1. 1 De Philadelphie à Washington ou de l'Union des Etats d'Amérique aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique, en passant par l'État de l'Union: la documentation politique, juridique et statistique des États-Unis Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics Major Statistical Databases Sara Holder Education Liaison Librarian McGill University sara.holder@mcgill.ca 514-398-8109 http://www.library.mcgill.ca/edrs/seminar/CREPUQ/us_stat.ppt United States Government Statistics – March 2007

2. 2 Presentation Outline Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007 A.M.  Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics  Questions P.M.  Major Statistical Databases  Conclusion  Questions

3. 3 FedStats (www.fedstats.gov) : the online portal to statistics from the United States governmentwww.fedstats.gov Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

4. 4 Points of Access in FedStats Topic Geography Publication Search Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

5. 5 Topic Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

6. 6 Geography – MapStats profiles Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

7. 7 Geography – selected agencies Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

8. 8 Publication – Reference Shelf Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

9. 9 Search – via Google Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

10. 10 Other Information Available via Fedstats List of federal agencies –Description of statistical mandate –Links to website, contact information, and key statistical output Press releases (available via RSS) Kid’s pages Federal statistical policy Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

11. 11 Other Information (continued) Additional links –Other federal government sites –Other statistical sites (not from the U.S. Government) Data access tools –Links to statistical databases from U.S. Federal agencies –Pre-defined and user-defined reports –Output in a variety of forms Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

12. 12 Conclusion (part I) Questions Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

13. 13 Major Statistical Databases from the U.S. Federal Government American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm Health Data for All Ages http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_data_for_ all_ages.htm Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

14. 14 American FactFinder Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

15. 15 American FactFinder Available Datasets Decennial Census American Community Survey Puerto Rican Community Survey Population Estimates Program Economic Census Annual Economic Surveys Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

16. 16 American FactFinder Functionality Quick tables –By subject –By source Detailed tables –Pre-defined variables –User selects geography (one or more) Custom tables –User defines all variables Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

17. 17 American FactFinder Functionality Thematic maps – Pre-defined variables – Map elements can be customized Reference maps –Show boundaries of geographic areas for which data has been collected –Enables positioning by address or click –Map elements can be customized Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

18. 18 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

19. 19 BLS Data National data by topic –Employment and unemployment –Prices and living conditions –Compensation and working conditions –Productivity and technology Regional data –Most requested data for each regional group of states Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

20. 20 BLS Functionality Retrieve from lists of most requested data Choose data from BLS databases –One-screen form –Multiple form-based query Download from FTP server –for large volumes of time series data Customized calculators Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

21. 21 Health Data for All Ages (HDAA) Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

22. 22 HDAA Data Browse by topic –Pregnancy and birth –Health conditions/Risk factors –Health status and disability –Health care access and use –Mortality Search tables –Simple search of table titles Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

23. 23 HDAA Functionality Work online or download tables –Tables are in Beyond 20/20 format –Download software for free Tables include explanatory information on data sources and variables Each variable has several categories –Set up before viewing –Switch categories while viewing Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

24. 24 HDAA Functionality (continued) Display can be customized –Rearrange rows and columns –Nest variables –Sort columns in ascending/descending order Tables can be viewed in chart form Export data to Excel Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

25. 25 Conclusion Questions Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007