state                  package:base                  R Documentation

_S_t_a_t_e_s _o_f _t_h_e _U._S._A.

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Data sets related to the 50 states of the United States of
     America.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(state)

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     R currently contains the following ``state'' data sets. Note that
     all data are arranged according to alphabetical order of the state
     names.

  `state.abb': 
            character vector of 2-letter abbreviations for the state
            names.

  `state.area': 
            numeric vector of state areas (in square miles).

  `state.center': 
            list with components named `x' and `y' giving the
            approximate geographic center of each state in negative
            longitude and latitude.  Alaska and Hawaii are placed just
            off the West Coast.

  `state.division': 
            factor giving state divisions (New England, Middle
            Atlantic, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South
            Central, East North Central, West North Central, Mountain,
            and Pacific).

  `state.name': 
            character vector giving the full state names.

  `state.region': 
            factor giving the region (Northeast, South, North Central,
            West) that each state belongs to.

  `state.x77': 
            matrix with 50 rows and 8 columns giving the following
            statistics in the respective columns.

        *  `Population': population estimate as of July 1, 1975

        *  `Income': per capita income (1974)

        *  `Illiteracy': illiteracy (1970, percent of population)

        *  `Life Exp': life expectancy in years (1969-71)

        *  `Murder': murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per
           100,000 population (1976)

        *  `HS Grad': percent high-school graduates (1970)

        *  `Frost': mean number of days with minimum temperature below
           freezing (1931-1960) in capital or large city

        *  `Area': land area in square miles

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977)
     Statistical Abstract of the United States.

     U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) County
     and City Data Book.

