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Chapter 33
Income
Income statistics originate from one of three agencies:
the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA), and the Internal Revenue Service. Each of these
agencies collects the data in different ways and uses
different definitions of income. Data from one agency
are not comparable to data from another.
SEARCH STRATEGY
This chapter shows a statistical search strategy.
The steps to follow are:
Consult ready-reference sources listed in the "Gen-
eral Statistical Sources" section of this chapter
(these provide quite a bit of information on in-
come);
Try the Census of Population itself, which also con-
tains extensive income statistics;
Examine other statistical compendiums listed
under "Additional Census-Related Sources," the
"Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Sources,"
and the "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Sources"
sections;
Search American Statistics Index (ASI) for addi-
tional information; and
Check for any "Related Material."

GENERAL STATISTICAL SOURCES

Checklist

Statistical Abstract o the United States. (annual) 1878--. U.S.
Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. C 3.134:
Item 0150. ASI 2324-1. GPO.

Coverage: U.S., regions, divisions, states, selected
metropolitan areas.

Content: national income; total personal income; per
capita income; income distribution by level; mean and
median income; income by selected characteristics;
persons below poverty level.

Statistical Abstract of the United States CD-ROM. (annual)
1992--. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. C 3.134: Item 0150-B. (Not yet published)

Content: CD-ROM version of the Statistical Abstract.

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.
Parts 1-2. ( 1975) U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. C 3. 134/2:H 62/789-970/pt.1-2. Item 0151. ASI
(76) 2328-2. GPO.

Coverage: U.S., states.

Content: national income (total personal income, per
capita income); percent distribution of families by
income level; median money income; correlation of
income and demographic variables such as race, age,
family characteristics.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. (irregular) 1979--. U.S.
Department of Commerce. Economics and Statistics Ad-
ministration. Bureau of the Census. C 3.134/5: Item 0150.
ASI 2328-54. GPO.

Coverage: U.S., regions, divisions, states, metropoli-
tan areas, component counties of metropolitan areas,
central cities.

Content: total and per capita personal income; per-
centage of personal income attributable to earnings by
industry sector; median and per capita money in-
come; persons and families below poverty level;
rankings; disposable personal income; top wealth
holders.

County and City Data Book. (quinquennial) 1947--. U.S. De-
partment of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. C 3. 134/
2:C 83/2/year. Item 0151. ASI 2328-1. GPO.

Coverage: states, counties, cities of 25,000 or more,
places of 2,500 or more.

Content: total and per capita personal income; per-
centage of personal income attributable to earnings by
industry sector; per capita money income; median
household income; families below poverty level; num-
ber of families within an income range; rankings.

County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data
Book. (annual) 1992--. Lanham, NO: Bernan Press.

Coverage: states, counties, metropolitan areas.

Content: updated supplement to the County and City
Data Book.

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Publication Information: Book Title: Using Government Information Sources: Print and Electronic. Contributors: Jean L. Sears - author, Marilyn K. Moody - author. Publisher: Oryx Press. Place of Publication: Phoenix. Publication Year: 1994. Page Number: 307.
    
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