state
States of the U.S.

### Description

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

### Arguments

state.abb, state.name | character abbreviations and names for the 50 U.S. states, sorted alphabetically by name.
state.center | list with components named 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.
state.region | category giving the region of each state: Northeast, South, North Central, or West.
state.division | category giving state divisions: New England, Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, East North Central, West North Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
state.x77 | matrix giving statistics for each of the states. Columns are the 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.

Source
Statistical Abstract of the United States (1977).
County and City Data Book (1977). U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
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