Federal documents received on depository last month include several annual statistical compilations.  They are available to check out for your use!

Health, United States, 2007  HE 20.7042/702 2007

            This is a CD format of the annual collection of trends in the health of Americans.  It includes spreadsheets and charts.  The summary indicates that men have added 3 years to their life expectancy, women have added one year.  Deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke have reduced and infant mortality is still down (from a decline in 2001).  However, as many of us will readily agree, longevity is accompanied by increased prevalence of chronic conditions and their associated pains and disabilities.  And, as we probably can guess, major improvements across income, race, ethnicity, education, and geography are still not evident.  The book (567 pages) has plenty of tables and charts in formats that can be downloaded for presentations and personal work.

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018.  Y 10.13: 2008-2018

            This is a Congressional Budget Office economic forecast on spending and revenue for the next the years.

County and City Data Book: 2007  C 3.134/2: C83/2/2007 c. 2

            We have 2 copies of this major reference work, so copy 2 is available for checkout.  This is a supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States and is a summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the states, counties, cities, and places of the US.  Sources appear at the bottom of each table.

Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2005  Census C3.2666:2005

            This is an annual report of grants and other payments to state and local governments by agency and program.  Appendix A is the total outlay by agency for each program.  Some interesting findings include federal aid to all states and local governments include 59% of health and human services and 8.4% of education.  Over the preceding 25 years, aid in health and human services increasted from less that $50 billion to almost $250 billion.

Other titles that may interest you are:

Empowering Local Communities through Leadership Development and Capacity Building.  US HUD  HH 14.2: Em7

            This is a report of several university initiatives to help local communities and their residents make the most of their assets and to meet challenges that they face.  The volume may be of good use to those working in community development.

Reasons People do not Work:  2004 Census  C3.186:P-70/2/111

            “Of the 227 million people 15 years and older living in the United States in the first quarter of 2004, approximately 79 million (35 %) had not worked at a paid job in the preceding 4 months.” “Nearly 2 out of 5 (38%) nonworkers 45 to 54 years old did not work because of a chronic illness or disability.”  These are two of the many highlights of this Census Household Economic Study.  The volume is a detailed report with graphs and tables of information on labor and unemployment.