FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY APRIL 23, 1998 Public Information Office CB98-66 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067(TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Lars Johanson 301-457-1171 e-mail: compendia@census.gov Census Bureau Releases Statistical Abstract on Internet-Linked CD-ROM A CD-ROM version of this year's Statistical Abstract of the United States, with a number of useful features not available in the book version was released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The CD-ROM's 1,700 tables and graphs provide a detailed statistical profile of the nation's population and economy, covering subjects from A (accidents) to Z (zinc). The disc, operating on MacIntosh , Windows or UNIX platforms, contains not only document-quality images of the tables in the book, released last December, but also links to federal government Internet sites where users may obtain table updates. Other features include: - Spreadsheet files linked to each table, showing all the data in the table, plus data for additional years or additional geographic entities and greater subject detail. These files, which allow users to do customized sorting and tabulating, are now available in both Lotus (.wk1) and Excel (.xls) formats. - An Adobe Acrobat search engine that permits users to enter a word or phrase and find all the tables where that word or phrase appears. - Direct links from the table of contents to each section heading. - Maps and charts with links to their source tables. The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1997 CD-ROM may be purchased from the Census Bureau's Customer Services Branch for $50 (telephone: 301-763-INFO(4636); fax: 888-249-7295; e-mail: orders@census.gov). The book may be purchased from the following: The National Technical Information Service (Stock No. PB97-965801 [softbound], $33 and PB97-965301 [hardbound], $39) by calling 703-487-4650 and the U.S. Government Printing Office (Stock No. 003-024-08825-8 [softbound], $43 and 003-024-08826-6 [hardbound], $51) by calling 202-512-1800.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
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