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National statistics from the United Nations
Description
National health, welfare, and education statistics for 210 places, mostly UN members, but also other areas like Hong Kong that are not independent countries. Only 125 localities have data present for all the variables.
Format
This data frame uses locality name as row labels. 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 2000-2003 and published by the UN from a variety of sources. See original source for additional footnotes concerning values for individual countries. Missing values in the data file indicated values for which no data is available, and will generally occur in less-developed localities.
Source
More recent values for these variables can be obtained from the following
web pages:
(1) ModernC
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/contraceptive.htm;
(2) change
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/population.htm;
(3) PPgdp
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/inc-eco.htm;
(4) Frate
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/inc-eco.htm;
(5) Pop
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/population.htm;
(6) Fertility
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/indwm/tab2c.htm;
(7) Purban
:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/hum-sets.htm.
References
Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley, Problem 7.7.
Examples
head(UN3)