covid_dec4: COVID-19 deaths

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COVID-19 deaths

Description

This data set contains the number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths in U.S. states through December 4th, 2020 along with some very basic demographic information. While the data are taken from official sources, they are only intended for demonstration purposes.

Usage

data(covid_dec4)

Format

A data frame with 50 rows and 7 variables

state_name

state name

state_abb

state name abbreviation

deaths

confirmed and probable number of COVID-19 deaths

population

population 5-year estimate from the 2017 American Community Survey

income

median income (U.S. dollars) 5-year estimate from the 2017 American Community Survey

hs

estimated percentage of population > 25 years old with a high school diploma based on the 2010 Census

bs

estimated percentage of population > 25 years old with a Bachelor's degree based on the 2010 Census

Source

https://covidtracking.com/data/download (Accessed 2020-12-04) and https://www.census.gov

jfrench/bayesutils documentation built on April 10, 2023, 6:28 p.m.