MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT
Census and Statistics

• FTP Data Sets
  • Data can be FTPed from the Census Bureau
    • PUMS 1%
    • PUMS 5%
  • Members of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research can also ftp the PUMS 5% files from its web site
  • Manipulate the data using SAS, SPSS, STATA or a related statistical package

• Public Data Queries
  • Extract and manipulate the data from the PUMS 1% and 5% samples for 1980-2000
  • Requires a subscription from Public Data Queries (free to academics and librarians during 2004
  • Powerpoint and PDF illustrations

• Census Transportation Planning Package
  • Place of residence by place of work and transportation used between the two
  • Data for states, counties and minor civil divisions readily available
  • County and Minor Civil Division worker flow data available through the Census Bureau web site
  • Traffic Analysis Zone data will be available to local governments but maps of the TAZ appear in the reference map section of American Factfinder

• School District Tabulation
  • Over 800 census variables for states, counties and school districts

Geographic Codes

• Census 2000 Geographic Definitions (Census Bureau)
  • Substantial definitions of geographic terms such as MSA, urban area, census tract

• FIPS Codes
  • FIPS State & County
  • FIPS Place
  • FIPS MSA

• Geographic Name Servlet (Census Bureau) American Factfinder
  • Search a street address (with city, state, zip code)
  • Result shows all of its geographic names and codes
    • Name of county, county subdivision, place
    • Tract, block, and voting district numbers
    • Congressional District, state legislative districts
  • Choose individual geography from the list for a 2000 Census map or quick table

• Map of 2000 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Census Bureau)
  • State-based maps of MSA, PMSA and CMSA boundaries
  • File is over 2 MB in pdf format

• Metropolitan Area Definitions
  • Table listing MSAs and CMSAs plus their component counties
  • 1999 data applies to the 2000 census

• Zip to County Codes
  • 1999 post zip codes, their latitude and longitude, state code, county code, and place
  • Compressed data in dbf format
  • Extracted for Michigan
    • Zip to County: CSV and XLS
    • County to Zip: CSV and XLS

Mapping

• American Factfinder
  • Detailed block maps for all states in its Reference Maps section

• County Block Maps (pdf)
  • Block maps of each county in the United States
  • Includes street names and block numbers
  • Choose State and then county
  • Use map in each county identified as 000.pdf as an index to the county
  • Use the last two digits identified to read the map
  • Access with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or higher) and use zoom button for detail
  • Maps being released in March 2001
  • Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, and Oklahoma available on March 28, 2001
  • Note that all maps for all states are also available through the American Factfinder

• County Tract Maps (pdf)
  • Census tract maps for each county in the United States
  • Includes street names of tract boundaries
  • Choose State and then county
  • Use map in each county identified as 000.pdf as an index to the county
  • Use the last two digits identified to read the map
  • Access with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or higher) and use zoom button for detail
  • Maps for most states, including Michigan, available as of March 28, 2001
  • Note that all maps for all states are also available through the American Factfinder

• County Voting District Maps (pdf)
  • Local voting district maps for each county in the United States
  • Choose State and then county
  • Use map in each county identified as 000.pdf as an index to the county
  • Use the last two digits identified to read the map
  • Access with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or higher) and use zoom button for detail
  • Maps for most states, including Michigan, available as of March 28, 2001

Census 1990: Description

• Description of Census
  • Demographic data includes age, race, ethnicity, sex, marital/household status, education, school enrollment, ability to speak English, foreign born, employment, occupation, income, poverty, veteran status, disability status, and commuting patterns
  • Housing information includes occupancy/vacancy, value or rent, age of home, rooms, plumbing, facilities, and mortgage status
  • Most data issued for the nation, states, counties, metropolitan areas, cities, townships, census tracts and block groups
  • Minimal information for blocks

• For additional information see
  • Guide to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing

Census 1990: Guides

• Guide to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing
  • Textual description of questionnaire and geography
  • Annotates printed reports, CD-ROMS, and Internet sites

Census 1990: Data

• American Factfinder
  • Use Data Sets menu to access 1990 Summary Files 1 and 3
  • Most geographic levels included except block data
  • Summary Files 2 and 4 plus the subject reports are not available for 1990

• Census of Population and Housing: 1990 (Printed Reports/Census Bureau)
  • PDF versions of most of the printed report series from the 1990 Census
  • Includes electronic versions of state reports for 100% and sample population characteristics, some population subject reports, some joint population and housing series
  • Excludes Census tract reports except for the Virgin Islands
  • Table-finding guides should be at the beginning of most state volumes

• 1990 Census of Population and Housing CD-ROM Lookup
  • 1990 Census Summary Tape Files 1A,1C,3A-3D data for the nation, states, counties, cities, urbanized areas, metropolitan statistical areas, zip codes, and Congressional Districts.
  • Census tract data and block group data are available under the State/County option of STF 3A
  • Zip code data is available under STF3B but it is easier to use the American Factfinder interface

• Michigan Metropolitan Information Center
  • Describes data products, data analysis, and mapping services provided for the Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Data products include demographic analyses and maps
  • Use search engine to locate current maps of the Detroit Empowerment Zones

• Michigan Profiles: 1990 (Northwest Michigan Council of Governments)
  • Summary demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for Michigan, its counties, places, and townships in 1990 and 2000 with the change calculated
  • Files for cities and townships included in the file for individual counties

• Patterns of Diversity and Change in Southeast Michigan (Community Foundation/SEMCOG)
  • Graduate Library: HA 445 .P39 1994
  • Detailed analysis of the Arab-Chaldean, Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations in Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Lapeer, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties
  • Section 3 includes maps by census tract and summaries of income, occupation, and educational data
  • Additional information on Eastern and Western European populations (e.g. Polish, Russian, British, Jewish, and Native American
  • Based on 1990 Census data
  • This was updated with 2000 data in Mosaic of Middle Eastern Communities Report

• Public Use Microdata Samples
  • Public Use Microdata Samples via University of Michigan (UMich Only)
    • Full range of population and housing data items based on the 5% sample
    • States covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
    • Uses the SDA software developed at UC-Berkeley, which provides a fairly easy interface
    • Sample Search
  • Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAS) for Michigan (UMich - Brandt)
    • Downloaded file listing substate analysis areas
    • Information includes numerical code for the PUMA, component geographic areas and their population, state, county, place, and census tract codes as applicable
    • PUMA definitions are also available through the MABLE/GEOCORR Geographic Correspondence Engine (UIC/CIESIN/U.Mo.)

• School District Data Book
  • Basic population and housing variables as well pupil/teacher ratios and finances
  • Data for individual Michigan school districts may be compared with the state and nation
  • CD-ROM of data and maps in the Map Library
  • Michigan school district data for 1980 appears on State of Michigan School Profiles: 1980 Census, a computer printout issued by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and Michigan Metropolitan Information Center (Doc. Cen. LB 2817 .S79x 1984)

• Consult the Documents Center for block data

Census 1990: Geographic Codes

• MABLE/GEOCORR Geographic Correspondence Engine
  • Users may related geographic codes used in the 1990 Census
  • Example: zip codes within a Census tract
  • Geographic Correspondence Codes for Michigan
    • 1990 Census codes relating tract numbers to zip codes
    • Printouts from the MABLE/GEOCORR Geographic Search Engine
    • Census Tract to Zip Code
    • Zip Code to Census Tract
• Metropolitan Area Definitions, 1990
  • Metropolitan area definitions used in the 1990 Population Census and 1987 Economic Censuses
  • Arranged by metropolitan and lists included counties and independent cities
• Metropolitan Area Definitions, 1995 (OMB)
  • Definitions and listings of Metropolitan Areas and Consolidated Metropolitan Areas
  • Geographic concepts used by Census Bureau as well as numerous other governmental and commercial statistical calculations
  • Definitions used in the 1992 Economic Census

Census 1990: Mapping

• ArcView
  • Geographic Information System located in the Spatial and Numeric Data Services which permits users to create maps from the national to block group level
  • Data may be imported to create graphic presentations
  • Make advance appointments by calling (734) 764-0410

• Digital Atlas of the United States (Cal State - Northridge)
  • National maps plot 1990 population, race, ancestry, citizenship, income, povery, and education to the county level
  • Similar tract level data for California metropolitan areas, New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C.

• Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
  • Search geographic names by name or by feature type (parks, schools, streams etc.) county, latitude, population size
  • Output provides the name, latitude and longitude, map
  • Examples: identify names of all parks in Washtenaw County, all schools in Wayne County, or all cities in U.S. with the name of Portland and over 50,000 population

• MapQuest
  • Search any location in the United States by street address, name of business, or zip code
  • Resulting map includes latitude, longitude, geographic center, and a variety of customized variables (shopping, education, banking, parks, etc.)
  • Only selected street names and the center of a zip code, not the boundaries, are shown; tract, block group, and block numbers are not shown
  • May be useful, however, for better identifying the vicinities shown in related thematic mapping services

• Michigan Information Center Maps
  • Boundaries of Michigan Legislature's Senate and House Districts as well as Congressional Districts
  • Three-digit and five-digit zip code maps for the State
  • Federal Indian tribe and selected school district maps
  • Scattered data variable maps by county
  • 1990 and 2000 Census

• Michigan Metropolitan Information Center
  • Describes data products, data analysis, and mapping services provided for the Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Data products include zip code maps, and an analysis of subcommunity data, such as health, ancestry and population estimates
  • Use the search engine to find Detroit empowerment zone maps for 1990 and 2000

• Printed Maps
  • The Documents Center has paper copies of census tract and block group maps for Michigan; block maps for Wayne and Washtenaw Counties for 1990
  • It has 2000 census tract maps for Michigan; 2000 block maps for Wayne and Washtenaw Counties
  • Census tract maps for the nation are available on American Statistics Index microfiche

• Tiger Mapping Service TMS 2.1 (Census Bureau)
  • Create thematic maps of states, counties, tracts, and block groups
  • Scroll down, choose city/state, and submit
  • You may adjust the map by zooming in and out or re-centering the point
  • Choose map layers to be included or excluded (e.g. block groups, tracts, roads)
  • Select geographic level you want to map (e.g. tract), theme (e.g. family income) and classification (quintiles or equal intervals); redraw map
  • Thematic maps do not show street names

Census of Population and Housing: Historical

* ICPSR County Codes at: http://usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/ICPSR.shtml ** PUMA definitions: http://usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/tgeotools.shtml *** Not all data available for all geographic levels American Factfinder: http://factfinder.census.gov/ Census Bureau Archive: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm Historical Census Browser: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/ IPUMS: http://usa.ipums.org/usa/ National Historic Geographic Information System: http://www.nhgis.org/ PL-94-171 data: http://censtats.census.gov/pl94/pl94.shtml PDQ: http://www.pdq.com CD-ROMS: Most likely to be available at large academic libraries

• Michigan State, County, City, and Minor Civil Division Population Counts, 1800-2000 (UMich)
  • PDF pages extracted from Census Bureau publications providing population totals, 1800-2000
  • Data separated into two files, State/County and Minor Civil Division, and then arranged by date from earliest to most current
  • Original sources cited in each section

• National Historical Geographic Information System (UMinn)
  • Extraction system for Census data and geographic boundary files from the national to census tract and/or enumeration district and ward level
  • Historic data, 1790-1960, includes some files, including pre-1940 tract data and summary files only available in magnetic tape
  • Coverage of Michigan Territory begins in 1810
  • 1970-2000 data contains the equivalent of Summary Files 1-4
  • From the main screen, choose GET DATA, register for free, choose data file, choose topic, and then follow instructions for choosing race, geography and specific table
  • Full table available for download in ASCII, SAS, SPSS formats

• CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database (Geolytics)
  • Create spreadsheets and maps of demographic data, 1970-2000, for census tracts
  • May choose individual tracts or all of the tracts in the nation, state, county or metro area (no national, county, state or MSA totals)
  • Choose data for one of the four individual censuses or each of the four censuses using 2000 tract boundaries
  • Although the program does not permit layering you can create change data using the calculator and naming the formula
  • Software mounted on Scholars Workstation in 203 J (CD burner; internet connection)
  • Ask for CD data disk at Documents Desk
  • Program automatically names initial request as: C:\NCDB\noname.req; copy resulting files to your zip disk or CD from C:\NCDB\ before logging off the program

• Census CD: 1970
  • Third Count (sample) data from the national to the census tract level for the entire nation
  • Data can be extracted in a variety of formats
  • Thematic maps which may be modified and used with separate boundary files
  • Documents Center LAN and Documents Workstation 11: Do 163

• Census CD: 1980
  • 100% and sample data for the national to tract level
  • Data may be extracted into spreadsheets or run as a map
  • Documents Center LAN and Map Library: MR216

• Census Data, 1790-1860
  • Census data for states and counties retrievable through a user-friendly forms interface
  • Earliest censuses include total population, age, sex, free or slave
  • Beginning 1840 additional detail for occupation, education, churches, mortality, and wealth available
  • Joint project between Harvard and ICPSR

• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
  • Raw on-line data for ftp, abstracts, and/or documentation, 1790-1990
  • Files are extensive and require statistical packages for manipulation

• I-PUMS (Univ. Minn.)
  • Public Use Microdata Samples of the Decennial Census, 1850-1990
  • Data downloaded in compressed format
  • Recoding permits users to compare various years
  • E-mail assistance provided

• Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000 (Census Bureau)
  • Text of Census questionnaires since 1790 as well as instructions to enumerators
  • History of each individual censuses
  • Some definitions included
  • Chart listing population items asked 1790-2000 appears beginning p. 119

• Michigan Population by County, Place, and Township, 1940-60 (NW Michigan Council of Governments)
  • PDF version of Census Bureau's 1960 Number of Inhabitants with total population counts

• Population and Housing Questions, 1790-2000 (UMich)
  • Table of population and housing subjects on Census questionnaires, 1790-2000
  • Based on Census Bureau Working Paper No. 39 through 1970 and updated through 2000 at the University of Michigan
  • Also available in PDF format
  • Both printable in landscape format on seven pages

Demographic/Housing Updates

• Age by Race and Sex for Michigan Counties
  • Estimates for 1990-97 of five-year age groups by sex for white, black, Asian, American Indian and Hispanic
  • Data downloaded from the Census Bureau and labelled for use
  • 1997 data for Washtenaw and Wayne Counties
  • Comma Separated Value format must be downloaded and opened with a generic spreadsheet program
    • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997
  • Data for previous years through ICPSR representative
    • 1980-85 as ICPSR 9294
    • 1970-80 as ICPSR 8384

• American Community Survey
  • Provides sample data updates to the Decennial Census beginning 2002 for all states and all places, Congressional Districts, counties and metropolitan areas of 65,000+
  • Data for places of 20,000+ expected in 2008, all governmental units regardless of size in 2010, and census tracts/block groups in 2012
  • ACS will replace the long-form Census data in 2010
  • Includes age, race, sex, ancestry, education, occupation, industry, commuting, fertility, labor force, income, and housing characteristics
  • Summary of program, goals, and technical documentation
  • Files retrievable through American Factfinder Data Sets Menu

• Census Bureau Web Site
  • Summary results from 1990 Census and subsequent Current Population Surveys on a national basis
  • State and local population estimates and projections, although the Michigan Information Center is the primary source for the State of Michigan
  • Search under Subjects A-Z for a complete listing of available data
  • Data from the Current Population Survey may be searched in the novice or expert mode through Data Ferret for the state and metropolitan areas

• Consolidated Housing Plans
  • Joint program between the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, states and local communites
  • Describes housing needs, market conditions, goals as well as an action plan for affordable housing for the state, selected counties, cities and townships
  • Federal grants allocated to the housing program by function
  • Basic demographic and social statistics for the community

• Current Population Survey
  • National monthly surveys of the labor force and annual demographic surveys of income, poverty, benefits, and other social characteristics
  • Data issued for the nation, states, large metropolitan areas, and selected central cities. The magnetic tapes are located at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research and accessible to UMich researchers through the Political Science Department's Computer Assistance Program
  • State and metropolitan area data may also be searched in the novice and expert modes through Data Ferret
  • The 1993 Income and Poverty Survey is located on CD-ROM in the Documents Center (CD-ROM DoX36), although users may need to be familiar with their own programming

• Data Ferret (BLS/Census)
  • Data sets from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation for easy or expert manipulation
  • Surveys update and enhance the Decennial Census with national, state, and metropolitan area information
  • Subjects include income, poverty, employment, education, health insurance, housing, aging, household and marital status
  • Income, poverty and health insurance were the trial data sets as of May 31, 1997

• Michigan Information Center
  • Demographic and economic data
  • Unique population estimates and projections for the state, counties, and county subdivisions
  • School district data (Michigan only)
  • Selected thematic maps

• Michigan Metropolitan Information Center
  • Describes data products, data analysis, and mapping services provided for the Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Data products include demographic analyses and maps
  • Use search engine to locate current maps of the Detroit Empowerment Zones

• Right Site - Demographics Database
  • Demographic and marketing data for cities, counties, states, zip codes, area codes, TV marketing areas, etc.
  • Data base includes updated population variables (age, race, sex, education, housing), crime, weather, and entertainment opportunities
  • Business section includes rankings for places under such categories as "single with money," "easy commute," and "reasonably priced older homes"

• State and County Income and Poverty Estimates
  • Census Bureau estimates of median household income in 1993 and 1995
  • Also percent poor and number of children in poverty
  • Data for Michigan, individual counties and school districts

• Updating the 1990 Census (UMich)
  • Tables by level of geography link to Internet sources or describe paper/microfiche sources for many Census subjects
  • Includes population, age, race, sex, education, employment, income, housing units
  • Some non-Census data
  • Sources either provide national coverage or Michigan coverage
  • Under development during August 1996 and still incomplete

• See also Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Crime

• Michigan State Police
  • Statewide crime data by type of crime
  • Percentage change over previous year

• Michigan Uniform Crime Report (State Police)
  • State offenses and arrests by individual crime
  • County offenses by individual crime and county
  • Law enforcement personnel by county
  • Searchable database of arrests by county/city, type of crime, age, race and sex
  • Annual since 1997

• Sexual Assault Surveillance System (MSU)
  • Sex offenses in Michigan by type
  • Sex offenses by county and arrest characteristics, 1967-95

• Uniform Crime Reports, 1995+ (FBI)
  • Full text of national, state, and place (10,000+ population) in Adobe Acrobat format; file size may make this unusable via modem
  • Preliminary data for the nation and places of 100,000 or more in text (ASCII) format

Economics

• See also Michigan Financial Crisis, 2007
• Census Bureau
  • Search under Subjects A-Z for a complete listing of available data
  • Economic Census
    • Data from the 1997 Censuses of agriculture,construction,manufactures,retail trade,wholesale trade, and service industries
    • Number of establishments, employees, payrolls, and sales or shipments
    • National and summary state information
  • Web site includes monthly press releases of additional economic activity
  • Standard Industrial Classification Manual from OSHA/NTIS is a numerical classification used by the Census Bureau for presenting industrial data through 1996
  • The North American Industrial Classification System replaced it in 1997

• Cost-of-Living Calculator (NewsEngin)
  • CPIcalc
    • Choose one of ten consumer price index variables (e.g. all items, food, medical care) and then the U.S. or one of twenty regions/cities, including Detroit/Ann Arbor
    • Enter a dollar amount for a beginning year and obtain its value in another year
    • Beginning years vary but range from 1913 to 1976
  • CPIcalcAdmin provides similar national and regional calculations
  • See Bureau of Labor Statistics for time series data and Cost of Living for additional data

• County Business Patterns, 1977- (UVa)
  • Employment and payroll data for the U.S., states, and counties by two-digit SIC codes
  • Census Bureau County Business Patterns may have more limited time coverage
  • Corresponding CD-ROM in the Documents Center

• Gross State Product (BEA)
  • Michigan production of goods and services by industry in millions of dollars
  • Annual data since 1977

• LABSTAT: Labor Statistics (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • Press releases on employment, earnings, and collective bargaining
  • Current releases include Michigan and Detroit Metro unemployment
  • Current Detroit Metro consumer price index appears under Chicago Region
  • Coded time series on employment, prices, and productivity

• Mineral Commodities
  • Mineral production by state for past several years
  • Files in Adobe Acrobat format

• Regional Economic Information System, 1969- (BEA)
  • Personal income by source, per capita income, income by two-digit SIC industry, full and part-time employment by industry, and regional economic profiles
  • Data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas 1969 to present

• Relocation Salary Calculator
  • Type in your current salary as well as your current city and new city codes to determine the salary needed in your new location

• STAT-USA (Commerce Department) [Doc Cen Password Only]
  • Searchable web interface to the Economic Bulletin Board, National Economic, Social, and Environmental Data Bank, and National Trade Data Bank
  • Most current state and local updates on employment and price indexes
  • Single-site password available at many other federal depository libraries

• State Export Facts (International Trade Administration)
  • Dollar amounts of exports from individual states, 1987-95, by broad industry
  • Most data cross-classified by broad destination: world, Japan, Latin America, European Union
  • Total data for the top 50 market areas

• State Personal Income, 1969-95 (UVa)
  • Personal income and fulltime/part-time employment by industry
  • Industries, data, and years available from pull-down menus

• See also Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Education

• Center for Educational Performance and Information
  • Data includes district and school building data on student headcounts, free lunch eligibility, and dropout rates
  • School staffing surveys, school safety and expulsion data
  • Financial summaries include Bulletin 1011 (Analysis of Public School Revenues and Expenditures) and Bulletin 1014 (Michigan Public Schools Ranked by Select Financial Information)
  • Most files in dbf format

• Equal Employment Opportunity File
  • Special tabulation for states, places, and counties or county groups of 50,000+
  • Detailed occupation by sex and race tabulated for workplaces and residences
  • Educational attainment by sex, race and AGE

• High School Drop Out Rates
  • Drop out rates and graduation rates for school districts and individual schools beginning 1998

• Michigan Department of Education
  • Most data in School Performance Information
  • Michigan Schools Report has reading, math and science scores for each K-12 school for past three years
  • MEAP results
  • Other information includes Financial Data and the K-12 Database

• National School Locator (NCES)
  • Locate individual elementary or secondary schools or school districts by name, district, telephone number, or enrollment
  • Data includes location, number of teachers and students, student/teacher ratio, students by grade and ethnicity/race

• Individual Reports
  • Net Tuition Costs After Financial Aid at State Universities, 2004
• National School Report
  • Arranged by county with composite statistics for individual school districts
  • School population, student-teacher raiot, average elementary and secondary class size, computers in elementary schools, percent of high school students going to college
  • District composite SAT and ACT scores
  • A commercial real estate web site

• School Choice Policies in Michigan: The Rules Matter (MSU)
  • Report analyzed charter schools and inter-district transfers
  • Concludes that there is little innovation in charter schools
  • Schools of choice tends to foster social segregation
  • Some statistics on alternative schools
  • Study released in October 1999

• School District Demographics (NCES)
  • Sample data variables for the U.S., Bureau of Indian Affairs, State, County, and other School Districts
  • Includes 492 population and 329 housing tables
  • Viewable on screen and downloable by state into compressed format
  • On-screen mapping requires Arc Explorer

• Standard and Poor's School Evaluation Service
  • Evaluates individual school districts in text and with statistics
  • Factors include state test scores, drop-out rates, students per staff, school size, school building, financing, and demographics
  • Compares individual districts to the county and state
  • Provides some interpretive material and test scores for individual schools

Elections

• America Votes (Richard 'Scammon)
  • Votes for President and Governor by state and county beginning 1952
  • Votes for Members of Congress by Congressional District beginning 1946
  • Only available in paper copy: Reference Room JK 1967 .A1 A68
  • Two-year time lag between the general elections and publication date
• Great American History Machine CD-ROM
  • Interactive system to produce county maps of selected variables from the 1840-1990 Decennial Censuses and well as political party votes for Presidential and Congressional elections within that time period
  • Available in the University of Michigan Map Library and at ITD Computing Sites under the icon "Course Software"
• Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting System (Secy. of State)
  • Indexes receipts and expenditures for gubernatorial, ballot, State and Congressional offices beginning 1998
  • All files are indexed by candidate name, party, committee, date, and amount
  • Receipts indexed by donor and location; expenditures by type
• Michigan Election Data (Dept. of State)
  • Statewide general and primary election data by district beginning 1994
• U.S. Election Map Bank
  • Maps of Presidential election winners for 1988 and 1992 by state and county
  • Maps of popular vote winners by state, 1960-92
  • Extensive links for the 1996 Presidential campaign
• See also Michigan Elections/Politics

Employment

• Economic Time Series (Ted Bos)
  • Monthly national, state and metropolitan labor force, unemployment, and unemployment rate data since the 1970s
  • ASCII format for easy viewing
• Equal Employment Opportunity File
  • Special tabulation for states, places, and counties or county groups of 50,000+
  • Detailed occupation by sex and race tabulated for workplaces and residences
  • Educational attainment by sex, race and AGE
• Geographic Profile:Employment/Unemployment
  • Annual BLS employment and unemployment data for Census regions, divisions, states, metropolitan areas, and selected cities
  • Tables cross-classified by occupation, industry, age, sex, or race
  • Issued in BLS Bulletin Series (Graduate Library Stacks: HD 8051 .A62)
  • The latest edition is 1992, Bulletin no. 2428
  • Also available in the Documents Center on ASI Microfiche: 6744-7
• Local Area Employment and Unemployment (BLS)
  • Monthly and annual estimates of the labor force, employment, and unemployment
  • For states, labor market areas, counties, and cities over 50,000.
  • Use the BLS Selective Access web option
    • Choose Local Area Employment and Unemployment
    • Choose Not Seasonally Adjusted
    • Choose geographic area
• Michigan County Profiles (Michigan Jobs Commission)
  • Extensive descriptive and statistical information on Michigan's 83 counties
  • Geography, current labor force data, transportation lines, earnings by industry and selected occupation, number of industrial establishments, names of banks, colleges, major employers and utilities
  • Phone numbers for city and township governments
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  • Monthly statewide employment totals by industry and hourly earnings of production and automotive workers
  • Monthly employment and unemployment for counties and subcounty areas since 1970
  • Industry and occupational employment outlooks
  • Salary surveys
• Michigan Unemployment Agency
  • Employer information includes affirmative action report, newsletters, and status of labor bills before the Michigan Legislature
  • Advocacy forms and online resumes for the jobless
  • Average weekly salaries in Michigan since 1971 with unemployment trust fund, unemployment conpensation contribution, and unemployment insurance claims dating back to the 1930s
• Minimum Wage (Dept. of Labor)
  • Employer and employee information on implementing the minimum wage law
  • Current minimum wage by state and table for implementing the new wage rates
• Occupational Compensation Survey (BLS)
  • High, low, and median weekly earnings for various professional, technical, and clerical positions for metropolitan areas
  • Available in ASCII and columnar formats
  • Previous title: Area Wage Surveys
• Plant Closings and Business Layoffs
  • Monthly list of individual businesses laying off workers, location and number of workers involved
  • Includes plant closings and the number of workers being laid off
  • Time series begins in 2000
  • Issued by the Michigan Dept of Labor and Economic Growth, Labor Market Information division
• See Also
  • Census for a complete list of 1990 employment and unemployment data for the state, counties, cities, and neighborhoods
  • Economics for employment by industry
  • Guide to Updating the 1990 Census for current economic indicators classified by state, county, metropolitan area, and place

Environment

• County Arsenic Maps for Michigan (Mich Dept of Env Quality)
  • Individual maps for Michigan's 83 counties
  • Categorizes arsenic into five amounts detected through samples, 1983-2003
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Massive searchable data base with national, state, and local information
  • Superfund and Toxic Release Inventory found under Envirofacts
  • Hazardous and solid waste data downloadable in several formats
  • Numerous environmental maps
• Forest Service (USDA)
  • Acreage of national forests by state, county, and Congressional District
  • Wildlife distribution by state
• Southeast Michigan Environmental Monitor
  • Maps arsenic, radon and septic tank potential in Washtenaw County
  • Likely location of a 100-year flood, wetlands, watershed
  • Local air and water quality data
• See also Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Government

• Citizens Research Council of Michigan
  • Analyzes state and local government finances and organization (e.g. tax assessments, funding a new Detroit stadium)
  • Research reports on policy proposals as well as selected testimony before the state legislature
  • Web site indexes publications since 1916 and provides the text of some publications
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report
  • Federal grants, contracts, and entitlements to states, counties, cities, and townships
  • Covers 1985-94
  • Data for cities and townships by type; data for counties and states also by subject
• County Government Finances, 1997 (Census Bureau)
  • Extract from the 1997 Census of Governments Compendium of Government Finances
  • Revenue for individual Michigan counties including property taxes, liquor taxes, federal and state monies
  • Expenses by county for education, transportation, health

• Government Finances (Census Bureau)
  • Receipts and expenditures for the federal government, states, large cities and counties, and school districts, 1989+
  • Only Michigan, Wayne County, and Detroit included as of May 1996
  • May replace the corresponding paper report series, Government Finances (HJ 257.A18 - Latest in Documents Center)
  • CENSTATS - Electronic Subscription Service
    • Searches Census CD-ROMS by geographic area, commodity or data set and displays specified data
    • Provides links to other data with common geography (e.g. a search of a street address identifies census tract and links to selected data)
    • As of August 1997, titles include the Annual Survey of Manufactures, Census Tract Street Locator, County Business Patterns, USA Counties, and Merchandise Foreign Trade
    • Password available in Documents Center and Map Library for in-library use only
    • Many federal depository libraries throughout the country also have in-library passwords
    • Most Census Bureau publications are still available free-of-charge
• Michigan Auditor General
  • Agency conducts audits of state government operations
  • Executive digests of state government department audits beginning 1994/95
• Michigan Budget
  HREF="http://www.michigan.gov/budget/0,1607,7-157-11460_18526---,00.html">Michigan Budget
  • Budgets from FY 2000 to FY2003
  • Available as single downloadable in pdf format
  • FY2004 Budget
    • Another Copy
  • FY 2005 Budget
• Senate Fiscal Agency Reports
  • List of special and recurring reports on economic issues of legislative concern (e.g. prisons, local government debt, charter schools) beginning 1994
  • Full text of articles in the current issue of Notes on the Budget and Economy
  • The full text of most other reports are not available on-line but contact information is provided for obtaining them

Health

• CDC Wonder
  • Searches and Queries permits searching of data sets and reports
  • Subjects include mortality, natality, AIDS, STDs, fluoridation, Census
  • Some data broken down by state or local area
  • Initial free registration required
  • Various formats available; data may be sent via e-mail or you can wait while on-line
• Hospital Infection Data Base
  • MLIVE database of hospital infections in Michigan by county and hospital
  • Includes infections from surgical hysterectomies and colonoscopies; bloodstream; MRSA; regular colon; and catheter related urinary infections
  • National information on individual hospitals appears at Medicare Hospital Compare under "Readmissions, Complications, and Deaths/Health Care Associated Infections"
• Hospital Ratings (Ann Arbor News)
  • U-M Mixed; St. Joseph Mostly Favorable
  • Article in Ann Arbor News on April 17, 1998
  • Rating by major employers based on 1996 data
• Individual Reports
  • Falls and Fall Injuries Among Michigan's Older Adults, 2004
  • Profiles of Occupational Injuries and Diseases in Michigan, 2004
• Michigan Department of Community Health
  • The agency was created in January 1996 by Executive Order 1996-1
  • It consolidates the Dept. of Public Health, the Dept. of Mental Health, and Medical Services Administration
  • Web site describes agency mission and activities
  • Fact sheets on mental health in Michigan
  • Drug control policy
  • Medicaid approved HMOs and pharmacy information
  • Michigan Reportable Diseases and Conditions (Michigan Dept of Community Health)
    • Arranged by type of communicable disease, then disease (e.g. meningitis, viral menigitis
    • Provides state data since 1993 with link to data for individual counties, 1993+
  • Natality, Mortality, and Other Vital Statistics (MDCH)
    • Birth, pregnancy, death by cause, cancer, and health care statistics
    • Most data at the state level, Detroit, and Wayne County
• Michigan Hospital Performance Report
  • Report on individual hospital performance of general and surgical procedures
  • Data files in compressed format for downloading and use with EXCEL
• Pollen Count (Zytec)
  • Current week's pollen count for trees, grasses, weeds, and molds
  • Searchable by zip code
• U.S. Decennial Life Tables
  • Percent dying and average life remaining based on 1990 Census
  • National and state data for black and white males and females and all males or females other than white
  • Requires Adobe Acrobat

Housing

• See also Census 2000
• Building Permits
  • Monthly data since 1996 on housing permits issued by type of housing unit and value
  • State, metropolitan, county and place data for those places which issue permits

Land Area

• CIESIN Mapping Service
  • Use Non-Java 2.0 interface
  • Choose state and then county or counties
  • Choose subarea (county subdivision, tract or block group)
  • Select as subject the "land area in square miles"
  • Once the map has been created, view the Attribute Data in ASCII
• Land Area of Michigan Cities
  • Land area in square miles for the 1990 Census
  • Arranged by county and then alphabetically by place
• Land Area of Census Tracts: Washtenaw and Wayne Counties
  • Land area in square miles for 1990 Census
  • Arranged by county and tract number

Prices

• Cost of Living Statistics (UMich)
  • U.S. and international sources for the consumer and producer price indexes
  • Comparative living costs between cities

Sociology

• Children in the States (Children's Defense Fund)
  • National and state data on demographic and economic characteristics
  • Child abuse, welfare payments, poverty, health problems, child care, homicides, suicides, and teen birth rate
• Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
  • Aging fact sheets, senior resources, population data
  • Department news and policy
• Michigan Family Independence Agency (Dept. of Social Services)
  • Biennial Report with summary of social services caseloads
  • News releases and fact sheets on social services programs and disbursements
• National Survey of America's Families (Urban Institute)
  • Survey taken in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin in 1997
  • Covers income, health, children, and adult measures
  • Includes hard-to-find information, such as difficulty in paying the rent, school extra-curricular activities, parental aggravation and difficulty in making housing payments
  • Data for the individual states and overall data with analysis
• See also Crime

Taxes

• Michigan Individual Taxes beginning 2012
  • Representative Jeff Irwin's summary of the personal tax changes passed by the State Legislature in 2011
  • Includes elimination of some property taxes and child credits
  • Description of pension tax
• County Taxes (MSU)
  • County State Equalized Value (SEV), taxable property value, and taxable value per papita
  • County milleage rates
  • Web site also includes policy papers
• Michigan Property Tax Estimator
  • Estimate your property taxes based on SEV and location
  • Includes county, city and school millage rates
• State Equalized Values
  • Data on the state equalized value of property by county and city since 1999
  • Assess Valuation, State Equalized Valuation... is located in Buhr for 1966-90, GL Stacks, 1991+ and the latest in the Documents Center: HJ 3305.2 .A55
• State Tax Rates
  • Current income, corporate, sales and excise tax rates for all states
  • Numerous tables on state and local tax revenue
• See also Tax Forms

Transportation

• Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Driving guide for highway construction; bridge and ferry toll schedules
  • Highway construction statistics
• Michigan Traffic Crash Facts (State Police/UMTRI)
  • Annual statistics on severe and deadly traffic accidents in Michigan for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists by age
  • Includes type of road and what error the driver made
  • Similar data for counties and local communities
  • The annual publications are on the web in pdf format beginning 1994 and in a data base beginning 2004
  • Some historical statewide data showing trends since 1940 in graph format
• SEMCOG Traffic Count Warehouse
  • Identify major street intersections in southeast Michigan
  • Obtain a day's traffic count in two directions
• Vehicle Registration Statistics (Secretary of State) -- DISCONTINUED ON WEB
  • Motor vehicle registrations by type and county since FY 1994
  • State-wide drivers license and vehicle title registrations since 1916 and vehicle registrations since 1905
  • This data was not transferred with the migration to a new Secretary of State web site per notice on 11/26/2008; individuals should call 517-636-0545 or email KellyP1@michigan.gov to see if data available in any format
  • Example by type of vehicle and county, August 2008
• See also Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Vital Statistics

• Office of the State Registrar
  • Birth, pregnancy, death by cause, cancer, and health care statistics
  • Most data at the state level, Detroit, and Wayne County
• Vital Records Information State Index
  • Where to write for birth, death, and marriage records for all states and most counties
  • Includes fees when available
  • Additional links to state and national genealogical web sites
• See also Health Statistics

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