RAND California contains more than 170 databases in the categories
described below. Much of the data are available at the national, state,
county, and city levels. Data are updated on a regular basis. Users
looking for more detailed data on Texas should visit our
RAND Texas
site.
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Business and Economics
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contains information on employment, unemployment, industry and
occupational wages, median and personal income, occupational projections,
construction, housing prices and foreclosures, bankruptcies, inflation and
consumer prices, foreign trade (imports and exports), gross state product,
farm income, sales tax rates, taxable sales, and airport operating
statistics.
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Community
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includes a number of "quality of life" databases, such as the number of
crimes and crime rates, family violence, hate crimes, adult and juvenile
arrests, prison and parolee populations, population density, traffic
congestion and accidents, and national and state parks acreage and usage.
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Education
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reports enrollment and student demographics, dropout and completion rates,
enrollment projections, college and university enrollment and projections,
private school statistics, teacher and staff demographics and salaries,
school district expenditures, per pupil spending, test results, computer
and Internet access, and other performance measures.
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Energy and Environment
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reports energy sources and generation, energy consumption, energy
expenditures and prices by state, electricity consumption and generation,
installed wind power, greenhouse gas emissions, petroleum and natural gas
sources and consumption, air quality, gasoline deliveries, water usage,
and estimated water usage by state.
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Government Finance
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reports federal spending by state, state revenues and expenditures, city
budgets, government employment and payroll, school district finance, sales
tax rates, taxable sales, and public employee retirement system
statistics.
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Health and Socioeconomic
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includes transfer of payments (retirement, Medicare, SSI, food stamps,
unemployment insurance, veterans' benefits), HIV and AIDS cases, child
abuse, drug-related deaths, drug treatment, physicians and surgeons and
specialities, hospital utilization, Medi-Cal, welfare (TANF), health risk
factors, and other health care provider statistics.
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Population and Demographics
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contains birth and death, marriage, county, and city population estimates,
including population estimates by race, ethniticy, and age for most areas.
It also includes population projections, border crossing and immigration
statistics, deportations, and naturalizations.
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