UN3 {alr3}R Documentation

National statistics from the United Nations

Description

National health, welfare, and education statistics for 127 places, mostly UN members, but also other areas like Hong Kong that are not independent countries. Localities with missing data have been removed from this data set.

Format

This data frame uses locality name as row labels. In some cases, the geographic area is smaller than a country; for example, Hong Kong. It contains the following columns:

ModernC

Percent of unmarried women using a modern method of contraception

Change

Annual population growth rate, percent

PPgdp

Per capita 2001 GDP, in US \$

Frate

Percent of females over age 15 economically active

Pop

Population, thousands

Fertility

Expected number of live births per female, 2000

Purban

Percent of population that is urban, 2001

Details

These data were collected at published by the UN from a variety of sources. See original source for additional footnotes concerning values for individual countries. Locality names are given in the first column of the data file.

Source

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic

References

Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley, Problem 7.7.

Examples

data(UN3)

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