states {RCPA3}

States dataset for R Companion to Political Analysis, Third Edition

Description

A dataset with variables about the 50 states. This dataset is used to demonstrate application of R to political analysis. See book Appendix for variable names and descriptions.

Usage

states

Format

A data frame with 50 rows and 149 variables.

abortion.rate

Number of abortions per 1000 women 15-44, 2008

abortlaws

Number of restrictions on abortion

abortlaws.3cat

Restrictiveness of state abortion laws, 3 ordinal categories

adv.or.more

Percentage of 25+ population with graduate or professional degree

alcohol

Alcohol consumption (gal/capita) 2007

attend.pct

Percentage freq attend relig serv (Pew)

ba.or.more

Percentage of 25+ population with bachelor's degree or more

battleground2020

Battleground in 2020 election?

biden2020

Two-party vote share for Biden in 2020 election

biden2020.ev

Electoral College votes for Biden in 2020 election

biz.tax.rank

State business tax climate ranking

biz.tax.score

State business tax climate rating

black.percent

Percentage of population black or African American

black.stateleg

Percent of state legislators who are African American

brady.rank

Brady Campaign ranking

brady.score

Brady Campaign score

broadband

Percentage of households with broadband Internet subscription

carfatal

Motor vehicle fatalities (per 100,000 pop)

carfatal07

Motor vehicle fatalities per 100,000 pop (2007)

cig.tax

Cigarette tax per pack

cig.tax.3cat

Cigarette tax per pack, 3 ordinal categories

cigarettes

Packs bimonthly per adult pop

citizen.ideology

Citizen ideology index

clinton2016

Vote share for Clinton in 2016 election

cong.dem

Percentage of state's 2020 congressional delegation that is Democratic

cook.index

Higher scores more Dem

cook.index3

3 quantiles of cook_index

corrections.incarc.rate

Population incarcerated per 100,000 state residents

corrections.total.rate

Population under correctional supervision per 100,000 state residents

covid.cases

COVID cases (as of June 2021)

covid.cases.per1000

COVID cases per 1,000 persons (as of June 2021)

covid.deaths

COVID deaths (as of June 2021)

covid.deaths.per1000

COVID deaths per 1,000 persons (as of June 2021)

covid.response.max

Maximum of COVID response stringency index

covid.response.mean

Mean of COVID response stringency index

covid.vaccinated

Percentage of population fully vaccinated against COVID (as of June 2021)

crime.rate.burglary

Burglary rate, per 100,000 population

crime.rate.murder

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate, per 100,000 population

crime.rate.property

Property crime rates, per 100,000 population

crime.rate.violent

Violent crime rate, per 100,000 population

deathpen.executions

Executions since 1976

deathpen.exonerations

Death penalty exonerations since 1973

deathpen.status

Does state retain death penalty?

defexpen

Federal defense expenditures per capita

dem.stateleg

Percent of state legislators who are Democrats

density

Population per square mile

division

Census division

drug.death.rate

Drug overdose death rate per 100,000 adults

earmarks.pcap

Earmarks per capita (in dollars)

foreign.born

Percentage of population born outside the United States

gay.policy

Billman's policy scale

gay.policy2

RECODE of gay_policy (Billman's policy scale)

gay.policy.con

Does state have 'most conservative' gay policies?

gay.support

Lax-Phillips opinion index

gay.support3

Gay rights: public support

giffords.grade

Letter grade of state's gun control laws, from Giffords Law Center

giffords.rank

Ranking of state's gun control laws, from Giffords Law Center

gini.2016

GINI index score

gini.rank.2016

Income equality ranking

govt.worker

Precentage workforce government workers (2012)

gun.bgchecks

Background checks per 100,000 pop (2012)

gun.dealers

Gun dealers per 100,000 pop

gun.deaths.100k

Gun deaths per 100k

gun.murders

Gun murder rate (2010)

gunlaws

Number of state gun control laws

gunlaws.3cat

Number of state gun control laws, 3 ordinal categories

gunsammo.rank

Ranking of best states for gun owners

hh.income

Median household income (dollars)

hispanic.percent

Percentage of poulation Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

hispanic.stateleg

Percent of state legislators who are Hispanic/Latino

hr.nominate.mean

Mean NOMINATE score of state's House delegation

hs.or.more

Percentage of 25+ population attained at least high school diploma or equivalent

hs.yrs.ss

Years of social studies required to graduate high school

infant.mortality

Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births

judge.selection

Method used to select appellate court judges

judges.elected

Does state elect appellate court judges?

land.area

Size of state in square miles

legalclimate

State legal climate rating 2015

legalclimate.rank

State legal climate ranking 2015

legis.conservatism

Rating of conservatism of state legislature

legis.prof.rank

State legislative professionalism rank for 2015

legis.prof.score

State legislative professionalism score for 2015

lgbtq.equality.3cat

Ordinal ranking of state policies for LQBTQ equality

lgbtq.equality.laws

Number of laws passed that advance LQBTQ equality

median.age

Median age (years)

medicaid.expansion

State action on Medicaid expansion pursuant to ACA

min.wage

State minimum wage

obesity.percent

Percentage of adults with a body mass index of 30.0 or higher

opioid.rx.rate

Retail opioid prescriptions dispensed per 100 persons

over64

Percentage of population 65 years and over

polarization.house

Polarization in State Legislatures, Lower chambers

polarization.senate

Polarization in State Legislatures, Upper chambers

policy.innovation.rate

Policy adoption rate score

pop2016

State population, 2016 (in 100k)

pop.18.24

Percentage of population 18 to 24 years old

population

State population in 2020

population.change

Percentage increase/decrease in population from 2010 to 2020

pot.policy

State marijuana laws in 2017

poverty.rate

Percentage of people in poverty

prcapinc

Per capita income

preg.teen.rate

Number of pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-19

preg.uninten.rate

Unintended pregnancy rate per 1,000 women 15-44

prochoice.percent

Percentage of adults who say abortion should be legal in all/most cases

public.conservative

Percentage adults self-identifying as conservative

public.liberal

Percentage adults self-identifying as liberal

public.moderate

Percentage adults self-identifying as moderate

region

Census region

relig.Cath

Percentage Catholic (2012)

relig.Prot

Percentage Protestant (2012)

relig.high

Percentage high religiosity (2012)

relig.import

Percent religion "A great deal of guidance"

relig.import.2016

Overall index of religiosity

relig.low

Percentage low religiosity (2012)

religiosity

Relig observance-belief scale (Pew)

religiosity3

Religiosity

rtw

Right to work state?

schools.avg.salary

Average salary of public school teachers

schools.spend

Expenditure per student in average daily attendance

schools.st.ratio

Students enrolled per teacher

secularism

Secularism scale (Pew)

secularism3

3 quantiles of secularism

smokers

Data_Value

south

Southern state?

speak.english.only

Percentage of population that only speaks English

state

State Name

state.govt.rank

Overall quality of state government administrative functions

stateid

Two-letter abbreviation of state name

suicide.rate

Number of deaths due to intentional self-harm per 100,000 population

tax.source

State's primary revenue source

term.limits

Does state have term limits for legislators?

trump2016

Vote share for Trump in 2016 election

trump2016.ev

Electoral College votes for Trump in 2016 election

trump2020

Two-party vote share for Trump in 2020 election

trump2020.ev

Electoral college votes for Trump in 2020 election

turnout.20vs16

Difference in voter turnout in 2020 compared to 2016

under18

Percentage of population under age 18

unemployment

State unemployment rate

uninsured

No health insurance coverage

unionized

Percent of workers who are union members

unionized.4cat

Ordinal-level measurement of state's percentage union membership

urban

Percent urban population

vep16.turnout

Percent turnout of voting eligible population in 2016

vep18.turnout

Percent turnout of voting eligible population in 2018

vep20.turnout

Percent turnout of voting eligible population in 2020

volunteer.hrs.pc

Volunteer hours per resident

volunteer.rate

Volunteer rate

voter.id.law

Voter identification law in effect in 2017

white.percent

Percentage of population white

women.stateleg

Percent of state legislators who are women

Source

Data sources vary. See Appendix of printed textbook for further information.