Information on DEMOGRAHIC.

MTW

The data in the DEMOGRAHIC.MTW is mined from the 2007 StatisticalAbstractoftheUnitedStates.

Furtherinformationaboutthisresourcecanbefoundat
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statisticalabstract.html

Below you will find basic descriptions of the data in each named columns:

StateStateName
Over65%705PercentageofStatePopulationaged65anoverasof7/05
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,SeeTable21,StatisticalAbstractoftheUnitedStates,2007
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php

census div The census div variable represents census divisions: East North Central, East South Central, Mid-
Atlantic, Mountain, New England, Pacific, South Atlantic, West North Central, and West South Central.
Mapshowingcensusdivisionsandregions:
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/07statab/cover2.pdf
Under18%705PercentageofStatePopulationunderage18asof7/05
Source:Sameas65andoverentry

Pop.Est.06estimatedstatepopulationasofendof2006
Source:U.S.CensusBureau.
"Table2:CumulativeEstimatesofPopulationChangefortheUnitedStates,Regions,StatesandPuerto
RicoandRegionandStateRankings:April1,2000toJuly1,2006(NSTEST200602)";published22
December2006;
http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NSTpopchg.html
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php

InfMortRate03infantmortalityrate2003Representsdeathsofinfantsunder1yearoldper1,000livebirths.
Excludesfetaldeaths.
Source:U.S.NationalCenterforHealthStatistics.
Seetable107,StatisticalAbstractoftheUnitedStates,2007
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm

%WOinsurance04percentageofstatepopulationestimatedtobewithouthealthinsurancecoveragein2004
Source:Table145.PersonsWithandWithoutHealthInsuranceCoveragebyState:2004Basedonthe
CurrentPopulationSurveyAnnualDemographicSupplementandsubjecttosamplingerror;seetext,
Section1,Population,andAppendixIIISource:U.S.CensusBureau,CurrentPopulationSurvey2005
AnnualSocialandEconomicSupplement.HealthInsuranceCoverageintheUnitedStates:2004,P60
229.TableHI05.HealthInsuranceCoverageStatusandTypeofCoveragebyStateforAllPeople:2004
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthin04.html

%childWOinsurancePercentageofstatesunder18populationwithouthealthinsurancecoverage
Source:sameaspreviousentry.

%BelowPoverty05PercentageofStatepopulationlivingbelowthepovertylevelin2005
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2005AmericanCommunitySurvey;R1701.PercentofPeopleBelowPoverty
LevelinthePast12Months(ForWhomPovertyStatusisDetermined):2005usingAmericanFactFinder;
(accessed:5December2006).
http://factfinder.census.gov/

PerCap$05PERSONALINCOMEPERCAPITAINCURRENTDOLLARS2005
Source:U.S.BureauofEconomicAnalysis,"AnnualStatePersonalIncome"publishedSeptember2006;
http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/spi/

MedianHH$05MedianHouseholdIncome(In2005InflationAdjustedDollars):2005
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2005AmericanCommunitySurvey;R2001.MedianHouseholdIncome(In
2005InflationAdjustedDollars):2005;usingAmericanFactFinder;accessed:5December2006
http://factfinder.census.gov/

Unemploy%05UNEMPLOYMENTRATE,2005;Percentunemployedofthecivilianlaborforce
Source:U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.SeeTable615,StatisticalAbstractoftheUnitedStates,2007
http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm

ViolentCrimeRateVIOLENTCRIME\1PER100,000POPULATION2005Violentoffensesknowntothepolice,
whichincludesmurder,forciblerape,robbery,andaggravatedassault.BasedonCensusBureauestimatesasof
July1.
Source:U.S.FederalBureauofInvestigation.CrimeintheUnitedStates,annual.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
DRS04DOCTORSPER100,000RESIDENTPOPULATION,2004.Excludesdoctorsofosteopathy,federally
employedpersons,andphysicianswithaddressesunknown.Includesallphysiciansnotclassifiedaccordingto
activitystatus.
Source:AmericanMedicalAssociation,Chicago,IL(copyright).SeeTable154,StatisticalAbstractofthe
UnitedStates,2007

EducationalAttainmentdata(%noHS,HSnoBS,BS+)Table218.EducationalAttainmentbyState:1990to
2005Inpercent.AsofMarch,except1990asofApril.Forpersons25yearsoldandover.
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,1990CensusofPopulation,CPHL96,andCurrentPopulationReportP20
550andearlierreportsanddatapublishedontheInternet.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educattn.htm
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2005.html
%noHS PercentageofPersonsinstateage25&overwhohavenotcompletedHighSchool
HSnoBSPercentageofPersonsinstateage25&overwhohavecompletedHSbutnotBachelorsDegree
BS+PercentageofPersonsinstateage25&overwhohaveatleastaBachelorsDegree
TeacherPay$04PUBLICELEMENTARYANDSECONDARYSCHOOLTEACHERS'AVERAGESALARIES,2004
Source:NationalEducationAssociation(copyright).SeeTable240,StatisticalAbstractoftheUnited
States,2007.http://www.nea.org