voteincome               package:Zelig               R Documentation

_S_a_m_p_l_e _T_u_r_n_o_u_t _a_n_d _D_e_m_o_g_r_a_p_h_i_c _D_a_t_a _f_r_o_m _t_h_e _2_0_0_0 _C_u_r_r_e_n_t _P_o_p_u_l_a_t_i_o_n _S_u_r_v_e_y

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This data set contains turnout and demographic data from a sample
     of respondents to the 2000 Current Population Survey (CPS). The
     states represented are South Carolina and Arkansas. The data
     represent only a sample and results from this example should not
     be used in publication.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(voteincome)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame containing 7 variables ("state", "year", "vote",
     "income", "education", "age", "female") and 1500 observations.  

     '_s_t_a_t_e' a factor variable with levels equal to "AR" (Arkansas) and
          "SC" (South Carolina)

     '_y_e_a_r' an integer vector

     '_v_o_t_e' an integer vector taking on values "1" (Voted) and "0" (Did
          Not Vote)

     '_i_n_c_o_m_e' an integer vector ranging from "4" (Less than $5000) to
          "17" (Greater than $75000) denoting family income. See the
          CPS codebook for more information on variable coding

     '_e_d_u_c_a_t_i_o_n' an  integer vector ranging from "1" (Less than High
          School Education) to "4" (More than a College Education). See
          the CPS codebook for more information on variable coding

     '_a_g_e' an integer vector ranging from "18" to "85"

     '_f_e_m_a_l_e' an integer vector taking on values "1" (Female) and "0"
          (Male)

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Census Bureau Current Population Survey

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     <URL: http://www.census.gov/cps>

