Statistical Abstract of the United States for 2009, Complete National Data Book on Social and Economic Conditions in the United States of America, Annual Editions since 1995 (CD-ROM)

This important and up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides a complete reproduction of the latest edition of the official U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Abstract of the United States for 2009, just released in January 2009. For this disc, we have reproduced all of the thousands of individual Excel spreadsheet files for 2009, 2008, and 2007, in addition to the fully indexed PDF content files. This disc includes complete reproductions of earlier editions, starting with 1995. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. This is one of the most valuable reference works available today, with hundreds of tables and charts, making it the best known and most popular single source of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of our great nation, with selected data for States, metropolitan areas, cities, and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies. The Census Bureau declares that the Statistical Abstract is "the government's most important statistical factbook - great for students, libraries, research organizations, or home reference." Contents include: Population * Vital Statistics * Health Nutrition * Education * Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons * Geography Environment * Elections * State Local Government * National Defense, Veterans Affairs * Social Insurance * Labor Force, Employment, Earnings * Income, Expenditures, Wealth * Prices * Business Enterprise * Science, Technology * Agriculture * Natural Resources * Energy * Construction, Housing * Manufactures * Domestic Trade * Transportation * Information, Communications * Banking, Finances * Arts, Entertainment, Recreation * Accommodation, Food Services * Foreign Trade * Outlying Areas * Comparative International Statistics * Census. This year s Statistical Abstract includes many new tables covering a variety of currently relevant topics, including: Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality: 2005 to 2007; Religious Composition of U.S. Population: 2007; Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Procedures: 2000 to 2005; Public Schools Using Selected Safety and Security Measures, by School Characteristics: 2000 to 2006; coastline and Shoreline of the United States by State ; Military Retirement System: 2007; Household Financial Assets in IRAs, by Type of IRA: 2007; Supply, Disposition, and Ending Stocks of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: 2006; Household Internet Usage In and Outside of the Home, by Selected Characteristics: 2007; Expenditures for Wildlife-Related Recreation Activities: 2006; Percent of Women in National Parliaments by Country: 2007.

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