Veterans Statistics - Veterans Day 2015 from the Census

 Celebrate our Veterans

 

In honor of Veterans Day the Census Bureau has shared a profile of our veterans by state. Massachusetts is below. See all states at Veterans Statistics.

Tables are also available. 

http://www2.census.gov/library/infographics/2015/comm/vets/ma-vets.pdf

New OECD October 2015

 Schooling Redesigned

 The Innovation Imperative: Contributing to Productivity, Growth and Well-Being

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2015  
Discussion of how governments must step up R and D in frontier technology

Climate Change Mitigation : Policies and Progress

 

Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–March 2015

 Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–March 2015

This new release from the National Health Interview Survey provides some estimates that provide a look at some of the impact of the Affordable Care Act.

Data Visualizations to Explore

Several international agencies have produced some data visualization tools to explore Quality of Life progress.

The U.N. produced based using  Millenium Develoment Goals database.

Visualizing Progress to a Better World

OECD created a visualization to compare different quality of life indicators by country:

How's Life? 

Finally using data from the UN's refugee Agency this visualization show the flow of refugees into Europe. 

http://www.lucify.com/the-flow-towards-europe/

Harvard Maps World Trade- Amazing interactive data visualization called the Globe of Economic Complexity

Mapping $15 Trillion of World Trade

With the help of Harvard University's Center for International development you can visualize 15 trillion dollars of world trade. One dot equals 100 million dollars of exported products. 

The site visualizes the economics of each country represented by the products they export. Enjoy exploring this rich resource!

ICPSR New Additions August 2015

New Additions

• 26461 Polyvictimization Among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System [South Carolina], 2006-2009.
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR26461.v1
• 29601 Latino National Survey (LNS) Focus Group Data, 2006
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29601.v1
• 35440 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, December 2010
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35440.v1
• 35461 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, September 2012
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35461.v1
• 35541 Afrobarometer Round 5: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Senegal, 2013
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35541.v1
• 35561 Afrobarometer Round 5: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Nigeria, 2012
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35561.v1
• 35564 Afrobarometer Round 5: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Swaziland, 2013
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35564.v1
• 35603 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base, 2013
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35603.v1
• 36059 CBS News/New York Times Poll, September #1 2013
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36059.v1
• 36061 CBS News Poll, October #1, 2013
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36061.v1
• 36110 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base, 2014
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36110.v1
• 36175 Employer Perspectives on the Health Insurance Market: A Survey of Businesses in the United States, 2014
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36175.v1
• 36245 Raw data for meta-analysis of discriminative validity of caregiver, youth, and teacher report for pediatric bipolar disorder -- all English publications through End of 2014
  http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36245.v1

New Mapping Tool : emPOWER Map

emPOWER Map has been launched by the Department of Health and Human Services  as a tool for community leaders and emergency responders to identify Medicare patients with  electricity-dependent medical devices, such as  ventilators and motorized wheelchairs

who are at risk during power outages. Populations can be located by zip code.