slgfin: State and local government finances.

In donboyd5/bdata: Boyd data

State and local government finances.

Description

State and local government finances (state-local, state, local), annual, as many years as possible. Includes 50 states, DC, and US. Still in early stages of development.

Usage

slgfin

Format

Data frame with 1 row per state per level (State-local, state, local), per variable, per year.

year

Fiscal year of data, numeric

level

Level of government: 1, 2, or 3, for State-local, State, or local, numeric

levf

Factor for level of government, "State-local", "State", or "local", factor

stabbr

State postal abbreviation, factor

aggvar

Aggregation variable name that I created, character

ic

Item code as defined by Census Bureau; aggregated variables do not have item codes, numeric

value

Amount, $ thousands, numeric

Source

Bureau of the Census. Primarily http://www.census.gov/govs/local/historical_data.html for recent history, and http://www2.census.gov/pub/outgoing/govs/special60/ for older history.

Examples

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