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The article reports on the methods used in acquiring data regarding employment and unemployment rates in the U.S. The Census Bureau of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics did household interviews for Current Population Survey with regards to labor force, which is classified under age, sex, race and industry attachment. Another method was through the reports from employers which were obtained by computer-assisted telephone interview, mail or fax..

Focuses on the significant statistical differences in sensory research. General types of statistical analysis that are used in sensory research; Categories of sensory analysis; Difference between sensory research and consumer research. INSETS: CHANGE THE WORLD. BE A STATISTICIAN.;AN OPPORTUNITY.

This article describes the most recent process of projecting population at the subnational level in England. It briefly explains the reasons why projecting population at the subnational level is important, describes the model and how it was used to produce the latest set of long-term subnational population projections in England published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 1998. The article then discusses how the model may be applied to answer various 'what-if' questions about future population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on a report being offered by the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to determine a state's share of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. Called the LIHEAP Household Report, it is being used by states to record statistics on the number and income levels of those assisted during the previous federal fiscal year. A revised and more in-depth report will be used in fiscal 2010.

The article offers information on the major sources considered as basis in gathering data for a statistical analysis related to the employment situation in the U.S. Household interviews and establishment records from employers are the main contributors of such statistical analysis. Data obtained from these sources are then analyzed and compared to identify discrepancies.

The article offers information on Dr. Maria C. Malagon, the assistant professor of sociology at California State University, Fullerton, California. Her educational qualifications are being discussed here which include a bachelor's degree in sociology, and a master's degree in social sciences and comparative education. It mentions that she also has a specialization in race and ethnic studies.

The article presents statistics on online banking fraud including number of times businesses experienced online banking fraud in the last 12 months, the percentage the fraud was detected and the percentage of how is to blame for the online banking fraud.

The article presents the 2008 statistics regarding marriage and family in the U.S. It mentions that 70% thinks that divorce is morally accepted, 61% for fornication, 55% for having a child outside marriage, 48% for homosexual relationship, 90% for polygamy rejection and 91% for affairs. In addition, it presents the view of men on marrying and raising a family.

The article presents statistics concerning the social care conditions in Cambridgeshire, England, as released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).

This article presents statistical analysis on 2005-2006's natural disasters. While 2006 has seen fewer natural disasters than previous years, government agencies still lack effective emergency-management procedures. Statistic's include the number of people affected by disasters in 2005, numbers affected through August 2006, cost of disaster-related property damage in 2005, and cost of property damage during 2006.

This section presents statistics related to journalism as of March 2006. They include 807, the minimum number of journalists who were arrested worldwide in 2005. 100, the decrease from the year before. 59, percentage of the 150 journalists who died on assignment last year who were murdered. 8, 5, 4, months, respectively, that three Iraqi journalists working for Reuters were held in Abu Ghraib without charges before being released this winter. 39, minimum number of journalists who have been abducted in Iraq since 2004.

Deals with the results of a public consultation of the Office for National Statistics on the content of the 2011 Census questionnaire for England and Wales in Great Britain. Evaluation of topic categories in the questionnaire; Aims and principles for the survey output; Creation of a program of question development and testing.

Recaps a 1989 meeting in Caracas, Venezuela on the need for a new way of measuring national economic progress. Search of several countries to find a more realistic social indicator to redefine progress and clarify the difference between money and wealth; Argument by experts that deficiencies in GNP could be improved by reformulating statistics that are already available; List of social indicators that could be used to alert countries to predictable social crises.