Statistical Abstract of the United States

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985

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Page 547 - A Btu is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit at or near 39.2 degrees F.
Page 325 - It includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military departments (Army, Navy, Air Force), and the defense agencies (eg, Defense Logistics Agency).
Page 325 - The purpose of the reserve components is to provide trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the armed forces, in time of war or national emergency...
Page 4 - ... children under 18 years old, living in a household and related to, but not including, either the householder or the householder's spouse.
Page 71 - Source: US National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, annual: and unpublished data.
Page 4 - A household consists of all the persons who occupy a housing unit. A house, an apartment or other group of rooms, or a single room, is regarded as a housing unit when it is occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters; that is, when the occupants do not live and eat with any other persons in the structure and there is direct access from the outside or through a common hall.
Page 767 - a reprogrammable multi-functional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices, through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks.
Page 425 - Committees in 1969 and 1980. The poverty index is based solely on money income and does not reflect the fact that many low-income persons receive noncash benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid, and public housing. The index is based on the Department of Agriculture's 1961 Economy Food Plan and reflects the different consumption requirements of families based on their size and composition. The poverty thresholds are updated every year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The...
Page 298 - Combined Statement of Receipts, Expenditures, and Balances of the United States Government.
Page 231 - Members, 2 from each State, who are elected to serve for a term of 6 years. Senators were originally chosen by the State legislatures. This procedure was changed by the seventeenth amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1913, which made the election of Senators a function of the people.

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