#### 8.2.58.61 tblish.dataset.state ¶

Static Method: `out =` state `()` ¶

  US State Facts and Figures

  #### Description ¶

  Data related to the 50 states of the United States of America.

  #### Format ¶

  `abb`

    State abbreviation.

  `name`

    State name.

  `area`

    Area (sq mi).

  `lat`

    Approximate center (latitude).

  `lon`

    Approximate center (longitude).

  `division`

    State division.

  `revion`

    State region.

  `Population`

    Population estimate as of July 1, 1975.

  `Income`

    Per capita income (1974).

  `Illiteracy`

    Illiteracy as of 1970 (percent of population).

  `LifeExp`

    Lfe expectancy in years (1969-71).

  `Murder`

    Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 population (1976).

  `HSGrad`

    Percent high-school graduates (1970).

  `Frost`

    Mean number of days with minimum temperature below freezing (1931-1960) in capital or large city.

  #### Source ¶

  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) Statistical Abstract of the United States.

  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) County and City Data Book.

  #### References ¶

  Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988). The New S Language. Monterey: Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.

  #### Examples ¶

      t = tblish.dataset.state;