.BG D
.FN state
.TL
States of the U.S.
.PP
.AG "name, abb"
character names and abbreviations for 50 U.S. states, sorted
alphabetically by name.
.AG center
list with components named `x' and `y' giving the
approximate geographic center of each state in negative
longitude and latitude (as used by function `usa').  Alaska
and Hawaii are placed just off the West Coast.
.AG region
category giving region (Northeast, South, North Central,
West) that each state belongs to.
.AG 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).
.AG x77
matrix giving statistics for the states.  Columns
are Population estimate as of July 1, 1975;
Per capita Income (1974);
Illiteracy (1970, percent of population);
Life Expectancy in years (1969-71);
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 population (1976);
Percent High-school Graduates (1970);
Mean Number of days with min temperature < 32 degrees (1931-1960)
in capital or large city;
and Land Area in square miles.
.SH SOURCE
.ul
Statistical Abstract of the United States,
1977,
and 
.ul
County and City Data Book,
1977,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
.KW dataset
.WR
