Cancer
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Cancer TodayCANCER TODAY provides a suite of data visualization tools based on current national estimates of the incidence, mortality, and prevalence of 27 cancer types in 184 countries, by sex and age group, collected as part of the GLOBOCAN project.
Cell Phones
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FCC ReportsThe Federal Communications Commission can have statistics or reports on broadband, internet access services, wireless competition, local telephone competition, international telecommunications, etc.
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Distracted DrivingStats related to texting and driving. (Note source links, which can be used to update or find more stats)
Children
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Child & Family Data Archive (C&F Data Archive)"discover, access, and analyze data on early care, education, and families. C&F Data Archive hosts datasets about young children, their families and communities, and the programs that serve them."
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Children's Defense FundLook under Research & Reports for the State of America's Children and other reports. The CDF publishes reports that include statistics on topics such as: child poverty, child hunger, health disparities, gun violence, school suspensions, and the juvenile justice system.
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Child SupportStatistics from the Current Population Survey.
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Expenditures on Children By Families - USDAAlso known as the "cost of raising a child" report.
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Kids Count - MichiganMichigan and national statistics on the well-being of children
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Monitoring the Future"an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults."
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Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Statistics and ProgramsCongressional Research Service Report
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About Youth Violence - CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Climate --- Weather
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Climate Monitoring - National Centers for Environmental InformationNumerous global and national reports on climate topics such as temperatures, drought sea ice, wildfires, tornadoes, snowfall, . . .
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Evolving Assessments of Human and Natural Contributions to Climate Change.Congressional Research Service, 2018.
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Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017
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Great Lakes Water Levels Integrated Assessment ReportUniversity of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute. 2018.
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and OutlookIncludes info specific to the Midwest.
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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters"Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion."
Communications
See also Cell Phones, e-Commerce, Entertainment, Internet
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FCC ReportsThe Federal Communications Commission can have statistics or reports on broadband, internet access services, wireless competition, local telephone competition, international telecommunications, etc.
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International Telecommunications Union- intl telephone, cell phone & internet stats
Construction
See also Real Estate
Consumer Confidence
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Consumer Sentiment - Univ of MIchiganSurveys of Consumers include: Index of Consumer Sentiment, Current Economic Conditions, and Index of Consumer Expectations.
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Conference Board - Business Knowledge Research This link opens in a new windowIncludes Consumer Confidence Index. Info is a bit "buried" on the site. Try keyword search. Or browse following this path: Economic Research, U.S., Consumer Data Research.
Consumer Price Index --- Inflation
Does not compare places – to compare places, see Cost of Living
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Bureau of Labor StatisticsFor U.S. consumer price index
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Coface Group Country Risk Assessments160 country evaluations, drawn up on the basis of macroeconomic, financial and political data, are freely available. Regularly updated, they provide an estimate of the average credit risk on a country’s businesses.
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The Value of a Dollar 1860-2019 by
ISBN: 9781682179499Publication Date: 2019This sixth edition of the highly successful The Value of a Dollar records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities.
Corporate Giving
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Conference Board - Business Knowledge Research This link opens in a new windowUse pulldown menu to choose topic Philanthropy & Citizenship.
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Giving in NumbersCECP's annual data report shows average giving by different corporate sectors. You may have to register to get the PDF report for free.
Cost of Living
Compares cities – for inflation over time see Consumer Price Index
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Cost of Living IndexThis source can be used to compare cost of living between two U.S. cities. EMU does not have a subscription to this. You can find some free info in press releases on the site.
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Editor and Publisher Market GuideThis is a book at the library.
Latest issue 2010. 3rd Level HF5905 .E38
Crime, Courts, Corrections, & Law Enforcement
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Crime Data Explorer - FBI"part of the FBI’s broader effort to modernize the reporting of national crime data. It allows you to view trends, download bulk data, and access the Crime Data API for reported crime at the national, state, and agency levels."
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Michigan Department of CorrectionsAnnual statistical reports.
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Assessing and responding to the recent homicide rise in the United States.National Institute of Justice, 2017
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Girls in the Juvenile Justice System - April 2019Statistics on arrests, delinquency cases, types of offences, and residential placements. Some statistics broken down by race as well as gender.