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
- see Urban Affairs
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 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)
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
Grants
Guns
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Health
Health Care Administration