States {car} | R Documentation

## Education and Related Statistics for the U.S. States

### Description

The `States` data frame has 51 rows and 8 columns. The observations are the U. S. states and Washington, D. C.

### Usage

    States

### Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

region

  U. S. Census regions. A factor with levels: `ENC`, East North Central; `ESC`, East South Central; `MA`, Mid-Atlantic; `MTN`, Mountain; `NE`, New England; `PAC`, Pacific; `SA`, South Atlantic; `WNC`, West North Central; `WSC`, West South Central.

pop

  Population: in 1,000s.

SATV

  Average score of graduating high-school students in the state on the verbal component of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (a standard university admission exam).

SATM

  Average score of graduating high-school students in the state on the math component of the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

percent

  Percentage of graduating high-school students in the state who took the SAT exam.

dollars

  State spending on public education, in \$1000s per student.

pay

  Average teacher's salary in the state, in $1000s.

### Source

United States (1992) Statistical Abstract of the United States. Bureau of the Census.

### References

Moore, D. (1995) The Basic Practice of Statistics. Freeman, Table 2.1.

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