statistics

Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to weight in America, covering weight and physical health, dietary treatment for overweight and obesity, political, legal, and social cocerns, and other topics.

Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to world poverty, covering the causes of poverty, emerging and transition economies, poverty and environmental hazards, and other topics.

Outlines a theory of how to predict behavior, drawing on seven years of research while demonstrating the mathematical properties of seemingly random events, from the spread of epidemics to the history of wars.

Contains facts, tables, charts, statistics, and opposing viewpoints on abortion, various aspects of abortion, and related issues, covering such topics as teenage pregnancy, medical and ethical questions, public attitudes, and late-term abortions.

Contains facts, tables, charts, and statistics that provide current and historical information on several aspects of and issues in education, including special school populations, students at risk, teachers, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, national policies for improvement, testing, and public opinion.

Provides statistics and information about issues facing the world, discussing wealth, population trends, education, health, economy, and the environment. Includes tables, graphs, maps, and photographs.

Provides contemporary and historical information, including statistics, on several aspects of aging in the U.S., including growth of the older population, economic status, living arrangements, working and retirement, politics, driving, health, assistance and care, crime, and dying.