State-level data

Description

Information about each state collected from both the official US Census website and from various other sources.

state_stats

A data frame with 51 observations on the following 23 variables.

state: State name.
abbr: State abbreviation (e.g. "MN").
fips: FIPS code.
pop2010: Population in 2010.
pop2000: Population in 2000.
homeownership: Home ownership rate.
multiunit: Percent of living units that are in multi-unit structures.
income: Average income per capita.
med_income: Median household income.
poverty: Poverty rate.
fed_spend: Federal spending per capita.
land_area: Land area.
smoke: Percent of population that smokes.
murder: Murders per 100,000 people.
robbery: Robberies per 100,000.
agg_assault: Aggravated assaults per 100,000.
larceny: Larcenies per 100,000.
motor_theft: Vehicle theft per 100,000.
soc_sec: Percent of individuals collecting social security.
nuclear: Percent of power coming from nuclear sources.
coal: Percent of power coming from coal sources.
tr_deaths: Traffic deaths per 100,000.
tr_deaths_no_alc: Traffic deaths per 100,000 where alcohol was not a factor.
unempl: Unemployment rate (February 2012, preliminary).

Census Quick Facts (no longer available as of 2020), InfoChimps (also no longer available as of 2020), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (tr_deaths, tr_deaths_no_alc), Bureau of Labor Statistics (unempl).