State
Rankings: Selected Data from the Statistical Abstract.
Includes rankings on: Resident Population, Population in
Metropolitan Areas, Population Under 18 Years Old, Population 65
Years Old and Over, Infant Mortality Rate,Births to Teenage
Mothers, Medical Doctors Per 100,000 Population,Public School
Enrollment Rate, Public School Teachers' Average Salaries,
Full-Time College Enrollment, Violent Crime Rate, Federal and
State Prisoners Per 100,000 Population, State Governments--General
Revenue Per Capita,Employment/Population Ratio,Nonfarm
Employment--Percent Manufacturing,Average Annual Pay,Personal
Income Per Person, Median Household Money Income, Persons Below
Poverty Level, Energy Consumption Per Person, Motor Vehicle Deaths
Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles, Homeownership Rates, and Retail
Sales Per Household.
State
Rankings: Selected Data from the 1997-98 State and
Metropolitan Area Data Book. Includes rankings on: Population;
Persons Per Square Mile of Land Area; Population by Age, 1996;
Population by Race, 1996; Births, 1996; Deaths, Infant deaths per
1,000 live births, deaths from cerebrovascular diseases per
100,000 population, deaths from motor vehicle accidents per
100,000 population; Health Insurance -- Persons Not Covered, 1995;
Violent Crimes Per 100,000 Population, 1995; Housing Starts, 1996;
Civilian Labor Force -- Unemployment Rate, 1996; Average Annual
Pay, 1996; Labor Union Membership, 1996; Median Income; Persons
Below Poverty Level; Energy Expenditures, 1994; Persons Killed in
Alcohol-Related Crashes; Merchandise Exports, 1996; Manufactures
-- Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers;Automobile
Insurance -- Average Expenditure Per Insured Vehicle; Federal
Funds and Grants; National School Lunch Program, 1996.
