Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997: The National Data Book [Hardcover]

Bernan Press (Author), Economics U S. Department Of Comme (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Bernan Reprints; 117 edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934213518
• ISBN-13: 978-0934213516
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,031,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lots of numbers, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998: The National Data Book (Hardcover)

Though the plot was somewhat thin and didn't hold together all that well, what this book lacks in literary merit it more than makes up for with numbers.

Though there are plenty of large numbers, like 347,991, all the numbers you remember from childhood are also present. The number 9 is a scene-stealer, as usual. I'm told that the Count from Sesame Street had a hand in the editing, and I was able to detect his influence here and there.

My only suggestion is that there should be a character map at the begining of the book, like they have at the beginning of a play. Whenever the number 5.4% came up, I racked my brains trying to remember if that was the same 5.4% that had appeared a hundred pages ago as the unemployment rate. Or was it rate of increase in air pollution measurements over major urban areas? I don't know. But a quick character map would have cleared it right up, saving me a lot of flipping back and forth.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars its great, March 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997: The National Data Book (Hardcover)

this is one of the best historical Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. that I have ever read. Its really takes adventure to the edge, escpecially when it gets to the health and nutrition section. I severely recomend taking a night out and reading this absolutely great literature.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The easiest source for obscure, yet practical, statistics, December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997: The National Data Book (Statistical Abstract of the United States Enlarged Print Edition (Library Edition)) (Hardcover)

No, you'll never use *all* the tables.

But, if you're ever interested in "the numbers", this book is usually the best place to start.