Contextual Data Archive (CDA) Data Set No. L1-L2

State Economic Areas, 1970 & 1980

A state economic area (SEA) is a group of counties within a state, defined by topographic and economic similarities. It is a subdivision of an economic sub-region and a possible "economic area," with the advantage of being geographically comprehensive.

Data set L1-L2 includes socio-economic and demographic data for all state economic areas in the US. L1 consists of data from the 1970 Census, and has 216 variables for 510 cases. L2 covers data from the 1980 Census, and includes 229 variables for 511 cases.

*All dataset orders include Raw Data, SPSS Program Statements, SAS Program Statements, and User's Guide. Codebooks, Instruments, and additional User's Guides can also be purchased separately. Only CD-ROM orders include Search & Retrieval and Extract software.

SSEDL Subscribers: Click the Key for Free Data Set Downloads. To subscribe to SSEDL (The Sociometrics Social Science Electronic Data Library) or to find out if your college or university is already a subscriber, ask your data librarian to call Thomson Gale, worldwide exclusive distributor of SSEDL subscriptions, at 1-800-877-4253.