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2009 November
Individual Mandate: A Background Report
[California Research Bureau] (April 2009)
Introduction: "Over 46 million Americans are without healthcare
coverage. The number of uninsured is increasing with the growth of
unemployment and stagnation of employer-based coverage. Healthcare cost
growth continues to outpace growth in wages. The individual mandate is a
policy option that could significantly reduce the number of uninsured in
the United States and lead to universal health care coverage. An
individual mandate would require every citizen to obtain health
insurance, be it through an employer, an individual plan, a purchasing
pool, or a public plan. This report will discuss how such a mandate
could work, what it would cost. It also will review the pros and cons of
the individual mandate as well as the availability, affordability and
enforcement that would come from such a mandate."
California Foreclosure Watch: When Will the
Pain End [CRB] (March 2009)
Intro: "When will the pain end? Not until 2010, when employment
losses bottom out and housing prices start rising again. In the
spreadsheets accompanying this brief report, data for 57 counties are
available at
Foreclosures09Q1.xls (Excel) and
Foreclosures09Q1.pdf (PDF).The latest CRB estimate of California
foreclosures is 1.1 million for the “cycle” or period 2007-2012, but
total “lost” homes will reach 1.4 million. Lenders are trying to avoid
the expense of foreclosures, sometimes giving cash incentives to those
who are in default and voluntarily mail back the keys. Lenders are also
becoming more open to short sales. In these two ways, lenders cut short
the long foreclosure process. Some 300,000 units will be lost through
jingle mail (deeds surrendered in lieu of foreclosure) or through short
sales (principal forbearance that allows underwater homeowners to sell
the home for less than the mortgage balance)."
2009 October
Men's and Women's Earnings by State: 2008 American
Community Survey (September 2009)
Concise report presenting data on men's and women's earnings at the
national and state levels.
2009 September
In the Midst of the Great Recession: The State of
Working California 2009 [California Budget Project] (Sept
2009)
Examines the impacts that the recent recession has had on employment,
earnings and income in California. Specifically it looks at the
unemployment rate of California and the U.S. across the most recent
years, loss of jobs (across industries), wage gains and declines across
years, change in income (among quintiles, and across years), and more.
2009 August top
Foreclosure to Homelessness 2009: The Forgotten
Victims of the Subprime Crisis (2009)
Assesses the foreclosure crisis and its relationship to an
increase in homelessness.
Climate Change & National Park Wildlife: A
Survival Guide for a Warming World (2009) [National Parks
Conservation Association]
Discusses changes in national parks as symptomatic of changes throughout
the U.S.
Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the
United States (May 2009) [CBO]
Preface: "Overview of the current understanding of the impacts of
climate change in the United States, emphasizing the wide range of
uncertainty about the magnitude and timing of those impacts and the
implications of that uncertainty for the formulation of effective policy
responses. The analysis draws from numerous published sources to
summarize the current state of climate science and provide a conceptual
framework for addressing climate change as an economic concern. In
keeping with CBO’s mandate to provide objective, impartial analysis, the
paper makes no recommendations."
Fact Sheet 2009-2046: Fifty-Year Record of Glacier
Change Reveals Shifting Climate in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, USA
(August 2009) [USGS]
This U.S. Geological Survey study focuses on three benchmark
glaciers--the Wolverine and Gulkana in Alaska and the South Cascade
Glacier in Washington--because their climates and elevations are
representative of of other glaciers across the continent.
Cost assessment of Obama Administration proposed
health care reform legislation as of July 14, 2009 [Congressional Budget
Office]
Preliminary analysis of H.R. 3200, the America's
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, which would establish a mandate
for legal residents to obtain health insurance.
Afghanistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance
(July 14, 2009)
Intro: "This report provides an overview
of the U.S. aid program and congressional action. It describes what
various aid agencies report they are doing in Afghanistan. It does not
address the effectiveness of their programs." The report describes
security programs, development and humanitarian-related activities,
governance and democratization efforts, and counter-narcotics programs.
2009 July top
Racial
Categorization in the 2010 Census
(2006)
A Briefing Before The United States Commission on Civil Rights Held
in Washington, DC, April 7, 2006. Discusses the origin of race terms,
beginning with the first census in 1790 through the introduction of
"Hispanic" in the 1970's and following censuses.
Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal
Year 2008: State and County Areas
(July 2009)
Describes the distribution of federal funds by department and agency,
and by state and county.
Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2008
(July 2009) |
1998-present
Presents Federal Government aid to state and local governments by
state. Data are shown by Federal agency and program when possible.
2009 June top
Budget of the United States Government FY 2010
The Budget of the United States Government is a
collection of documents that contains the budget message of the
President, information about the President's budget proposals for a
given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been
issued throughout the fiscal year. Other budget items, such as related
publications and supporting materials, are included.
Global Climate Change Impacts the United States
(June 16, 2009)
Summarizes the science and the impacts of climate
change on the United States focusing on different regions of the
U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy,
water, agriculture, and health. Also discusses the impacts of climate
change in the U.S. and highlights the choices we face.
To Have and Have Not
(June 2, 2009) [California Budget Project]
A new CBP analysis finds that tax law changes included in recent
budget agreements would result in large tax cuts for a very small number
of corporations while lawmakers propose major cuts to social programs.
Sonia Sotomayor: Background report from
the Law Library of Congress
Information on articles and books by Sotomayor, Congressional documents,
cases, and web resources.
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
(June 2009)
Comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of health care reform
with forecast of where we are headed in the absence of reform. From The
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).
Notes on Economic Developments for the First
100 Days in Office (April 21, 2009)
Facts and statistics on economic changes during Obama's first 100
days in office.
2009 May top
When Will the Pain End: California Foreclosure
Watch
(Q4 2008 data)
Briefly Stated report from the California Research Bureau.
Who Could Afford to Buy a Home in 2004?
(May 2009)
Statistics and discussion on home affordability and barriers to
homeownership.
2009 April top
Building an Americanization Movement for the
Twenty-first Century: A Report to the President of the United States
from the Task Force on New Americans (2009)
Report on immigration reform and immigrant assimilation.
California Dropout Research Project: City Profiles
(2009)
Includes Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa
Ana, Long Beach, San Diego, San Bernardino. From UC Santa Barbara.
California Statewide Survey: California & Their
Government
(March 2009) [PPIC] - May 19 Special Election
Survey preceding May 19 special election.
Job Outlook by Education, 2006-16
(Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2008) PDF-28 pages
U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics projects opportunities for new
workers.
U.S. Nuclear Generation of Electricity (April 2,
2009)
Nuclear generation. Monthly and cumulative data are reported by State
and by Reactor.
2009 March top
2007 Economic Census
Just the Facts: California State Budget - February
2009
Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
(March 2009) - PDF-113 pages
Analysis of population, infrastructure, and property at risk from
projected sea-level rise from the California Climate Change Center.
2009 February top
A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's
Promise (FY2010 budget overview)
Description of the Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major
budgetary initiatives.
Economic
Stimulus: Issues and Policies
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January 23, 2009 - PDF-23 pages
Source: Congressional Research Service.
2009 January top
Inaugural Address
of
President Obama - January 20, 2009
December 2008 top
Economic Analysis of a Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium
- September 12,
2008
Analysis of the voluntary progress to enable troubled mortgage borrowers
and lenders to refinance their loans through the FHA.
Subprime Mortgages: Primer on Current Lending and
Foreclosure Issues - March 19, 2007
Background on subprime mortgages.
November 2008 top
Plum Book [United States Government Policy and
Supporting Positions]: 2008
New positions to be filled in the Barack Obama administration. Comprehensive
information on thousands of Federal civil service leadership and support
positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal
Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide.
Additionally, appendices provide information on the positions listed and the
Federal salary schedules under which they are paid.
End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care (2008) PDF-72 pages
October 2008 top
Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year
2007: State and County Areas
(September 2008)
PDF-120 pages
Overview of how and where the federal government distributes funds.
Statistics are broken out by federal department and agency (Dept. of
Defense, Social Security Administration, Postal Service), as well as by
state, county and subcounty area. Highlights: Retirement and disability
payments to individuals accounted for $783 billion (more than 30 percent) of
total federal spending. Of that amount, 80 percent, or $623 billion, went to
Social Security recipients. Social Security was composed of retirement
insurance payments; ($369 billion), survivors insurance ($113 billion),
disability insurance; ($105 billion) and supplemental security income
payments ($36 billion).
Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2007
(September
2008) PDF-56 pages
Data on federal grants to state and
local governments.
Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 2005
(2008) PDF-104 pages
Detailed statistics on capital
expenditures and operating costs for pollution prevention and pollution
treatment for the manufacturing sector. These
data are available by cost category
(treatment/capture, prevention, disposal and recycling) and the media
(air, water discharge and solid waste), both by
state and industry.
Why Leaves Change Color
PDF-5 pages
September 2008 top
Conversion from Analog to Digital TV, February 17,
2009
Intro: "On
Feb. 17, 2009, all full-power TV stations will cease to broadcast analog
programming. This transition to digital television will enable more
efficient use of the nation’s airwaves, providing new advanced wireless
services and increased public safety services. To mark this historic
transition, the Census Bureau has assembled a sampling of statistics
from its publications about television and the television industry."
August 2008 top
Where Did Your Federal Dollars Go in 2006?
(2008)
Links to two reports: The first,
Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2006, provides a broad
overview of how and where the federal government allocates funds.
Statistics are provided for each federal department and agency, and
presented by state, county and subcounty area. The second report,
Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2006, contains data on
federal grants to state and local governments.
July 2008 top
Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity
(2008)
Intro: "At the request of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Congressional Budget
Office (CBO) assessed the competitiveness of nuclear power when compared
with other sources of new capacity to generate electricity, focusing on the
possible effects of constraints on carbon dioxide emissions and the impact
of EPAct incentives. In accordance with CBO’s mandate to provide objective,
impartial analysis, this study makes no recommendations."
June 2008 top
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War
on Terror Operations Since 9/11, updated November 9, 2007
[Congressional Research Service] PDF-50 pages
Intro:
"With enactment of the FY2007
supplemental on May 25, 2007, Congress has approved a total of about $609
billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign
aid, embassy costs, and veterans’ health care for the three operations
initiated since the 9/11 attacks: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Afghanistan and other counter terror operations; Operation Noble Eagle
(ONE), providing enhanced security at military bases; and Operation Iraqi
Freedom (OIF)."
May 2008 top
The Greening of U.S. Corporations
(2008) [U.S. Dept. of State] PDF-43 pages
Discusses economic incentives for U.S. corporations to develop green
technologies. Major U.S. companies (General Electric, Wal-Mart, Apple)
and CEO's are mentioned.
April 2008 top
Social
Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem (Issue Brief No. 1:
September 24, 2007) PDF-14 pages
Series of issue briefs from the Treasury on Social Security reform topics. The
first brief explains the
magnitude of the financial challenge facing Social Security and why acting
sooner and spreading the burden of reform across more generations is
fairer to future generations.
Issue Brief No. 1:
Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem
Issue Brief No. 2:
Social Security Reform: A Framework for Analysis
Issue Brief No. 3:
Social Security Reform: Benchmarks for Assessing Fairness and Benefit
Adequacy
March
2008 top
Climate Change: Science Update 2007
(November 29, 2007) [CRS] PDF-17 pages
Summarizes highlights of new scientific research and
assessments released in 2007 related to global
warming. Discusses the fourth major assessment of
technical information on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC).
February 2008
top
Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and
Vehicle Markets (2008) PDF-58 pages
Excerpt from Summary:
"This Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) study examines the scope and intensity of consumers’ responses to
the upward trend in gasoline prices that began in 2003. Those responses
have been large enough to interrupt a pattern of steady growth in total
gasoline consumption dating back to 1990, the last time U.S. gasoline
prices rose substantially. If current high prices—and consumers’
responses to them—persist, the effect on overall gasoline consumption
will grow stronger as older, less-fuelefficient vehicles are retired and
as consumers consider other, less easily implemented adjustments to
their patterns of consumption."
January 2008 top
Census Atlas of the United States
(2007)
More than 700
full-color maps. First
general population and housing statistical atlas published by the
Census Bureau since 1925. Featuring more than 300 pages and
weighing about 7 pounds, the atlas presents
data from 1790 through 2000. It is arranged by topic
and grouped into three general themes — who we are, where we come
from and what we do. Most maps feature
county-level detail for the United States and Puerto
Rico.
Women's History Month: March 2008
Core statistics with links to detailed reports on: population,
motherhood, earnings, education, businesses, voting, jobs, military,
marriage, computers, volunteerism, and sports.
December 2007 top
The State of Work in California, 1979-2006: A
Generation of Widening Inequality (2007) PDF-72 pages
Summary: "The story of the past
generation is one of widening inequality. Since
the late 1970s, California’s job growth has become concentrated in low-wage and high-wage jobs and the
gap between workers at the low end and the high end of the earnings distribution has widened. Meanwhile, income has become increasingly concentrated among the richest Californians. A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006 documents employment, wage, and income trends in California during the past generation and highlights the importance of public policies that
address the gap between rich and poor."
November 2007 top
Making Ends
Meet: How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Family in California? 2007 PDF-28
pages
Estimates the cost
of a basic standard of living in California for four family types. It
calculates annual family budgets and hourly wages needed to cover costs of
housing and utilities, child care, transportation, food, health coverage,
payroll and income taxes, and miscellaneous expenses, but does not account
for savings, vacations or emergencies. Also provides detailed budgets for
the four family types in 10 regions in the state, including Los Angeles
County.
October 2007 top
Encouraging Girls in Math and Science
[PDF]
Intro: "This National Center for Education Research (NCER) Practice Guide
is the second in a series of IES guides in education. Developed by a
panel of experts, this guide brings together the best available
evidence and expertise to provide educators with specific and coherent
evidence-based recommendations on how to encourage girls in the fields
of math and science. The objective is to provide teachers with
specific recommendations that can be carried out in the classroom
without requiring systemic change. Other school personnel having
direct contact with students, such as coaches, counselors, and
principals may also find the guide useful. The guide offers five
recommendations and indicates the quality of the evidence that
supports the recommendations. Together, the recommendations make a
coherent statement: To encourage girls in math and science, educators
need to strengthen girls’ beliefs about their abilities in math and
science, spark and maintain greater interest in these subject areas,
and build associated skills."
September 2007 top
A Child's Day: 2003
(2007) PDF-22 pages |
2000
Statistics on tv viewing, meals with
parents, praise from parents, sports participation, progression through
school, and more.
August 2007 top
Climate Change (August 2007) [GAO]
Introduction:
"Climate change has implications for the
vast land and water resources managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Forest Service (FS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Park Service
(NPS). These resources generally occur within four ecosystem types:
coasts and oceans, forests, fresh waters, and grasslands and shrublands.
GAO obtained experts' views on (1) the effects of climate change on
federal resources and (2) the challenges managers face in addressing
climate change effects on these resources. GAO held a workshop with the
National Academies in which 54 scientists, economists, and federal
resource managers participated, and conducted 4 case studies."
Related:
Addressing Climate Change: views from the private
sector : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, February 13, 2007.
July 2007 top
A Botanic Garden for the Nation: The United
States Botanic Garden (2007)
Chronicles the history of the United States Botanic Garden. Also documents the plants and exhibits housed there.
June 2007 top
Congressional Testimony: Hearing on Mental Health
Problems Confronting Soldiers Returning from Iraq, Afghanistan
Summary: "Numerous reports indicate that a large percentage of
soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental
health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. In a hearing on
Thursday, May 24, the Committee heard from afflicted soldiers and their
families, examined the ability of the DOD and the VA to screen, treat,
and track returning soldiers who are at risk, and assessed the impact
that these illnesses are having on military readiness and military
families."
May 2007 top
Contacts between Police and the Public: 2005>
(2007) PDF-14 pages
Data on black, hispanic, and white drivers and traffic stops.
April 2007 top
The latest quarterly report from DoD on
"Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq" has been released. This is
the first time the Defense Department has referenced it as a "civil
war." "Some elements of the situation in Iraq are properly descriptive
of a "civil war," including the hardening of ethno-sectarian
identities and mobilization, the changing character of the violence,
and population displacements." [p. 14]. Also included are numerous
graphs, maps and charts including some energy production reports, the
number of attacks, combat operation, the number of sectarian murders
and incidents, casualties, assessed capabilities and more.
March 2007 top
Food Spending in American Households, 2003-04
Description: "Average yearly expenditures on food in U.S. urban
households increased between 2003 and 2004. Over the period, annual per
capita spending on food rose from $2,035 to $2,207. The 2004 average
comprises $1,347 spent on food consumed at home and $860 spent on food
consumed away from home. These amounts reflect a year-to-year increase of
7.9 percent in food-at-home expenditures and 9.3 percent in
food-away-from-home expenditures. Wealthier urban households tended to
spend more than other urban households for both food at home and food away
from home, and they spent a larger share of their food budget than other
households on food consumed away from home. The share of the food budget
spent on food consumed away from home varied from 30 percent for the
poorest group to 44 percent for the wealthiest."
February 2007 top
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2006
Description: "Adults with advanced degrees earn four times more
than those with less than a high school diploma, according to tabulations
released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The series of tables, Educational Attainment in the United States:
2006, showed adults 18 and older with a master’s, professional or doctoral
degree earned an average of $79,946, while those with less than a high
school diploma earned about $19,915. The tables also showed adults with a
bachelor’s degree earned an average of $54,689 in 2005, while those with a
high school diploma earned $29,448."
January 2007 top
Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared
(Congressional Reports: S. Rpt. 109-322)
URL:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/katrinanation.html
December
2006 top
Iraq Study Group Report
/ James A. Baker, III,
and Lee H. Hamilton, co-chairs; Lawrence S. Eagleburger ... [et al.] (December 2006) PDF-160
pages
The landmark final report of the Iraq Study Group (ISG).
The
Endangered Species Act and ‘Sound Science’
(2006) PDF-29 pages
From Summary:
"This report provides a context for evaluating legislative proposals through examples of how science has been used in selected cases, a
discussion of the nature
and role of science in general, and its role in the ESA
process in particular, together
with general and agency information quality requirements
and policies, and a review
of how the courts have viewed agency use of science. This
report will be updated as
events warrant."
November 2006 top
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006
PDF-448
pages top
Data for the U.S. and individual states, counties and
metropolitan areas. The files include data published for 2005 population
and housing unit estimates and many items from the 1990 and 2000 Census of
Population and Housing.
Topic areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments,
communications, construction, cost of living, crime, deaths, education,
elections, employment, energy, finance, government, health, households,
housing, immigration, income, manufactures, marriages and divorces, media,
natural resources, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin,
residence, retail sales, science and engineering, social services,
tourism, transportation, and veterans.
October 2006
top
Labor Force Characteristics of Second-Generation
Americans
Full
Paper (PDF-10 pages/72KB)
Source: Monthly Labor Review (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Dept. of Labor)
“This article examines the labor force status, occupations, and earnings
of second- and third-and-higher-generation workers by a variety of
demographic characteristics including age, sex, race or ethnicity,
educational attainment, and family status. It also looks at the labor
market situation of the two groups that make up the second generation —
persons whose parents are both foreign born (foreign parentage) and
persons who have one native-born parent and one foreign-born parent (mixed
parentage).”
September 2006
top
America’s Dynamic Workforce: 2006
[U.S. Department of Labor] PDF-48 pages
Chartbook
(statistics, tables, charts)
PDF-72 pages
Presents an overview of current conditions and notable trends affecting
the American labor market and economic activity. Primary emphasis is on
measures of labor market performance employment, labor force
participation, unemployment, and compensation. General measures of
economic performance such as gross domestic product (GDP) and productivity
growth are also described as they relate to labor market conditions and
trends.
August 2006
top
Securing U.S. Nuclear Materials:
DOE Needs to Take Action to Safely Consolidate Plutonium (July 2005)
Highlights |
Full Report
Summary: "Plutonium is very hazardous to human health and the
environment and requires extensive security because of its potential use
in a nuclear weapon. The Department of Energy (DOE) stores about 50
metric tons of plutonium that is no longer needed by the United States
for nuclear weapons. Some of this plutonium is contaminated metal,
oxides, solutions, and residues remaining from the nuclear weapons
production process. To improve security and reduce plutonium storage costs, DOE plans to establish enough storage capacity
at its Savannah River Site (SRS) in the event it decides to consolidate
its plutonium at SRS until it can be permanently disposed of in a
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. GAO was asked to examine
(1) the extent to which DOE can consolidate this plutonium at SRS and (2) SRS’s capacity to monitor plutonium storage containers."
July 2006
top
National Strategy
for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan (May 2006) PDF-233
pages
Implementation plan to clarify roles and responsibilities of governmental
and nongovernmental entities.
June 2006
top
A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics
on Educational Attainment in the United States: 1940 to 2000
Introduction:
"In 1940, statistics on educational attainment were
collected for every person enumerated in the census and from a sample of
them thereafter. In 1940, only 25 percent of the population age 25 and
older had a high school diploma, and just 5 percent earned a bachelor’s
degree or more. By the close of the 20th century, these figures had
increased to 80 percent with high school diplomas and 24 percent with
bachelor’s degrees. Educational attainment data are shown by sex, race and
Hispanic origin (since 1980) at the regional and state levels. These data
are based on the decennial census and are separate from annual data
collected in the Current Population Survey."
May 2006
top
China's Growing
Demand for Oil and Its Impact on U.S. Petroleum Markets
(April 2006) PDF-58 pages
Introduction: "China’s demand for crude oil and refined petroleum
products has been growing over the past decade, and in 2003 and 2004, the
country’s demand for oil increased dramatically, surprising many energy analysts. This paper explores the reasons for that
growth and the implications for petroleum markets in the United States."
April 2006
top
CBO Data Show Capital Income Has
Become Much More Concentrated at the Top
(2006) [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities] PDF-4 pages
[Wealth distribution in
U.S. households--comparison of 1970s and 2003]
CBO Report:
Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates, 1979-2003
This
report examines who received income from interest, dividends, rents and
capital gains in the US from 1979 to 2003. The report briefly discusses
the impact on income inequality of extending lower tax rates on capital
gains and dividend income.
SELECTED FINDINGS:
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In
2003, the top one percent of the population received 57.5 percent of all
capital income. This was larger than in any other year examined by CBO,
with its data going back to 1979. (The top one percent consisted in 2003
of households with after-tax incomes that averaged $701,500.)
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In
2003, the bottom 80 percent of the population received only 12.6 percent
of such capital income, the lowest share on record (with data back to
1979). As recently as 1989, for instance, the bottom 80 percent of the
population received 23.5 percent of
capital income subject to taxation, a share nearly twice as high.
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By
contrast, the average after-tax income of the middle fifth of the
population rose a relatively modest 15 percent (less than one percentage
point per year), and the average after-tax income of the poorest fifth
of the population rose just 4 percent, or $600, over the 24-year period.
Related report:
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Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income
Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America (2006) [Brookings
Institute]
- This
report examines the income of families and neighborhoods across the
nation using decennial census data going back to 1970. Data is broken
down by family income levels and neighborhoods (from very low to very
high) among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the US.
SELECTED FINDINGS -
- The number of very low income neighborhoods
(50% or less of area median income) in the 100 most populous metro
areas increased by more than 300% from 1970 to 2000.
- The share of middle income neighborhoods in
the 100 largest metro areas declined from 31.7% in 1970 to 22.5% in
2000.
- 37% of lower income families in 2000 lived
in middle income neighborhoods, compared to 55% in 1970.
- The share of very high income families (more
than 150% of area median income) among the 100 largest metro areas
increased from 23.6% in 1970 to 28.1% in 2000.
- The Los Angeles - Long Beach metro area
experienced a 23.6% decline in middle income neighborhoods from 1970
to 2000.
March 2006
top
Performance Review of FEMA’s Disaster
Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina
(March 31, 2006) PDF-218 pages
Preface: "This report assesses the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s (FEMA) performance as it conducted its disaster management
responsibilities in response to Hurricane Katrina. We examined whether the
laws, regulations, policies, procedures, plans, guidelines, and resources
were adequate and operational, and whether FEMA's organizational structure
enhanced or hindered its emergency management capabilities."
The Federal Response to Katrina: Lessons Learned
(February 2006) PDF-228 pages
Source: Department of Homeland Security
Excerpt from Foreward: "The Report is organized in a manner to give
the reader the most comprehensive and clear understanding possible of what
happened during the Federal response to Hurricane Katrina. It begins with
a discussion of the magnitude and complexity of the response challenge by
discussing 'Katrina in Perspective'—providing an historical comparison
both of the hurricane itself and the resultant flood. Only by
understanding what the storm was, and was not, can an appropriate and
measured assessment of the response take place. A National Preparedness
'Primer' on the current Federal framework is then provided to give the
reader an understanding of how the current system was supposed to
function. This chapter points out some fundamental confusion in the
Federal planning and identifies potential shortcomings in the
applicability of our plans to catastrophic widespread incidents."
February 2006
top
Presidential Authority to Conduct Warrantless
Electronic Surveillance to Gather Foreign Intelligence Information
(January 2006) (PDF-44pages; 380 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of
American Scientists)
From cover page: "This memorandum lays out a general framework for
analyzing the constitutional and statutory issues raised by the NSA
electronic surveillance activity. It then outlines the legal framework
regulating electronic surveillance by the government, explores
ambiguities in those statutes that could provide exceptions for the NSA
intelligence-gathering operation at issue, and addresses the arguments
that the President possesses inherent authority to order the operations
or that Congress has provided such authority."
Authorization For Use Of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks
(P.L. 107-40): Legislative History
(January 2006) (PDF-6 pages, 44 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service
From cover page: "In response to the terrorist attacks against
the United States on September 11, 2001, the Congress passed
legislation, S.J.Res. 23, on September 14, 2001, authorizing the
President to “use all necessary and appropriate force against those
nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized,
committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11,
2001, or harbored such organizations or persons....” The President
signed this legislation into law on September 18, 2001 (P.L. 107-40, 115
Stat. 224 (2001)). This report provides a legislative history of this
statute, the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' (AUMF), which, as
Congress stated in its text, constitutes the legislative authorization
for the use of U.S. military force contemplated by the War Powers
Resolution. It also is the statute which the President and his attorneys
have subsequently cited as an authority for him to engage in electronic
surveillance against possible terrorists without obtaining authorization
of the special Court created by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act (FISA) of 1978, as amended. This report will only be updated if
events warrant."
January 2006
top
Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2002
Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 97, No. 19,
1407-1427, October 5, 2005
Introduction: "Cancer death rates for all cancer sites combined
and for many common cancers have declined at the same time as the
dissemination of guideline-based treatment into the community has
increased, although this progress is not shared equally across all
racial and ethnic populations. Data from population-based cancer
registries, supplemented by linkage with administrative databases, are
an important resource for monitoring the quality of cancer treatment.
Use of this cancer surveillance system, along with new developments in
medical informatics and electronic medical records, may facilitate
monitoring of the translation of basic science and clinical advances to
cancer prevention, detection, and uniformly high quality of care in all
areas and populations of the United States."
December
2005
top
National Strategy for Victory in Iraq
PDF-38 pages (386 KB)
November 20, 2005
Introduction: "The following document
articulates the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 and
provides an update on our progress as well as the challenges remaining."
November 2005
top
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (Report to Congress October 2005) PDF-44 pages
The first section of this report
discusses stability and security in Iraq and lists goals and
progress regarding Iraq’s political stability, security environment, and
economic progress. The second section of the report, on Security Force
Training and Performance, gives indicators of the training and
development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).
October 2005
top
FEMA: Organization and Mission
(September 2005) PDF-68 pages
Introduction:
"By congressional direction and tradition, FEMA's mission comprises four
broad areas -- preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard mitigation.
(DHS) Secretary Chertoff identifies response and recovery as the 'core'
operations of FEMA that will be retained in the agency. Preparedness
functions would be transferred to a new directorate. No information is
available concerning plans for the disposition of hazard mitigation
activities."
September 2005
top
Social Security: Distribution of Benefits and
Taxes Relative to Earnings Level (2004) PDF-66 pages
Introduction: "Social Security faces a long-term structural financing
shortfall. Program changes to address that shortfall could alter the way
Social Security’s benefits and revenues are distributed across the
population and affect the income security of millions of Americans. To
gain a better understanding of the distributional effects of potential
program changes, the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate
Special Committee on Aging asked us to address (1) how to define and
describe "progressivity," that is, the distribution of benefits and
taxes with respect to earnings level, when assessing the current Social
Security system or proposed changes to it; (2) what factors influence
the distributional effects of the current Social Security program; and
(3) what would be the distributional effects of various reform
proposals, compared with alternative solvent baselines for the current
system."
August 2005
top
Status of Children Ages 0-5
[Orange County] (2005) [OCHNA] PDF-155 pages
Contents: Population
characteristics, birth/death data, health care resources, health care
access, prenatal/maternal behaviors/ child safety (child abuse), school
readiness, and more. Discussion and statistics) Survey findings,
data tables, and statistical analyses regarding children between the
ages of 0 and 5 years old in Orange County. The OCHNA survey sampled 684
households in the county with at least one child under six years old.
July 2005
top
The State of the Parks: The California Desert
Parks: Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, Mojave
National Preserve: A Resource Assessment (June 2005)
PDF-52 pages
Report from the National Parks Conservation Association assessing the
condition of natural and cultural resources in the parks in an effort to
determine how well equipped the National Park Service is to protect the
parks in its stewardship capacity. The association's goal is to provide
information that will help policy-makers, the public, and the National
Park Service improve conditions in national parks, celebrate successes
as models for other parks, and ensure a lasting legacy for future
generations. COLOR PHOTOS.
June
2005 top
Characteristics of Primary Alcohol Admissions by Age of First Alcohol
Use: 2002 (2005)
Statistics and discussion on age of first use of alcohol and later abuse
and dependence.
May
2005
top
A Profile of the
Working Poor
PDF-12 pages (2005)
This report presents data on the relationship between labor force
activity and poverty in 2003 for workers and their
families. In 2003, 35.9 million people, 12.5 percent of the
population, lived at or below the official poverty threshold—1.3 million
more than in 2002. The working poor are those who spent at least 27
weeks in the labor force (working or looking for work), but whose
incomes fell below the official poverty threshold. The working- poor
rate—the ratio of the working poor to all individuals in the labor force
for at least 27 weeks—was 5.3 percent.
April 2005
top
Take Action Against Bullying (2005) [SAMHSA]
This guide provides an overview of bullying behaviors, their effects,
and some preventative measures.
Statistics:
Indicators of School Crime & Safety: Bullying at School
Related publications:
About Bullying
March 2005
top
Economics of Climate Change: A Primer
(2003)
Print: DOCS/US Y 10.2:EC 7/10
CATALOG RECORD
Online:
Internet Version
This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study presents an overview of
issues related to climate change, focusing primarily on its economic
aspects. It summarizes the current state of climate science and provides
a conceptual framework for addressing climate change as an economic
problem. It also examines public policy options and discusses the
potential complications and benefits of international coordination. In
keeping with CBO’s mandate to provide impartial analysis, the study
makes no recommendations.
February 2005
top
Taxing Snack Foods: What to Expect for Diet and Tax Revenues
(August 2004)
Available online only:
PDF-12 pages
Keywords: Obesity, excise tax, price elasticity of demand,
snack food
Abstract: "Health researchers and health policy advocates
have proposed levying excise taxes on snack foods as a possible way to
address the growing prevalence of obesity and overweight in the
United States. Some proposals suggest higher prices alone will
change consumers' diets. Others claim that change will be possible if
earmarked taxes are used to fund an information program. This research
examines the potential impact of excise taxes on snack foods, using
baseline data from a household survey of food purchases. To illustrate
likely impacts, we examine how much salty snack purchases might be
reduced under varying excise tax rates and possible consumer price
responses. We find that relatively low tax rates of 1 cent per pound
and 1 percent of value would not appreciably alter consumption—and,
thus, would have little effect on diet quality or health outcomes—but
would generate $40-$100 million in tax revenues."
January 2005
top
Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked
Questions: An Update (2004)
PDF-90 pages
Section 1. What is the federal debt?
Section 2. What is the relationship between the budget and federal debt?
Section 3. What is the relationship between the economy and federal
debt?
Section 4. Federal debt management and ownership
Section 5. Current and future policy issues regarding federal debt
Appendix 1. Selected bibliography.
Appendix 2. Glossary
Appendix 3. Scope and methodology. -- Tables -- Figures
December 2004
top
Juvenile Arrests, 2002 (2004)
Summary and an analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data
presented in the FBI's report Crime in the United States 2002.
Baseline information for those interested in monitoring the nation's
progress in addressing serious juvenile crime.
November 2004
top
The Challenge in
Higher Education: Confronting and Reducing Substance Abuse on Campus
(2004)
ONLINE:
HTML
PRINT:
CATALOG RECORD
October 2004
top
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage
in the United States: 2003
Online:
PDF-77
pages
Excerpt: "Real median household income remained unchanged between 2002
and 2003 at $43,318, according to a report released today by the U.S.
Census Bureau. At the same time, the nation’s official poverty rate rose
from 12.1 percent in 2002 to 12.5 percent in 2003. The number of people
with health insurance increased by 1.0 million to 243.3 million between
2002 and 2003, and the number without such coverage rose by 1.4 million
to 45.0 million. The percentage of the nation’s population without
coverage grew from 15.2 percent in 2002 to 15.6 percent in 2003."
September 2004
top
Stem Cells and the Future of
Regenerative Medicine
Print: DOCS/US NA 1.2:ST 46/2002
Online:
HTML
This report addresses key questions about
the biology and therapeutic potential of human stem cells,
undifferentiated cells that can give rise to specialized tissues and
organs.
August 2004 top
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of
the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States,
Official Government Edition
Online:
Full Report
Online:
Executive Summary:
PDF-34 pages
Print: DOCS/US Y 3.2:T 27/2/FINAL
CATALOG RECORD
"The
Commission’s Final Report provides a full and complete
account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001,
terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response
to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard
against future attacks." –Excerpt
Also of interest:
Turbulent Transition in Iraq: Can It Succeed? (June 2004)
Online:
PDF-8 pages
Relevant Courses: Political Science,
History
This report is a brief up-to-date overview of the situation
in Iraq as the Interim Government of Iraq begins to assume authority.
From the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense
University.
July 2004
top
Patterns of Global
Terrorism, 2003
The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released April 2004 by
the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is
submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section
2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a
full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and
groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act.
Note:
Corrected
Year in
Review,
Appendix A,
and
Appendix G
were posted on June 22, 2004. Numbers in the text, specifically numbers
of killed and wounded, will be revised to reflect to corrected
Appendices.
June 2004
top
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
Print:
CATALOG RECORD
(1978-current year)
Online:
Statistical Yearbook (1996-2002)
Relevant Courses: Political Science, Social
Studies
Discussion and detailed statistics on
current and historical immigration
to the United States. Includes immigration by country
of birth 1820-current year. Also naturalizations, enforcement,
legislation, and more.
May 2004
top
USA PATRIOT Act—Text of Law:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act ) Act of
2001. Public Law 107-56 (115
Stat. 272 (2001) PDF-132
pages
USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis
(April 2002) [Congressional Research Service]
PDF-79 pages
April 2004
top
Statistical Portrait of the United States:
Social Conditions and Trends (2002)
CATALOG RECORD
Relevant Courses: Political Science, Criminal
Justice, Child & Adolescent Studies, Social Studies
Discussion and detailed statistics by major subjects.
Chapters: Population Characteristics, Households and Families, Social
Conditions, Labor Force and Job Characteristics, Housing,
Income/Wealth/Poverty, Education, Crime and Criminal Justice, Health,
Leisure/Volunteerism/Religiosity, Voting, and Government.
.
- Related: State Profiles: The
Population and Economy of Each U.S. State (2002)
CATALOG RECORD
- Overview of social conditions and statistics for the U.S. Rankings
of states on key economic and demographic indicators. For each state, 10
pages of discussion and statistics are provided on the following:
population, economic structure, agriculture, energy, travel, education,
government finance, health.
March 2004
top
- Expenditures on Children by Families, 2002
PDF 33
pages
Relevant Courses: Child & Adolescent Studies,
Social Studies
Detailed statistics on two-parent families and single-parent
families.
Related: A Child’s Day: 2000
(Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being) (2003)
PDF-20 pages
Statistics about children that are seldom reported, including reading
interaction with parents in single and two-parent homes, family rules
about television, mealtimes shared, family outings, and more.
February 2004 top
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Relevant
Courses: Business
Writing, Career Counseling, Job Applicants
Online:
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Print: REF DESK & DOCS DESK
CATALOG RECORD
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is published biennially and
is a source of career information, designed to provide assistance to
individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions,
the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects
in a wide range of occupations.
Of special note is an annual report on
Tomorrow's Jobs.
Related:
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Print:
CATALOG RECORD
OOQ is a quarterly journal providing practical information on jobs
and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical
language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such
as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends,
and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
January 2004 top
-
America’s Children: Key
National Indicators of Well-Being, 2003
Relevant
Courses: Child & Adolescent Studies, Social
Studies
Online:
HTML and PDF
Print: DOCS/US PR 42.8:C 43/ 2003
CATALOG RECORD
- This is the seventh annual
report to the nation on the condition of children in America. Nine
contextual measures describe the changing population, family, and
environmental context in which children are living, and 25 indicators
depict the well-being of children in the areas of economic security,
health, behavior and social environment, and education. This year’s
report has a special section featuring decennial census data that
portrays changes in the lives of America’s children from 1990 to 2000
for all States and the District of Columbia for nine indicators.
December 2003 top
- Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance: 2003
(August
2004)
Relevant Courses:
Child & Adolescent Studies, Social Studies
Online:
PDF-77 pages
Press
release & summary:
HTML
-
- Previous reports are
available online also:
- Health Insurance
Coverage in the United States, 2002
Online: PDF-24
pages
Press-Release
- Discussion and
statistics by race, Hispanic origin, foreign-born, age, for children,
and more. Data for U.S. and all 50 states.
-
- Health Insurance Coverage: 2001 (released 9/02)
PDF-24 pages
Press Release
Text version with highlights
Previous Reports
Excerpt: "The number of people with health insurance rose by 1.2
million between 2000 and 2001, to 240.9 million, but at the same time
the number of uninsured rose by 1.4 million, to 41.2 million, the
Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today." (9/30/02)
.
- Previous print
report:
- Print: DOCS US
C 3.186:P-60/211 (1999)
November 2003
top
- Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth
(annual)
- Relevant Courses:
Child & Adolescent
Studies, Sociology
- Print: DOCS
DESK HE 1.63:2002
CATALOG RECORD
- Online:
2002 Internet
Version
- Discussion and extensive
statistics (charts and tables) on Population (number of children,
race/ethnicity, foreign born, family structure, neighborhoods), Economic Security (family income, poverty, child support, parental
labor force participation, child care, housing, food security), Health Conditions
(health insurance coverage, immunization,
overweight, HIV/AIDS, STD's, abuse and neglect, suicidal youth, violent
victimization), Social Development (life goals, peer approval,
television viewing habits, working youth, closeness with parents,
parents' activities with children), Behavioral Health (seat belt
use, cigarette use, alcohol, drunk driving, drug use, peer attitudes),
Sexual Activity (contraceptive use, pregnancy and abortion), and
Education (early childhood program enrollment, high school
dropouts, reading proficiency, science proficiency, parental involvement
in child's school, student computer use).
Related site:
America's
Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being 2003
October 2003
top
- Indicators of
School Crime and Safety,
2003
Relevant Courses:
Education,
Child &
Adolescent Studies, Social Sciences
Print: DOCS/US ED 1.347: 2002
- Data on
crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals,
and the general population. Examines
crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. This
report strives to place school crime in the context of crime in the
larger society.
September 2003
top
- Country Reports
on Economic Policy and Trade Practices -
Note: Ceased 2002
Relevant
Courses: International Business, Marketing
Print: DOCS DESK Y 4.IN 8/14:C 83/2002
CATALOG RECORD
Online:
Economic Policy and Trade Practices
Each country report contains the following information for
countries with which the U.S. has significant economic or trade
relationships:
Key Economic Indicators: economic indicators in the national
income, monetary, and trade accounts.
General Policy Framework: overview of macroeconomic trends.
Exchange Rate Policies: their impact on the price
competitiveness of U.S. exports.
Structural Policies: changes that may affect U.S. exports to
that country.
Debt Management Policies: implications for trade with the U.S.
Significant Barriers to U.S. Exports and Investment: formal and
informal barriers to U.S. exports and investment.
Export Subsidies Policies: measures to support exports,
including those by small businesses.
Protection of U.S. Intellectual Property: laws and practices
safeguarding intellectual property rights.
Worker Rights:
The final section has two parts: 1) laws and practices with respect to
internationally recognized worker rights, and, 2) conditions of worker
rights in goods-producing sectors where U.S. capital is invested.
Extent of U.S. Investment in Selected Industries: U.S.
investment by sector where information is available.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN REPORTS:
U.S. Embassies supplied the
country report data, which is analyzed and reviewed by the Department
of State in consultation with other U.S. Government agencies. The
reports are intended to serve as general guides to economic conditions
in specific countries. Each report incorporates the best information
currently available.
August 2003
top
Updated information as of April 2006:
Identity Theft: 2004 (2006) PDF-8 pages
Presents data on identity theft victimization and its consequences from
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This is the first report
from new questions about identity theft added to the survey in July 2004
and encompasses credit card thefts, thefts from existing accounts, misuse
of personal information, and multiple types at the same time. The report,
based on interviews with 40,000 household residents drawn to be nationally
representative, describes age, race, and ethnicity of the household head;
household income; and location of the household (urbanicity).
Characteristics of the theft presented include economic loss, how the
theft was discovered, whether misuse is ongoing, and problems experienced
as a result of the identity theft.
2002 publication:
ID
Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name
Print:
FT 1.2:T
34/
2001-2
Online:
PDF-37
pages
The Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) has produced this publication to help people
guard against and recover from identity theft. It describes how ID theft
occurs, how you can minimize your risk, what to do if you are a victim,
how to resolve credit problems, and more. Information about federal and
state laws is provided. APPENDIX includes the ID Theft Affidavit
form and instructions.
July 2003
top
-
Country Commercial Guides
[online only]
Relevant Courses:
International Business, Marketing
Earlier reports:
1996-2001
Latest reports:
STAT-USA
(click on GLOBUS and then scroll down to Country Commercial
Guides)
The Country
Commercial Guides (CCG) are 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. Each CCG contains the same chapters, and an appendix, which
include topics such as marketing, trade regulations, investment
climate, and business travel.
Available online only. Select a country to view a major report -- 50
to 80 pages -- on that country's business and trade outlook.
Content:
1: Executive Summary
2: Economic Trends And Outlook
3: Political Environment
4: Marketing Us Products And Services
5: Leading Sectors For Us Exports And Investments
6: Trade Regulations, Customs And Standards
7: Investment Climate Statement
8: Trade And Project Financing
9: Business Travel
10: Economic And Trade Statistics
11: Us And Country Contacts
12: Market Research
13: Trade Event Schedule
Related
Site:
Background Notes
(economic,
social, and government data on each country)
June
2003 top
Emerging
Infectious Diseases
(PERIODICAL)
Online:
Emerging Infectious
Diseases: EID
Relevant Courses:
Biology,
Health Science, Human Services, Nursing, Political Science, Social
Sciences
Content:
Research articles on infectious diseases and related
issues. Published by CDC. Searchable by keyword, title, or full text.
Browsable by date.
Dates: All issues are available full text online, 1995-current
date.
May 2003
top
Employment &
Earnings
CATALOG RECORD
Print:
DOCS/US L 2.41/2:
Online:
Current
Employment
Statistics
(selected tables)
Relevant Courses:
Business,
Economics, Management
Content: Monthly data on employment and unemployment with
detailed statistics. Brief overview of the employment situation at the
beginning of each issue.
Dates: Pollak Library owns monthly issues from 1955 to current
date.
Description:
Employment status by sex,
age, race, Hispanic origin, educational attainment. Employment by
marital status, occupation, class of worker, part-time status.
Unemployed by age, sex, occupation, industry, reason for unemployment,
duration of unemployment. Persons not in the labor force by desire and
availability for work, age, and sex. Multiple jobholders by
demographic and economic characteristics. Vietnam-era veterans. Historical data, 1950 to date. Labor force data by region, state,
area, and national. Weekly earnings by detailed occupation and sex.
Union affiliation data. Minimum wage data. Employee absences data.
Annual averages for employment and hours and earnings.
Note:
See cover for special features in each issue.
Note:
Median
weekly earnings for detailed occupations:
see January
issue, usually Table 39.
Note: Average
hours and earnings by detailed industry:
usually is Table B-15.
April 2003
top
- Thomas Jefferson and the Education of a Citizen
(1999)
CATALOG RECORD
Relevant Courses:
Liberal
Studies, Political Science, Social Sciences
Collection
of essays by American scholars on Thomas Jefferson's views about how
members of society need to prepare themselves to be citizens of the
newly formed republic. Published by the Library of Congress in
commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Jefferson's birth.
Contents:
I. The public and private spheres. Citizens and families : a
Jeffersonian vision of domestic relations and generational change /
Michael Grossberg -- Binding ties : the public and domestic spheres in
Jefferson's letters to his family / Frank Shuffelton -- Beyond education
: Thomas Jefferson's "Republican" revision of the laws regarding
children / Holly Brewer -- Jefferson, the family and civic education /
Jan Lewis.
II. An informed citizenry. Jefferson and literacy / Douglas L.
Wilson -- Bulwark of revolutionary liberty : Thomas Jefferson's and John
Adams's programs for an informed citizenry / Richard D. Brown -- Thomas
Jefferson and legal education in revolutionary America / Herbert A.
Johnson -- "That knowledge most useful to us" : Thomas Jefferson's
concept of utility in the education of republican citizens / Jennings L.
Wagoner, Jr. -- Education and democracy : summary and comment / Benjamin
R. Barber.
III. Influence of the old and new worlds. Thomas Jefferson and
the old world : personal experience in the formation of early republican
ideals / Elizabeth Wirth Marvick -- Why slaves can't read : the
political significance of Jefferson's racism / James Oakes -- Thomas
Jefferson's dualistic perceptions of Native Americans / Donald A. Grinde,
Jr. -- The old and the new worlds : summary and comment / C. Vann
Woodward.
IV. A republic of citizens. Citizenship and change in Jefferson's
constitutional thought / David N. Mayer -- Liberty and virtue : religion
and Republicanism in Jeffersonian thought / Eugene R. Sheridan -- Ward
republics : the wisest invention for self-government / Suzanne W. Morse.
V. An international perspective. The education of those who govern /
Ralph Ketcham -- Thomas Jefferson and his conception of happiness / Liu
Zuochang.
March 2003
top
- Surgeon
General Reports
Relevant Courses: Psychology,
Sociology, Social Sciences
Background: The Surgeon General's reports present and analyze public
health issues of current concern.
Recent
Surgeon General Reports:
- Surgeon
General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and
Obesity (2001)
PDF-39 pages
Mental
Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health: A
Report of the Surgeon General
INTERNET VERSION
Women
and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
INTERNET
VERSION
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon
General
INTERNET
VERSION
Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young
People: A Report of the Surgeon General
INTERNET VERSION.
Links to
additional Surgeon General Reports:
Surgeon General
Reports on Tobacco and Smoking
PRINT
versions are also available in the Government Documents Section
of Pollak Library. Inquire at the Documents Desk (3rd Floor
North) or the Reference Desk (1st Floor North).
February 2003
top
- Foreign Labor Trends
Relevant Courses:
International Business, Marketing
Content: Key labor indicators (labor force, employment,
unemployment, income), summary of the country's economy, description of
labor sector (government, employers organizations, trade unions),
economic growth and employment, investment, social security, labor law
and other topics of current interest. The reports are issued annually by
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Foreign
Labor Trends (includes income data)
Available in
STAT-USA
At logon screen, click on GLOBUS. Under International Trade Library Highlights
click on Country
Specific Reports and then scroll down to Foreign Labor
Trends. Reports available for many but not all countries.
Related
source:
Foreign Labor Statistics
January 2003
top
- OECD
Economic Surveys
Relevant Courses:
International Business
Content: Recent developments in a country's economy, macroeconomic
policies and issues, structural reform, challenges in the financial
sector. Discussion and extensive tables and charts. In-depth reviews of
Member countries' economies and selected non-Member countries. Eighteen
new surveys are issued during each calendar year. Each issue provides a
solid analysis of developments in the country, special reports on topics
of current interest, and extensive statistical information. At the back
of each edition, there is a foldout chart of BASIC STATISTICS:
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS including several economic indicators.
How to
Find OECD Economic Surveys in Print:
Search LIBRARY CATALOG by TITLE:
TITLE:
oecd economic surveys
TITLE:
oecd economic surveys japan
TITLE:
oecd economic surveys united states
How to
Access OECD Economic Surveys on the INTERNET [CSUF only]:
Search LIBRARY CATALOG by
TITLE to bring up CATALOG RECORD for a
specific country (see above). Then click on "Access on Internet. CSUF
IP address required. Click here, then scroll down to JOURNALS &
NEWSLETTERS. Select title and GO."
How to
Access Additional Country Information Available from OECD:
Go to
OECD's web site listing current country economic information:
OECD: Economics.
Of special note is the current issue of OECD Economic Outlook, usually available at this site.
December 2002
top
IMF
Working Papers
Relevant Courses:
International Business
Content: Economic and monetary issues of the 184 IMF member
countries. Theoretical and empirical reports. CSUF owns 1360 reports and
receives about 150 new reports each year.
Dates: 1988-current date. In 2002, 154 Working Papers have
been received so far.
How to
Find IMF Working Papers Owned by CSUF in Print:
Search
Library
Catalog by
keyword.
Search
examples:
KEYWORD: imf working paper transition
NOTE: While viewing results,
click on Limit/sort to sort titles by date.
To
view a list of all IMF Working Papers:
TITLE: imf working paper
NOTE:
Type "paper" (singular) and not "papers"
NOTE:
Click on Limit/Sort to sort by date or to
add another subject term such as the name of a country, economic system, or
concept.
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