He also cited data showing that the real hourly earnings of the average worker had declined 4 percent since 1982.

Citing inadequate data, the group declined to go any further in ranking environmental health risks.

Citing contradictory data, he said, "If you asked 10 people about the economy, you'd get 10 answers."

Both sides have cited data from soil and water samples to support their arguments.

Economists also cited other data as evidence that recession is bottoming out in the region.

The document cites environmental data on pollution as one type that could be made available.

The Administration cites similarly inconclusive data on job loss through layoffs.

Scientists, without citing data, insist that such incidents are rare, but new examples keep cropping up.

He cites data from several public surveys suggesting that people use guns to ward off crimes more than half a million times a year.

In making their recommendation, officials at the institute cited data from three studies that had not yet been published.