NICAR offers a number of federal government databases. Here is a list of our growing collection:
NEW A monthly CD subscription for all 1995-96 Federal Election Commission campaign contributions by individuals and political action committees, plus all presidential matching fund requests. The Health Care Financing Administration's 1995 database of all Medicare-funded inpatient work in U.S. hospitals. Federal Railroad Administration data for accidents, casualties, and highway crossings. 1991-1995. Coast Guard boating accidents, 1969-1994. Federal Aviation Administration data, including airplane maintenance work documented in the service difficulty report, pilot licenses and grades, and aircraft registration. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records, for tracking who gets loans and who gets turned down, and finding redlining patterns. Federal procurement data, 1992-1995, includes breakdowns by agency. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms gun dealer records. 1993, 1995. NEW National Bridge Inventory System data, includes inspection grades. FBI Uniform Crime Reports, a detailed compilation of crime data that includes statistical breakdowns of individual murders. This includes the new 1994 data. Social Security death records, by name and social security number, going back to 1937. Occupational Safety and Health Administration violation data includes worker accidents and exposures to hazardous chemicals by companies. U.S. Department of Transportation truck accident and census data. It includes accidents by company and road. U.S. Small Business Administration loan guarantees, 1989-1995. This includes the name of the business, address, amount covered by the SBA, and status, including whether the loan went bad. U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan guarantees, 1989-1994. This includes individuals and businesses, the amount covered by the SBA, and the status, including whether the loan went bad. U.S. Small Business Administration's list of minority companies certified for SBA assistance in seeking federal contracts. It includes the name of the company, its address, the owner, type of business and phone number. NEW U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials accidents database, a collection of roadway, rail, air and waterway accidents from 1971 to 1995. U.S. Department of Transportation fatal accident reporting system. It includes all roadway accidents from 1988 to 1995. U.S. Coast Guard directory of U.S. merchant vessels. It includes the name of the ship, the managing owner, home port and various descriptive information. For up-to-date prices and more information, call (573) 882-0684, or send e-mail to nicar@muccmail.missouri.edu.