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• Nonfatal Occupation Industries and Illnesses Incidence Rates by Industry California, 2006 ( More about this ) - Compares rates of nonfatal occupational illnesses and/or injuries by industry in California in 2006. Creator: California Statistical Abstract Submitted on: 05/17/2010 Subject: North America, health care, labor (work), workers, industry Education Level: Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: List/Table Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program ( More about this ) - This annual report provides program and demographic information about the people who receive those benefits. The basic topics covered are: beneficiaries in current-payment status; workers' compensation and public disability benefits; benefits awarded, withheld, and terminated;disabled workers who have returned to work; outcomes of applications for disability benefits; and disabled beneficiaries receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both. Has links to annual reports for years 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000. Creator: Kevin Kulzer Submitted on: 05/14/2010 Subject: elderly, income, social security, employment, disabilities Education Level: High School, Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: Report Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Economics 201B -- Midterm Exam 2006 ( More about this ) - Midterm exam for an economics class at UCLA focusing on game theory, The two-hour exam asks students to find various equlibria for each of two games. Solutions for the exam are available here: http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/econ201/midterm_solutions2006-2.pdf. Creator: David Levine Submitted on: 05/06/2010 Subject: statistical models, economics Education Level: Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: Test Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Tapestry of Time and Terrain - Dynamic Maps ( More about this ) - What's been happening in the lower 48 States in the last 2.6 billion years?! Discover this unique combination of geologic and topographic maps and explore American landscapes and the agents that shaped them. Creator: National Atlas Submitted on: 05/03/2010 Subject: thematic maps, geography Education Level: High School, Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: Map Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security Chartbook, 2000 ( More about this ) - We live in an era known as the Information Age, but finding exact numbers or answers to specific questions can be a daunting task. One can sift through vast amounts of information online or in printed publications and still have difficulty finding the relevant fact or statistic. As Commissioner of Social Security, I want you to have the answers to your most frequently asked questions about our programs at your fingertips. Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security is a one-stop source of information about the programs SSA administers—the people they serve, the benefits they provide, and a sense of what the income means to beneficiaries and recipients. It presents brief narratives and easy-to-understand charts about the most important aspects of the retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs—from general information, such as the age for full retirement benefits, to statistical profiles of the beneficiary population. A special section on the income of the aged highlights the importance of Social Security benefits as a major source of income. This booklet also provides information about the aged, blind, and disabled persons who receive payments under Supplemental Security Income—another program administered by our agency. This booklet will prove useful to people interested in understanding the value and scope of SSA's programs. Creator: Kenneth S. Apfel Submitted on: 04/30/2010 Subject: elderly, income, social security, disabilities Education Level: High School, Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: List/Table, Graph Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Economics 14.12: Lectures 3-6 ( More about this ) - Lecture notes for a lesson at MIT, covering solutions to a series of basic games like the Prisoner's Dilemma and Battle of the Sexes games. The main solution on which the lesson focuses in Nash Equilibrium. The lesson covers primarily game theory and not economic applications. Creator: Muhamet Yildiz Submitted on: 04/29/2010 Subject: economics, statistical models Education Level: Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division), Graduate/Professional Type: Lesson/Lesson Plan Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Research Methods in the Social Sciences ( More about this ) - Syllabus for a class on research methods and statistics in the social sciences. Creator: Christopher N. Lawrence Submitted on: 03/24/2010 Subject: statistical models, government, policy Education Level: Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division) Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Repeated Games 3 ( More about this ) - Powerpoint presentation for an advanced undergraduate course in international relations and game theory that focuses on relative gains and comparing neoliberal theories to neorealist theories. Creator: Curtis Signorino Submitted on: 02/03/2010 Subject: government, policy, systems of government, statistical models Education Level: Undergraduate (Higher Division), Undergraduate (Lower Division), Graduate/Professional Type: Lesson/Lesson Plan Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Life Expectancy ( More about this ) - Learning module with information and quiz questions on life expectancy throughout the world. Creator: World Bank Submitted on: 02/03/2010 Subject: infant mortality, mortality, death, public health, demography Education Level: Middle School, High School, Undergraduate (Lower Division), Undergraduate (Higher Division) Type: Nonfiction Reference Access Rights: Free Access Relevance

• Human Population: Population Growth ( More about this ) - For the last 50 years, world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before, and more rapidly than it is projected to grow in the future. In 1950, the world had 2.5 billion people; and in 2005, the world had 6.5 billion people. By 2050, this number could rise to more than 9 billion (see chart "World Population Growth, 1950-2050"). Has the world's population changed much over time? Creator: Population Reference Bureau Submitted on: 09/24/2009 Subject: demography, birth rates, population, natality/fertility, migration/mobility, immigration, trend, urban areas, countries, continents, death Education Level: Middle School, High School, Undergraduate (Lower Division) Type: Activity Access Rights: Free Access Relevance