Various data sets containing information about the U.S. states, named as follows:
state.abb
state.center
state.division
state.name
state.region
state.x77
x
and
y
giving the approximate geographic center of each state in negative longitude and latitude (as used by the function
usa
). Alaska and Hawaii are placed just off the West Coast.
Northeast
,
South
,
North Central
, or
West
.
New England
,
Middle Atlantic
,
South Atlantic
,
East South Central
,
West South Central
,
East North Central
,
West North Central
,
Mountain
, and
Pacific
.
Population
estimate as of July 1, 1975;
per capita
Income
(1974);
Illiteracy
, given as a percent of the population (1970);
Life Expectancy
in years (1969-71);
Murder
and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 population (1976);
percent of high-school graduates (1970);
mean number of days when the minimum temperature is less than 32 degrees in the state capital or other large city (1931-1960); and
land
Area
in square miles.
Statistical Abstract of the United States (1977).
County and City Data Book (1977). U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.