| Summary: | New to this second edition of a book/CD-ROM reference of historical statistics covering 1950-2000 is more comprehensive coverage of historical statistics, including single-year data on many topics such as AIDS victims, SAT scores, and hospital admissions. Also new are projections of the population by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin to the year 2010, based on 2000 census counts. Information is presented in tables, and most tables are based on data published online or in printed books by the federal government. A glossary is included, and an appendix lists telephone and Internet contacts for government specialists and web sites. Russell has 25 years of experience in demographic data collection and analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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