http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD892015/$file/RD89.pdf
Concludes that given the current Option Retirement Plan employer contribution rates, the benefit replacement ratio generated is in line with other VRS sponsored plans. From the Virginia Retirement System
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15312/pdf/nsf15312.pdf
Statistics on postdoctoral researchers at federal research and development centers according to the researchers’ source of financial support, citizenship, sex, race/ethnicity, and field of research.
From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1784721/err183.pdf
Discusses eight benefits in restoring wetlands and also presents county-level estimates of the costs of restoring and preserving wetlands in the U.S. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/tobacco/
Vital Signs report on the number of people in the U.S. still exposed to secondhand smoke, the nature of the problem, and “What can be done.” From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/careers-for-music-lovers.htm
Provides an overview of different types of careers for music lovers including occupations that involve music, how to prepare for a music-related career, and career resources. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2014.html
A series of data tables on family groups, children, households, unmarried couples, and their living arrangements. From the Census Bureau
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db187.pdf
Finds that 84% of hospital emergency departments used an electronic health record system by 2011 compared to 46% in 2006. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015066.pdf
Examines the extent to which high school students drop out of school between the ninth and eleventh grades and how dropout rates vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. From the National Center for Education Statistics