Date of Origination: 1/2/96
Collected by:  Paul Martin
Last modification: 1/2/96 by PSM

Description:  Black and white infant mortality by state and corresponding 
              poverty rates.

Source: 1994 Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Number of observations: 51

Variables: There are 6 variables in the data file. 
v1 "state name (alphabetic, ? characters)"
v2 "percent of population below poverty level, 1992"
v3 "low birth weight (less than 5 lb 8 oz.) as % of total births"
v4 "White infant mortality rate per 1000 births"
v5 "Black infant mortality rate per 1000 births"
v6 "Three year average 1990 to 1992 of percent of individuals without 
    health insurance."

First three observations from datafile: 
"Alabama"       17.1        8.7        8.3       15.9     17.3
"Alaska"         10        4.7        8.5       11.2     14.9
"Arizona"       15.1        6.4        8.2       16.7     15.8

Last three observations from datafile:
"West_Virginia"       22.3        6.8        9.6       16.6       15
"Wisconsin"       10.8        6.1        7.2       18.1      7.9
"Wyoming"       10.3          7        8.8          .     11.9