Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian
American Profiles Series: Asian Americans, Black Americans and Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook 2007. A three volume set from Information Publications, Inc. 2007.
Find them in Ohrstrom at: REF 317 In3A 2007
An excellent source to turn to when looking for quick statistical information. Each of the three volumes include hundreds of data charts such as: Members of Congress, Per Capita income by State, and Marital Status, persons 15 years Old & Older.
A helpful glossary in the back of each volume defines such terms as: poverty status, civilian labor force, and self-employment income.
All data was originally collected by U.S. government agencies & then accessed and compiled by Information Publications.
Helpful for: Humanities, Statistics, History, Precision Searching
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