Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 The National Data Book

The "Statistical Abstract of the United States, "is the U.S. government' s Standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts. This volume includes a selection of data from many statistical sources, both government and private. Publications cited as sources usually contain additional statistical detail and more comprehensive discussions of definitions and concepts. Data not available in publications issued by the contributing agency but obtained from the Internet or unpublished records are identified in the source notes. More information on the subjects covered in the tables so noted may generally be obtained from the source.Census Bureau (U S ) is the author of 'Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 The National Data Book', published 2007 under ISBN 9780160763014 and ISBN 0160763010.