Focus: United States – The Data Set

STAT-USA Ceases Operations

August 4, 2010gouldsocialsciLeave a comment

STAT-USA, a long-time standby, one stop shop for information released by government agencies publishing trade and economic information (such as the Census Bureau, Treasury Department, BLS, Federal Reserve, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Commercial Service, Department of State, EIA, etc) will close its virtual doors on September 30, 2010. By August 15, a resources page pointing…

Disability and Use of Time (DUST): 2009

May 25, 2010gouldsocialsciLeave a comment

Disability and Use of Time (DUST): 2009 Since a fascinating talk by Suzanne Bianchi here at Carleton earlier this spring, there has been a resurgence of interest in time use studies. Some new data from the PSID used time diaries to collect information from older couples about disability, time use, and well being. From the…