Greenwood Statistical Handbook on Women in America: Second Edition (Oryx Statistical Handbooks)

Product Description The only comprehensive, one-stop source for statistics on women in the United States has now been updated and expanded. Included are approximately 340 new tables and charts, incisive data summaries, a glossary of terms, an extremely useful guide to information sources, as well as an extensive subject index. Highlights of the second edition include data from the 1990 Census, a new section on women's reproductive health, new statistics on women in sports and the armed forces, and broadened coverage of historical trends. Much more than a collection of numbers and cold facts, this handbook presents an accurate picture of the lives of American women today. Review ?A major compilation of statistics on women's demographics, employment, health, education, and social trends.?-AAUW Outlook ?Here's a resource for arming yourself in any kind of statistical warfare - whether you want to bolster a theoretical argument in a women's studies thesis, win a barroom bet, or decipher the news and numbers that come pouring out of the tube.?-The Women's Source ?I've never met Cynthia Taeuber, but if our paths ever cross, she should be prepared for a hug. The first edition of her compilation of statistics from U.S. government sources has saved me countless hours of work trying to figure out which unit of the federal bureacracy collects the particular type of information a researcher asks about - and, of course, the actual answer to the researcher's question is often right there in the book anyway....so handy when you need just the right number to clinch an argument on a women's issue that it should be acquired by all.?-Feminist Collections ?Updated, reorganized, and expanded, the Statistical Handbook on Women, like its 1991 predecessor, draws on numerous government and other sources to present a statistical portrait of American women....Prominent among these are 1990 census data....a new section on reproduction has been added. The visual clarity of the presentation of the tables has been improved. The first edition has proved its value and convenience, as will this expanded second edition.?-Rettig on Reference "A major compilation of statistics on women's demographics, employment, health, education, and social trends."-AAUW Outlook "Here's a resource for arming yourself in any kind of statistical warfare - whether you want to bolster a theoretical argument in a women's studies thesis, win a barroom bet, or decipher the news and numbers that come pouring out of the tube."-The Women's Source "Updated, reorganized, and expanded, the Statistical Handbook on Women, like its 1991 predecessor, draws on numerous government and other sources to present a statistical portrait of American women....Prominent among these are 1990 census data....a new section on reproduction has been added. The visual clarity of the presentation of the tables has been improved. The first edition has proved its value and convenience, as will this expanded second edition."-Rettig on Reference "I've never met Cynthia Taeuber, but if our paths ever cross, she should be prepared for a hug. The first edition of her compilation of statistics from U.S. government sources has saved me countless hours of work trying to figure out which unit of the federal bureacracy collects the particular type of information a researcher asks about - and, of course, the actual answer to the researcher's question is often right there in the book anyway....so handy when you need just the right number to clinch an argument on a women's issue that it should be acquired by all."-Feminist Collections About the Author CYNTHIA M. TAEUBER is the chief of the age and sex statistics branch of the population division of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. She has written extensively on the depopulating regions of the U.S., the current older population, and the implications of the aging baby boom generation, as well as demographic studies of U.S. women.