R/data_equality_index.R

In mdogucu/bayesrules: Datasets and Supplemental Functions from Bayes Rules! Book

#' LGBTQ+ Rights Laws by State
#' 
#' Data on the number of LGBTQ+ equality laws (as of 2019) and demographics in each U.S. state.
#' 
#' @format A data frame with 50 observations, one per state, and 6 variables:
#' \describe{
#'   \item{state}{state name}
#'   \item{region}{region in which the state falls}
#'   \item{gop_2016}{percent of the 2016 presidential election vote earned by the Republican ("GOP") candidate}
#'   \item{laws}{number of LGBTQ+ rights laws (as of 2019)}
#'   \item{historical}{political leaning of the state over time (gop = Republican, dem = Democrat, swing = swing state)}
#'   \item{percent_urban}{percent of state's residents that live in urban areas (by the 2010 census)}
#'   }
#' @source Data on LGBTQ+ laws were obtained from Warbelow, Sarah, Courtnay Avant, and Colin Kutney (2020). 2019 State Equality Index. Washington, DC. Human Rights Campaign Foundation. \url{https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/HRC-SEI-2019-Report.pdf?_ga=2.148925686.1325740687.1594310864-1928808113.1594310864&_gac=1.213124768.1594312278.EAIaIQobChMI9dP2hMzA6gIVkcDACh21GgLEEAAYASAAEgJiJvD_BwE/}. Data on urban residency obtained from \url{https://www.icip.iastate.edu/tables/population/urban-pct-states/}. 
"equality_index"