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In 2020, 18.3% of adults aged ≥65 years reported drinking four or more alcoholic drinks per week. Among adults aged ≥65 years, men were more likely (25.6%) than women (12.4%) to have four or more drinks. Percentages of those having four or more drinks were higher among men than women [...]

In June, EIA hosted two workshops, where we invited energy experts to discuss ways we can improve our energy analysis in the International Energy Outlook (IEO). [...]

Natural gas pipeline exports from West Texas to Mexico averaged 1.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during May 2022—the most pipeline exports from West Texas on record, according to our most recent monthly data. Compared with 2021, U.S. pipeline exports from West Texas increased by 12% from January through [...]

Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Jul 2022 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 3.5% in Jul 2022 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +528,000(p) in Jul 2022 News Release Historical Data [...]

Changes to both production and consumption of global liquid fuels have changed our forecast for balances between the two for the rest of 2022 and 2023. For most of 2021, more liquid fuels were consumed globally than produced. Starting in the second quarter of 2022, global liquid fuels production rose [...]

The revised 2021-22 Common Core of Data (CCD) Preliminary Files are now available. These files are the product of the CCD data collection for the 2021-22 school year. Data are reported at state, district, and school levels as of October 1, 2021. This CCD release includes preliminary Directory (version [...]

U.S. electricity generation from renewable sources, such as hydropower, wind, and solar, accounted for 20% of electricity generation both in 2020 and in 2021. We expect that share to increase to 22% in 2022 and to 24% in 2023 as more generating capacity from wind and solar come online and [...]

In 2020, 79% of U.S. households prepared at least one hot meal at home each day, according to our 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Households in the Pacific Census Division and the New England Census Division were generally more likely to cook hot meals at home daily. For example, [...]

Developing linkages between administrative data and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) survey data provides new opportunities to examine the impacts of federal funding on the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. This working paper describes a novel effort to match respondents of the NCSES Survey of Doctorate Recipients [...]

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but also from hot summer weather throughout most of the country. [...]

The Digest of Education Statistics is a comprehensive statistical reference for all levels of education. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Digest [...]

This InfoBrief examines the baccalaureate origins of doctorate recipients from 2010–20 by citizenship status, race, and ethnicity. Black, Hispanic, and AIAN doctorate recipients from 2010–20 disproportionately earned a bachelor’s degree from minority serving institutions, underscoring the importance of these colleges and universities for enhancing the diversity of the U.S. research [...]

The June 22 update provides information from the School Pulse Panel (SPP) on learning recovery, summer learning, staff vacancies, learning modes offered by schools, and student and staff quarantine prevalence, as reported by school leaders in U.S. public schools. [...]

These tables provide data on R&D expenditures for federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Expenditures data are displayed for individual FFRDCs by source of funding and type of R&D. Data are from the FY 2021 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics [...]

This InfoBrief provides current data on the United States’ 43 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), privately operated research and development organizations that are exclusively or substantially financed by the federal government. In FY 2021, these FFRDCs spent $24.9 billion on R&D, an annual increase of 6%, supported by [...]