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Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics

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

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Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  15. American FactFinderAvailable 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. American FactFinderFunctionality • 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. American FactFinderFunctionality • 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. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Sara Holder – United States Government Statistics – March 2007

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

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

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