Dataset:  POV&TURN
Date of origination: 8/10/95
Collected by:  Michele Claibourn and Paul Martin
Last modified:  08/10/95 by PSM
		10/2/95 by PSM

Description:  These are data on voter turnout in the 50 states and D.C. 
              for the 1992 Presidential election and 1990 Congressional 
              elections.  Per capita income, populations in poverty and 
              populations with no high school degree are also given.

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United 
         States, 1994.

Number of observations: 51

Variables:  There are 11 variables in this data file.
v1 "state name"(alphabetic, 20 characters)
v2 "region of country"
	1. Northeast
	2. Midwest
	3. South
	4. West
v3 "division within region"
	1. Northeast-New England
	2. Northeast-Middle Atlantic
	3. Midwest-East North Central
	4. Midwest-West North Central
	5. South-South Atlantic
	6. South-East South Central
	7. South-West South Central
	8. West-Mountain
	9. West-Pacific
v4 "Elazar's state political culture assignments"
	1 = moralistic
	2 = individualistic
	3 = traditionalistic
v5 "percent of population below poverty level, 1992"
v6 " per capita personal income, 1993"
v7 "percent casting votes for presidential electors, 1992"
v8 " percent casting votes for U.S. Representatives, 1990"
v9 "population without a high school degree, of those 25 years or older, 1990"
v10 "population 25 years or older, 1990"
v11 "South =1; all others =0"


First three observations:
"Alabama"          3          6          3       17.1
    17234       54.8         34     843638    2545969
"Alaska"          4          9          2         10
    22846       63.8       50.2      43244     323429
"Arizona"          4          8          3       15.1
    18121       52.9       35.8     491080    2301177

Last three observations:
"WestVirginia"          3          5          3       22.3
    16209       49.7       27.8     398527    1171766
"Wisconsin"          2          3          1       10.8
    19811       68.9       34.7     662072    3094226
"Wyoming"          4          8          2       10.3
    19539         61       49.5      47113     277769