The Official Guide to the American Marketplace: The Real Facts About How Well-Educated, Healthy, Family-Oriented, Rich, Productive, Demanding, and O - Tapa dura

Subtitled The real facts about how well-educated, healthy, family-oriented, rich, productive, demanding, and opinionated we are . Based on the latest data from the 1990 Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve Board, and other sources, eight chapters depict (in charts, graphs, and maps) eight major factors that drive consumer markets: population, households, income, spending and wealth, labor force, education, health, and attitudes. Each chapter begins with a short introduction, highlighting the important trends of the past decade and forecasting the trends that can be expected in the years ahead. The final chapter details federal sources of information on American consumers. Published by New Strategist Publications, PO Box 242, Ithaca, NY 14851. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.