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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Bicycle-Related Injuries, 2009

Categories: Athletics/Exercise,Health/Medical,Prices/Inflation,Statistics

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb135.pdf

Reports there were 418,000 emergency department visits and nearly 28,000 inpatient hospital stays for bicycle-related injuries in 2009.  Those involving accidents with a motor vehicle resulted In longer and more expensive stays.  From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

The Increased Role of Flows Between Nonparticipation and Unemployment During the Great Recession and Recovery

Categories: Business/Economics,Financial Crisis/Markets,Labor/Employment

http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2012/pdf/eb_12-06.pdf

Examines the role of labor force participation in the dynamics of the aggregate unemployment rate across the four most recent recessions.  Finds an increased role for transition rates between nonparticipation and unemployment in the most recent recession.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

 

Violent Crime Against the Elderly Reported by Law Enforcement in Michigan, 2005-2009

Categories: Crime/Justice,Elderly,Statistics

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/vcerlem0509.pdf

Presents statistics about violent crime against persons 65 and older in Michigan over a 5 year period.  Also compares patterns of elder victimization with patterns of victimization of younger persons.  From the Bureau of Justice Statistics

 

Digest of Education Statistics 2011

Categories: Education,Education-Higher,Headlines,Libraries,Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012001

Latest compilation of statistics on education from prekindergarten through graduate school.  Also covers school finances, federal funding, libraries, and international comparisons.  From the National Center for Education Statistics