st99_data: Data and index table for the state boundary information.

In satscanMapper: 'SaTScan' (TM) Results Mapper

Data and index table for the state boundary information.

Description

Contains the required state information for satscanMapper to be able to validate state location IDs in the SatScan (TM) data and produce the text reports.

Usage

data(st99_data)

Format

st99.ind00 structure:

row.names

- character - 2 digit - State FIPS code.

abbr

- character - 2 character - State US PS Abbreviation.

stName

- character - State Name.

rgID

- integer - region ID number.

rgName

- character - region name. (NorthEast, South, MidWest, West, Offshore)

dvID

- integer - division ID number.

dvName

- character - division name

loc

- character - postfix file string identifying the directory/package containing the census tract boundary datasets for this state. (Regs, East, West)

county_00

- integer - number of counties in state during census year 2000.

county_10

- integer - number of counties in state during census year 2010.

tracts_00

- integer - number of census tracts in state during census year 2000.

tracts_10

- integer - number of census tracts in state during census year 2010.

change10

- logical - indicates if the state had different counties and/or boundaries in census year 2010. If FALSE, use the 2000 boundary data. If TRUE, use the supplemental 2010 boundary data. Only 3 states required a 2010 set of county boundary datasets (Alaska, Colorado, and Virginia)

c_X and c_Y

- integers - the X and Y cartesian coordinates of the center of the state.

The state data table contains the information for all of the U. S. states, DC and Puerto Rico. This dataset is load for state, state/county, and state/county/census tract level data.

Source

CENSUS.GOV web site (boundary data), HUD.gov Census Tract to ZipCode crossover table, USPS Zip code database (1999), and R MAPS package (state and county names) for the U. S. 2000 Census.

satscanMapper documentation built on Aug. 25, 2022, 9:09 a.m.