10.3886/ICPSR08187.v1 United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 1984 banking cities crime demographic statistics economic indicators education elections health housing income labor force labor unions metropolitan areas population characteristics public utilities social welfare states (USA) statistical data urban areas veterans 1984-07-12 2006-01-18 aggregate data 8187 1 This collection is composed of two files, a State File (Part 1) and a Metropolitan Area File (Part 2), both of which contain statistics gathered from approximately 70 government and private agencies. The State File contains variables on population, households, vital statistics, health, education, crime, social insurance and welfare, housing, land use, labor force and unions, income, utilities, banking, elections, and veterans. Data are available for all states and the District of Columbia, the United States, and Census regions and divisions. The Metropolitan Area File covers the same general topics as the State File. Data are available for the United States, all Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs), Standard Consolidated Statistical Areas (SCSAs), and metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.