Police expenditures, crime and socio-economic characteristics for Mississippi counties, 1982.
- Observations = 82
- Variables = 21
- Year = 1982
Source
Original data made available by Harry Kelejian, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, kelejian@econ.bsos.umd.edu.
Reference Kelejian, H.H. and D.P. Robinson (1992). Spatial autocorrelation: a new computationally simple test with application to per capita county police expenditures. Regional Science and Urban Economics 22 (3), 317-331.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| AREA | County polygon area (computed by ArcView) |
| PERIMETER | County polygon perimeter (computed by ArcView) |
| CNTY_ | County internal ID |
| CNTY_ID | County ID |
| NAME | County name |
| STATE_NAME | State name |
| STATE_FIPS | FIPS code for state (character) |
| CNTY_FIPS | FIPS code for county (character) |
| FIPS | Complete FIPS code, state combined with county (character) |
| FIPSNO | FIPS code (numeric) |
| POLICE | Police expenditures per capita, 1982 (dollars per person) |
| POP | County population, 1982 |
| TAX | Total taxes per capita, 1982 (dollars per person) |
| TRANSFER | State and federal revenues per capita, 1982 (1,000 dollars per person) |
| INC | Personal income per county resident, 1982 (dollars per person) |
| CRIME | Number of serious crimes per 100,000 residents, 1981 |
| UNEMP | Percent unemployed in 1980 |
| OWN | Percent owner-occupied housing units, 1980 |
| COLLEGE | Percent county residents that attended college, 1980 |
| WHITE | Percent county residents that are white, 1980 |
| COMMUTE | Percent county workers that commuted outside county, 1980 |
Prepared by Luc Anselin. Last updated September 30, 2003. Data provided “as is,” no warranties.