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Data sets related to the 50 states of the United States of America.
data(state)
R currently contains the following ``state'' data sets. Note that all data are arranged according to alphabetical order of the state names.
state.abb
:state.area
:state.center
:x
and
y
giving the approximate geographic center of each state in
negative longitude and latitude. Alaska and Hawaii are placed
just off the West Coast.state.division
:state.name
:state.region
:state.x77
:Population
: population estimate as of July 1, 1975
Income
: per capita income (1974)
Illiteracy
: illiteracy (1970, percent of population)
Life Exp
: life expectancy in years (196971)
Murder
: murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate
per 100,000 population (1976)
HS Grad
: percent high-school graduates (1970)
Frost
: mean number of days with minimum temperature
below freezing (19311960) in capital or large city
Area
: land area in square miles
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) Statistical Abstract of the United States.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) County and City Data Book.