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Sample Data - West Virginia

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Contents of wvhouse.zip

Data description: Wvhouse.txt
ArcView shape files: Wvhouse.shp, *.shx, *.dbf
SpaceStat data set: Wvhouse.dat, *.dht
Contiguity weights: rook.gal, queen.gal

Source

USA Counties 1994 CD ROM, US Department of Commerce Selected housing market variables 1980, 1990, West Virginia counties

Anselin, Luc (1998). Interactive techniques and exploratory spatial data analysis, in P. Longley, M. Goodchild, D. Maguire and D. Rhind (eds.), Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management and Applications, pp. 251–264. New York, Wiley.

Anselin, Luc and Shuming Bao (1997). Exploratory spatial data analysis linking SpaceStat and ArcView, in M. Fischer and A. Getis (eds.), Recent Developments in Spatial Analysis, pp. 35–59. Berlin, Springer-Verlag.

Unit of Analysis

55 counties of West Virginia.

Variables

  • SHAPE: polygon (ArcView default)
  • AREA: computed by ArcView
  • PERIMETER: computed by ArcView
  • CNTY_ : county internal ID
  • CNTY_ID: county ID
  • NAME: county name
  • STATE_NAME: state name
  • STATE_FIPS: FIPS code for state (character)
  • CNTY_FIPS: FIPS code for county (character)
  • FIPS: complete FIPS code (state combined with county) (character)
  • FIPSNO: FIPS code (numeric)
  • ARC: dummy variable for Appalachian Regional Commission note: = 1 for all WV counties
  • UNIT70: total housing units 1970
  • UNIT80R: total housing units 1980 (revised STF1C)
  • UNITCH78: total housing units, % change 70-80
  • UNITCH89: total housing units, % change 80-90
  • UNIT80: total housing units, 1980 (STF1C)
  • UNIT90: total housing units, 1990 (STF1C)
  • MOBIL90: mobile home or trailer units, 1990 (STF1C)
  • VAC70: vacant housing units, 1970 (STF1C)
  • VAC80: vacant housing units, 1980 (STF1C)
  • OCC70: occupied housing units, 1970 (STF1C)
  • OCC80: occupied housing units, 1980 (STF1C)
  • OCC90: occupied housing units, 1990 (STF1C)
  • CROW1_80: units > 1.01 persons/room, 1980 (STF1C)
  • CROW2_90: unit > 2.01 persons/room, 1990 (STF1C)
  • OWN80: owner-occupied units, 1980 (STF1C)
  • OWN90: owner-occupied units, 1990 (STF1C)
  • OWNP80: % owner-occupied units (of total occupied), 1980 (STF1C)
  • OWNP90: % owner-occupied units (of total occupied), 1990 (STF1C)
  • METRO: id number of metropolitan county (part of MSA)
  • PMSA: id number of metro county (part of PMSA)
  • VAL80: median value of owner-occupied housing, 1980 (STF1C)
  • VAL90: median value of owner-occupied housing, 1990 (STF1C)
  • RENTOC80: renter-occupied units, 1980 (STF1C)
  • RENTOC90: renter-occupied units, 1990 (STF1C)
  • RENT80: median contract rent, renter occupied, 1980 (STF1C)
  • RENT90: median contract rent, renter occupied, 1990 (STF1C)

All data sets are provided as is, and no warranties, expressed or implied are made as to the correctness and fitness for a purpose. Proper citation of the source of the data in published work would be appreciated.