Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010

By: Federal Government

Book Overview

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is one of the most reliable and popular statistical references in existence. The Bernan Press Library Edition presents the complete, official content of the Statistical Abstract in an easily readable format-type is 25 percent larger than in the U.S. government edition-and with a sturdy binding designed to withstand heavy use in libraries.

The book contains detailed tables on population, health, education, geography and environment, elections, federal government, finances and employment, national defense and veterans affairs, income, communications, law, energy, science, business, transportation, agriculture, construction, and housing. Comparative international statistics are furnished, along with appendixes and maps.

Special features include guides to tabular presentation, sources of statistics, state statistical abstracts, foreign statistical abstracts, an industrial outlook, telephone numbers, metropolitan area concepts and components, and a subject index.

New to the 129th Edition of Statistical Abstract

This edition includes fifty-three new tables covering a variety of topics, including:

new data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture and the first wave of new data from the 2007 Economic Census
new data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances
induction of labor
parent participation in school-related activities
federal aid to state and local governments
type of work flexibility provided to employees
residential energy consumption
public drinking water systems
suicide rates by sex and country

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159888400X
• ISBN13: 9781598884005
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Bernan Press
• Length: 1008 Pages
• Weight: 4.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.8" x 8.8"