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General
Annual Estimates of the Population (pdf)
Census Bureau
Breaks down population by sex and five-year age group from 2000 through 2003. Interesting note: the population of women between the ages of 35 to 39 years shows steady decline in the past 3 years.
Census Brief: Women in the United States: A Profile (pdf)
Census Bureau
Brief information from the 2000 census. Includes statistics on earnings, marital status, and racial diversity.
Facts for Features: Women's History Month
Census Bureau
Handpicked statistics from both the Census Bureau and other federal agencies in an easy-to-read format. Each statistic is hyperlinked to its original source.
Health
National Vital Statistics System: Birth Data
National Center for Health Statistics
Voluminous amounts of information on birth rates by age and race, prenatal care, delivery method, gestation period, birthweight, and tobacco use during prenancy, plus several more variables. Many of the fact sheets and reports are available in Spanish.
Rape and Sexual Assault (pdf)
Department of Justice
From 1992-2000, 94% of all reported rapes were female victims. This report details numbers surrounding medical treatment and police reporting of completed and attempted rape.
Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics
Published in 2004, this is a book of maps and charts depicting state-by-state the incidence of different diseases among women. State profiles are broken down by race. Each state profile provides an outstanding fact. For example, women in New York have the lowest death rate from stroke, women in Washington D.C. have the highest death rate in the country from coronary heart disease.
Employment
Occupational Employment in Private Industry
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Information from 2002 by race, ethnic group and sex within 10 general types of workers such as "Technicians" and "Service Workers."
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dozens of tables about earnings, poverty status, work schedules and arrangements, industries, foreign-born workers, and marital status. The statistics are drawn from the Current Population Survey, a monthly survey of 60,000 households performed by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes an introduction which highlights important trends.
Women's Bureau: Quick Stats 2004
Department of Labor
Instant information about women in the labor force and general employment (and unemployment) statistics.
Education
Enrollment and degrees conferred in women's colleges, by institution: Fall 2000 and 2000-01
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
A chart of women's colleges with enrollment numbers for both women and men, and the numbers of degrees earned by type.
Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women: 2004
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
An expansive report providing statistics on elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education as well as an interpretation of the results. The report describes a shrinking gender gap in the maths and sciences. The full report, an executive summary, and a press release are all available.
Find Your Own
The links above comprise just a small set of examples of the free statistical information available from the U.S. Government. Listed below are some gateways and agency websites where you can search for the specific information you need.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
FedStats
A portal to more than 100 federal agencies and government and non-governmental statistical sites.
http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Links to principal federal and international statistical agencies.
http://www.bls.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics
