Pennsylvania State Data Center

The PaSDC has released a new publication, a comprehensive summary of facts and figures about the Commonwealth. The State of the Commonwealth: 2009, provides an overview of the most accurate, up-to-date information about Pennsylvania. This publication contains eight sections, each addressing an important issue for Pennsylvania and its residents: demographics and population change; social characteristics; children and families; the elderly; education; employment and commuting; income and poverty; and housing characteristics.

Did you know that the home ownership rate in Pennsylvania was 71.6 percent in 2007? Or that 7.65 million acres of Pennsylvania land were part of farms during the same time? These facts, and dozens more, are contained in the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s new 2009 Pennsylvania Facts Brochure.

Did you know that the home ownership rate in Pennsylvania was 71.7 percent in 2006? Or that 7.65 million acres of Pennsylvania land were part of farms during the same time? These facts, and dozens more, are contained in the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s new 2008 Pennsylvania Facts Brochure.

The most comprehensive collection of facts and figures about the Commonwealth is now available for 2007. The Pennsylvania Abstract, A Statistical Factbook: 2007, is published annually by the Pennsylvania State Data Center and provides the most accurate, up-to-date information about Pennsylvania. In addition to hundreds of data items compiled from state and federal agencies, the Abstract contains maps, and graphics that are regularly employed by the business community, planners, policy-makers, marketers, and researchers.

The most comprehensive collection of facts and figures about the Commonwealth is now available for 2006. The Pennsylvania Abstract, A Statistical Factbook: 2006, is published annually by the Pennsylvania State Data Center and provides the most accurate, up-to-date information about Pennsylvania. In addition to hundreds of data items compiled from state and federal agencies, the Abstract contains maps, and graphics that are regularly employed by the business community, planners, policy-makers, marketers, and researchers.

Equal pay for equal work is the law of the land but a new report, Closing the Earnings Gap in Pennsylvania 2006, reveals that a gender-based earnings gap still exists in the Commonwealth. In 2004, Pennsylvania’s female-to-male earnings ratio at the median for year-round, full-time workers 16 years and over was 74.5 percent, meaning that the median female worker earned roughly $0.75 for each dollar earned by the median male worker. The comparable statistic at the national level was 76.2 percent, indicating that Pennsylvania’s wage gap is slightly more pronounced than that of the nation as a whole.

Users of demographic and socio-economic data in Pennsylvania are expected to converge on Harrisburg this year for the state’s Annual Data User Conference. Hosted by the Pennsylvania State Data Center, based at Penn State Harrisburg, the Annual Data User conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey September 20, 2005.

Pennsylvania’s most comprehensive forum for the latest research and developments in demographic data is coming to Harrisburg in September. The Annual Data User Conference, hosted by the Pennsylvania State Data Center based at Penn State Harrisburg, will be at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey September 20, 2005.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg announces the release of Pennsylvania County Industry Trends, 2001-2004. The report provides information on business establishments and average monthly employment by NAICS code for the second quarters of 2001 through 2004. Pennsylvania County Industry Trends is produced annually by the Pennsylvania State Data Center in partnership with Penn State University’s Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP), Team Pennsylvania Foundation, and the Pennsylvania State Department of Labor and Industry’s Center for Workforce Information and Analysis. The data in this report applies only to employers covered under Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Law. These employers account for about 95 percent of all of Pennsylvania’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg reports that the U.S. Census Bureau has released the latest edition of the Nation’s Data Book. The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005, published since 1878, is now available. The 1,000-plus-page edition introduces 68 new tables covering topics such as enrollment and teachers for the largest public school districts; asset ownership rates for households; and transit ridership in the 50 largest urbanized areas. The new edition has nearly 1,400 tables and charts with statistics from the most recent year or period available.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg announces the release of Pennsylvania County Industry Trends, 2001-2003. Pennsylvania County Industry Trends, 2001-2003 provides information on business establishments and average monthly employment for the second quarter of the years 2001 through 2003 by county and industrial sector. The data in this report applies only to employers covered under Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Law. These employers account for about 95 percent of all of Pennsylvania’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center reports that the opening session of this year’s data user conference will feature a session entitled: “The State of the State’s Data.” Veteran statistical experts from Pennsylvania Departments of Health, Labor and Industry, Education and Welfare will share thoughts on the evolving directions of data collection and reporting in the commonwealth. In addition, panelists will report on recent accomplishments agencies have put in place to improve access and reliability for the public.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg is proud to announce that the 2004 Annual Data User Conference will be held on Thursday, September 16th at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey. The title of this year’s conference is: Managing Pennsylvania’s Data With New-Age Technology. Conference activities will include guest speakers, breakout sessions and U.S. Census Bureau training and information sessions.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg reports that an updated Pennsylvania Facts brochure is now available. The Pennsylvania Facts brochure has been an information resource provided by the Pennsylvania State Data Center since 2002. The first update, released in 2003, featured demographic data compiled from responses to the long-form 2000 Decennial Census questionnaire. The current brochure features updated state and federal data relating to health, education, employment and other demographics.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg has announced that the 2003 Pennsylvania Abstract is now available. This publication is the most comprehensive compendium of facts and figures about the commonwealth. Compiled from information provided by state and federal agencies, the 2003 Pennsylvania Abstract contains hundreds of data items, maps and graphics. This publication is an invaluable asset to those in the business community, planners, policy makers, marketers and researchers.

The keynote speaker for the 2003 Annual Data User Conference, hosted by the Pennsylvania State Data Center, will be Dr. Gordon F. De Jong. Dr. De Jong is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography Director of the Graduate Program in Demography at the Pennsylvania State University. The topic of the Keynote Speech will be based on the issue paper published by the PaSDC that Dr. De Jong co-authored titled Pennsylvania’s Brain Drain Migration and Labor Force Education Gap, 2000. This year’s conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 18, 2003, at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey.

It’s time once again for the Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg to host its annual Data User Conference. This year’s conference will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2003 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey. Conference activities will include guest speakers, breakout sessions and U.S. Census Bureau special topic sessions.

In the fall of 2001, the PACE/PACENET Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Aging contracted with Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Survey Research to conduct a statewide survey of older Pennsylvanians. The study measured the extent and nature of both general health care and prescription drug coverage for this particular population, and it explored differences within certain socio-economic and demographic groups related to coverage. The data yielded initial answers to questions about health care coverage, current levels of prescription coverage, and utilization of prescription drugs for residents age 65 and over.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg has published a new report by Gordon F. De Jong and Michele Steinmetz of the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. Trend data for 1995-2001 was provided by The Pennsylvania State Data Center. The report, titled Pennsylvania’s Brain Drain Migration and Labor Force Education Gap, 2000, bases its findings on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.

“Police officers fear persons with mental illness because they believe that most, if not all, are dangerous, or at the very least, unpredictable. Persons with mental illness have reason to fear the police because they have the power to take them from their homes to a place that most do not want to go. For the most part, neither has an understanding of the other, which sets the stage for a physical confrontation.”

Please join the Pennsylvania State Data Center for our Spring 2003 Lecture Series. The lectures will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Center, located at 234 North Third Street, directly across from the Capitol Building in downtown Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg has announced that the 2003 County Data Books will be available in February.

Please join the Pennsylvania State Data Center for our Fall 2002 Lecture Series. The lectures will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Center, located at 234 North Third Street, directly across from the Capitol Building in downtown Harrisburg.

Glen R. Thomas, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is scheduled to be the plenary speaker at the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s 2002 Annual Data User Conference. This year’s conference will be held Tuesday, September 17th, at the Holiday Inn Grantville. The one-day conference kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and includes 20 breakout sessions. Mr. Mark Mather, policy analyst for the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C., will be the luncheon speaker.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center, located at Penn State Harrisburg, is hosting its annual Data User Conference on Tuesday, September 17th, 2002, at the Holiday Inn Grantville. The conference is designed to educate and inform a diverse audience of data users on how to obtain and utilize data to meet the challenges of the new millennium. Along with a plenary session, luncheon and keynote speaker, the day will include nineteen breakout sessions with special emphasis on Census 2000 data.

The number of businesses in Pennsylvania continues to increase, according to the report Pennsylvania County Industry Trends 1997-2001 produced by the Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg. This report was produced in partnership with Penn State University's Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP), the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, and Verizon.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center has announced it will be conducting workshops on the upcoming release of Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF3) data. As with the release of SF1 data in 2001, the Pennsylvania State Data Center will travel throughout the commonwealth and provide data and information on the socio-economic data collected from Census 2000. SF3 data is sample data taken from the long form questionnaire in Census 2000. Approximately 1 in 6 households received the long form. The U.S. Census Bureau expects to release SF3 data to Pennsylvania in the fall of 2002. However, the U.S. Census Bureau expects to produce and release general demographic profiles based on SF3 data to Pennsylvania in May.

Please join the Pennsylvania State Data Center for our Spring 2002 Lecture Series. The lectures will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Center, located at 234 North Third Street, directly across from the Capitol Building in downtown Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg announces that their Fall Lecture Series will commence Thursday, October 4th at the Downtown Center in Harrisburg. This season’s three lecture series are on current topics relevant to all Pennsylvanians. The series schedule follows.

The number of businesses in Pennsylvania continues to increase, according to the report Pennsylvania County Industry Trends 1996-2000, produced by the Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg. This report was published in partnership with PENNTAP (the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program), the Pennsylvania State Data Center, Verizon and the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center, located at Penn State Harrisburg, is hosting its annual Data User Conference on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at the Holiday Inn Grantville. The Conference is designed to educate a diverse audience on ways to meet the challenges of the future through information resources and technology. Along with a plenary session, luncheon, and keynote, the day will include 20 breakout sessions with special emphasis on Census 2000 data.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center reports that products and services from the Pennsylvania State Date Center may now be ordered online via their Web site at: PaSDC.hbg.psu.edu The eStore provides data users of the PaSDC an easy, secure method for ordering any PaSDC publication, report, profile or map.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center, in cooperation with its state-wide network of affiliates and the United States Bureau of the Census, is conducting Census 2000 Workshops throughout the commonwealth. The purpose of these workshops is to provide information and insight into the recently released Public Law 94-171 data. This data is primarily used for redistricting purposes but also provides a large amount of data that may be used for other interests.

The schedule has been finalized for the 2001 edition of the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s Spring Lecture Series. This season’s three lectures are on current Pennsylvania topics that are of interest to all citizens of the Commonwealth.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg has announced that the 2001 County Data Books are now available.

Is high- speed rail in Pennsylvania’s future? There is a world-wide movement to embrace the concept of high-speed rail as a major component of a 21st century transportation system, according to Dr. Jeremy Plant, professor of public policy at Penn State Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center at Harrisburg has announced that the 1999 edition of the Pennsylvania State and County Detailed Population Estimates is now available.

Mark your calendar! The second lecture in the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s Fall Lecture Series is coming soon. This lecture features David Eggebeen, Ph.D. of PennState University who will present some demographic information on children living in households headed by single fathers.

The number of businesses in Pennsylvania continues to increase, according to the report Pennsylvania County Industry Trends 1995-1999 produced by the Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg. This report was produced by Penn State University’s Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP) and published through support by Bell Atlantic.

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“Railroads are of crucial significance to Pennsylvania’s transportation system,” according to Dr. Jeremy Plant, professor of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg.