statistics

Presents statistics on marriage; quality of family life; divorce and separation; children; sexual attitudes, behaviors, and contraceptive use; living arrangements; working women; demographic and economic context; and child care.

Demonstrates how basic math is used to find averages, percentages, projections, and other calculations in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and tennis by describing one important actual game in each sport.

Short biographies and trivia about some of the best soccer players from around the world.

Asks the reader to solve math problems while presenting information about professional, college, and high school football.

Presents facts and statistics on several aspects of poverty and homelessness in the U.S., covering such topics as public programs, the low-income housing issue, malnutrition, and characteristics of the homeless population.

Presents information about sports through charts and graphs and discusses how to organize data in different visual forms.

This book discusses the environment, including an overview of the basic facts and historical background on the condition of the world's environment, up-to-date statistical information on pollutants, relevant laws and court cases, and the steps that have been taken to protect Earth's environment.

Compiled from source documents, reports, and studies, this ready-reference presents current and historical data on the energy situation in America.

This book examines the state of the U.S. health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions.

Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to minorities in America, covering family life and living arrangements, education, health, crime, and other topics.