STATE INDICES
Murder: Murder rate
per 100,000 inhabitants reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2001). Uniform Crime Reports for the
Rape: rate of rape
per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001 (See source above.)
Robbery: rate of
robbery per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001 (See source above.)
Ag Assault: rate of
aggravated assault per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001 (See
source above.)
Burglary: rate of burlgary per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001
(See source above.)
Larceny: rate of
larceny per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001 (See source above.)
MvTheft: rate of motor vehicle
theft per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR, 2001 (See source above.)
Index: sum of rates
of the above seven major crimes per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the UCR,
2001 (See source above.)
Other assaults:
rate of arrests for "other assaults" per 100,000 inhabitants reported
in the UCR, 2001, Table 69. Rates were computed based upon arrests per 100,000
inhabitants. (See source above.)
Divorce: Rate of
divorce per 1,000 population as reported to U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics. (2001). Vital Statistics of the
InfMort: Infant mortality—deaths
per 1,000 live births, as reported to U.S. National Center for Health
Statistics. (1999). Vital Statistics of the
Marriages: Rate of
marriages per 1,000 population as reported to U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics. (2001). Vital Statistics of the
BirthUwm: Births to unmarried women,
percent of total for year 2000, reported to U.S. National Center for Health
Statistics. Vital Statistics of the
ChildAbVict: Child abuse victims by
state for year 1996 as reported to U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. (1998). Child Maltreatment 1996: Reports from the States to the
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). Table
4. Pp. 19-20 In Susan Orr, Child protection at the crossroads: Child
abuse, child protection, and recommendations for reform. Please click on child abuse to see
original report.
ChAbRate: Rate of child abuse
victimization—ChildAbVict/Population of the state
multiplied by 100,000.
HeroinKg: Total heroin seized for
year 2002 as reported by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Please click on drugs to see original report.
HeroinKgPc: Heroin seized per 100,000
inhabitants for year 2002 as reported by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Please click on drugs to see
original report
CokeKg: Total cocaine seized for
year 2002 as reported by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Please click on drugs to see original report.
CokeKgPc: Cocaine seized per 100,000
inhabitants for year 2002 as reported by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Please click on drugs to see
original report.
Gini Index: The
Gini ratio (or index of income concentration) is a statistical measure of
income equality ranging from 0 to 1. A measure of 1 indicates perfect
inequality; i.e., one person has all the income and the rest have none. A
measure of 0 indicates perfect equality; i.e. all people having equal shares of
income. The Census Bureau used grouped data to compute all Gini ratios
appearing in this report. For a more detailed discussion, see Current
Population Reports, Series P-60, No. 123. Gini ratios by state are drawn from
Table S4, 1999. Please click on Gini Index
to see original report.
%Poverty: State
estimates for people of all ages in poverty for US: 2000.
%Black: Percent of
total population by race. Data drawn from:
%Unemp: Civilian labor force—Unemployment rate, 1996. U.S.
Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table
A-20. Please click on Unemployment
to see original report.
%MaleUnem: Civilian labor force—Male unemployment rate,1996. U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan
Area Data Book 1997-98, table A-20. Please click on Male Unemployment to
see original report.
%FemUnem: Civilian labor force—Female unemployment rate,
1996. U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98,
table A-20. Please click on Female Unemployment
to see original report.
WpcIncome: White householder 1990
median income in 1989 (dollars): U.S. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic
Characteristics: United States, table 136. Please click on Income to see
original report.
BpcIncome: Black householder 1990
median income in 1989 (dollars): U.S. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic
Characteristics: United States, table 137. Please click on Income to see
original report.
Disparity: The
difference between WpcIncome and BpcIncome.
OtherAsslts: The total number of
assaults other than aggravated assaults reported in UCR: Table 69. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2001). Uniform Crime
Reports for the
FBI Pop: Population
in thousands used in 2001 UCR for computing state rates reported in UCR: Table
69. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2001). Uniform
Crime Reports for the
ArrRtOAsslts: Rate of arrests for
assaults other than aggravated assaults. This computed by the formula: OtherAsslts /FBI Pop x 100.
BeerPc: Per capita consumptions in
gallons of ethanol derived from consumption of beer, 1997. From Nephew, Thomas
M., Williams, Gerald D., Stinson, Frederick S., Nguyen, Kim, Dufour, Mary C. (1999). Surveillance Report #51: Apparent
Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977-97.
Table 2, pp. 17-18. (1999).
WinePc: Per capita consumptions in
gallons of ethanol derived from consumption of wine, 1997. From Nephew, Thomas
M., Williams, Gerald D., Stinson, Frederick S., Nguyen, Kim, Dufour, Mary C. (1999). Surveillance Report #51: Apparent
Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977-97.
Table 2, pp. 17-18. (1999).
SpiritsPc: Per capita consumptions in
gallons of ethanol derived from consumption of spirits, 1997. From Nephew,
Thomas M., Williams, Gerald D., Stinson, Frederick S., Nguyen, Kim, Dufour, Mary C. (1999). Surveillance Report #51: Apparent
Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977-97.
Table 2, pp. 17-18. (1999).
AlcPc: Per capita consumptions in
gallons of ethanol derived from consumption of beer, wine and spirits combined,
1997. From Nephew, Thomas M., Williams, Gerald D., Stinson, Frederick S.,
Nguyen, Kim, Dufour, Mary C. (1999). Surveillance
Report #51: Apparent Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and
Regional Trends, 1977-97. Table 2, pp. 17-18. (1999).
Population: Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, Table 2 Resident
Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: Census
2000.