ProQuest statistical abstract of the United States
Subtitle: 2014
By: ProQuest Staff
Contributors: United States. Bureau of the Census; United States. Economics and Statistics Administration
Publisher: Bernan Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1025
ISBN-13: 9781598886399
Subjects: Census; Statistics; Censuses; Demography; Population
Other titles: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2014; National Data Book
Description: Overview: Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country, and perhaps, the world. You'll find it behind nearly every reference desk in U.S. libraries as the authoritative go-to source. Librarians value the Statistical Abstract as both an answer book and a guide to statistical sources. As a carefully selected collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people. In the spring of 2011, the Census Bureau announced that the edition that year would be the last one produced at government expense. Despite protests from librarians and journalists and despite petitions to Congress, the Census Bureau unit that published the Statistical Abstract was eliminated in November. Its elimination resulted not from a decline in the popularity or perceived value of statistical compilations, but from the need to reduce agency spending while supporting new and existing data collection efforts. ProQuest and Bernan have now taken on responsibility for updating and releasing this publication, the most used statistical reference tool in libraries. We bring to this task ProQuest's 35 years of experience acquiring, abstracting, and indexing Federal Government statistical publications and tables and Bernan's 60 years of providing libraries with essential government publications and quality service. The Statistical Abstract print edition resembles the Census version that users know and love, plus more with: Thousands of tables from hundreds of sources and valuable, detailed bibliographic documentation.
Notes: Issued December 2013.

Content edited by ProQuest.

Beginning December 2012 ProQuest took on responsibility from the United States Census Bureau for updating and releasing this publication.--Pref.

Chiefly tables.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: New and deleted tables; title: Guide to tabular presentation; title: Section 1: Population:; title: Estimates and projection by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin; title: States, metropolitan areas, cities; title: Mobility status; title: Profiles of elderly, racial, and Hispanic-origin populations; title: Native and foreign-born populations; title: Immigration; title: Ancestry, languages; title: Marital status and households; title: Religion; title: Section 2: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces:; title: Births; title: Sexuality and family planning; title: Life expectancy; title: Deaths; title: Marriages and divorces; title: Section 3: Health And Nutrition:; title: National health expenditure accounts; title: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP; title: Health insurance; title: Healthcare industry revenue and employment; title: Hospitals and healthcare utilization; title: Health measures; title: Food consumption, nutrition; title: Section 4: Education:; title: Overview: All levels of education; title: School readiness; title: Primary and secondary schools; title: Higher education; title: School crime and safety; title: ^; title: Libraries; title: Section 5: Law Enforcement, Courts, And Prisons:; title: Crimes and crime rates; title: Law enforcement and arrests; title: Courts; title: Juveniles, child abuse; title: Prisoners and inmates; title: Fire departments and property losses; title: Section 6: Geography And Environment:; title: Land and water; title: Air quality; title: Municipal hazardous waste; title: Weather; title: Conservation; title: Section 7: Elections:; title: Voter registration and vote results; title: Campaign finances; title: Section 8: State And Local Government Finances And Employment:; title: Governmental units; title: Aid to state and local governments; title: State and local governments; title: Local government finances; title: Employment and payroll; title: Section 9: Federal Government Finances And Employment:; title: Budget receipts, outlays, debt; title: Income taxes; title: Federal employment, payroll, and facilities; title: Section 10: National Security And Veterans Affairs:; title: National defense outlays, expenditures, personnel; title: Military manpower; title: Military sales and assistance; title: Veterans; title: Homeland security; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Section 11: Social Insurance And Human Services:; title: Government transfer payments; title: Social security, retirement funds, and other income assistance; title: Federal food programs and family assistance; title: Child care, child support; title: Social services providers; title: Section 12: Labor Force, Employment, And Earnings:; title: Labor force status; title: Occupations and employment projections; title: Unemployment; title: Establishments; title: Compensation and hours worked; title: Benefits; title: Injuries; title: Union membership; title: Section 13: Income, Expenditures, Poverty, And Wealth:; title: Gross domestic product; title: Personal and household income; title: Consumer expenditures; title: Money income; title: Poverty status; title: Wealth; title: Section 14: Prices:; title: Consumer price index; title: Cost of living index; title: Producer price index; title: Section 15: Business Enterprise:; title: Sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations; title: Establishments, employees, payroll; title: Firms, births, deaths, expansions and contractions; title: Women- and minority-owned businesses; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Bankruptcy, patents; title: Investment, capital expenditures; title: Economic indicators; title: Corporate profits; title: Multinationals; title: Section 16: Science And Technology:; title: Research and development funds, outlays; title: Science and engineering degrees; title: Science and engineering employment; title: Space program; title: Section 17: Agriculture:; title: Farms and farmland; title: Farm balance sheet, income; title: Agricultural exports and imports; title: Crops, livestock; title: Section 18: Forestry, Fishing, And Mining:; title: Natural resource-related industries; title: Timber, lumber; title: Fishery; title: Mining, minerals, and energy resources; title: Section 19: Energy And Utilities:; title: Energy production, consumption; title: Energy expenditures and trade; title: Crude oil; title: Nuclear; title: Renewable energy; title: Electric power; title: Gas and other utilities; title: Section 20: Construction And Housing:; title: Construction industry indicators; title: Home sales and prices; title: Housing supply; title: Housing occupancy and tenure; title: Home improvements; title: Nonresidential construction; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Section 21: Manufactures:; title: Manufacturing summary; title: Hours and earnings of production workers; title: Shipments, inventories, new orders, and finances; title: Industry reports by subject and subsector; title: Section 22: Wholesale And Retail Trade:; title: Wholesale trade; title: Retail trade; title: Section 23: Transportation:; title: Transportation system; title: Air transportation; title: Water transportation and port traffic; title: Highways; title: Motor vehicle registrations and fuel consumption; title: Motor vehicle accidents; title: Urban transit and commuting; title: Trucks, railroads, and pipelines; title: Postal service; title: Section 24: Information industries; title: Publishing: newspapers, books and online; title: Recording media and broadcasting; title: Telecommunications; title: Internet access and use; title: Libraries; title: Section 25: Banking, Finance, And Insurance:; title: Establishments, receipts; title: Flow of funds, financial assets, and liabilities; title: Financial institutions; title: Payment instruments, credit and debit cards; title: Consumer credit, mortgage debt; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Money stock, interest rates; title: Stocks and bonds, equity ownership, mutual funds; title: Insurance and real estate; title: Section 26: Arts, Recreation, And Travel:; title: Employees, establishments, and payroll; title: Performing arts; title: Leisure activities; title: Sports; title: Parks and wildlife activities; title: Travel; title: Section 27: Accommodation, Food Services, And Other Services:; title: Section 28: Foreign Commerce And Aid:; title: International transactions; title: Foreign investments; title: Foreign grants and credits; title: Exports and imports; title: Section 29: Puerto Rico And The Island Areas:; title: Section 30: International Statistics:; title: World population, vital statistics; title: Economic measures; title: Labor force; title: Agriculture; title: Energy and environment; title: Technology; title: Finance; title: Appendix 1: Guide to sources of statistics, state statistical abstracts, and foreign statistical abstracts; title: Appendix 2: Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas: concepts, components, and population; title: Appendix 3: Limitations of the data; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Appendix 4: Weights and measures; title: Index.; title: ^^