America by the Numbers: A Field Guide to the U.S. Population

by Jonathan Yeasting, Bill Abresch, William H. Frey

Is demography destiny? Corporate marketers and government agencies act as if it is, producing mountains of statistics about Americans-most always remarkably inaccessible and dry. Now, America by the Numbers puts the power of demography back in the people's hands, collecting and clearly explaining a vast amount of population data in easy-to-read, informative tables and graphs. From the new immigration to the aging of America, this guide reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565846419
• ISBN13: 9781565846418
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent guide to population statistics in America

This book is a succint and accessible guide to population statistics and demigraphics in America. Any one interested in economics, business, public policy, political science, sociology, history, etc., should run out and get this excellent book.Besides presenting an important topic to the general public -- population trends in the US -- the book is written and organized in a user-friendly way. The excellent pictures and diagrams presenting quantitative information would make Edward Tufte proud! Even people with limited statistics background would find this book readable.This book is a definite must for anyone who cares about the relationship between policy and the populous in the USA.