 | 1992 U.S. Presidential election data |
List of variables:
| dvote | = proportion of votes cast for the Democratic candidate in the
1992 Presidential election. Source: Statistical Abstract of the
United States, 1993, p. 265. |
| dem | = 1 if the Democratic candidate won a plurality of the state vote in 1992, = 0 otherwise |
| un | = state unemployment rate in 1992. Source: Statistical Abstract of the
United States, 1993, Table 431, p. 396. |
| fedfunds | = per capita federal spending in 1992. Source: Statistical Abstract
of the United States, 1993, Table 552, p. 337. |
| defense | = defense contract awards per 1000 population in 1992.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1993, Tables 31 and 548, pp. 28 and 351.
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| crime | = total crime rate per 100,000 population in 1992. Source: Statistical Abstract
of the United States, 1995. Table 310, p. 200. |
| NE | = 1 for northeastern states, = 0 otherwise |
| S | = 1 for southern states, = 0 otherwise |
| W | = 1 for western states,= 0 otherwise |
John Kane - kane@oswego.edu
Department of Economics, SUNY-Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126
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