state                  package:base                  R Documentation

States of the U.S.A.

Description:

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

Usage:

     data(state)

Details:

     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

Source:

     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.

