Congressional Roll Call 2002

By Harold A. Hovey and Congressional Quarterly

A new section on technology provides data on computer and Internet use, including: yen] Households with computers and Internet access yen] High-speed telecommunications services yen] State government web site ratings yen] Student use of computers and the Internet. Also new in this edition are brief analytical summaries at the beginning of each chapter that discuss issues and trends in the tables, such as tax and revenue shortfalls and increases in prison populations at the same time crime rates are declining. Tables throughout have been updated with the latest data, including figures from the 2000 Census released to date. More than 250 tables in all. Subject areas include: yen] Technology yen] Population yen] Health yen] Economics yen] Geography yen] Government yen] Federal Impacts yen] Revenues and Finances yen] Education yen] Taxes yen] Crime yen] Welfare yen] Transportation A state profile section summarizes each state's rankings, so readers can see at a glance their state's standing on all the indicators in the book. Introductory essays by the author guide readers to the most fruitful use of this data to meet their needs and a thorough index allows for quick re

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156802732X
• ISBN13: 9781568027326
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 8.8" x 1.3"