Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HSUS Millennial Edition?
Who are the publishers of the HSUS Millennial edition?
Where can I report errors in the data or in the essays?
Where do I find usage statistics?
How are data organized in this HSUS edition?
How can I view the contents of an essay or table?
How do I view a footnote in the essays?
How are data represented in a table?
Are footnotes the same as table documentation?
How do I view and download a table group?
How can I see a larger 'view' of a table?
What is 'Jump By' on the table?
What is 'Jump To' on the table?
How can I view two series that are on different table 'screens' next to each other?
Can I email a table or essay to a friend or colleague?
How long will my colleague have access to a table or essay I email?
If I choose to download a table and table documentation, what file formats are supported?
What is CSV or comma-separated values?
What is a citation file in the table downloads?
How do I create a custom table?
Why do I get an error when I try to create a custom table?
What is the option to graph mini-graphs?
Is it legal for me to reuse graphs and data from Historical Statistics?
What is the interval of a graph?
What is the image format used in graph downloads, the PNG format?
I can't open the graph I downloaded. What do I do?
The text in the legend and axes on my graph is cut off. What should I do?
I can't see the graph I just created. What should I do?
How can I download more than one table at a time?
I can't find the table I just downloaded. What should I do?
I've tried downloading the tables in a group and I cannot open them. What should I do?
What statistical packages can I use with tables I download from Historical Statistics?
What download format do I use with statistics packages such as SPSS and SAS?
What does Zs in Download mean in the downloading options?
Why won't my table work with my statistical package?
What
can I do in the trial version?
How do I purchase Historical Statistics?
How do I get access once I've purchased Historical Statistics?
Do I have to renew my subscription to Historical Statistics of the United States?
How long is the grace period for paying the annual maintenance fee?
We have activated our subscriptions but some of our users still cannot gain access. What should we do?
Our organization has a number of distance learners. How do they get access to our subscriptions?
I ordered Historical Statistics and I still don't have access. What should I do?
What is 'referrer URL' access, and how can I use it for my society's access?
Can I use Athens login with Historical Statistics?
How do I use my PIN number to activate my individual subscription?
How do I use my PIN number to activate my organizational subscription?
How will my colleague view the table or essay I've emailed?
Will my colleague be able to download and graph the table I emailed?
What is the difference between Index Term Match and Other Matches by Relevance?
What types of search-query language can I use with the Advanced and Simple Searches?
Can I search for content by contributor name?
What is the difference between saved data and saved criteria?
I'm still not finding the results I would expect from my search terms. What should I do?
What can I do with the Saved Data feature?
How do I purchase a pay-per-view essay or table online?
Can I save or print a pay-per-view table or essay?
I am hesitant to provide credit card details online. How secure is the pay-per-view process?
The PDF files are not launching in my browser. What do I do?
What do I do if I can't view the popups used in Historical Statistics?
I forgot my password. What do I do?
What is the role of Account Administrator?
Who can be the Account Administrator?
How do I become the Account Administrator?
How do I register for an HSUS account?
How do I update my HSUS personal account?
How do I update my Organizational account?
How do I update my organization name?
How do I configure IP addresses for my organization's account?
Are we allowed to have more than one Account Administrator for our organization?
What browsers can I use with Historical Statistics?
Does HSUS work in Internet Explorer on a Mac?
What level of security settings will Historical Statistics work with?
General Questions
What is the HSUS Millennial Edition?
HSUS, the acronym for Historical Statistics of the United States, is the standard source for quantitative indicators of American history. The Millennial edition is a revised, updated, and expanded version of previous three editions - with five Parts instead of two, more than twice as many pages of data and documentation, and thrice the data series as before (37,339 in all).
The edition is unique in organization and content from previous versions. Chapters are preceded by essays that introduce the quantitative history of their subject, provide a guide to the sources, and offer expert advice on the reliability of the data and the limits that might be placed on their interpretation. more...
Who are the publishers of the HSUS Millennial edition?
Unlike previous editions that were published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Cambridge University Press publishes the Millennial Edition with permission from the Census Bureau. More than 80 scholars and 70 funding sources have contributed to this giant collaborative effort.
Where can I report errors in the data or in the essays?
Please email hsuserrors@cambridge.org if you are a researcher or scholar who finds errors in the numerical data in Historical Statistics of the United States.
Where do I find usage statistics?
If you are an administrator, usage statistics are available through the web site. Log into your Historical Statistics account, and go to your account (click Account in upper right of your screen, or click the Account tab).
Click on your organization's account link, and then log into our central accounts management system.
Click on the Usage Statistics menu item, and you can download Excel or CSV, or view HTML, of ICOLC (International Coalition of Library Consortia)-compliant reports.
Is
HSUS Open-URL compliant?
The Press appreciates the importance of the OpenURL Standard (see http://www.niso.org/standards/index.html and http://alcme.oclc.org/openurl/servlet/OAIHandler?verb=ListSets).
However, for its first release, Historical Statistics of the United States
Millennial Edition Online does not support OpenURL links and is not a
target for OpenURL queries.
We anticipate that in the coming years, a number of sources cited in Historical Statistics will be digitized and published online, and that the site will support OpenURL by then.
Data Organization Questions
How are data organized in this HSUS edition?
HSUS data are arranged by broad subjects in five Parts, each published in a separate volume and each Part containing several chapters. Tables in most chapters are further organized into subsections.
Data, presented in a series, to provide annual or decennial information spanning at least 20 years. Some exceptions exist for special topics (the colonial period and the Confederate States of America), for newly developed series providing the only available data for an important subject field, and for short series that serve as important extensions of longer series.
A series identifier is a unique alphanumeric pairing, (e.g., Aa1), which is assigned to each series of a table. The two letters in the identifier indicate the chapter in which the series resides. Within a chapter, series are numbered sequentially. Sets of contiguous series are identified by means of a series range (for example, series Da42-47). Source citations and table documentation are linked to the data series by means of such identifiers.
Yes, date ranges are always inclusive. For instance, the range 1966-1988 includes the years 1966 and 1988.
Essay Questions
The essays provide a guide to the data, sources, and historical trends emphasized in the literature and introduce each chapter in a Part. They contain a list of references that may be consulted for more detailed information about a given subject.
How can I view the contents of an essay or table?
You need to have access to the HSUS site in order to view the contents of an essay or table. If using a trial version, you may view contents for Part A; if you are a registered individual user who has purchased pay-per-view access, you may view the contents for the purchased table or essay; if you have full subscriber access on an organizational account, you may view all contents.
To view contents:
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From the Contents tab |
From the Indexes tab |
From the Contributor Index link |
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For more details, see About Browsing for Essays and About Browsing for Tables in the Feature Guide.
RIS format is a widely used syntax for citation files. With RIS, the bibliographic information in the citation is tagged with a certain set of tags (such as Y1 for the primary publication date). For more information about RIS, see http://www.refman.com/support/risformat_tags_01.asp.
How do I view a footnote in the essays?
Click the footnote number. You will be directed to the bottom of the contents area where the footnote text appears.
Table Questions
How are data represented in a table?
Data are represented in series and span a timeline of years. The series are represented in columns, the years in rows. Row headers are also known as stubs.
A series is a group of typically numerical data or statistics over time, typically years. A series in Historical Statistics is most commonly a column in a table if the table's left-most column contains years.
Some tables contain series that are rows, but in the majority of tables, a series is a column of the table.
For example, the data in column Aa1 below is a series:
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Year |
Number of people Series ID Aa1 |
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1990 |
200 |
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1991 |
400 |
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1992 |
600 |
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1993 |
800 |
A table identifier is an alphanumeric pairing, (e.g., Ab1-10), which is used to identify a table. This is represented by the range of series it contains. For example, the first two tables in the chapter on vital statistics contain 10 to 20 series; they are identified as Table Ab1-10 and Table Ab11-30. Similarly, a group of contiguous tables is identified by a series range. Using the same example, these two tables could be referred to jointly as Tables Ab1-30.
Table documentation is information accompanying a table and includes:
Names of contributors who selected, collected, and described the data.
Names of editors who reviewed the data and table documentation for accuracy, completeness, and clarity of presentation.
Data sources. Usually, full citations are presented. Sometimes, when numerous issues of a publication were used, the citations are limited to annual issues or similar notation.
Definition of relevant terms and concepts, providing methodological and historical background, noting unusual values or comparability issues, explaining methods used to calculate derived data, and providing references to sources containing more detailed data or more extensive discussion.
The inclusion of documentation with the tables provides visibility, convenience, and ease of use. Tables may be fully self-documenting, without cross-references to other Parts of the work; however, when cross-references to other tables or essays occur, you are encouraged to follow the references.
See Viewing Table Documentation
Are footnotes the same as table documentation?
No, although the type of information conveyed in footnotes is similar to that in table documentation. The specific purpose of footnotes is to draw attention to issues of particular importance or to comment on matters related to specific columns, rows, or cells in a table.
Footnotes are ordered sequentially as follows:
Footnotes for the entire table.
Footnotes for a specific series, arranged from left to right across the table header.
Footnotes attached to the table stub and data area, first arranged top to bottom, and then left to right.
How do I view and download a table group?
Use the Contents tab to expand the Parts and chapters. Click the name of a table group within any chapter to see the list of tables in that group. Click the Download Table Group button at the top right corner of the right pane. You will be prompted to save a zip file, which contains all the tables and their documentation.
How can I see a larger 'view' of a table?
To see a wider version of the table, click on the link 'Expand Table to Full Page Width', which you will see near the top of a table when you are viewing it.
What is 'Jump By' on the table?
Many tables in Historical Statistics are very wide, so they have been divided up into several 'pages'. Using Jump By enables you to navigate across a table without viewing each screen/page of the table.
What is 'Jump To' on the table?
The Jump To feature allows you to select a series ID from a drop down menu and go directly to that series.
Some tables contain many columns and/or rows of blank cells, where data weren't available and/or collected for all the years presented in the table. The 'Next Cell With Value' feature links you directly to the next table cell in a row that is not blank.
How can I view two series that are on different table 'screens' next to each other?
To manipulate the online 'view' of your table, use the View Selected Series option under the Actions menu. Select the series or rows you want to view and click Update Table View.
Can I email a table or essay to a friend or colleague?
Yes. To email a table or essay, you need to be a registered user with access to the HSUS site. To email a table or essay, see Emailing Tables or Emailing Essays in the Feature Guide.
How long will my colleague have access to a table or essay I email?
If you have a full subscription, your colleague will have access to the table or essay for 10 days.
If you have purchased a table or essay with pay-per-view and then emailed it to a colleague, your colleague will have access to the table or essay for as long as you have access to it.
Yes, you can download tables in comma-separated value (CSV), Excel, and PDF formats.
Open a table and either click the appropriate link at the upper right corner of the table, or click on Download Table in the Actions menu at the left of the table.
You can only download a table if you have access to a table, either by pay-per-view access, a full subscription, or in Part A while you are using a trial version of the site.
If I choose to download a table and table documentation, what file formats are supported?
Tables can be downloaded in Excel or CSV format; table citations in RIS, text, or CSV format; table groups as zipped files.
What is CSV or comma-separated values?
CSV means 'comma-separated value'; this format is commonly used for importing data files into statistical software.
Each field or value in the exported table will be separated by a comma. See below for an example of a comma-delimited file format:
Year, Number of Cities, Number of States, Number of Highways
1990, 3, 4, 5
1991, 5, 6, 7
1992, 10, 20, 30
What is a citation file in the table downloads?
Many researchers and students use reference or citation management programs (such as EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, RefMan). These programs serve as databases in which people record useful or pertinent citations of material they want to refer back to, research further, or include or cite in their own research.
The citation typically includes bibliographic information about a book, article, or in the case of Historical Statistics, a table or essay, such as the publisher, year, title of the work, URL, etc.
When you download a citation from Historical Statistics,
you are simply saving bibliographic data into a text file either directly
onto your computer, or directly inside one of the above-mentioned reference
managing databases.
A DOI is a 'Digital Object Identifier', a number typically used online by the academic publishing community to uniquely identify a particular piece of content. The DOI is used widely in academic journals publishing to identify articles, but a DOI can be assigned to any level of content (a paragraph, a chapter, or an entire product).
For more information on DOIs please consult http://www.doi.org/.
The organization CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) is a publisher-directed entity that promotes DOI usage.
Custom Table Questions
A custom table is a convenient option that allows you to merge columns from different tables into one table. Such tables may be viewed, printed, downloaded, or emailed.
How do I create a custom table?
See Creating Custom Tables in the Feature Guide.
Why do I get an error when I try to create a custom table?
Each table used to create a Custom Table must have the same number of leftmost columns (stubs). For example, a table with one list of Years down the left-hand side cannot be combined with a table that has Start Year and End Year in two columns down the left-hand side. A table with text in its leftmost column (such as Names of Treaties) cannot be combined with series that are listed by Year in its leftmost column.
All other tables can be combined to create a custom table.
You will see a warning message if you combine tables with differing stub labels (such as Year and Age), but you will be able to combine those series in a Custom Table.
The first table (think of it as a ‘base table’) created for a Custom Table defines the label used for the stub of the table.
The tables can have differing numbers of rows still be combined. For example, I can create a custom table with 10 years (rows) listed, and then add to it data from another table that contains 50 years (rows), or vice-versa.
The values listed down the leftmost column can differ between the tables (one can have serial years, another can list years in 10-year intervals).
Table Graphing
What is the option to graph mini-graphs?
Graphing mini-graphs of a table produces one graph image for each set of series data, rather than one graph that plots multiple series values on the same graph.
If you choose to graph mini-graphs you will see many graph images, each containing a graph for one series.
Is it legal to for me to reuse graphs and data from Historical Statistics?
Authorized users may (under the terms of an Institutional or Consortium Site License) electronically save and/or print out individual graphs and tables, for personal use only. Individual pay-per-view users may purchase tables, and download and create graphs from them, again for personal use only. Such materials may not be further copied, distributed, or circulated in any way other than as may be allowed for in the relevant Site License (e.g. for course packs within the same institution).
What is the interval of a graph?
For optimal graphing, we recommend that you not adjust this setting, but more advanced users can change the interval without it adversely affecting their graph.
This setting defines the interval at which series labels will appear on your graph. For example, if you selected an interval of 10 for series values graphed, the axis along which the series are plotted would display labels identifying the series values (10, 20, 30, 40, etc.).
What is the image format used in graph downloads, the PNG format?
It is a universal format that is recognized by the World Wide Web consortium, and supported by modern web browsers. PNG is an extensible file format for the loss less, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and true color images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel for transparency. Sample depths range from 1 to 16 bits per component (up to 48bit images for RGB, or 64bit for RGBA).
I can't open the graph I downloaded. What do I do?
When you download a graph, it will be saved as a compressed (zipped) folder. Extract the files from the folder as you normally would.
The text in the legend and axes on my graph is cut off. What should I do?
Double-check that you've edited the Series Labels while creating your graph. On the second page of graphing options, on which you click the Graph Data button, you can use the left pane to update the legend text (i.e., your series titles typically) and the right pane to update your axis labels for X- and Y-axis.
Make your edits in this page, and then click Graph Data to view the graph again.
I can't see the graph I just created. What should I do?
Graphs open in a new window: make sure that your browser doesn't have pop-up blocking turned on, or that http://hsus.cambridge.org is added to the list of "Allowed Sites."
If you're using Internet Explorer or Safari on a Mac, you may find that the pop-up graphing window sometimes doesn't refresh: you see a previous graph you'd created, not the graph you just tried to create. If this happens, you need to update your browser's caching preferences. In IE: from the Explorer menu at the top left of the screen, select Preferences. Then select Advanced, and in the Cache section, make sure that the "Update pages" option is set to "Always." In Safari: clear your cache, then refresh the webpage.
Downloading Tables Questions
How can I download more than one table at a time?
You can download an entire group of tables on the Table Group table of contents page. Navigate to the table of contents page that lists all the tables in a group.
Click the button Download Tables in Excel.
This will download a zipped, or compressed, file of all the tables in that group. The Excel files in this download will be formatted for use with statistical software (that is, the series titles in the table will fit inside one cell, and the data types of the numbers in the table will be set as number, not text).
I can't find the table I just downloaded. What should I do?
If you use Internet Explorer:
Check your desktop for the file. If you don't see it, click Download again and make a note of where the default folder to which downloads are saved is. Navigate to that folder to find your downloaded file.
Note: You can set your browser to notify you when a download is complete. On Internet Explorer on PC in Internet Options, the Advanced tab, check the box next to Notify when downloads complete or a similar option depending on your version of IE.
If you use Safari on a Mac:
Safari can sometimes download items to a folder on your Desktop (or elsewhere on your computer) called Downloads, so instead of launching online, your file may appear there. You will need to manually open the file from your downloads folder.
If you use Firefox:
Check your Download Manager for the file, or check your Download Folder options to see where your files are being saved.
Additionally, if the Downloads window is still open, click on it to bring it to the front of your screen. The bottom of it will say where your downloaded files have been saved (for example: All files downloaded to: Desktop). To change where your downloaded files are saved, go to the Tools menu and click Options, then click the Downloads icon at the top of the window.
I've tried downloading the tables in a group and I cannot open them. What should I do?
It is possible that you don't have a decompression program on your computer.
To open the tables your computer must have installed on it a compression/decompression
program, such as WinZip (PC) or StuffitExpander (Macintosh).
A trial version of WinZip is freely available and can be installed
to most PCs. To download WinZip, go to http://www.winzip.com.
For StuffitExpander, see http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html
to download a free version.
Perhaps the compressed file's extension is not being detected by your browser or your computer. Try saving the compressed set of files to your desktop, adding a .zip or other extension to the filename, and then expanding the files.
What statistical packages can I use with tables I download from Historical Statistics?
Tables are available for download in CSV (comma-separated value) and Excel formats, which work with most major statistical packages.
Historical Statistics tables were tested to work with the latest versions of SPSS, SAS, STATA, and E-Views (as of January 2006).
What download format do I use with statistics packages such as SPSS and SAS?
To download tables for use with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, STATA, and EViews, tick this option on the tables Download screen:
I will be importing this table into a statistical software package....
For SPSS, we recommend that you download Excel files.
For STATA, we recommend that you download CSV files, unless you have StatTransfer.
Excel and CSV tables formatted for importing to statistical software have the following features:
Table headings are not layered as with regular downloads, but in order for each series to become its own variable in statistical software, each table column titles (series titles) is contained in 1 cell of the Excel or CSV file.
All cells with ---- online are converted to blank cells.
All Z values are replaced with their alternative, unrounded values.
If a Z value online has no alternative, unrounded value, the cell will be blank in the download.
Table titles and footnotes are not included.
CSV:
Table data cells' values are formatted as numbers, without commas.
Excel:
Excel table cells are in General format
The first row of series titles/column headings is formatted as Text so that it can become a variable label within your statistical software
What does Zs in Download mean in the downloading options?
Some tables include (Z)s, which are referred to in the User Guide as Zero values. A (Z) is used when the underlying data are so small that it rounds to zero when displayed at the level of decimal precision chosen for the series.
If you select the option to download tables with Zs, your table will contain (Z)s in the table cells.
There are 2 types of (Z) values: those that are not known, and those that are not shown online but can appear in downloads.
(Z) Cells with values not known refer to a footnote, which lists the value.
The other type of (Z) values are not shown online, but their underlying numbers available in the downloads of the tables.
If you want to have all the actual numbers in your download, select the option For Statistical Manipulation. We recommend that you select this option if you intend to import the file into other programs for analysis.
Why won't my table work with my statistical package? The variables of the table require manual editing in my software package.
Please double-check that when you downloaded a table you selected the option that you wanted to use the table in statistical software. We have provided two download formats for tables, depending on if the table is to be used with statistical software.
Statistical software importing works much better if table column headings are not created with merged cells in Excel. Our download for uploading into statistical software formats table column headings (series titles) in such a way that each column heading becomes a variable when the table is uploaded to statistical software,
If you continue to have trouble with tables in your statistical package, please refer to the Contact Us page to email for technical support.
What is a 'Citation file' in the table downloads?
Many researchers and students use reference or citation management programs (such as EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, RefMan). These programs serve as databases that hold pertinent citations of material researchers want to refer back to, research further, or include or cite in their own work.
A citation file is a text file that includes bibliographic information about a book, article, or in the case of Historical Statistics, a table or essay, such as the publisher, year, title of the work, URL, etc.
When you download a citation from Historical Statistics, you are saving bibliographic data into a text file either directly onto your computer, or directly inside one of the above-mentioned reference managing databases.
Access Questions
Any information management professional is welcome to request a trial to Historical Statistics via the web site.
To request a trial, register an account on Historical Statistics and/or log in. Then on the Homepage, click the Request a Trial button. The Press follows up with and verifies all trial requests.
If you are a researcher and would like to obtain a trial, please email hsus@cambridge.org.
What can I do in the trial version?
During a trial, Part A of Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online includes all site features (graphing, downloading, viewing PDFs of essays and tables).
Other Parts during the trial have limited downloading features, but all of the online tables are viewable in HTML on the site.
How do I purchase Historical Statistics?
To purchase Historical Statistics, please contact the appropriate regional office.
In the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Mexico, email hsus@cambridge.org.
In the U.K. and elsewhere, email onlinepublications@cambridge.org.
How do I get access once I've purchased Historical Statistics?
If you are in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Latin America, your access will be established and we will let you know by email when your access is enabled.
If you are in the U.K. or elsewhere in the world, you should receive an invoice with an activation number. You will need to activate this number to get access as an individual or organization.
Do I have to renew my subscription to Historical Statistics of the United States?
Access can be renewed by paying a nominal maintenance fee each year. The site is not being sold as a subscription but as a one-time purchase with a small maintenance charge.
How long is the grace period for paying the annual maintenance fee?
The grace period for paying the annual maintenance fee is 3 months. You will have access for 3 months after your maintenance has not been paid.
We have activated our subscriptions but some of our users still cannot gain access. What should we do?
Make sure that all your IPs are correctly configured. Log in with the username and password that is set as the administrator, and click the link at the top right of the page that says Account.
On the left side of the page, you will see text that says When prompted after clicking this link, use your Historical Statistics email address and password to log in. Click this link, and then click the Account Update tab at the top. This will take you to the page where you can check that all the IPs for your organization have been entered correctly.
If your IP addresses are entered correctly and your subscription has not yet expired, and you still do not have access contact the appropriate regional office.
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org.
Our organization has a number of distance learners. How do they get access to our subscriptions?
Ask your users to authenticate to your network for access as they would normally do. As long as users access Historical Statistics from an IP address within your organization's configured IP ranges, they will receive organizational access.
Alternatively, Account Administrators can set up designated users to have remote access if they cannot authenticate to your network.
Log into Historical Statistics with the username and password that is set as the administrator. Click the link at the top right of the page that says Account.
On the left side of the page, you will see text that says When prompted after clicking this link, use your Historical Statistics email address and password to log in. Click this link.
Then click the Account Update tab at the top. On this page, click [View/Edit the userpass credentials].
Type in the EMAIL ADDRESS of the user, with a password. You must type in an email address as the username.
Do not click any Groups (Admin, IP Editor, or Read Only).
Click ADD. This will give this remote user access to any subscriptions listed against your account.
Does HSUS use stable links? If my organization has a subscription to the site and I want to link my library's patrons to a specific section or table, how do I do so?
Yes: the following links may be used to link to the various portions of the Historical Statistics website. If a user who is not recognized by IP address as having a subscription to the site follows a link to an essay or a table, he or she will be prompted to either log in as a remote user or to purchase pay-per-view access to the item in question.
To link to the page for a specific Part: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/PartA
To link to the page for a specific chapter: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/ChapterAa
To link to a table group, or to a specific table: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/SeriesAa1-109 (where the range of numbers corresponds to either a table or an entire table group)
To link to an essay: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/EssayA.ESS.01 or http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/EssayBa.ESS.01 (where the first example links to the first introductory in a Part and the second links to the first essay of a chapter)
To link to the Search page: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/search
To link to the Advanced Search page: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/advancedsearch
To link to the Term Index: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/index
To link to the Contributor Index: http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSLink/contributorindex
Please note that all of these links are case-sensitive: you must use uppercase and lowercase letters exactly as shown in the examples above.
I ordered Historical Statistics and I still don't have access. What should I do?
Please contact your regional customer service office for assistance:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
Please list the name of the sales contact in your email. If you received an email from us saying that your access was ready, but you still don't have access, please copy in the text of the email telling you had access.
What is 'referrer URL' access, and how can I use it for my society's access?
Academic societies may obtain access to Historical Statistics by making use of a 'Referrer URL'.
A referrer URL is the URL from which all users from that society will access Historical Statistics. With referrer URL, the society's own Web site will allow users to log into it, and that Web site will present its members with a special link to Historical Statistics if those members are entitled to access. This link will be customized to give users instant access when they try to access Historical Statistics from this particular URL.
If you are interested in using referrer URL for your society's access, contact your regional customer service/technical group:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
Can I access Historical Statistics of the United States while I'm traveling or away from my institution/company?
It is possible to have remote access while you are not on your institution's network. If it is necessary to access the site, please contact your Account Administrator about dialing into your organization's network or about becoming a remote user.
Alternatively, contact your regional customer service/technical group:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
I am accessing Historical Statistics of the United States from my institution's network, but the site recognizes me as belonging to another organization. Why does this happen?
There could be duplication of the IP address that you are accessing from in our system's accounts.
Please contact your regional customer service/technical support group:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
Our customer service and/or technical support representatives may ask you for your 'Diagnostics' information to aid them in troubleshooting this problem.
To view your 'diagnostics' page, click the 'Help' button on the top navigation bar, then click 'Diagnostics' in the list of help items.
Can I use Athens login with Historical Statistics?
Athens is not supported on Historical Statistics.
Users can be authenticated by other means, such as by IP address, username/password login, access code (library token), and referring URL.
How do I use my PIN number to activate my individual subscription?
If you are a customer in the UK, Europe, or anywhere else in the world other than the US, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America, and you have a subscription to HSUS online, you will receive a PIN that you can use to activate your subscription. To do so, you'll first need to create a username for yourself by clicking the Register link.
Once you register, you will see a PIN Activation area on the left of the screen. Please enter your PIN and then click the button for My Personal Account. Click Submit, and your PIN will be activated. You will then have access to your HSUS subscription whenever you are logged in on the HSUS website.
If you've already registered, please log in and click on the Account link, which appears at the top right of the screen: you can then activate your PIN following the instructions above.
How do I use my PIN number to activate my organizational subscription?
First, create a username for yourself by clicking the register link. This username will be set as the account administrator for your organization once your subscription has been activated.
Once you register, you will see a PIN Activation area on the left of the screen. (If you've already registered, or if you are an account administrator for your organizations Cambridge Journals Online account, please log in and click on the Account link, which appears at the top right of the screen: this should bring you to the PIN Activation area.) Please enter your PIN and click the button next to My Organization Account and press Submit. You will be prompted to enter your organization's name, display name, address, and IP addresses. Note that you must enter one IP address or range per line.
Once your organization's subscription has been activated, anyone accessing HSUS from the IP ranges you entered will have access to it.
I have registered and logged in but I don't see the PIN Activation area on the Account page?
First, please make sure that your location is correct: if your account lists your location as the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Latin America, you will not see the PIN Activation area. If your location is incorrect, please update it.
If your location isn't the problem, it may be that your IP address is already being recognized as part of an organizational account in our system. If you're being recognized as part of an organization, you will see that organization's name in the top right corner of the screen. For example, if you're accessing our site from a university campus, you may be recognized as part of that university and therefore be unable to activate your individual PIN. If this is the case, please connect to our site from another location, or contact customer services at onlinepublications@cambridge.org.
How will my colleague view the table or essay I've emailed?
The e-mail your colleague receives will contain a link to the table or essay, as well as a URL that your colleague will be able to copy and paste into the address bar of his or her browser.
Will my colleague be able to download and graph the table I emailed?
Yes. Recipients of emailed tables (or essays) have full access privileges to the material online.
Search Questions
This is the basic search feature enabled when the Search tab is highlighted. The simple search is executed only with the help of search terms entered in the Search field and no specific search criteria is captured. If the user clicks Search button, the system will execute a simple search. The left pane displays the Revise search view and the right pane will display the search results.
What's the difference between Index Term Matches and Other Matches by Relevance?
Index Term Matches are tables or essays that are referenced in the printed index under the heading of the term you searched for. Because human logic was used to create the index, to map certain vocabulary used in Historical Statistics with more standard index entries, these terms are considered more relevant than search engine matches.
Other Matches By Relevance appear after Index Term Matches; these results can be exact matches to your search term, or they can be synonyms.
What types of search-query language can I use with the Advanced and Simple Searches?
To search for term
A OR term B:
Enter 'or' or '|' (the pipe symbol) between the terms to search for
each term. For example, entering "area or population" or "area
| population" displays a list of essays and tables that contain either
of the terms.
To search for term
A AND term B terms in one search field (such as Tables, Essays, or simple
search fields):
Enter both search keywords separated by a space (such as area population)
The search engine also will interpret the word 'and' or '+' between
terms to search for all terms ("area and population", or "area
+ population")
This type of search (an and search), has fewer results than an 'or/|'
search.
Search for a phrase by entering it in the search field and clicking the checkbox next to "Include only exact matches in results."
Exclude a word match by using 'not' or '-' next to a word. For example, entering "area not population" or "area - population", displays a list of essays and tables that contain the term 'area', but not the term 'population'.
Note: You may use the following keyboard characters in search terms: plus (+), minus (-), pipe (|), semicolon (;), apostrophe ('), comma (,) and full stop (.).
For information about ranking of search results, see Search Results.
Can I search for content by contributor name?
Yes. Click Search, select Advanced Search, and enter the contributor's name. All associated essays and tables are displayed. Registration is required to be able to save the search results and browse content. See the Feature Guide for more details.
What is the difference between saved data and saved criteria?
Saved data is a bookmarking option where table or essay contents can be saved for easy access in the future. Saved criteria is a similar bookmarking option where search parameters, not content, can be saved for later use. For procedures, see Saving Essays, Saving Tables or Saving Search Criteria.
I'm still not finding the results I would expect from my search terms. What should I do?
First, try to reduce the number of parameters in your search. This will give you a larger set of results to browse through.
Also limit your use of the above query language items to broaden your search.
There is a possibility that the item you are trying to find is in Historical Statistics, but the language used in the title the table and/or essay is different from your search term. For example, you could do a search for welfare. There could be a table with poor relief in its title that could be of interest. Typically the index term matches cover this problem, but an option is to try to think of different terms for your search.
If you cannot find a table from the printed book in the online version, and you've tried searching by page number, contributor, and series ID, please email technical support immediately to report this problem.
Favorites Features Questions
What can I do with the Saved Data feature?
With the Saved Data feature, you can bookmark tables or essays and create groups to organize your saved data. You must be a registered user with access to the Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online to create a Saved Data list.
The Saved Criteria link, which appears on the left when you are searching for the essays and tables, allows you to retrieve the saved criteria that you have used previously for searching. This feature allows you to save search parameters in order to obtain a particular set of results by re-running a search, and also lets you access and reorganize those saved search parameters later.
Pay-per-view Questions
Pay-per-view is a purchase option that you can use to buy online access to single essays and tables for 48 hours with our secure, easy-to-use online shopping facility. You must be registered to buy access. You can purchase it again, if your access period expires.
How do I purchase a pay-per-view essay or table online?
You need to be registered with HSUS in order to purchase a pay-per-view essay or table online. Please log in if you are already registered.
After accessing a specific Part, chapter, or table group, choose a pay-per-view table or essay that you would like to purchase. Click the shopping cart icon to initiate the online purchase process. The system will guide you through all the necessary steps to complete the process. Once your payment is confirmed, an online receipt will be displayed, which you may print for your records.
The item purchased will be displayed with links to the PDF, and the full-text HTML.
Can I save or print a pay-per-view table or essay?
Yes. While you have pay-per-view access you can download, graph, download a graph, view and/or download a PDF file of the table or essay.
The print function on Historical Statistics uses your browser's options. Your table, or tables and figures within essays, may need to be scaled down to print properly and/or be printed in landscape mode.
I am hesitant to provide credit card details online. How secure is the pay-per-view process?
All your credit card details are passed directly and securely to third parties who handle the credit card processing. If you are based in the United States, Canada or Mexico your transaction will be carried out by VeriSign.
To find out more about secure credit card processing by VeriSign (United States), visit the VeriSign website.
What happens if I am unable to download a table or essay file in the allotted time for pay-per-view access?
If you experience difficulty downloading a file, please contact the appropriate regional Customer Services department immediately:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
My pay-per-view purchase was successful, but I do not have access to the table/essay I purchased...What should I do?
First check that you logged in before trying to access the table or essay.
Second, check that the table's access has not expired. After you've logged in, click on the 'Pay-Per-View link in the navigation area (or under the Favorites tab). Expiration dates are based on British Standard Time. This page lists all of your current and past purchases.
If you have logged in, checked that the table/essay is listed in the Pay-Per-View page under the Favorites tab and hasn't expired, and still cannot access the table, contact your regional customer service/technical group:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
What do I do if I want to purchase tables or essays but I'm not in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Latin America?
Contact onlinepublications@cambridge.org for assistance with purchasing pay-per-view items if you are not in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Latin America.
The PDF files are not launching in my browser. What do I do?
Most often, downloading problems are due to a web browser session that has been open for too long.
If you still have a problem opening a PDF after reviewing the following, please email techsupp@cambridge.org
If you are on a PC:
Completely quit out of your browser session, start a new browser session, empty your browser's cache, and try deleting any temporary files. Please refer to your browser's Help for instructions.
Try again to open the PDF.
If you use Internet Explorer, make sure your browser doesn't have Google tool bar or Yahoo tool bar options to block popups set. Even if your Explorer options allow popups and these toolbars don't, the toolbar setting will block the popup window and the PDF will not launch.
Note: You can set your browser to notify you when a download is complete. On Internet Explorer on PC in Internet Options, the Advanced tab, check the box next to Notify when downloads complete or a similar option depending on your version of IE.
If you use Safari on Macintosh:
Safari can sometimes download items to a folder on your Desktop (or elsewhere on your computer) called Downloads, so instead of launching online, your file may appear there. You will need to manually open the file from your downloads folder.
If you use Firefox:
Check your Download Manager for the file, or your Download Folder options. Check that your Download Folder option is checked.
Additionally, if the Downloads window is still open, click on it to bring it to the front of your screen. The bottom of it will say where your downloaded files have been saved (for example: All files downloaded to: Desktop). To change where your downloaded files are saved, go to the Tools menu and click Options, then click the Downloads icon at the top of the window.
What do I do if I can't view the popups used in Historical Statistics?
Historical Statistics uses popup windows for graphs, printer-friendly versions of essays and tables, images and tables within essays, and for Help and FAQs.
You should turn off your popup blocker and/or list Historical Statistics as a site for which popup windows are allowed.
In Internet Explorer: In the Tools menu select the option Popup Blocker/Turn Off Popup Blocker.
In Safari: In the Safari main menu item, select the option Block Pop-Up Windows so that the checkbox next to it disappears (this will mean the blocker is disabled).
In Firefox: Go to the Tools menu and select Options, then click the icon on the top that says Content. The first item should be a checkbox that says Block Popup Windows. To the right of this is a button that says Allowed Sites. Click this button, and enter http://hsus.cambridge.org in the top field, then click Allow.
Account related Questions
I forgot my password. What do I do?
On the Historical Statistics homepage, click Login. In the Login tab, click on Forgot Your Password?
Enter the same email address that's in your Historical Statistics account, and we will email you the hint you entered when you registered on the site.
If you receive your hint and still do not remember your password, we will have to assign you a new password.
Please contact the appropriate customer services group to obtain help with logging in.
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
Organizational users are those people who access the site via their library-held subscription. All queries relating to access should be directed to your library's Account Administrator (usually the serials librarian, or the electronic resources manager). You can browse the site using the Contents tab, perform searches, use the indexes, and access tables and essays when your organization has an active subscription.
For more details, see Creating an Organizational Account.
Individual users are those people who have a personal online subscription to the HSUS website. You need to register to receive full-text access. Individuals who have personal online subscriptions and are also affiliated to an organization that has its own online subscriptions will have access rights to both their own and their organization's subscriptions.
Society members are those members of participating societies who, via their society, receive the rights to full-text access to the HSUS website. For more information about society access, please contact your society administrator.
What is the role of the Account Administrator?
The Account Administrator typically purchases organizational access to Historical Statistics of the United States and manages an institution's online access. Account administrators can configure the IP-based access rights for the organization's subscriptions, update organization account details, and view usage statistics of an account.
Who can be the Account Administrator?
Your organization can appoint any registered user to be the Account Administrator. Usually, it is a member of the library staff. He or she will need to register on the site with his or her own account username and password.
How do I become the Account Administrator?
If you request a trial of Historical Statistics of the United States, and your IP range isn't recognized as part of an existing account, you will create an organization account and become its administrator in our system.
If you want to become the administrator for an existing account, or change the administrator on an account, contact the appropriate regional office:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
How do I register for an HSUS account (both personal and organizational accounts)?
Registering for a personal, individual account is free. For more details, see Creating a Free personal Account.
Registering for an organizational account requires Account Administrator privileges. For more details, see Creating an Organizational Account.
How do I update my HSUS personal account?
Whenever you are logged into the system successfully, the Accounts tab is displayed with the link(s) for accessing the Organizational account (if one exists) and personal account. Clicking on the personal account link displays a form for updating the details of your personal account.
How do I update my organizational account?
Whenever you are logged into the system successfully, the Accounts tab is displayed with the link(s) for accessing the organization (if one exists) and personal account. If you are an administrator, click on the organizational account link to update the details.
How do I update my organization name?
Log into Historical Statistics
Click Account in the upper right of the screen
In your account, click the link to your organization account.
Log into the central account management database with your Historical Statistics email address and password.
Click Account Update. You should be able to type in another display name, and save your changes.
How do I configure IP addresses for my organization's account?
IF YOU ARE AN ADMINISTRATOR OF CAMBRIDGE JOURNALS ONLINE, YOU CAN ADMINISTER YOUR IP RANGES FOR HISTORICAL STATISTICS IN CJO. Any updates you make to CJO will also be made for Historical Statistics. Cambridge Journals Online administrators may disregard the instructions below and update their IP addresses through Cambridge Journals Online as usual.
Log into Historical Statistics as the administrator of your account.
Click the Account link to view on the left-hand side the link to your organization's account.
Click on the link to your organization's account, which will display our central access management system's login page.
Log into this web page with your Historical Statistics account login.
Click Account Update in the top menu bar.
Enter IP ranges into the data entry box provided, and click Update Record.
Are we allowed to have more than one Account Administrator for our organization?
It's possible to have more than one administrator for an account, but please contact the appropriate regional office to enable more than one administrator:
In the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America: techsupp@cambridge.org
For all other countries: onlinepublications@cambridge.org
Cookies are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer. Cookies are embedded in the HTML information flowing backwards and forwards between the user's computer and the server.
Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online uses cookies to provide a personalized service for our users and to help with the secure processing of online sales and data capture. Cookies will also do things like 'remember' your user name and password so that you don't have to re-type them each time you visit the site.
Browser-specific Questions
What screen resolutions will Historical Statistics work with?
The application is optimized to work with resolutions 800*600 and higher.
What browsers can I use with Historical Statistics?
The HSUS site is optimized for Internet Explorer (versions 6+ on Windows, version 5.2 on Macs). The site will also function on other major browsers, including Safari and Firefox: please see the full list in the table below.
Whatever browser you are using, popups and JavaScript should be enabled, and session cookies should be allowed. Browser security settings should be on Medium or lower: settings that disable scripting will cause a problem with the site's functionality.
HSUS should work with all of the browsers in the table below: an underlined browser is one that is preferred.
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Windows (98, 2000, NT, XP) |
Mac (8, 9, 10) |
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Internet Explorer 5.0 |
Internet Explorer 5.2 |
Yes, HSUS will work in Firefox used on PC and Macintosh, with some irregularities.
At times in Firefox, a table may not initially load into the right side of the screen. To remedy this, select a series from the Jump To menu, and also try clicking on the Next/Previous buttons of the table. This should cause the table to appear.
Our row/column highlighting feature on the tables does not work on Macintosh Firefox during our tests of the site.
In Firefox on a PC in the images and tables in the essays, the title of the figure or table runs vertically alongside the left of the image.
When you expand the Table of Contents in Firefox, you may see that some of the longer chapter or table titles seem to be cut off at the right side. If you scroll down to the bottom of the screen, though, you should see a horizontal scrollbar under the table of contents, which will allow you to scroll right to see the full titles of chapters, tables, and table groups. Alternatively, you can click on the name of the Part or chapter that you're interested in: the contents for this section will display in the larger body area of the screen, and you can navigate through them there.
Does HSUS work in Internet Explorer on a Mac?
Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31st, 2005, and is not providing any further security or performance updates (please visit http://www.microsoft.com/Mac/ie/ for more information).
Historical Statistics does function on IE on a Mac, but we are aware of the following problems:
Scrolling on tables: To scroll the tables vertically, hover over the scrollbar about a centimeter down from the scrollbar’s blue ‘drag/drop icon’ until the arrow becomes a hand icon; when it’s a hand icon, you can click with it on the scrollbar to indicate scrolling down to the browser. It is very troublesome to scroll up, however. To remedy this issue, we will be removing the table scrollbar, so that tables can be scrolled simply using the browser scrollbar.
Selecting Series Feature: When you tick a box to select 1 series for graphing, downloading, or creating a custom table, the selection takes 5-10 seconds to appear in the checkbox. IE does not process JavaScript on Macs as well as it does on PCs. So it at first appears like your selections are not ‘taking’ on the site.
Randomly, the main logo on Historical Statistics does not load into IE on Mac.
Sometimes the graphing options’ first page is distorted in IE on Mac right when the page loads. The Continue and Reset buttons appear inside one of the options for data entry instead of at the bottom of the page.
What level of security settings will Historical Statistics work with?
We recommend a medium to low setting for browser security. Historical Statistics does require the enabling of JavaScript, cookies, session cookies, and Active X controls.
Why does some text on the Historical Statistics homepage or in essays appear much larger and/or misaligned when compared to other text on the site?
Your browser's ‘text size’ property can cause such misalignment/rearrangement of text on the screen. Check the setting of your browser’s text size and adjust it until the problem is corrected. Typically, making the text Medium or Small will remedy this problem. The larger you make the text in your browser, the more likely it is that misalignment will occur.