USStates: US State Data

Description Format Details Source

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


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