, market and country research, exhcange rates, trade leads, etc.
- Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
- A self-service, interactive, Internet-based system that provides access to extensive tariff and trade data.
- International Accounts Data [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
- Balance of payments, exports and imports, U.S. direct investment abroad, foreign direct investment in the United States, etc.
- International Price Indexes [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers 1995 to present
- Annual report on significant foreign trade barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and services.
- Trade Policy Agenda & Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program 1995 to present
- Includes the Annual Report on the World Trade Organization and an annex listing trade agreements entered into by the United States since 1984.
- Trade Statistics [U.S. International Trade Administration]
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
Freedom of Information
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room
- Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room -- U.S. State Department
- A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records: First Report 2002
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
- This report explains how to use the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. It reflects all changes to the laws made since 1996.
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Gambling
- National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report (1999)
- Commission was charged with conducting a comprehensive legal and factual study of the social and economic implications of gambling in the United States. This report presents the principal findings of that effort and the Commission's recommendations.
Geography
- Elevations and Distances [U.S. Geological Survey]
- The information in this booklet was compiled to answer inquiries received by the U.S. Geological Survey from students, teachers, writers, editors, publishers of encyclopedias, almanacs, and other reference books, and people in many other fields of work.
- Geographic Names Information System [U.S. Geological Survey]
- Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. It is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names information.
- GEOnet Names Server [U.S. Geological Survey]
- Provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's database of foreign geographic feature names.
- Global Land Information System [U.S. Geological Survey]
- An interactive computer system developed for scientists seeking sources of information about the Earth's land surfaces.
- National Atlas of the United States
- Designed to provide a reliable summary of national-scale geographical information, delivering easy to use, map-like views of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes. Updates the 1970 edition.
- The National Map: The Nation's Topographic Map for the 21st Century [U.S. Geological Survey]
- The National Map will provide public domain core geographic data about the United States and its territories that other agencies can extend, enhance, and reference as they concentrate on maintaining other data that are unique to their needs.
Geology
- see also Earthquakes
- see also Minerals
- see also Water
- Agencies:
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Books and Other Publications
- Fact Sheets
- Open-File Reports
- Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
- Publications Warehouse
- USGS Scientific Reports
- This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics
- see also Earthquakes
- Give a brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics and highlights some of the people and discoveries that advanced the development of the theory and traces its progress since its proposal.
- This Dynamic Planet
- This map shows the Earth's physiographic features, the current movements of its major tectonic plates, and the locations of its volcanoes, earthquakes, and impact craters.
Global Warming
- see Climate Change
- Government Finance
- see also Budget
- Bureau of the Public Debt
- Federal, State and Local Governments (including Schools) [Census Bureau]
- Financial Report of the United States Government
- see Climate Change
- Provides summary information on Federal Government operations and financial positions on an accrual basis.
- Public Debt Online
- Monthly statement of the public debt plus supporting files.
Grants
- Portal:
- Grants.gov
- Portal:
- Source to find and apply for Federal government grants.
- Sources:
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
- Grantsnet
- Povides information on grants available from the Department of Health and Human Services.
- National Science Foundation
- Research funding for most fields of science and engineering.
- Federal Assistance Award Data System
- After the close of each quarter of the Federal fiscal year, the Federal Assistance Award Data System produces a file of standardized data records on all types of financial assistance awards made by Federal agencies to all types of recipients during the indicated quarter.
Guns
- see Firearms
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Health
- see also Aging
- see also Alzheimer's
- see also Cancer
- see also Environmental Health
- see also Diet & Nutrition
- see also Health Care Administration
- see also Health Insurance
- see also Heart Disease
- see also Mental Health
- see also Reproductive Health
- see also Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- see also Vital Statistics
- Agencies:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- see Firearms
- Health Topics A to Z
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Institutes of Health
- National Library of Medicine
- National Women's Health Information Center
- Office of Minority Health
- Portals:
- CDC Wonder
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data
- Healthfinder
- Gateway site to a searchable database of online materials designed for health care consumers and providers
- Data Sites:
- FASTATS
- The "statistical rolodex" for health data.
- Health, United States
- Presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory care and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics.
- Databases:
- Combined Health Information Database
- Bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government that provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. CHID lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.
- MedlinePlus
- The National Library of Medicine's consumer health information database: extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions.
- PubMed
- PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
- Sources:
- Adolescent and School Health
- Data, publications, health strategies, research & evaluation, risk behaviors, health topics, etc.
- Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics
- Provide early release of data from the National Center for Health Statistics' health and demographic surveys. Many of these releases are followed by detailed reports in the Vital and Health Statistics series.
- CDC Surveillance Summaries
- Provides a means for CDC programs to disseminate surveillance findings, permitting detailed interpretation of trends and patterns based on those findings.
- Chronic Disease Prevention
- Illnesses that are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely.
- Community Health Status Indicators
- Provides a profile of each county's overall health status using a broad spectrum of health indicators. Counties can compare their health indicators to Healthy People 2010 targets, 1997 U.S. rates, and peer counties – counties which share characteristics of population size, density, age distribution, and poverty.
- Congressional Budget Office Reports on Health
- CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. This link lists CBO reports on medicare and other health related topics.
- Disease Trends
- Morbidity and mortality data for nationally notifiable diseases.
- Handbook for Non-Cancer Health Effects Valuation
- Provides an introductory survey of the theory, techniques, and existing literature pertaining to economic valuation of non-cancer health effects.
- Health Care Indicators
- Contains data and analysis of recent trends in health care spending, employment, and prices.
- Healthy People 2010
- The prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. See also Healthy People 2000
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
- Contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status, and case definition category.
- Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
- Monthly and cumulative data on births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, and infant deaths for States and the United States are presented with brief analyses of the vital statistics.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report [MMWR] 1982 to present
- Contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.eas in CDC's scope of responsibility.
- NCHS Definitions [National Center for Health Statistics]
- An alphabetical listing of many terms used at the National Center for Health Statistics.
- NHLBI Morbidity and Mortality Chartbook [National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute]
- Biennial compilation of data on the size and trends of morbidity and mortality from the cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases. While most charts describe national prevalence, hospitalizations, and mortality statistics, some of them provide additional information by state or country. Risk factors estimates and the economic costs of these diseases are also included.
- Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
- Lists products - prescription drugs and over-the-counter drug products - that have been approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Also containes a cumulative list of approved products that have never been marketed, have been discontinued from marketing, or have had their approvals withdrawn for other than safety or efficacy reasons subsequent to being discontinued from marketing.
- Rare Diseases Information
- Links to definitions, causes, treatments, publications, glossary for defining technical language and an extensive list of rare diseases.
- Reports of the Surgeon General
- Includes:
- State Health Profiles 2002 [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Designed to consolidate the most current data on the health of the U.S. population. 2001
- Summary of Notifiable Diseases 1993 to present
- Contains summary tables of the official statistics for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable diseases in the United States.
- Trends in Health and Aging
- Database which provides up-to-date information on national trends and key variables that depict the health status of older Americans.
Health Care Administration
- National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
- State Health Workforce Profiles 2000
- National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
- Compiles accurate and current data on supply, demand, distribution, education and use of health personnel. Estimated numbers of workers indicate the size of the state's health workforce. Per capita ratios facilitate comparisons with other states and the nation.
- United States Health Workforce Personnel Factbook 2003
- A compilation of data from more than a dozen professional associations and government agencies, the Factbook paints a comprehensive, descriptive picture of the health care workforce. Current and historical supply of physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, and allied health professionals are covered.
Health Insurance
- Sources:
- Health Insurance [National Library of Medicine]
- Sources:
- Links to statistics, news, organizations, glossaries of terms, etc. on health insurance.
- Health Insurance Coverage [National Center for Health Statistics]
- Summary data with links to comprehensive data on health insurance coverage.
- Health Insurance Data [Census Bureau]
- Extensive current and historicl data on health insurance coverage. Includes current and historical data.
Heart Disease
- Heart Disease Atlases
- West Virginia University, the University of South Florida, and CDC developed these atlases to provide critical data on geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in women's and men's heart disease death rates for the five major racial and ethnic groups. The atlases include more than 200 national and state maps of heart disease mortality. The maps highlight the geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in heart disease mortality among men and women and provide government agencies and their partners at the local, state, and national levels with information to tailor heart-healthy programs and policies to the communities with the greatest burden of heart disease.
Homeland Security
- see also Terrorism
- see also National Security
- Office of Homeland Security
- Counterterrorism Office [U.S. State Department]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Domestic Preparedness Office
- Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks 2002
- see also Terrorism
- Identifies actions that a building owner or manager can implement without undue delay to enhance occupant protection from an airborne chemical, biological, or radiological attack. Published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- National Security Strategy for Homeland Security
- Provides direction to the federal government departments and agencies that have a role in homeland security. Suggests steps that state and local governments, private companies and organizations, and individual Americans can take to improve security, and offers incentives for them to do so. Recommends certain actions to the Congress.
- The Office for Domestic Preparedness Guidelines for Homeland Security : Prevention and Deterrence
- These Guidelines represent, at this stage of development, a set of general activities, objectives, and elements that organizations as well as those in command positions within the organizations, should consider in the development of prevention plans.
Homelessness
- Sites:
- Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
- Homeless Programs Library
- Homelessness Resource Center
- Sources:
- Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action 2003
- Sites:
- Department of Health and Human Services report that sought to: (1) Define chronic homelessness and identify effective treatments and services; (2) understand how relevant Departmental programs respond to the identified treatments and services; (3) Identify objectives and desirable outcomes that would improve responsiveness; and, (4) Formulate a comprehensive action plan.
- Homeless Management Information Strategies
Housing
- Agencies:
- Department of Housing & Urban Development
- Sources:
- American Housing Survey
- Collects data on the Nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit and recent movers.
- Census Bureau Housing Topics
- Includes: American Housing Survey data, Census 2000, homeownership data, housing affordability, housing vacancy data, market absorption of apartments, property owners and managers survey, residential segregation and historical tables from the Housing Censuses.
- Census of Construction Industries
- Taken every five years, the Census of Construction Industries provides the most comprehensive overview of the construction industry available. Data collected in the census include employment (construction worker and other), payroll, value of construction work, cost of materials, supplies and fuels, cost of work subcontracted out, capital expenditures, assets and type of construction.
- Construction Statistics [Census Bureau]
- Monthly data on housing units authorized by permits, started, sold or completed and dollar value of new construction. Quarterly data on residential construction and new one-family home sales in 30 metropolitan areas. Plus other housing related data.
- Fair Market Rents
- Determine the eligibility of rental housing units for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments program and also serve as the payment standard used to calculate subsidies under the Rental Voucher program.
- HUD USER Database
- Only bibliographic database exclusively dedicated to housing and community development issues. Contains more than 10,000 abstract citations to research reports, articles, books and data sources in housing policy, economic development, urban planning, etc.
- State of the Cities
- Annual urban policy report.
Hunger
Hurricanes
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Immigration
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Labor Market
- see also Economic Data
- BLS Handbook of Methods [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Presents detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains and prepares the economic data it publishes.
- Current Employment Statistics
- Survey of payroll records covers over 300,000 businesses on a monthly basis and provides detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for the nation.
- Current Population Survey [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- A monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
- Employment and Unemployment [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Labor force statistics including employment, unemployment, mass layoffs, etc.
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Medicare/Medicaid
- Agenices:
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- Sources:
- Data Compendium Since 2002
- Contains historic, current, and projected data on Medicare enrollment and Medicaid recipients, expenditures, and utilization. Data pertaining to budget, administrative and operating costs, individual income, financing, and health care providers and suppliers are also included.
- Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds
- Annual report to Congress on the financial operations and actuarial status of Medicare, including the expected financial outlook for Medicare.
- Chart Series
- Powerpoint charts on the U.S. Health Care System as well as Medicare program information .
- Medicaid Statistics and Data
- Data on Medicaid, including Medicaid National Summary Statistics, Medicaid Data Sources and Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report.
- Statistics, Data and Research Information [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]
- Monthly Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Trend Reports; National Health Care Indicators and Expenditures; Medicare Enrollment; Medicare Utilization and Expenditure Tables; and, other statistical publications. See also Researchers
Mental Health
- see also specific topics within Health
- Agencies:
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Portal:
- National Mental Health Information Center
- Sources:
- Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General 1999
- see also specific topics within Health
- This report provides an up-to-date review of scientific advances in the study of mental health and of mental illnesses that affect at least one in five Americans.
- Mental health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity : A Supplement to Mental Health, a Report of the Surgeon General
- Presents comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of racial and ethnic minorities as well as providing a historical and cultural context within which minority mental health may be better understood.
- Mental Illness in America
- A summary of statistics describing the prevalence of mental disorders in America.
Military
- see also National Security
- Department of Defense
- Stretegic Studies Institute [U.S. Army War College]
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [SIPRI]
- see also National Security
- Extensive collection of hard data and impartial information on weapon developments, arms transfers and production, military expenditure, as well as on arms limitations, reductions and disarmament.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001 [Congressional Research Service]
- Annual report that provides unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years. 1993-2000
- Defense Almanac
- Provides a variety of information and statistical material about the Department of Defense - its people, organization, equipment, and funding.
- Defense Budget Materials
- Information and data about the U.S. defense budget.
- Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms
- Dictionary of military terms and acronyms.
- Military Expenidture [SIPRI]
- The SIPRI database on military expenditure covers data (for a 10-year period) for more than 160 countries. Data include military expenditure in local currency (at current prices), military expenditure in US dollars (at constant prices and exchange rates), and military expenditure as a share (%) of gross domestic product (GDP).
- Military Personnel (U.S.)
- Statistical data on U.S. military personnel including the number of military personnel, civilian employees and military casualties.
- National Military Strategy of the United States [Joint Chiefs of Staff]
- Conveys the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the strategic direction of the Armed Forces in implementing the guidance in the President's A National Security Strategy for a New Century and the Secretary's Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review.
- NATO Handbook
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the North Atlantic Alliance.
- Procurement Statistics
- Statistical data on Defense Department contracts and procurement programs.
- Quadrennial Defense Review 2001 | 1997
- A comprehensive assessment of the nation's defense requirements.
- Uniform Code of Military Justice
- Legal code governing members of the Armed Forces.
- United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
- Comprehensive information about United Nations peacekeeping operations, including history, theory, annual reports and research studies.
- World Military Expenditures & Arms Transfers [State Department]
- World Military Expenditures & Arms Transfers 1996-1998
- Report is meant to serve as a convenient reference on annual military expenditures, arms transfers, armed forces, and related economic data, with this edition covering 172 countries over the 1987-1997 decade.
Minerals
- Comprehensive Site:
- Minerals Information [U.S. Geological Survey]
- Comprehensive Site:
- Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment. Statistics by commodity, country and state.
- Sources:
- Metal Industry Indicators
- Monthly newsletter that analyzes and forecasts the economic health of five metal industries: primary metals, steel, copper, primary aluminum, and aluminum mill products.
- Mineral Commodity Summaries
- Annual report with the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data.
- Mineral Industry Surveys
- Periodic statistical and economic publications designed to provide timely statistical data on production, distribution, stocks, and consumption of significant mineral commodities.
- Minerals Yearbook
- Reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries.
- Minerals Yearbook Online 1932 - 1993
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison has digitized the Bureau of Mines' "Minerals Yearbook" for the years 1932-1993. Online volumes of "Minerals Yearbook" are available as part of the library's "Ecology and Natural Resources Collection," home page.
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National Security
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Federation of American Scientists
- see also Homeland Security
- see also Military
- Congressional Budget Office Reports on National Security
- CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. This link connects to CBO reports on defense budgets, defense equipment and systems, defense industries, infrastructure and support activities, military/DoD civilian pay and personnel, military forces and strategic issues and arms control.
- Intelligence Resources Programs [Federation of American Scientists]
- Official U.S. Government documents on intelligence.
- National Security Archive
- Collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act. An independent non-governmental research institute.
- National Security Strategy for Homeland Security
- Provides direction to the federal government departments and agencies that have a role in homeland security. Suggests steps that state and local governments, private companies and organizations, and individual Americans can take to improve security, and offers incentives for them to do so. Recommends certain actions to the Congress.
- National Security Strategy of the United States
- 2006 | 2002 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1991
- New World Coming: American Security in the 21st Century [United States Commission on National Security/21st Century]
- Report covering assumptions, observations and key conclusions about the global environment of the next quarter century with a statement of their essential meaning for American national security strategy in the 21st century.
- World Intelligence and Security Agencies [Federation of American Scientists]
- Links to intelligence and security agencies for countries of the world as well as international agencies.
North American Industry Classification System
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. It has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
- 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables [U.S. Census Bureau]
- Matches NAICS codes and SIC codes: Table 1 matches 1997 NAICS codes to 1987 SIC codes; and, Table 2 matches 1987 SIC codes to 1997 NAICS codes.
- Standard Industrial Classification Manual
- Developed for use in the classification of business establishments by type of activity for purposes of facilitating the collection, tabulation, presentation and analysis of data and to promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical data collected by government agencies and private research organizations. Replaced by the North American Industry Classification System.
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System [U.S. Census Bureau]
- Several data sets are still available with SIC-based data: 1997 Economic Census; 1992 Economic Census; County Business Patterns; and, other economic programs (most of which discontinued SIC-based reporting between 1997 and 2001).
Nursing Homes
- National Nursing Home Survey
- A continuing series of national sample surveys of nursing homes, their residents, and their staff. The most recent NNHS was conducted in 1999. The National Nursing Home Survey provides information on nursing homes from the perspective of the service provider and that of the recipient. Data about the facilities include characteristics such as size, ownership, Medicare/Medicaid certification, occupancy rate, number of days of care provided, and expenses. For recipients, data are obtained on demographic characteristics, health status, and services received.
Nutrition
- see Diet & Nutrition
- see Hunger
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Occupational Guides & Information
- Occupational Outlook Handbook [U.S. Department of Labor]
- see Diet & Nutrition
- Detailed descriptions of approximately 250 occupations that account for about 86 percent of all jobs in the economy.
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly
- Supplements Occupational Outlook Handbook.
- Occupational Projections and Training Data
- Presents detailed, comprehensive statistics used in preparing the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Occupational Safety and Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Current injury, illness, and fatality data.
- National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Since 1992
- Annual survey of fatal workplace injuries in the United States.
- OSHA Technical Manual [Occupational Safety and Health Administration]
- Provides technical information and guidance on occupational safety and health topics. The content is based on currently available research publications, OSHA standards, and consensus standards. Also see OSHA Regulations and Compliance Links
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]
- A source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.
- Workplace Injury and Illness Statistics [Occupational Safety and Health Administration]
- Data on injury/illness incidence rates, injury/illness characteristics and fatalities.
Oceans
- Agencies:
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
- Agencies:
- U.S. Department of State
- Intergovenmental Oceanographic Commission
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds Environmental Protection Agency
- Oceans, Coasts & Estuaries
- Marine assessment and monitoring, habitat protection and regulatory programs
- U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy expired December 2004
- Data Sites:
- National Oceanographic Data Center
- Sites:
- Marine Realms Information Bank
- Data Sites:
- Access to free online scientific information about oceans, coasts, and coastal watersheds
- OceanPortal
- A high-level directory of ocean data and web sites
- Sources:
- An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century [U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy]
- Conntains the Commission's final recommendations for a new, comprehensive national ocean policy. Calls for a new governance framework, more investment in marine science and a new stewardship ethic by all Americans - all within the context of an ecosystem-based management approach - to halt the decline of this nation's oceans and coasts.
- The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002
- Assesses the condition of reef resources, ranks the relative importance of environmental pressures that have degraded reefs, highlights significant actions taken by United States Coral Reef Task Force agencies to conserve coral reef ecosystems, and provides recommendations from coral reef managers to fill information gaps. It forms a baseline against which future assessments will be compared, allowing scientists to track and ultimately predict changes in reef conditions.
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Parks, National
- National Park Service
- National Park Service Statistical Abstract 1976, 1996-1998
Patents
- U. S. Patent and Trademark Office 1976-
- Info from the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office plus a database that provides U.S. patent titles, abstracts and references from 1976 to the present. Official Gazette 1964 to present
- Population
- see Demographics
Poverty
- see also Welfare
- Poverty [Census Bureau]
- see Demographics
- Census Bureau Current Population Survey reports on poverty in the United States.
- Poverty Guidelines, Research and Measurement [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]
- Contains annual Health and Human Services poverty guidelines since 1996, links to research organizations and select publications on poverty measurement.
- Poverty in the United States [Census Bureau]
- Data is presented on the social and economic characteristics of the population living below the poverty level.
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates [Census Bureau]
- Provides more current estimates of selected income and poverty statistics than the most recent decennial census. Estimates are created for states, counties, and school districts.
- Commission on Presidential Debates
- Includes transcripts of presidential and vice presidential debates.
- History of Televised Presidential Debates
- Provides a detailed history of televised presidential debates. Centerpiece - "The Great Debate" - is a video of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate, reproduced in its entirety. Maintained by the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
Presidents of the United States
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
- George Washington to George W. Bush.
- Presidents of the United States [Internet Public Library]
- Background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Also features links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites.
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents since 1993
- The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
- Public papers of President Bush (1992) and President Clinton (1993-2001)
- Clinton Presidential Materials Project [National Archives and Records Administration]
- The Clinton Presidential Materials Project's primary mission is the preservation of the Presidential records, personal and donated papers, and memorabilia of the Clinton Administration.
Public Lands
- Public Land Statistics [Bureau of Land Management] Since 1996
- BLM annual publication presenting statistics about public lands.
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Reproductive Health
- Abortion [Medline Plus]
- Internet links to sources of information and statistics on abortion.
- Reproductive Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Data and statistics, reports and reproductive health related sites.
- Reproductive Health [FASTSTATS]
- Reproductive health statistics.
- Reproductive Health [Medline Plus]
- Guide to Internet resources on reproductive health.
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Science
- Portals:
- Science.gov
- Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
- Agencies:
- National Science Foundation
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Comprehensive Site:
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Sources:
- STDs Communications Database
- National Science Foundation
- Best practices in communications, audience profiles, theoretical approaches and training decision-support tools.
- Surveillance Reports since 1993
- Statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
- Treatment Guidelines
- Guidelines for the treatment of persons who have sexually transmitted diseases
Social Security
- Agencies:
- Social Security Administration
- Sources:
- Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program since 2000
- Agencies:
- Provides program and demographic information about the people who receive those benefits--disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, and disabled adult children. The basic topics covered are beneficiaries in current payment status; benefits awarded, withheld, and terminated; geographic distributions; Social Security beneficiaries who receive Supplemental Security Income; and the income of disabled beneficiaries.
- Annual Statistical Supplement since 2000
- Includes the most comprehensive data available on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, from beneficiary counts and benefit amounts to the status of the trust funds. Also contain datas on Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' benefits, and other related income security programs as well as summaries of the history of the major programs and a glossary of terms.
- Children Receiving SSI since 2003
- Semi-annual report that presents a "snapshot" of selected program and demographic characteristics of children who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
- Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County since 2000
- Presents employment and earnings data by sex, age, and race for people in Social Security-covered employment.
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security
- Annual booklet highlights data on the most important aspects of the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs--the people they serve and the benefits they provide.
- Glossary of Social Security Terms
- Definitions of terms used within the U.S. social security system.
- History of Social Security
- This site contains one of the largest and most extensive collections of history-related materials in the federal government. We present here both the institutional history of the Social Security Administration and the history of the Social Security program itself.
- OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County since 1999
- Provides data on the Social Security population at the local level. It presents basic program data by type of benefit (retirement, survivors, and disability) and category of beneficiary (retired and disabled workers, wives and husbands, widows and widowers, and children).
- Red Book
- Serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities.
- Social Security: A Primer 2001 [Congressional Budget Office]
- Examines the demographic patterns that are causing the graying of the U.S. population and looks at several strategies that have been proposed for preparing for that aging population. It emphasizes the economic and budgetary aspects of Social Security--particularly, how changes to the program might affect the nation's ability to deal with its impending demographic shift.
- Social Security and Pensions [Congressional Budget Office]
- CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. This links connects to CBO reports, studies and transcripts of congressional testimony on social security and pensions.
- Social Security Bulletin
- The Bulletin (Social Security Administration's quarterly research journal) is known for its comprehensive coverage of Social Security's issues. Articles focus on the OASDI and SSI programs, the income of the aged, private pension coverage, the poverty status of various groups (such as women and children), and other timely subjects.
- Social Security Handbook
- A readable, easy to understand resource for the very complex Social Security programs and services.
- Social Security Programs in the United States 1997
- Provides a comprehensive picture of the programs under the Social Security Act and how they operate for the benefit of society. The programs are grouped into four major areas: social insurance, health insurance and health services, assistance programs, and programs for specific groups (such as veterans, government employees, and railroad workers).
- SSI Annual Statistical Report since 2002
- Describes the SSI program and the people who receive benefits from it. The tables present data on such topics as recipient characteristics, state-administered supplements, disability and work incentives, applications, awards, and denials.
- SSI Recipients by State and County Since 1998
- Local area data for the Supplemental Security Income program for aged, blind, and disabled people. Data are for federal SSI payments and for federally administered state supplementation.
- State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients Since 2002
- This annual publication presents data on selected characteristics of mandatory and optional state assistance programs for SSI recipients. It focuses on eligibility provisions and the most basic levels of assistance for individuals and couples who receive supplementary payments.
Space
- Agencies:
- NASA
- Images:
- NASA Images
Standard Industrial Classification Manual
- see North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Statistics
- These sites provide a wide range of statistics on many subjects.
- See specific subject categories in this guide for more detailed statistics on a particular subject.
- FEDSTATS
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Economics Statistics Briefing Room
- Social Statistics Briefing Room
Stem Cells
- Agencies:
- NIH Institute and Center Resources [National Institutes of Health]
- President's Council on Bioethics
- Directory Sites:
- Stem Cell Information [National Institutes of Health]
- Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation [Medline Plus]
- Sources:
- Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research National Bioethics Advisory Commission (1999)
- Agencies:
- Reports by the Commission that thoroughly review the issues associated with human stem cell research, balancing all ethical and medical considerations.
- Presidential Statement on Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2001)
- Criteria determined by President Bush that allow Federal funding for research using existing embryonic stem cell lines. Supercedes National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.
- Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions National Institutes of Health (2001)
- A review of the state of the science of stem cell research as of June 2001.
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Taxes Forms & Publicatons
- Internal Revenue Service
- Tax forms and publications available online from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Congressional Budget Office Reports on Tax Analysis
- CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. This link lists CBO reports and studies on tax policy and analysis.
- Tax Stats
- A wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
Telecommunications
- Agencies:
- Federal Communications Commission
- Sources:
- Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Deployment
- Agencies:
- Contains reports and data on local telephone competition and subscribership to high-speed services.
- Monitoring Reports
- These reports and supporting data detail developments in the telecommunications industry. The reports cover industry revenues and contributions; low income support; high-cost support; schools and libraries support; rural health care support; telephone subscribership and penetration; rates and price indices; network usage and growth; quality of service; infrastructure; and revenues, expenses and investment.
- Statistical Trends in Telephony
- Contains information about the size, growth, and development of the telephone industry, including data on market shares, minutes of calling, number of lines, and telephone subscribership. Also provides information about access charges, telephone rates and price changes, consumer expenditures for service, complaints, employment, infrastructure, international telephone traffic, local competition, long distance carriers, residential telephone usage, and universal service support.
- Statistics of Communications Common Carriers
- Annual publication that contains company specific and industry-wide information on telecommunications costs, revenues, prices, and usage.
- Telephone Industry Infrastructure and Service Quality
- Contains reports describing the physical facilities and service quality of common carriers communications. Topics also include fiber deployment and equal access facilities, as well as information on informal complaints received by the FCC.
- Telephone Numbering Facts
- Contains telephone number utilization information and information on the North American Numbering Plan, area codes, 555, 800, and 900 numbers, and long distance carrier code assignments.
Terrorism
- see also Bioterrorism
- see also Homeland Security
- Commissions:
- National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
- see also Bioterrorism
- Hearings, staff statements and testimony. The 9/11 Commission Report
- Agencies:
- Combating Terrorism Center [U.S. Military Academy]
- Counterterrorism Office [U.S. State Department]
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Sources:
- Congressional Research Service Reports on Terrorism
- Combating Terrorism Center [U.S. Military Academy]
- Site hosted by the American Federation of Scientists with links to reports on terrorism by the Congressional Research Service.
- Country Reports on Terrorism Annual
- The report covers developments in countries in which acts of terrorism occurred, countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, and countries determined to be of particular interest. Previously titled Patterns of Global Terrorism.
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations 2008 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001 | 1999 | 1997
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism 2006 |2003
- Outlines the effort the United States is making to combat terrorism.
- Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans 1995-1998
- Examines terrorism-related acts and other instances of violence affecting Americans. Selection of incidents is based upon: lethality, substantial property damage, use of unusual tactics or weapons and targets.
- Terrorists and Suicide Attacks [Congressional Research Service]
- Analyzes the key lessons of the international experience with suicide attacks and examines their relevance to the United States.
- Terrorism in the United States Since 1985
- Reports on terrorism within the United States.
Tobacco
- Data Sites:
- Cigarettes, Cigars, & Other Tobacco
- Data Sites:
- National, state and special reports and data on tobacco use.
- Sources:
- Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report 2002-2005 | 1998-1999
- Sales and advertising and promotional expenditures by tobacco type: dry snuff, moist snuff, plug/twist, and loose-leaf chewing tobacco.
- Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report 2004-05 | 2003 | 2002 | 2000
- Report on domestic cigarette sales, advertising and promotion.
- Global Tobacco Control [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Extensive information about smoking and tobacco use throughout the world. Includes the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, country reports and the National Tobacco Information Online System.
- Smoking and Tobacco Use [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Links to extensive information about tobacco use and smoking.
- Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking
- Reports of the Surgeon General on smoking since 1964.
- Tobacco Addiction [National Institute on Drug Abuse]
- Compilation of scientific information about the current understanding of nicotine addiction and its harmful effects.
- Tobacco Use
- Chapter on Tobacco Use from 2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health.
- Tobacco Use in America: Findings from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
- National prevalence estimates, including demographic characteristics, state-level estimates, initiation of smoking and patterns of use, risk and protective factors and tobacco use among special population groups.
- Tobacco: World Market and Trade Discontinued September 2005
- Analysis and data on tobacco, outlining the current supply, demand and trade estimates both for the United States and for many major foreign countries.
Transportation
- see also Aviation
- Agencies:
- Bureau of Transporation Statistics
- National Center for Statistics & Analysis
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Transportation Library
- Database:
- National Transit Database
- see also Aviation
- The Federal Transit Administration collects and disseminates data on the state of mass transportation via the National Transit Database (NTD) program. Over 600 of the nation's transportation providers submit data to the NTD annually. Both the public and private sectors use this data to assess the current state of mass transit and plan for the future.
- Sources:
- G-7 Transportation Highlights
- Summary statistical report on transportation that covers the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan--the Group of Seven (G-7) countries.
- Highway Statistics
- Annual reports containing analyzed statistical data on motor fuel; motor vehicles; driver licensing; highway-user taxation; State and local government highway finance; highway mileage, and Federal aid for highways.
- National Household Travel Survey 2001
- Household-based travel surveys conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Survey data are collected from a sample of U.S. households and expanded to provide national estimates of trips and miles by travel mode, purpose, and a host of other characteristics. The survey collects information on daily, local trips and on long-distance travel in the United States. Replaces American Travel Survey 1995
- National Transportation Atlas
- Collection of geo-spatial databases developed by the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies depicting nationally significant transportation facilities, networks, and geographic entities.
- National Transportation Data Archive
- Provides updated data, graphs and charts on nationwide transportation statistics.
- National Transportation Statistics
- Presents detailed national-level data on the U.S. transportation system, its economic performance, safety record, energy use, and environmental impacts.
- North American Transportation Highlights
- Summary statistical report on transportation that helps provide a continental perspective of transportation in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- North American Transportation in Figures 2000 | 1994
- provides a comprehensive overview of transportation statistics in North America. The report includes data for 1990, 1995 and 1996, the latest years for which comparable data are readily available. Alternate site
- State Alcohol Related Fatality Rates
- Presents rates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes by state from 1982 to 2001.
- State Traffic Safety Information since 2000
- Traffic safety information and data on a State-by-State basis. Includes data on traffic fatalities, economic cost data, alcohol involvement in fatal crashes, occupant restraint use rates, speed related fatal crashes, etc.
- Traffic Safety Facts
- Provide timely data about fatal motor vehicle crashes in specific subject areas (alcohol, children, large trucks, speeding, etc.)
- Traffic Safety and Occupant Protection
- Extensive information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding traffic safety.
- Transportation Indicators
- Monthly publication intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community on safety, mobility, economic growth, environment and national security.
- Transportation Statistics Annual Reports
- Review of the extent, use, condition, performance, and consequences of the nation's transportation systems.
Travel
- Passport Services [U.S. State Department]
- Travelers' Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- The Blue Sheet Summary of Health Information for International Travel
- Passport Services [U.S. State Department]
- List of the countries currently infected with quarantinable diseases (updated every two weeks). For more in-depth information, check the sections on Destinations, Diseases, and Outbreaks.
- The Green Sheet Sanitation Inspections of International Cruise Ships
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention's inspection scores of specific cruise ships. For more health advice on taking cruises, see the Cruise Ships section.
- Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
- Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
- The Yellow Book Health Information for International Travel
- An in-depth travel reference book published every two years by the Centrers for Disease Control and Prevention as a reference for those who advise international travelers of health risks.
Treaties
- Arms Control Treaties & Agreements
- International treaties and agreements pertaining to arms control. Archive
- Treaties in Force
- A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States currently in force.
- Treaty Actions
- Contains a record of actions taken by states in regard to international agreements.
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United States Government
- United States Government Manual
- As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees.
- Plum Book
- Published by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform alternately after each Presidential election, the Plum Book lists over 7,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide. Data covers positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials. The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of Administration policies and programs and the incumbents usually have a close and confidential working relationship with the agency or other key officials.
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Vietnam War
- Vietnam and Korean War Casualty Lists
- Vietnam Era Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Database
Vital Records
- Where to Write for Vital Records
- How to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
Vital Statistics
- Agencies:
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Sources:
- Atlas of United States Mortality
- Shows all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as Health Service Areas (HSA's).
- National Vital Statistics Reports
- Monthly birth, death, marriage, and divorce provisional statistics. Supplements reporrt final data for previous year. Supplements issued for final data on births and deaths. Special topic analyses issued from time to time. Replaces Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
- U.S. Decennial Life Tables, 1989 to 1991 [National Center for Health Statistics]
- The life tables are used to obtain measures of comparative longevity for persons in the United States. The death rates in this report were calculated using data from the 1990 Census of Population and deaths occurring in the United States to residents of the United States during the 3-year period, 1989-91. Published every 10 years.
- Vital Statistics of the United States Since 1890
- Annual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce.
- Where to Write for Vital Records
- Provided for those users who want direct access to individual State and territory information.
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Water
- see also Oceans
- see also Wetlands
- Agencies:
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Forest Service [US Department of Agriculture]
- U.S. Geological Survey
- National Resources Conservation Service [US Department of Agriculture]
- Data Sites:
- USGS Water Data for the Nation
- Sites:
- Hydrology Web
- Sources:
- Ground Water Atlas of the United States [US Geological Survey]
- Describes the location, the extent and the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the United States.
- National Recommended Water Quality Criteria
- Compilation of EPA's national recommended water quality criteria for 157 pollutants, developed pursuant to the Clean Water Act. These recommended criteria provide guidance for States and Tribes in adopting water quality standards under the Clean Water Act.
- National Water Quality Inventory Report Since 1992
- The primary vehicle for informing Congress and the public about general water quality conditions in the United States. This document characterizes our water quality, identifies widespread water quality problems of national significance, and describes various programs implemented to restore and protect our waters.
- National Wild & Scenic Rivers System
- Information about the Wild & Scenic Rivers System, individual rivers, publications, federal and state agencies, etc.
- Providing Safe Drinking Water in America Drinking Water Compliance Reports Since 1996
- The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that each state submits an annual report on public water system violations to EPA that address violations of national primary drinking water regulations. EPA summarizes and evaluates the annual state reports in an annual national report.
- Water Supply Forecasts
- Current water supply forecasts plus historical data.
- Water Use in the United States Since 1990
- Since 1950, the U.S. Geological Survey has compiled data at five-year intervals on amounts of water used in homes, businesses, industries, and on farms throughout the United States, and has described how that use has changed with time.
Weather
- see also Climate Change
- Agencies:
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Climate Data Center
- National Weather Service
- Sources:
- Climate Extremes & Weather Events
- Climatological Data
- Heating and Cooling Degree Day Data
- Hourly Precipitation Data
- Local Climatological Data
Welfare
- Welfare & Work [Department of Health and Human Services]
- Welfare Reform [Department of Health and Human Services]
- AFDC Caseload Data 1977-1997
- AFDC total caseload data for by fiscal and calendar years for the years 1977-1997.
- AFDC Time Trends 1987-1996
- Presents AFDC data over time.
- Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The Baseline [1998]
- This volume includes an historical overview of the program and statistical information on program characteristics, thus providing a snapshot of the AFDC program as it existed prior to enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
- Green Book
- Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States.
- Searchable Database 2000, 1998 and 1996 editions
- By Chapter Book 2000, 1998, 1996 and 1994 editions.
- Indicators of Welfare Dependence 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1998 | 1997
- Annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 1997-1999
- U.S. Welfare Caseload Tables
Wetlands
- Agencies:
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- National Resources Conservation Service [U.S. Department of Agriculture]
- Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]
- Sources:
- National Wetlands Inventory
- Information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats and other wildlife habitats.
- Wetlands in the National Parks
- The National Park Service manages more than 16 million acres of wetlands, and is therefore a key participant in the preservation, restoration, and management of wetland habitats across the United States. Common types of wetlands include swamps, bogs, marshes, mudflats, shallow ponds, wet meadows, and similar areas.
Wildlife
- Agencies:
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Sites:
- National Wildlife Health Center
Women
- see also Demographics
- see also Health
- see also Reproductive Health
- Agencies:
- National Women's Health Information Center
- Office of Research on Women's Health
- Women's Bureau - U.S. Department of Labor
- Data Site:
- Census Bureau - Women in the United States
- The Census Bureau derives gender-specific data from a number of surveys and the decennial census, and produces many reports that contain data on women.
- Sources:
- Nontraditional Occupations for Women [Department of Labor] Since 1999
- Gives summary employment data for nontraditional occupations (defined as those in which women comprise 25 percent or less of total employed) for women.
- 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women [Department of Labor] Since 1999
- Women's Bureau report on the 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women, Full-time Wage and Salary Workers that, for each occupation, gives the number of women employed, total number employed, percent women and women's usual median weekly earnings.
- Women in the Labor Force: A Databook 2005
- Presents historical and current labor force and earnings data for women and men from the Current Population Survey.
- Women of Color Health Data Book
- Study examines factors affecting the health of women of color, health assessment, and health improvement issues.
- Women's Health USA Since 2002
- Report on the health status of America's women brings together key facts and figures to profile the health of women throughout the nation and provides easy-to-use statistical information. Includes current and historical data.
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Youth
- Adolescent & School Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Data and publications about adolescent health and school health.
- Youth Indicators
- Compilation of social statistics concerning the nation's young people.
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
- Monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth — behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors thatcontribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity — plus overweight.
- Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
- Report on youth violence.
