摘要

The basics of demographic analysis: why it's important, how to analyze the numbers, and how to buy data and research services. The heart of the book details close to 600 federal, state, local, nonprofit, and private sources of demographic data and related infromation, many of which provide data for free. Also included is a list of subject contacts, with phone numbers, of some 300 specialists at the Census Bureau and other federal agencies. Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)