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3. What about my job - future employment?
4. Will I remain in the Middle-Class or become impoverished?
5. If I am working Poor, will I ever enter the Middle Class, and The American Dream?
6. Is this good for America?
7. We will add questions as we progress....
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What is a QUINTILE?
QUINTILE MEANS FIVE
BREAKING-UP THE USA POPULATION
INTO FIVE PARTS
ALL PROPLE FIT INTO A QUINTILE
A FIVE PART [5] OR 20% GROUP
It is 20% of the US population. All Americans fil into one of tghese 5 quintile regarding their income level. If you are in the top quintile- you are Rich. If you are in the bottomn quintile - you are Poor or the Working Poor.
If you are in the top 5% and up to the top 1% [The President's tax-break people] you are really really Rich. or Example: People earning over $1 million income received a $1000,000.00 tax cut break!]
Important USA Map of Quintiles
Deindustrialization=Less Manufacturing=Less Living-Wage Jobs
This 2005 Median Family Income is the annual amount a family of four earned in 2005
*The Median Income is the income earned by that household where 50% of households in the County earn more than the median amount, and 50% earn less.
“Very low income” is defined as a household earning 50% or less of the County’s Median Income.
“Low income” is defined as a household earning 80% or less of the County’s Median Income.
“Moderate income” is defined as a household earning 80-120% of the County Median Income.
The chart below shows the income levels for 2005 as prepared by the State Department of Housing and Community Development. The update income figures are generally released between January and March each year.
Income Group
Household Size (# of persons) and Annual Income (in $)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Very Low
21,600
24,700
27,750
30,850
33,300
35,800
38,250
40,700
Low
34,550
39,500
44,400
49,350
53,300
57,250
61,200
65,150
Median
43,200
49,350
55,550
61,700
66,650
71,550
76,500
81,450
Moderate
51,850
59,250
66,650
74,050
79,950
85,900
91,800
97,750
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Median Family Income
Date posted: 06/18/2005
Median Family Income - United States, Colorado and Larimer County
United States
Colorado
Larimer
1990
$35,225
$35,930
$36,931
2000
$49,600
$55,883
$58,866
% Increase:
41%
56%
59%
Median Family Income - United States, Colorado, and Larimer County
United States
Colorado
Larimer County
2001
$52,500
$57,700
$58,200
2002
$54,400
$61,500
$60,800
2003
$56,500
$62,200
$64,800
2004
$57,500
$63,500
$66,500
2005
$58,000
$65,400
$69,200
This is IMPORTANT. It proves which quintiles and segments receive more or less of THE U.S.A. ANNUAL WEALTH = INCOME- MONEY
HERE IS HOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH BREAKS DOWN:
1. If you are in the top 1% of the nation, then you receive 38.1% of WEALTH.
2. If you are in the BOTTOM 40% of the nation, then you receive ONLY .2% of WEALTH. And so forth as the chart shows.
How much income does it take to be in the top 20%, in the top 5%?
If your household income before taxes in 2002 was $84,016 or higher, you were in the top 20% of the nation's households.
If your household income in 2002 was $150,002 or higher, you were in the top 5%.
Below is a table showing the income limits for each quintile (fifth) of the nation's households in 2002.
*Families with income in the top 5 percent in 1929 earned 10 percent more of the total income pie than they did in 1997
*O/W no great fluctuations in income distribution since 1947
*Concern that since 1970 the percentage of income received by families in the lowest 20 percent has fallen while the income percentages received by the families in the highest fifth and the highest 5 percent have risen.
Table 7.3 of Sharp: Percentage of Income Received by Each Fifth and the Top 5% of Families, 1960-2000
The United States has the largest economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of Q2 2005 [3]). As in all market-oriented economies, private individuals and business firms in the U.S. make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. This is financed via taxes and borrowings in the money and capital markets. Federal borrowings are subject to borrowing caps to theoretically prevent fiscal irresponsibility. The cap as of 2004 stands at 8.2 trillion. (Borrowings as of November 2005 are 8.1 trillion.)
The largest sector of the U.S. economy is now service, which employs roughly three quarters of the work force. The United States has many natural resources, including coal, oil and gas, metals, and such minerals as gold, soda ash, and zinc. In agriculture, it is a top producer of, among other crops, corn, soy beans, rice and wheat; the United States is a net exporter of food. The manufacturing sector produces goods such as cars, airplanes, steel, and electronics, among many others.
Economic activity varies greatly from one part of the country to another, with many industries being concentrated in certain cities or regions. For example, New York City is the center of the American financial, publishing, broadcasting, and advertising industries. Silicon Valley is the country's largest high technology hub, while Los Angeles is the most important center for film and television production. The Midwest is known for its reliance on manufacturing and heavy industry with Chicago as the "Capitol of the Midwest", and with Detroit, Michigan, serving as the center of the American automotive industry. The Great Plains are known as the "breadbasket" of America for their tremendous agricultural output; the intermountain region serves as a mining hub and natural gas resource; the Pacific Northwest for fish and timber, while Texas is largely associated with the oil industry; and the Southeast is a major hub for both medical research and the textiles industry.
Several countries continue to link their currency to the dollar or even use it as a currency (such as Ecuador), although this practice has subsided since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. Many markets are also quoted in dollars, such as those of oil and gold. The dollar is also the predominant reserve currency in the world, and more than half of global reserves are in dollars.
The largest trading partner of the United States is Canada (19%), followed by China (12%), Mexico (11%), and Japan (8%). About $1.1 billion dollars worth of goods cross the U.S.-Canada border each day, making the two the largest trading partners in the world.
In 2003, the United States was ranked as the third most visited tourist destination in the world; its 40,400,000 visitors ranked behind France's 75,000,000 and Spain's 52,500,000. Whereas a great majority of those nations' visitors come from fellow European nations, tourism to the United States is more likely to come from continents other than its own.
Labor unions have existed since the 19th century, and grew large and powerful from the 1930s to the 1950s. See Labor history of the United States. Since 1970 they have shrunk in the private sector and now cover fewer than 8% of the workers. However union membership has grown rapidly in the public sector, especially among teachers, nurses, police, postal workers, and municipal clerks. There have been few strikes in recent years.
The United States' imports exceed exports by 80%, leading to a real annual trade deficit of $650.3 billion or 5.7% of real gross domestic product. It is the largest debtor nation in the world, with total gross foreign liabilities of over $12,000,000 million as of 2004; and it absorbs more than 50% of global savings annually.
Since the 1980s, the U.S. has increased the use of neoliberal economic policies that reduce government intervention and reduce the size of the welfare state, backing away from the more interventionist Keynesian economic policies that had been in favor since the Great Depression. As a result, the United States provides fewer government-delivered social welfare services than most industrialized nations, choosing instead to keep its tax burden lower and relying more heavily on the free market and private charities.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have minimum wages higher than the national level ($5.15 per-hour), including the highest, the State of Washington at $7.35. Twenty-six states are the same as the federal level; two — Ohio and Kansas — are below; and six do not have state laws.
The United Nations Development Programme Report 2005 ranks income the United States as the 74th most equal out of 124 countries, as measured by the Gini coefficient. The richest 10% make 15.9 times as much as the poorest 10%, and the richest 20% make 8.4 times as much as the poorest 20%. (See List of countries by income equality.) However, the median income in America is greater than in most industrialized nations placing higher by the Gini coefficient.
America's povertyline, defined for a family of four as an income of less than $19,157, is at 12.7% of the general population. Approximately one out of every five children in the United States grows up below the official poverty line. Among racial groups; Native Americans and Alaska Natives have the lowest median income while Asians have the highest. Regionally, the southern states have the lowest median incomes while the West Coast and New England have the highest.
The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift farther west and south. The fastest growing region is the West, followed by the South. Growth in some parts of the nation have been particularly extreme such as the fastest growing metropolitan area, Las Vegas, Nevada, which went from 273,288 people in 1970 to about 1,650,671 in 2004. Between 1990 and 2000, 19 of the 20 fastest-growing states were in these two regions.[4]
Major demographic trends include the mass immigration of Hispanics from Latin America into the Southwest, which is home to 60% (21 of the 35 million) of the nation's Hispanics (their numbers increased 57.9% nationally in the 1990s). The West Coast has been the residence of choice for immigrating Asians, particularly from the Philippines and China. The West Coast is now home to approximately half of all American citizens of Asian ancestry (5 of the 10 million, increasing 52.4% in number during the 1990s).
The United States is a very ethnically diverse country. According to the 2000 census, it has 31 ethnic groups with at least one million members each, and numerous others represented in smaller amounts.
The majority of Americans descend from whiteEuropean immigrants who either arrived after the establishment of the first English colonies or after the period Reconstruction (1863-1877). This majority -- 69% in 2000 -- decreases each year, and is expected to become a plurality within a few decades. The most frequently stated European ancestries are German (15.2%), Irish (10.8%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.6%) and Scandinavian (3.7%). Many immigrants also hail from Slavic countries such as Poland and Russia. Other significant immigrant populations come from eastern and southern Europe and French Canada.
Hispanics from Mexico are second only to the German-American population in the single-race category. Hispanics comprise 13% of the population (2000 census) which include people from South and Central America. People of Mexican descent made up 7.3% of the population in the 2000 census and about 66% of the Hispanic-American community. This proportion is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades.
African Americans or Blacks comprise 13% (2000 census) of the American population. This percentage includes 0.6% of individuals that identified as black and one or more other race. The initial wave of people from Africa arrived enslaved, particularly throughout the colonial period and infancy of the new nation (1690-1808). Today, African Americans are spread throughout the country, but the population is largely concentrated in the Southern United States.
For the first time ever, American citizens were able to list all of the racial, ethnic, or ancestry groups which they felt was appropriate for them in the 2000 census. For example, a person could be counted in both the Italian and the Irish ancestry group if they described themselves as being of dual ancestry.
Growing Income Disparity and the Middle Class Squeeze
Our economy is marked by a very uneven distribution of wealth and income. For example, it is estimated that 28% of the total net wealth is held by the richest 2% of families in the U.S. The top 10% holds 57% of the net wealth. If homes and other real estate are excluded, the concentration of ownership of financial wealth is even more glaring. In 1983, 54% of the total net financial assets were held by 2% of all families, those whose annual income is over $125,000. Eighty-six percent of these assets were held by the top 10% of all families (US Bishops Economic Justice 183, quoting 1983 Federal Reserve Board figures).
This paper has noted the contribution that middle class anxieties and the on-going fiscal crisis are making to the rhetorical and legislative attack on the poor. This "squeeze play" is not imaginary, it is very real and it is manifested in a number of negative ways, including growing income disparities.
Real weekly wages in the U.S. rose until 1973, and have been declining since. From 1977 - 1989, the wealthiest 660,000 families gained 75% of "average pretax income" increases, while most middle income families saw only a 4% increase -- and those in the bottom 40% of income cohorts had real declines. The average annual earnings of the top group increased from $315,000 to $560,000 in twelve years. In 1990, the median income was $29,934; in 1973, it was $30,943 (constant dollars). Women in the workforce have helped to forestall lifestyle crashes due to this stagnant growth (Newman Declining 40, 42).
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development notes that the U.S. has the most inequitable distribution of income of all the industrialized nations and the middle class is in serious decline; the international bankers are worried about social and economic problems in the U.S. (Dubois 43). The Economist writes that since the 1970s, economic inequities have mushroomed. The top income quintile is doing great, the bottom quintile is declining (not in numbers, but in income). The conditions of the poor are described as "bad" (34). A survey of 26 industrialized nations (the Luxembourg Income Study) found that the gap between the wealthiest 10% and the poorest 10% is greater in the United States than any other country except Russia (Wallechinsky 6). In 1970, the lowest quintile had 5.5% of the national income; in 1990, that group had 3.7% -- a 33% decline in 20 years (Haughton and Schwoyer 88). The Gross National Product rose 33% (in constant dollars), 1975 - 1985 (Bayer 45). The December 1995 Commonweal magazine, using Federal Reserve data, reports that between 1982 and 1994, nonfarm labor productivity increased three times that of the rate of real hourly compensation. Manufacturing productivity rose by 37%, wages and benefits remained flat. The ratio of the compensation of CEOs to the average worker in 1974 was 35 to 1; now it is 150 to 1. Using Council of Economic Advisors data, the article found that the real income of men with high school educations dropped 21% between 1979 and 1990. During 1983 to 1992, the top 1% of households net worth increased from 34% to 42% of all household wealth; the bottom 80% dropped from 18% to 15% (the top 20% in 1989 controlled 85% of all household wealth). The only other comparable era of wealth concentration was 1922 to 1929 (12-13).
So income is flat or declining. But unfortunately, expenditures have not followed income's example. Of the major categories of household expenditures, only food and clothing have shown declines over time (Segal 62). All others are up, many in excess of the general inflationary rate:
-- Since 1930, the percentage of income devoted to transportation has doubled. Real per capita consumer expenditures during this period rose 300%; transportation, 600% (60).
-- The cost of medical care and household costs of medical care rose 50%, 1970 - 1990, in constant dollars (61).
-- The average annual cost of day care is $6,000 year ($120/week). This is a new consumer expenditure that was relatively minor in 1970 (median income during this period rose $2,115, 1970 - 1990) (61).
-- Higher education tuition is rising faster than inflation; from 1975 - 1990 the increase was $4,400 (in constant dollars). Private school tuition has also increased, as the percentage (e.g.) of Catholic parishes offering school attendance to parishioners without additional tuition payment has declined to zero (62).
-- The steep rise in housing prices is detailed in the section on Housing and Urban Renewal.
-- In 1997, it is significantly more expensive to secure the basic household needs than it was in 1970 and before. Some of this relates to the breakdown of previous systems (such as private school tuition and day care). A higher percentage of household income is now required to meet these needs than was true in previous years (59, 62).
This household squeeze is mirrored on a national level. If we factor together the costs (direct and indirect) of the U.S. international military empire and its adventuristic tendencies (e.g. Persian Gulf, Panama, Grenada, etc.), welfare for the rich, the savings and loan debacle, interest on the national debt (now a trillion dollars every five years) and the expensive drug war, among other issues that might be mentioned, it seems apparent that literally trillions of dollars of national wealth have been squandered over the last 30 years by the economic and political elite to no good purpose and a lot of that money has ended up in the hands of that same economic and political elite and their good friends in corporate America.
The general ethos of the U.S. has been that the country could literally do anything that it wanted to do; it could have guns and butter, manage a Welfare/Warfare state, and manipulate the money supply to make it all happen. But perhaps the most ancient economic principle is also one of the simplest: TANSTAAFL, that is, There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. The Bible says that pride goes before a fall. These United States of America may be about to learn the truth of this historical wisdom.
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INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY
According to the Federal Reserve, in 1990 the richest 1 percent of America owned 40 percent of its wealth -- the greatest level of inequality among all rich nations, and the worst in U.S. history since the Roaring Twenties. Furthermore, the richest 20 percent owned 80 percent of America -- meaning, of course, that the bottom four-fifths of all Americans owned only one fifth of its wealth.
Another revealing way of expressing this statistic is that the top 1 percent owned more than the bottom 90 percent combined. The Top 400 data comes from a separate source and is based on AGI, and is thus not directly comparable to the FEI data, however it is close enough for a general comparison.
Total Dollars in Billions per Group
LaborCapitalTransferTotal
Lowest Quintile
$102.00
$13.30
$115.20
$230.50
Second Quintile
$378.00
$79.80
$154.80
$612.60
Third Quintile
$762.00
$174.80
$138.00
$1,074.80
Fourth Quintile
$1,416.00
$286.90
$102.00
$1,804.90
Next 15%
$1,842.00
$406.60
$60.00
$2,308.60
Next 4%
$846.00
$383.80
$21.60
$1,251.40
Top 1%
$654.00
$589.00
$7.20
$1,250.20
This graph shows the three forms of income stacked on top of each other to represent total income for each percentile, allowing you to see what portion of what type of income makes up the income for the population. The graph is made from seven data points, which are marked by the vertical lines extending to the X axis.
The United States
The 1999 U.S. population is 272 million, making it the world's third largest country in terms of population, but only 1/4 of a billion compared with China's and India's combined 2 billion. The US land size is about the size of China.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
historical demographical data of the whole country
population
year
population
year
population
year
population
year
population
year
874,0
1700
76212,2
c1900
123202,7
c1930
179323,2
c1960
248709,9
c1990
2059,0
1750
77584,0
1901
124149,0
1931
183691,0
1961
252643,0
1991
3929,7
c1790
79163,0
1902
124949,0
1932
186538,0
1962
255407,0
1992
5308,5
c1800
80632,0
1903
125690,0
1933
189242,0
1963
258120,0
1993
6258,0
1805
82166,0
1904
126485,0
1934
191889,0
1964
260529,0
1994
7239,9
c1810
83822,0
1905
127362,0
1935
194303,0
1965
263119,0
1995
8419,0
1815
85450,0
1906
128181,0
1936
196560,0
1966
265284,0
1996
9638,4
c1820
87008,0
1907
128961,0
1937
198712,0
1967
267636,0
1997
11252,0
1825
88710,0
1908
129969,0
1938
200706,0
1968
270299,0
1998
12866,0
c1830
90490,0
1909
131028,0
1939
202677,0
1969
275562,7
1999
14162,0
1833
92228,5
c1910
132165,1
c1940
203211,9
c1970
281421,9
c2000ap
15843,0
1837
93863,0
1911
133402,0
1941
207661,0
1971
278059,0
2001
17069,5
c1840
95335,0
1912
134860,0
1942
209896,0
1972
2002
18957,0
1843
97225,0
1913
136739,0
1943
211909,0
1973
2003
21406,0
1847
99111,0
1914
138397,0
1944
213854,0
1974
2004
23191,9
c1850
100546,0
1915
139928,0
1945
215973,0
1975
286981,0
2005ep
25736,0
1853
101961,0
1916
141389,0
1946
218035,0
1976
2006
29037,0
1857
103268,0
1917
144126,0
1947
220239,0
1977
2007
31443,3
c1860
103208,0
1918
146631,0
1948
222585,0
1978
2008
34026,0
1863
104514,0
1919
149188,0
1949
225055,0
1979
2009
37376,0
1867
106021,6
c1920
151325,8
c1950
226545,8
c1980
297205,0
2010ep
39818,4
c1870
108538,0
1921
154287,0
1951
230138,0
1981
2011
43006,0
1873
110049,0
1922
156954,0
1952
232520,0
1982
2012
47141,0
1877
111947,0
1923
159565,0
1953
234799,0
1983
2013
50155,8
c1880
114109,0
1924
162391,0
1954
237001,0
1984
2014
54100,0
1883
115829,0
1925
165275,0
1955
239279,0
1985
306560,0
2015ep
59127,0
1887
117397,0
1926
168221,0
1956
241625,0
1986
315268,0
2020ep
62974,7
c1890
119035,0
1927
171274,0
1957
243942,0
1987
322675,0
2025ep
66970,0
1893
120509,0
1928
174141,0
1958
246307,0
1988
327987,0
2030ep
72129,0
1897
121770,0
1929
177073,0
1959
247342,0
1989
394241,0
2050ep
The following excerpts are from: Dismantling The Middle Class by D. Barlett & J. Steele (1992)
Casualties of the New Economic Order
The Downwardly Mobile.
Vanishing Factory Workers. In a letter to Congress in January 1989, President Reagan spoke enthusiastically of the many jobs his administration had created since 1980: "Nearly nineteen million nonagricultural jobs have been created during this period.... The jobs created are good ones. Over 90 percent of the new jobs are full-time, and over 85 percent of these full-time jobs are in occupations in which average annual salaries exceed $20,000."
In fact, the job growth was centered in the retail trade and service sectors, which pay the lowest wages. Higher-paying jobs in manufacturing disappeared at a rate unmatched since the Great Depression. In the 1950s, businesses added 1.6 million manufacturing jobs. They added 1.5 million such jobs in the 1960s, and 1.5 million in the 1970s. But in the 1980s, corporations eliminated 300,000 manufacturing jobs. If the trend continues, 1 million or more will be erased in the 1990s.
While the number of manufacturing jobs fell 1.3 percent from the 1970s to the 1980s, dropping from an average of 19.6 million to 19.3 million, the number of retail-trade jobs climbed 32.5 percent, rising from 12.8 million to 17 million. The retail-trade workers, whose numbers are growing, earn on average $204 a week. The manufacturing workers, whose numbers are dwindling, earn $458 a week.
Those numbers understate the problem. For the percentage of the overall work force employed in manufacturing, people who make things with their hands—cars, radios, refrigerators, clothing—is plummeting. During the 1950s, 33 percent of all workers were employed in manufacturing. The figure edged down to 30 percent in the 1960s, and plunged to 20 percent in the 1980s. It is now 17 percent—and falling.
Measured in terms of buying power, the wages of manufacturing, retail-trade and other service-industry employees during the 1980s fell far short of their parents and parents'and grandparents earningsgrandparents 'earnings,
To understand why, let's go back in time, to 1952 and the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the world's largest planned community, a symbol of a flourishing middle class. It took a factory worker one day to earn enough money to pay the closing costs on a new Levittown house, then selling for $10,000. More importantly, that was an era when the overwhelming majority of families buying homes relied on the income of one wage-earner. In 1991, it took a factory worker eighteen weeks to earn enough money to pay the closing costs on that same Levittown home, now selling for $100,000 or more.
Unfortunately, even if the average factory worker of the 1990s had the minimum down payment, his income would be insufficient for him to qualify for a mortgage in Levittown. That is because it now requires two incomes for most families to come up with a larger down payment and to meet higher monthly mortgage and tax payments. Workers in the retail and service industries are even worse off, which helps explain why so many Americans can't afford to own a house. This is especially true for young families, who in decades past were the traditional home buyershomebuyers.
On a more mundane level, a store clerk in 1952 had to work two hours to pay for 100 postage stamps. In 1991, a store clerk had to work six hours to buy 100 stamps.
All these things—shrinking paychecks, disappearing factory jobs, fat salaries for corporate executives, uncontrolled business debt, a deteriorating standard of living—are the visible consequences of the distorted government rule book. These excerpts are from: Dismantling The Middle Class by D. Barlett & J. Steele (1992)
Casualties of the New Economic Order
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FedWorld Information Network is a service from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The goal of FedWorld "is to provide a one-stop location for the public to locate, order and have delivered to them, U.S. Government information." Access to more than 130 government dial-up bulletin boards and other U.S. government sites is provided.
Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is used to "identify, locate, and describe publicly available Federal information resources, including electronic information resources. GILS records identify public information resources within the Federal Government, describe the information available in these resources, and assist in obtaining the information."
Government Information Resources on the Internet, from the University of Colorado. This site is great if you want to do a topical search of government information (e.g., crime statistics, education, immigration, patents, etc.)
The Government Internet Xchange (GIX), a service of the U.S. General Services Administration, provides links to U.S. federal as well as state, foreign, and international government resources. Some components of GIX are:
The Federal Information Center provides links to resources that can help answer frequently asked questions about federal agencies, programs, and services.
Agency Index, from Washburn University School of Law, has links to agency home pages, publications, organizational charts, and, whenever possible, forms.
Federal Bulletin Board, a GPO service, provides free electronic access to information from the White House and Executive Branch agencies.
Guide to Presidential Documents, from the Penn State University Libraries, is a useful guide to locating Presidential materials on the Internet. There is also information about print versions of these documents. Be aware that the call numbers given are for Penn State and will not necessarily match those at the UI. Ask GPD staff for help in locating these materials.
IPL/POTUS, from the Internet Public Library, has biographical information, timelines, and historical documents from all of the U.S. Presidents.
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory, from LSU, is a comprehesive listing of agencies (mostly executive branch). It is organized by type of agency and is searchable.
The White House home page has links to executive orders, proclamations, speeches, and press releases, as well as a guide to Your Government.
Legislative Branch
Topically-Arranged Starting Points
Legislative Information is a useful place to begin a search on members of Congress or either house of Congress. Arranged by type of information.
Laws and Regulations. A convenient starting point for locating laws and regulations from a variety of sources.
CIS Congressional LexisNexis provides access to congressional information including bills and voting records. Other features include full text of the United States Code, the Federal Register, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and access to legislative histories and public laws. UI access only
Thomas. This Library of Congress site provides searchable access to congressional information from the 103rd Congress to the present. Bills, committee reports, the Congressional Record, and historical documents are some of the items available at this site.
Statistical LexiesNexis. An index to statistical materials. Consists of three parts: American Statistical Index (ASI), an index to U.S. federal publications; Statistical Reference Index (SRI), an index to the publications of states and private organizations; and Index to International Statistics (IIS), an index to international governmental organization (IGO) publications. Provides direct Web access to some sources, but in most cases you will need to come to the Government Publications Department to use print or microfiche materials. UI access only
Bureau of Economic Analysis. "BEA's economic accounts?national, regional, and international?provide information on such key issues as economic growth, regional development, and the Nation's position in the world economy."
Economic Research Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides statistical information on "commercial agriculture, food and consumer economics, natural resources and environment, rural economy, and energy and new uses."
Energy Information Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, makes available statistical information on a variety of energy topics.
Fedstats, from the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, provides access to statistics from over 70 federal agencies.
Iowa Social Science Institute (ISSI) Data Archive. ISSI makes available machine-readable data from the Census Bureau, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, the Iowa Geographic Information Council, the Association of Public Data Users, and the European Consortium for Political Research. Much of this information is limited to University of Iowa users.
Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best one-volume source for U.S. government statistics of all types. This site requires Adobe Acrobat. The latest Statistical Abstract is located in RR-A. Earlier editions are in the stacks: HA202.
Statistical Resources on the Web, from the University of Michigan Documents Center, is a comprehensive listing of statistical sites, organized topically.
STAT-USA provides economic, trade, and business information from several databases, including the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) and Commerce Business Daily. UI access only
USITC DataWeb provides trade data collected by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Follow the login directions provided for UIowa users to go directly to the trade database, or browse the USITC home page for additional choices.
Documents on the Internet
Government Document Books and Pamphlets, from the State University of New York at Buffalo, has links to electronic documents arranged by subject. Some have been scanned locally.
Government Information Sources from the University of Texas. Use this site to access many major reference works from the federal government.
Government Periodicals, from the University of Louisville, is an alphabetical list of U.S. government periodicals now available on the Internet.
GPO Access Browse Topics, a subject guide to U.S. government information from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Uncle Sam ? Migrating Government Publications, from the University of Memphis. Links to the Web versions of documents. Access provided from a list of SuDoc numbers or a title list.
U.S. Government Title List, from Northwestern University, is another alphabetical listing of publications available on the Web.
Historical Documents
American Memory Project of the Library of Congress makes available full text documents and images from the library's collections.
National Security Archive, a nonprofit organization, collects declassified documents made available through the Freedom of Information Act.
Statistical Sources
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Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best one-volume source for U.S. government statistics of all types. This site requires Adobe Acrobat. The latest Statistical Abstract is located in RR-A. Earlier editions are in the stacks: HA202.
Census Bureau. A great source for social, demographic, and economic statistics.
Bureau of Economic Analysis. "BEA's economic accounts?national, regional, and international?provide information on such key issues as economic growth, regional development, and the Nation's position in the world economy."
Statistical Resources on the Web, from the University of Michigan Documents Center, is a comprehensive listing of statistical sites, organized topically.
STAT-USA provides economic, trade, and business information from several databases, including the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) and Commerce Business Daily. UI access only
USITC DataWeb provides trade data collected by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Follow the login directions provided for UIowa users to go directly to the trade database, or browse the USITC home page for additional choices.
Statistical LexiesNexis. An index to statistical materials. Consists of three parts: American Statistical Index (ASI), an index to U.S. federal publications; Statistical Reference Index (SRI), an index to the publications of states and private organizations; and Index to International Statistics (IIS), an index to international governmental organization (IGO) publications. Provides direct Web access to some sources, but in most cases you will need to come to the Government Publications Department to use print or microfiche materials. UI access only
Sources under each category are topically arranged with the more general tools at the top, descending to more narrow or specific resources at the bottom of the list. This page lists statistical resources that can be found on the Internet, but please note, a vast amount of statistical information is available in paper tools only.
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General Information
LexisNexis Statistical. Provides comprehensive access to statistical information. Use the Search Abstracts screen to search abstracts and indexes to U.S., state, international and intergovernmental statistical sources compiled in American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index and Index to International Statistics (ASI, SRI & IIS). If available, links are also given to a full-text web-based version of the publication cited. Other features of LexisNexis Statistical include an extensive list of links to government and university statistical websites. Comprehensive online Help is available, not only for searching LexisNexis Statistical, but also for finding frequently-requested statistical data and for understanding and interpreting statistical information. American FactFinderThis is the Census Bureau's search page for Decennial Census data, including the 1990 and 2000 Censuses. It also includes data from the American Community Survey, which is conducted annually between decennial censuses, the five year Economic Census, and the Population Estimates Program. FEDSTATS"More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use." Census Bureau Web SiteSubtitled "the official statistics," this website bills itself as "your source for social, demographic and economic information." CenStatsComprehensive statistical information including Annual Survey of Manufactures, Building Permits, Census Tract Street Locator, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, Occupation by Race and Sex, USA Counties, and Zip Business Patterns. Statistical Abstract of the United States"As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included." United States Historical Census Data BrowserThe data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970. The data displayed here were initially created by ICPSR under study number 0003, "Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1970. USA Counties 1996from the Census Bureau, compiles useful demographic, economic, and governmental information spanning several years and sources for county comparisons and profiles.
Population and Demographics
United States
US Population:
2000 CensusThe Census Bureau's American FactFinder allows the user to query for data from the 2000 Census as it is released. 1990 CensusIncludes population and housing unit counts for states, counties, metropolitan areas, towns, etc. Also provides social and economic data.
Population Estimates and Projections:
Census State Population ProjectionsCenter for Disease Control's Wonder extractor allows the user to pick geographies, race, gender, age, and time for the estimates database. Geographies, times, and demographics can be picked for the projection database. Users can create a two dimensional table using any of five variables.
Data Extractors:
FERRETFerret (Federal Electronic Research Review Extraction Tool) provides interactive access to all major Current Population Surveys and supplements as far back as 1992 (years vary by supplements), the 1992, 1993, and available 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and the 1997 Survey of Program Dynamics, in addition to selected health related surveys. Selected data (raw or SAS data sets) or descriptive statistics can be accessed. Download options are available.
Other Sites:
University of California-BerkeleyThis system contains data from SSTF1, SSTF2 (Ancestry of the Population of the US) SSTF3 (Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States), and SSTF5 (Characteristics of Asian and Pacific Islander Population of the US) at this time. Population & Housing Statistics by Zip CodeCalifornia State University at Northridge has created a resource of statistics and mapped data at the zip code level. Subject areas covered include business, politics, education, health, environment and strategies to find more. The Ohio State University Census IndexCensus Index is designed to improve access to U.S. Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications. Decennial Census publications records between 1790 and 1997 are in the database which are primarily print (paper) publications. Current Population Reports and Other Population Reports SeriesThe Ohio State University Libraries offers this web site index to Current Population Reports, a series published by the U.S. Census Bureau. It covers a variety of topics, including children, disability, voting patterns, commuting, and educational attainment. University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Demography and EcologyCenter for Demography and Ecology Information Services staff serve as a guide to the information available within the CDE library, the UW-Madison campus, as well as world-wide.
International
FAOSTAT-Food and Agriculture Organization Statistics on PopulationFAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual databases currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas: production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest products, fishery products, population, agricultural machinery, and food aid shipments. FAOSTAT Database GatewayIDB-International Data Base, US Census BureauThe International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. InfoNationInfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. TransMONEEThis site was developed by the Centre for Europe's Children to give on-line access to the UNICEF TransMONEE database. It gives rapid access to economic and social statistics for 27 transition countries in Central Europe and the former USSR. DHS+MEASURE DHS+ assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Demographic and health surveys provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health.
Social Science Data
United States
General Resources:
AmeristatA compilation from the Population Reference Bureau and Social Science Data Analysis Network of U.S. demographic information, summarized from Census Bureau and other federal agency information. ICPSRSearch the holdings of the largest data archive. The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), located within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan , is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Assessing the New Federalism State DatabaseThis system allows the user to access information at the state level on income security, health, child well-being, demographics, fiscal and political conditions, and social services. Users can pick variables and years and 50 state tables (HTML format only) are generated for selected recent years. The database can also be downloaded for installation and use on the PC. Murray Research CenterThe Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a national repository for social and behavioral science data on human development and social change, especially data that illuminate women's lives and issues of concern to women. The Murray Research Center also serves as a source of information on methods for the study of lives and a sponsor of social science research.
Justice and Crime:
Federal Justice Statistics Resource CenterThe Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. National Archive of Criminal Justice DataThe National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is a special topic archive of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to electronic criminal justice data collections for research and instruction.
Education:
National Center for Education StatisticsNCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
Vital Statistics and Health:
CDC WonderCDC WONDER is an easy-to-use system that provides a single point of access to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data. Among the useful vital and health related statistical data sets Wonder provides extraction for are: AIDS cases reported by state and local health departments, SEER (cancer surveillance, epidemiology and end results), ICD9 Finder (disease by classification number), state injury mortality data, mortality, natality, sexually transmitted disease morbidity, and tuberculosis surveillance. SEERThe Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. National Center for Health StatisticsNCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. NCHS data systems include data on vital events as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care. Health and Retirement StudyThe University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study surveys more than 22,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. Supported by the National Institute on Aging, the study paints an emerging portrait of an aging America's physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial status, family support systems, labor market status, and retirement planning. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data ArchiveSAMHDA is an initiative of the Office of Applied Studies at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The goal of the archive is to provide ready access to substance abuse and mental health research data and to promote the sharing of these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service providers, and others, thereby increasing the use of the data in understanding and assessing substance abuse and mental health problems and the impact of related treatment systems. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent HealthAdd Health is a school-based study of the health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades 7-12. It has been designed to explore the causes of these behaviors, with an emphasis on the influence of social context. Users can pick variables, type of central tendency, and type of statistics. Community Health Status IndicatorsThe Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) project team created 3,082 reports of health status indicators, one for each county in the nation. Community health improvement begins with an assessment of needs, quantification of vulnerable populations, and measurement of preventable disease, disability, and death. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)With HCUPnet, you have easy access to national statistics and trends and selected state statistics about hospital stays. HCUPnet generates statistics using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the Kid's Inpatient Database, and the State Inpatient Databases for states that participate. HCUPnet is part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
International
General Resources:
GESISGESIS provides services in support of social science research including the development and supply of databases with information on social science literature and research activities as well as the archiving and provision of survey data from social research. Council of European Social Science Data ArchivesCESSDA promotes the acquisition, archiving and distribution of electronic data for social science teaching and research in Europe.
Education:
UNESCOThe main objective of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication, in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations. Global Education DatabaseThe GED was developed by the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Center for Human Capacity Development to provide the Agency and its development partners with selected statistical data on international education.
Vital Statistics and Health:
World Health Organization Statistical Information SystemThe WHO Statistical Information System is a guide to health and health-related epidemiological, technological, and statistical information available from the WHO. You also have the possibility to search by keywords within the WHOSIS or throughout the entire WHO site. DHS+MEASURE DHS+ assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Demographic and health surveys provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health. HIV/AIDS SurveillanceThe HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base was developed and is maintained by the Health Studies Branch, International Programs Center, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, with funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Carolina Population CenterThe Carolina Population Center (CPC) is a community of scholars associated to promote population research and research training at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have a number of current research projects and data available.
STAT-USA. Visit the Government Documents Library for subscription access; includes Commerce Business Daily, National Trade Databank, and more. Economic Report of the President"The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the budget. The Report includes; 1) current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, unemployment, production, real income and Federal budget outlays 2) employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force 3) annual numeric goals and 4) a program for carrying out program objectives." Business Statistics by Zip CodeZIP Code Business Patterns provides data on total number of establishments and number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry. Data are collected annually. The application allows access to data from 1994 to the most recent year for which data are publicly available. County Business PatternsAnnual series providing economic profile of counties, states, and the United States. Data include employment, payroll, and number of establishments by industry. FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), FRED contains historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. MISERMISER is a database on foreign trade by State produced by the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. The data are available quarterly, detailed by state, 2-digit SIC industry code, country, and value and weight by method of transportation. MISER produces both "origin of movement" and "exporter location" data series. 1997 Economic CensusTaken every five years, the Economic Censuses provide industry data for the United States, states, and counties, broken down by industry, product, commodity, or service, (mostly by SIC code). Tables include sales or value of shipments, employment, financial, and operating statistics. For agriculture, number of farms and credit information is included.
Income:
Economic IndicatorsEach issue provides annual and monthly or quarterly data concerning employment and wages, prices, money supply and interest rates, as well as income and production. REIS (Regional Economic Information System) , Provides local area economic data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969-1995. Statistics in the data base include: personal income and earning variables, full and part employment variables, transfer payments variables, and farm income and expenses variables. The State TANF Income CalculatorUse the State TANF Income Calculator (STIC) to compute net income for a one-parent family with two children, taking into account the following sources of income: state TANF grants, cash value of food stamps, payroll taxes, federal income tax liabilities, and federal earned income tax credits. Panel Study of Income DynamicsThe PSID is a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of US individuals and the families in which they reside. It has been ongoing since 1968. The data were collected annually through 1997, and biennially starting in 1999. The data files contain the full span of information collected over the course of the study. PSID data can be used for cross-sectional, longitudinal, and intergenerational analysis and for studying both individuals and families.
International
Penn World TablesHistorical data, from 1959-, for 30+ categories of economic statistics for 152 countries and 29 subjects. Topics include GDP, exchange rate information, capital stock per worker, construction, an import/export information. Living Standards Measurement StudyLiving Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys have become an important tool in measuring and understanding poverty in developing countries. The Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) of the World Bank maintains this website to make available to researchers around the world the data sets and methodological lessons from these surveys.
Science, History,
Miscellaneous
Science
General Resources:
The Division of Science Resources StatisticsThe Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) fulfills the legislative mandate of the National Science Foundation Act to provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on scientific and engineering resources, and to provide a source of information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal Government.
Specific Resources:
National Agricultural Statistics ServiceAmerican agriculture is continually counted, measured, priced, analyzed, and reported to provide the facts needed by people working throughout this vast industry. Each year, NASS conducts hundreds of surveys and prepares reports covering virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture, such as production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, and farm aspects of the industry. NASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers; from calves born to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices to land in farms. US Census Agricultural StatisticsThe US Census Bureau offers a number of data tables related to agriculture. Topics covered include: a general agricultural census, land surveys, irrigation, horticulture specialties, and information on US territories. National Climatic Data CenterNCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology, Asheville which is collocated at NCDC. Storm Event DatabaseThis database currently contains: The Storm Events Database, which contains data from the following sources: All Weather Events from 1993 - current, as entered into Storm Data. (Except 6/93 - 7/93, which is missing) Plus additional data from the Storm Prediction Center; Including Tornadoes 1950-1992, Thunderstorm Winds 1959-1992, and Hail 1959-1992 National Environmental Data IndexThe National Environmental Data Index (NEDI) provides direct access to environmental data and information descriptions. National Geophysical Data CenterThe NGDC plays an integral role in the nation's research into the environment as well as provides environmental data to the public domain. Topics covered include: topography, geomagnetism, satellites, habitats, space weather, oceanic geophysical information, terrestrial information, snow and ice data, and hazard information. Fisheries Statistics and EconomicsThe National Marine Fisheries Service Fisheries Statistics & Economics Division collects data and coordinates information and research programs to support the science-based stewardship of the nation's living marine resources. National Hazards StatisticsThe U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. In addition to the files here, you can access a 61-Year List of Severe Weather Fatalities. National Ice CenterNIC's mission is to provide the highest quality operational global regional and tactical scale sea ice analyses and forecasts tailored to meet the requirements of U.S. national interests; and provide selected meteorological and oceanographic data (METOC) services to specified DOD agencies in the Washington D.C. area. US National Commission on Libraries and Information ScienceThe U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) works cooperatively with NCES in implementing the Library Statistics Cooperative Program. National Oceanographic Data CenterThe National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) is one of three NOAA environmental data centers, and serves as a national repository and dissemination facility for global ocean data.
History
NARA Center for Electronic RecordsIn the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA's) efforts to ensure ready access to essential evidence, the Center for Electronic Records appraises, accessions, preserves and provides access to U.S. Federal Government electronic records of continuing value. Subjects covered are agriculture, genealogical, education, economics and financial, health statistics, environment issues, military, and science and technology.
University of Wisconsin-Madison: DPLS
University of Wisconsin-Madison: DPLSData and Program Library Service (DPLS) is the central repository of data collections used by the social science research community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Characteristics of Census Tracts in Nine U.S. Cities, 1940-1960Data on the 1960 characteristics of census tracts and the physicians located within them were collected for nine cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. In addition, 1940 and 1950 data are available for Chicago and Detroit. Growth of American Families, 1955 and 1960These studies focus on women's attitudes toward fertility and family planning in 1955 and 1960. Information about women's attitudes toward marriage, contraception and children was collected. Additional demographic and socioeconomic variables were included to identify factors influencing their family planning and fertility decisions. Governmental Units Analysis Data, 1960: Urban Racial Disorders, 1961-1968This data file consists of individual riot and riot summary information for civil disorders which occurred between 1961 and 1968 in cities with a 1960 population exceeding 25,000. Characteristics of MunicipiosThis data set contains socio-economic characteristics of the population of each municipio: occupational and industrial structure, educational attainment, migration, urbanization, bilingualism, etc. Data is from the 1950 and 1960 Mexico Census. Political Elites in Mexico, 1900-1971This dataset contains information on the political office holder's sex, birthplace, profession/occupations, military service, date and place of birth and death, father's occupation, education (preparation, length, attainment, specialization, foreign training), travel abroad, intellectual activities (publications, teaching), political affiliation, political offices held and length of stay, activity during the revolution of 1910-1920, geographical entity represented, memberships in political and other organizations. French Old Regime Bureaucrats: Intendants de Province, 1661-1790This data file contains the names of Intendants and periods of incumbancy in different intendances (provinces). In about 20 percent of the cases, years of birth, years of death, and years of entry to official service (becoming Maitre des Requetes) are also given. Russian Imperial Bureaucracy, 1762-1881This site provides access to the raw data and documentation which contains information on Russian adminstrative elites, includes ca. 415 governors: dates of incumbency in different central administrative, territorial, foreign trade, Imperial Court, top Moscow and St. Petersburg posts; dates of attaining each of top four civil and military ranks; dates of birth, death and entrance into civil service. Catasto StudyThis site provides access to the raw data and documentation files for the Census and Property Survey for Florentine Domains and the City of Verona in Fifteenth Century Italy, also known as the Catasto study. For more information about the Catasto study and dataset, please read the Study Description. Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth CenturiesThis site provides access to the raw data and documentation which contains information on the following slave trade topics from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: records of slave ship movement between Africa and the Americas, slave ships of eighteenth century France, slave trade to Rio de Janeiro, Virginia slave trade in the eighteenth century, English slave trade (House of Lords Survey), Angola slave trade in the eighteenth century, internal slave trade to Rio de Janeiro, slave trade to Havana, Cuba, Nantes slave trade in the eighteenth century, and slave trade to Jamaica.
Miscellaneous
American Religion Data ArchiveThe ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). Statistical Resources on the WebCan't find your topic? This site from the University of Michigan Documents Center, is a comprehensive site of links to statistical sources, arranged within many broad topics. Econ 173 Course PageLinks to important web sites as well as a bibliography of print statistical tools in the UIUC collection.
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last updated September 13, 2004
Jezmynne Amergin
This book presents a graphical portrait of US demographics and political issues in the 1990s. Specific topics covered include population, immigration, manufacturing, the environment, labor, income, taxes, health, marriage, literacy, gay rights, crime, punishment, religion, and military spending. The main portion of the book is organized into two-page spreads, consisting of a color-coded map of the US adorned with graphical symbols showing where the topic under discussion is widespread or highly popular. On the margins of the pages are further graphical representations of related subtopics, and the legends for the main maps (which can sometimes be hard to find). Following the map section is a shorter section of tables, summarizing the same data from the maps state-by-state in numerical form. The last quarter of the book is devoted to presenting notes and sources in a manner similar to an annotated bibliography, where the order of presentation corresponds to the topics found in the map section.
The graphical presentation of information in this book is very creative as well as highly informative. Readers can learn a tremendous amount of information about the culture of the US through studying these maps, and have much to discuss. (For this reason, the book would make an excellent background text for an intermediate or advanced ESL discussion course.) With the 2004 election on my mind, I kept looking for patterns in this book that would correlate with the infamous red and blue states. No, the distribution of personal income, taxes, and health do not correlate at all with the old red and blue. There is one map that is close, the one showing states with civil rights laws for gays. From this matching, we can surmise that it was indeed the liberals who voted against Bush in the 2004 election. It would have been much more fun to find some more correlations, say in the area of literacy or crime, but that's all there is. In general, the book, while slightly dated at this point, is very well designed, and well worth reading.
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A Solid Social Analysis Book Needing Updating, February 13, 2001
It always strikes me how American intellectuals--especially those involved in trying to shape foreign policy--analyze other countries and cultures without knowing much about their own oddball country. For example, a frequent American criticism of Japan is that Japan does not in some way fit with universal, western or commonly held beliefs and customs, and this causes Japan's frictions with the rest of the world. Yet any analysis of the US comes up square against the fact that it is often the US that is really socially 'out' there--especially when you start to compare and contrast the US with other OECD countries.
Henwood's 'The State of the USA Atlas' should be required reading/viewing at all high schools and universities. It would be the beginning of true geographical and social literacy in the US. Every two pages presents a full color map that provides a snapshot of a particular issue, the issues are grouped in themed units.
Political Education Made Fun and Easy, March 27, 2000
In this modern day and age, many people often say they don't have enough time to keep up on current affairs and political issues and crises facing the United States.
Though the State of the USA Atlas is no sure-fire substitute to keeping oneself informed of fast-breaking statistics and trends on any number of issues, it provides a way to educate oneself about the state of the nation in a fun, easy fashion, and lets you know why we can't afford to be ignorant about what's happening to people across our country.
The atlas contains a series of 34 maps of the US, each map highlighting a different sociopolitical issue, such as ethnic diversity, education, immigration, farming, global trade, poverty, health care, gay and lesbian rights, AIDS, campaign financing, and religion, as well as incarceration and execution rates.
I liked this atlas because it is accessible to readers from a variety of ages, as well as levels of experience and understanding, whether the one is a elementary school student, or one with a more sophisticated understanding of the issues. But even if you think you know it all, this book shows you that you probably don't...
The use of color and graphics in the mapped presentation of the information is so effective that one is drawn into an overview of the information in a way that could not be conveyed in a newspaper or journal article. I've used these maps in teach-ins, classes, and workshops, and found them to be very eye-catching and popular with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Everyone will learn something new through poring over these maps. For those with no background on the issue, each atlas has an accompanying explanation/commentary that summarizes the factors that contribute to different socioeconomic conditions. Most maps also provide a global context by offering the corresponding statistics from various nations around the world. Of course, statistics from each of the 50 states are included as well.
This book is similar to the State of the Earth atlas, which offers a look at these issues on a global level, broken down by country. I can't recommend these atlases enough.
However, the main drawback of The State of the USA is that the information has become outdated. As it was published in 1994, anyone can guess that the exact stats are already inaccurate. However, this does not invalidate or undercut its use. When using the book in conjunction with current data sources, as well as a healthy dose of alternative media sources with the stories of people facing these issues on a daily basis, one can gain an enormous amount of knowledge about any given issue from one map alone.
Ownership Statistics: Why a Shared Capitalism is Needed...
Current trends in economic inequality, both domestically and abroad, pose dangers to human dignity, democracy, political stability, fiscal sustainability, social justice, freedom, civil society, physical/mental health and environmental sustainability. These dangers are palpable, real and on the rise.
These statistics are also included in the newest book by the President of the Shared Capitalism Institute, Jeff Gates. Look for Democracy at Risk: Rescuing Main Street from Wall Street — A Populist Vision for the 21st Century, published by Perseus Books in May, 2000. See the book page for more information.
Anticipated Social Security payments are now the largest single "asset" for a majority of Americans. Funded by a levy on jobs, the Social Security payroll tax is now the largest tax paid by a majority of Americans (the largest for 90 percent of GenXers), funded with a flat tax of 12.4 percent on earnings up to $72,600.
Less than one-fifth of that increase ($48.4 billion) would have been enough to bring every American up to the official poverty line, leaving each of the Forbes 400 with an average one-year increase of $534 million ($10.2 million per week).
Had the typical worker's pay risen in tandem with executive pay, the average production worker would now earn $110,000 a year and the minimum wage would be $22.08.
Compensation expert Graef Crystal identifies five CEOs who each saw their wallets widen by more than $232 million in 1998 as they exercised their stock options. For a 40-hour week, that's $116,000 per hour.
A 40-hour week at today's minimum wage of $5.15 per hour nets a pre-tax annual income of $10,300. That's $6,355.00 below the official 1998 poverty line for a family of four.
The after-tax income flowing to the middle 60 percent of households in 1999 is the lowest recorded since 1977. Among the bottom fifth of households, average after-tax income fell nine percent from 1977 to 1999.
The Census Bureau reports that the pretax median income was $1,001 higher in 1998 than in 1989. For the decade of the 1990s, that's an average annual raise, adjusted for inflation, of $111.22, or 0.3 percent.
Except for inflation adjustments, today's poverty formula remains unchanged since 1965 when it was designed by Lyndon Johnson to address severe nutritional deprivation but only if "the housewife is a careful shopper, a skillful cook and a good manager who will prepare all the family's meals at home."
The national poverty rate remains above that for any year in the 1970's.
Bill Clinton reported a 12.7 percent poverty rate in September 1999, the lowest level in a decade.
Raising the poverty threshold to $19,500 (as recommended by the Census Bureau) boosts the poverty rate to a record-high 17 percent, leaving 46 million Americans short of that minimal level.
In 1973, the United States imprisoned 350,000 people nationwide. By 1998, the prison population was 1.8 million or roughly 674 people in prison per 100,000, while Europe-wide the imprisonment rate is 60 to 100 per 100,000. Florida now spends more on corrections than on colleges. California spent nine percent of its 1998 budget on prisons as it responded to an 8-fold increase in its prison population over the past two decades. The Rand Corporation projects that California's prison spending will top 16 percent by 2005.
In 1998, 9,257 new and existing homes sold for $1 million or more, triple the number of million-dollar homes on the market in 1995. Annual mortgage interest payments on a newly purchased $1 million home total $79,247 (assuming 10 percent down and a 30-year adjustable rate mortgage at 8 percent). The home mortgage interest deduction for someone in the top 39.6-percent tax bracket saves on that house $31,382 a year in federal income taxes. When that saving is added to the $40,000 average annual tax cut allowed the top one percent since 1977, that $1 million home costs $7,865 per year, or $655 per month.
Federal tax law allows a personal income tax deduction on home mortgage interest costs up to $1 million. If that limit were reduced to $300,000, the CBO calculates that federal tax receipts would increase by $40.8 billion over nine years. In 1998, four percent of new mortgages exceeded $300,000.
If an entry-level Forbes 400 member gives away $1 million of their income, how much would a median-level household need to donate to make a similar financial sacrifice? A bit less than $60.
If the value of Bill Gates's Microsoft stock continues to grow at the same pace as it has since Microsoft's 1986 initial public offering (58.2 percent a year), Wired projects he will become a trillionaire in March 2005, at the age of 49, and his Microsoft holdings will top $1 quadrillion (one million billion) in March 2020, at the age of 64. The Gross World Product for 1998 was $39,000 billion.
With global population expanding 80 million each year, World Bank President Jim Wolfensohn cautions that, unless we address this "challenge of inclusion," 30 years hence we will have 5 billion people living on less than $2 per day.
The UNDP reports that two billion people suffer from anemia, including 55 million in industrial countries. Current trends suggest that in three decades we could inhabit a world where 3.7 billion people suffer from anemia.
The world's 200 largest corporations account for 28 percent of global economic activity while employing less than one-quarter of one percent of the global workforce.
The World Bank estimates that $100 billion to $150 billion has flowed out of the former Soviet Union since the fall of the Berlin Wall. As of July 1999, one-third of Russians were living below the official poverty line of $38 per month.
The UNDP identifies six core ingredients as minimal conditions for a decent life: safe drinking water (1.3 billion people lack access to clean water),[Note 64] adequate sanitation, sufficient nutrition, primary health care, basic education (one in seven children of primary school age is out of school),[Note 65] and family planning services for all willing couples. UNDP calculates the cost at $35 billion each year for the next 15 years. That's about what the United States spent in 1999 to maintain its nuclear readiness, a decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall. For the world community to bear the cost would require 1/7 of 1 percent of global GDP; the United States contributes to the UN 0.09 percent of its GDP.[Note 66]
In the 1997 fiscal year, the United States exported $8.3 billion of arms to non-democratic countries.
The Clinton-Gore Administration is calling for a $110 billion increase in the Pentagon budget, including a 50 percent increase in weapons procurement through 2004; Republican Congressional leaders insist on considerably more funds for military remobilization.
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