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\name{state}
\alias{state}
\alias{state.abb}
\alias{state.area}
\alias{state.center}
\alias{state.division}
\alias{state.name}
\alias{state.region}
\alias{state.x77}
\title{States of the U.S.A.}
\usage{data(state)}
\description{Data sets related to the 50 states of the United States of
  America.}
\details{\R currently contains the following ``state'' data sets.
  Note that all data are arranged according to alphabetical order of the
  state names.
  \describe{
    \item{\code{state.abb}:}{character vector of 2-letter abbreviations
      for the state names.}
    \item{\code{state.area}:}{numeric vector of state areas (in square
      miles).}
    \item{\code{state.center}:}{ list with components named \code{x} and
      \code{y} giving the approximate geographic center of each state in
      negative longitude and latitude.  Alaska and Hawaii are placed
      just off the West Coast.}
    \item{\code{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).}
    \item{\code{state.name}:}{character vector giving the full state
      names.}
    \item{\code{state.region}:}{factor giving the region (Northeast,
      South, North Central, West) that each state belongs to.}
    \item{\code{state.x77}:}{matrix with 50 rows and 8 columns giving
      the following statistics in the respective columns.
      \itemize{
        \item \code{Population}: population estimate as of July 1, 1975
        \item \code{Income}: per capita income (1974)
        \item \code{Illiteracy}: illiteracy (1970, percent of population)
        \item \code{Life Exp}: life expectancy in years (1969--71)
        \item \code{Murder}: murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate
    per 100,000 population (1976)
        \item \code{HS Grad}: percent high-school graduates (1970)
        \item \code{Frost}: mean number of days with minimum temperature
        below freezing (1931--1960) in capital or large city
       \item \code{Area}: land area in square miles
    }}
  }
}
\source{
  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977)
  \emph{Statistical Abstract of the United States}.

  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977)
  \emph{County and City Data Book}.
}
\keyword{datasets}