Fatality                package:Ecdat                R Documentation

_D_r_u_n_k _D_r_i_v_i_n_g _L_a_w_s _a_n_d _T_r_a_f_f_i_c _D_e_a_t_h_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     a panel of 48 observations  from 1982  to 1988

     _number of observations_ :  336

     _observation_ :  regional

     _country_ :  United States

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(Fatality)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A dataframe containing :

     _s_t_a_t_e state ID code

     _y_e_a_r year

     _m_r_a_l_l traffic fatality rate (deaths per 10000)

     _b_e_e_r_t_a_x tax on case of beer

     _m_l_d_a minimum legal drinking age

     _j_a_i_l_d mandatory jail sentence ? a factor

     _c_o_m_s_e_r_d mandatory community service ? a factor

     _v_m_i_l_e_s average miles per driver

     _u_n_r_a_t_e unemployment rate

     _p_e_r_i_n_c per capita personal income

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Pr. Christopher J. Ruhm, Department of Economics, University of
     North Carolina.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Stock, James H.  and  Mark W.  Watson (2003) _Introduction to
     Econometrics_, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, <URL:
     http://wps.aw.com/aw_stockwatsn_economtrcs_1>.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'Index.Books', 'Index.Economics', 'Index.Econometrics',
     'Index.Observations', 'Index.Time.Series'

