DATA7-18:
Cross-sectional data on the 58 California counties for the year
1990 to explain population differentials - compiled by Alvin Chan.
Sources: California Statistical Abstract.
California Cities, Towns, & Counties.
pop = county population in thousands, Range 1.192 - 9149.81.
educexp = local government expenditures on education per student
(in dollars), Range 3869-9438.
recrexp = expenditures per capita on recreation and cultural
services (in dollars), Range 0 - 3138.
policexp = local government expenditures per capita on police
protection (in dollars), Range 79 - 674.
vcrime = number of violent crimes per 100,000 population,
Range 230 - 1587.
othrcrim = number of other crimes per 100,000 population,
Range 2130 - 16946.
unemprt = unemployment rate (%), Range 4.8 - 24.9.
city = dummy variable that equals 1 if there is a city in the
county with a population over 100,000 inhabitants.
inland = dummy variable that takes the value 1 when the county
does not border the Pacific ocean.
central = dummy variable that takes on the value 1 when the county
is located in the southern portion of the state and 0
when it is in either the northern or southern portion of
the state.
south = dummy variable that takes on the value 1 when the county is
located in the southern portion of the state and 0 if it
is in the central or northern portion of the state.
SAMPLE 1 58
READ (DATA7-18) pop educexp recexp policexp vcrime othrcrim unemprt &
city inland central south