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Organization Phase |
The organization phase of the census provides a universal list of government units, classified
according to type of government, for use in the employment and finance phases of the census.
Official counts of the number of state and local governments and tabulations of governments by
state, type of government, size and county location are provided. |
Description of Available Data |
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Governments Integrated Directory (GID) |
master list of all governments in the United States, containing name, unique identification code, and
other reference information |
Publication - 1997 Census of Governments |
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Volume 1, No. 1, Government Organization |
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Employment Phase |
The employment phase of the census provides comprehensive findings on government employment and payrolls for March, 1997.
The report contains national summary data, state area summaries, county area summaries, and data for individual governments (the Federal Government,
each state, and local governments). |
Description of Available Data |
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Federal Government data |
viewable files by governmental function and state |
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State Government data |
viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
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State and Local Government data |
viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
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Local Government data |
viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
Publications - 1997 Census of Governments |
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Volume 3, No. 1, Employment of Major Local Governments
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Volume 3, No. 2, Compendium of Public Employment
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Finance Phase |
The government finance phase of the census includes statistics on the revenue, expenditure,
debt and assets of state and local governments. The statistics are aggregated
nationally, by state area, and by type of government. Separate reports are available
for county, municipal and township governments, and special district governments, as
well as public school systems and public-employee retirement systems. Individual
unit statistics are available for all governments. |
Description of Available Data |
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State and Local Governments Finances (1997) |
state government and local government data on revenues, expenditures,
indebtedness, and cash/securities |
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Employee Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments (1997) |
basic counts and identifying information, measures of
financial activity, and membership information |
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Public Education Finances (1997) |
include revenues,expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings)
of elementary and secondary public school systems |
Publications - 1997 Census of Governments |
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Volume 4, No. 1, Public Education Finances
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Volume 4, No. 2, Finances of Special District Governments
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Volume 4, No. 3, Finances of County Governments
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Volume 4, No. 4, Finances of Municipal and Township Governments
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Volume 4, No. 5, Compendium of Government Finances
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Volume 4, No. 6, Employee Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments
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