These data come from the U.S. Census Publication, 'STATE AND METROPOLITAN DATA BOOK: 1991,' which is available in the Government Publications Room of the University Library. The variable numbers in this data set correspond to the variables as numbered in the column headings in the Census publication. Consult that book for information about the NUMBERED variables. Those variables were extracted from a larger set available in raw form as 'ICPSR Study 6398'. A description of that study is available in the Government Publications Room. See Ann Janda, Data Consultant, in Government Publications. (Only data for the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., are in this file.)

This file also contains some variables not in the Census Publication and that are not clear from the accompanying labels. These variables are

PARTYID and IDEOLOGY

Both of these are mean values computed from sample surveys taken in individual states and aggregated over time. They show the mean party identification on a three-point scale and the mean ideological self-classification of the electorate. See Gerald C. Wright et al., "Measuring State Partisanship and Ideology with Survey Data," Journal of Politics, 47 (May, 1985), 469-489.

DEMREG and REPREG

are the TOTAL registration figures for the two parties by states in 1992. (Not all states collect these data.) This information comes from the National Journal (8/15/92), p.1896. (Jason Gluck kindly entered these data into the computer.)

PCTPOOR and FAMILY$

are Census data reported by the New York Times for 1991 (9/4/92). The Official poverty level in 1991 for a family of four was $13,924. - (Jason Gluck also entered these data.)

The individual variables listed below are color-coded into groups as follows:
Geographical	Region, name, area
Politics	Party registration, identification, ideology, minority elected officials
Presidential Elections	% of votes cast, Total votes cast, % of turnout
Population variables	Total population, population by age, ethnic composition, immigration
Education	Attendance, expenditures, literacy
Family income	Percent poor, poverty level, mean family income
Employment	Size of labor force, agricultural workers, union members
Social services	Social security, federal funds & grants
Note that the color groups aren't always contiguous in the table below.

Variable

Minimum

Maximum

Variable Description

STATE

11

95

CENSUS STATE CODE

NAME

NAME OF THE STATE, IN TEXT FORM

ALPHABET

1

56

STATES CODED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

SOUTH

0

1

FORMER CONFEDERATE STATE, 1=yes, 0=no

REGION

1

4

CENSUS REGIONS: 4 GROUPS

DIVISION

1

9

SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN REGIONS

PARTYID

-0.442

0.148

Mean Survey Score: -1=Dem 0=Ind 1=Rep

DEMREG

55065

6581888

Democratic Registration 1992

REPREG

25664

5242805

Republican Registration 1992

IDEOLOGY

-0.06

0.333

Mean Survey Score: -1=Lib 0=Mod 1=Con

CARTER76

33.65

81.63

Percent vote for Carter in 1976

REAGAN80

13.44

72.77

PCT VOTE FOR REAGAN, 1980

REAGAN84

13

75

PCT VOTE FOR REAGAN, 1984

BUSH88

14.3

66.2

% of vote for Bush, 1988

CLINTON

26

86

% of vote cast for Clinton in 1992

BUSH92

9

50

% of vote cast for Bush in 1992

PEROT

4

30

% of vote cast for Perot in 1992

BILL96

33

85

% of vote for Clinton in 1996

BOB96

9

54

Unofficial percent vote for Dole in 1996

ROSS96

2

14

Unofficial percent vote for Perot in 199

CLINTONV

63498

4815039

Total vote cast for Clinton in 1992

BUSHV

19497

3278324

Total vote cast for Bush in 1992

PEROTV

8665

2151400

Total vote cast for Perot in 1992

TOTALV

198431

10244764

Total vote cast in 1992 election

BILLVOTE

66508

4639935

Unofficial raw vote for Clinton in 1996

BOBVOTE

16637

3412563

Unofficial raw vote for Dole in 1996

ROSSVOTE

3479

667702

Unofficial raw vote for Perot in 1996

TOTALV96

172147

8720200

Total vote cast for Clinton, Dole, Perot

VOTING80

36.6

69.2

PERCENT VOTING TURNOUT IN 1980

VOTING84

40.6

68.5

PERCENT VOTING TURNOUT IN 1984

VOTING88

39

66

% Turnout in 1988 election

VOTING92

42

72

% Turnout in 1992 election

VOTING96

27.36

62

Estimate turnout, excluding minor cands

PCTPOOR

7.3

23.7

percent below poverty line 1991

FAMILY$

19475

42154

Median family income in 1991

VOTES70

3

45

Electoral votes after 1970 Census

VOTES80

3

47

Electoral votes after 1980 Census

VOTES90

3

54

Electoral votes after 1990 Census

VOTEGAIN

-3

7

Gain in Electoral Votes, 1990-1980

WHTCOLLR

149

9956

White collar employment

UNDER25

187

10732

Population under 25 years, 1989 (in 1000s)

SENIORS

21

3072

Population 65+ (in 1000s), 1989

V0001

68

656424

Area, total 1990 (sq mi)

V0005

454

29760

Population, 1990 (in 1000s)

V0006

402

23668

Population 1980 (in 1000s)

V0007

303

19971

Population, 1970 (in 1000s)

V0043

173

21608

Urban Population 1980 (in 1000s)

V0046

134

28493

Metro population 1990 (in 1000s)

V0076

87.6

112.5

Males per 100 females, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0093

180

20524

White population, 1990 (in 1000s)

V0107

2

2859

Black population, 1990 (in 1000s)

V0126

2.8

2845.7

Asian & Pacific pop, 1990 (in 1000s)

V0130

3.7

7687.9

Persons of Hispanic origin, 1990 (in 1000s)

V0134

265

457417

Immigrants admitted, 1989

V0178

69.2

77.02

Avg. lifetime, in years, 1979-1981

V0192

7.2

19.3

Infant Mortality rates, 1987

V0195

6.6

10.6

White infant mortality rates, 1987

V0198

0

33.3

Black infant mortality rates, 1987

V0354

80

4465

Avg. Pub elem/sec sch attendance 87-88

V0372

423

20041

pub. elem.sec. sch. total expend.

V0437

53.1

82.5

% Completing 4 years Hi School, 1980

V0438

9.7

28.1

% completing 4 years college, 1980

V0440

5.9

20.3

No. of Soc. Security Benefit Recipients

V0445

166

20481

Amount of Soc.Sec payments (mil$), 1987

V0454

1.1

7.5

AFDC recipients, % of hsehlds, 1988

V0453

4.6

598.1

No. of AFDC recipient families, 1988

V0461

19

1703

No. people on Food Stamps, 1988 (in 1000s)

V0463

10

984

Fed. cost of Fd Stamp progrm, 1988 (mil

V0465

38

2016

No. kids on school lunches, 1988 (in 1000s)

V0467

4

330

Fed. cost of school lunch, 1988 (mil $)

V0651

134

8138

Labor force, male, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0652

105

6380

Labor force, female 1989 (in 1000s)

V0653

119

12212

Labor force, white, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0654

0

1132

Labor force, black, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0663

125

7727

Employed males, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0664

98

6054

Employed women, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0665

116

11630

Employed whites, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0666

0

1010

Employed Blacks, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0695

194

12522

Nonagricultural employment, 1989 (in 1000s)

V0737

0

588

Union members, manufacturing 1988 (in 1000s)

V0814

5.3

426.7

Personal Income, 1988 (bil$ const.1982)

V0845

36

2627

Persons below poverty level, 1979 (in 1000s)

V0846

7

521

Families below poverty level, 1979 (1000

V0854

0

95.2

Millionaires, 1982 (in 1000s)

V1557

1666

108611

Federal funds & grants, 1989 (mil $)

V1559

2801

25185

Federal funds & grants, 1988, $ PER CAP

V1560

1550

102366

Federal funds & grants, 1988 (mil dol)

V1571

679

57265

Total federal income tax, 1988 (mil dol)

V1619

0

705

No. of Black elected officials, 1990

V1620

0

1693

No. of hispanic elected officials, 1990

V1621

7

2925

No. of women elected officials, 1990

PCTBLACK

0.3

65.9

% black population in 1990

PCTWOMEN

43.8

56.3

% women population in 1989