Selected county data (including state-level observations on some variables)

county_data

Format

A data frame with 3195 rows and 13 columns.

Source

US Census Bureau, Centers for Disease Control

Details

The variables are as follows:

  • id. FIPS State and County code (character)

  • name. State or County Name

  • state. State abbreviation

  • census_region. Census region

  • pop_dens. Population density per square mile, 2014 estimate (seven categories).

  • pop_dens4. Population density per square mile, 2014 estimate (quartiles)

  • pop_dens6. Poptulation density per square mile, 2014 estimate (six categories)

  • pct_black. Percent black population, 2014 estimate (seven category factor)

  • pop. Population, 2014 estimate

  • female. Female persons, percent, 2013

  • white. White alone, percent, 2013

  • black. Black alone, percent, 2013

  • travel_time. Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013

  • land_area. Land area in square miles, 2010

  • hh_income. Median household income, 2009-2013

  • su_gun4. Firearm-related suicides per 100,000 population, 1999-2015. Factor variable cut into quartiles. Note that the values in this variable contain an inaccurate bottom-quartile coding by construction. Do not present this variable as an accurate measure of the firearm-related suicide rate.

  • su_gun6. Firearm-related suicides per 100,000 population, 1999-2015. Factor variable cut into six categories. Note that the values in this variable contain an inaccurate bottom-quartile coding by construction. Do not present this variable as an accurate measure of the firearm-related suicide rate.

  • fips. FIPS code (integer).

  • votes_dem_2016. Provisional count of Democratic votes in the 2016 Presidential election.

  • votes_gop_2016. Provisional count of Republican votes in the 2016 Presidential election.

  • total_votes_2016. Provitional count of votes cast in the 2016 Presidential election.

  • per_dem_2016. Democratic Presidential vote, percent.

  • per_gop_2016. Republican Presidental vote, percent.

  • diff_2016. Difference between Democratic and Republican Presidental vote.

  • votes_dem_2012. Provisional count of Democratic votes in the 2012 Presidential election.

  • votes_gop_2012. Provisional count of Republican votes in the 2012 Presidential election.

  • total_votes_2012. Provitional count of votes cast in the 2012 Presidential election.

  • per_dem_2012. Democratic Presidential vote, percent.

  • per_gop_2012. Republican Presidental vote, percent.

  • diff_2012. Difference between Democratic and Republican Presidental vote.

  • winner. Winning candidate, 2016 Presidental Election.

  • partywinner16. Winning party, 2016 Presidental Election.

  • winner12. Winning candidate, 2012 Presidental Election.

  • partywinner12. Winning party, 2012 Presidental Election.

  • fipped. Did the area flip parties from 2012 to 2016.