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A GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE FOR U.S.
ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY AND GROWTH ON CD-ROM
This CD-ROM is a self-contained data reference source. However,
its usefulness will be enhanced when used together with the book An Atlas
of U.S. Economy, Technology and Growth, NPA Data Services, Inc., 1996.
It was prepared in conjunction with the book and it has the same data as
the book, as well as additional data from the same sources for the same
dates and for other dates.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
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Interactive viewing, printing, and exporting of data for
states and counties. |
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.DBF files for use in database, statistical, GIS, and other
packages |
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Listing of data series by subject category. |
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Index of data series cross-referenced to Atlas maps. |
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Source documentation. |
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Mapping files of metropolitan areas (MSAs) to counties. |
DATABASE CONTENT BY SUBJECT CATEGORY, (number of data series)
| State Data (765) |
County Data (213) |
| Population (65) |
Population (26) |
| Employment (162) |
Employment (72) |
| Income (26) |
Income (40) |
| Households (18) |
Households (3) |
| Education and Skills (12) |
Education and Skills (32) |
| Technology Indicators |
Technology Indicators |
| Graduate Enrollments, S&E* (96) |
Inventors (3) |
| Scientists and Engineers (9) |
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| R&D Expenditures (65) |
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| Patents (109) |
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| High Technology Production (104) |
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| Housing and Construction (16) |
Housing and Construction (42) |
| Government (28) |
Government (9) |
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Retail Sales** (12) |
*Science and Engineering
**.DBF file only.
Note: Some data series were placed in more than
one category to facilitate calculations of analytical series included in
the Atlas book.
USING THE INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE
Setup:
From Program Manager, choose "File" "Run", and specify D:SETUP.EXE,
where D: is replaced by your CD-ROM drive letter.
Running the software:
In the "NPA Data Services" program group click "Atlas CD-ROM"
Choose either "State" or "County" data or choose to "Export Data by
Map Number"
If choosing "State" or "County" then:
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Specify state or county
Choose category
Choose to either "View," "Print" or "Export" data
If choosing "Export", you will be prompted to enter an "Output Path"
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If choosing "Export Data by Map Number" you will be prompted to enter a
map number and a destination file name.
To return to previous screen choose "Back"
To exit software, click "Exit" in the Main Menu
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for interactive software
Windows 3.1 or higher
8 MB RAM
7 MB free hard disk space (or 107 MB if instlaling data file to hard
disk, see \HARDDISK.TXT for instructions)
NOTE: The interactive software may not work when the CD-ROM is used
in certain network configurations.
.DBF FILES
The .DBF files are located in directory \DBFFILES. Their documentation
file READ.ME is located in the same directory.
Copyright 2003 by NPA
Data Services, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Phone: (703) 979-8400/8401
Fax: (703) 979-8402
E-mail:npadata@npadata.com
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