----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James Cassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:27 AM Subject: Re: TEACHSOC: Re: EACHSOC: economic info on US population
> The New York Times Sunday Magazine feature Debt this weekend, with a > serious of enlightening articles. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Cassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:57 AM > Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: EACHSOC: economic info on US population > > >> >> The Fed gathers some data on debt loads, but I'm not familiar with what >> they make available. Off the top of my head, I'd suggest you check the >> Statistical Abstract of the United States >> (http://www.census.gov/statab/www/). They may have the information you >> need and will give citations to the source. You might also check FedStats >> (http://www.fedstats.gov/), a search engine for federal statistics. >> >> You might also try to get a copy of Teresa A. Sullivan, Elizabeth Warren, >> & Jay Lawrence Westbrook's. The Fragile Middle Class : Americans in Debt. >> (Yale University Press, 2000 ISBN: 0300079605.) I haven't read it myself, >> but it should have some of this information. >> >> Best, >> James >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: John Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Jun 10, 2006 5:52 PM >>>To: <Teaching Sociology <[email protected]> >>>Subject: TEACHSOC: economic info on US population >>> >>> >>>howdy >>> >>>i am looking for either studies or "official" data on economic phenomena >>>of the US population; specifically, the average amount of debt that each >>>person has, percentage of population that has a savings account, etc. i >>>am essentially looking to see if i can find any inferential data that we >>>are a "spend now, pay later" kind of culture (the federal government is >>>not included in this search -- we know they are). >>> >>>appreciate any leads you can provide. >>> >>>thanks >>> >>>john >>> >>>John E. Glass, Ph.D. >>>Professor of Sociology >>>Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences >>>Colin County Community College >>>Preston Ridge Campus >>>9700 Wade Boulevard >>>Frisco, TX 75035 >>>+1-972-377-1622 >>>http://iws.ccccd.edu/jglass/ >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>"We are more concerned about the discovery of knowledge than with its >>>dissemination" >>>B. F. Skinner >>> >>>> >> >> >> ------ >> James Cassell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
