Browsing through the Parts

In this edition of Historical Statistics of the United States, data are arranged by broad subjects in five Parts (which correspond to volumes in the printed version), each containing several chapters. The tables in most chapters are further organized into various subsections, called table groups.

You can browse through the Parts by using a tree-view in the left pane and a step-by-step view in the right pane.

Tree-view

You can expand or collapse the Table of Contents using the and icons. The Collapse TOC option allows you to collapse all the expanded sections.

If you expand a Part, the list of introductory essays (if any) is displayed below the Part title, followed by the list of chapters.

If you expand a chapter, the essays (if any) are listed before the list of table groups.

If you expand a table group, the corresponding list of tables is displayed.

Step-by-step view

You can click the titles of the Parts, chapters, essays, or table groups to display the relevant content in the right pane.

If you click a Part title in the left pane, the list of introductory essays (if any) is displayed in the right pane, followed by the list of chapters.

If you click a chapter title, its essays (if any) and a list of its table groups are displayed.

If you click a table group title, the corresponding list of tables is displayed.

From this screen, you can also download an entire table group as a zip file. See Downloading a Table Group for more information.

Note: If you have a full subscription, trial access (Part A only), or pay-per-view access, a PDF link is displayed next to the titles of tables and essays you have access to.

If you do not have paid or trial access, a shopping cart icon [] is displayed next to the titles of tables and essays. Clicking on it will guide you through the purchase of pay-per-view access.