USStates: US State Data

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Description

Various data for all 50 U.S. states

Format

A dataset with 50 observations on the following 17 variables.

State	Name of state
HouseholdIncome	Mean household income (in dollars)
IQ	Mean IQ score of residents
McCainVote	Percentage of votes for John McCain in 2008 Presidential election
Region	Area of the country: MW=Midwest, NE=Northeast, S=South, or W=West
ObamaMcCain	Which 2008 Presidential candidate won state? M=McCain or O=Obama
Population	Number of residents (in millions)
EighthGradeMath	a numeric vector
HighSchool	Percentage of high school graduates
GSP	Gross State Product (dollars per capita)
FiveVegetables	Percentage of residents who eat at least five servings of fruits/vegetables per day
Smokers	Percentage of residents who smoke
PhysicalActivity	Percentage of residents who have competed in a physical activity in past month
Obese	Percentage of residents classified as obese
College	Percentage of residents with college degrees
NonWhite	Percentage of residents who are not white
HeavyDrinkers	Percentage of residents who drink heavily

Details

Demographic data for U.S. Sstates

Source

Various online sources, mostly at www.census.gov

Lock5Data documentation built on May 2, 2019, 5:48 p.m.