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      <dc:title>County Characteristics, 2000-2007 [United States]</dc:title>
		
      		<dc:creator>Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research</dc:creator>
      	
		
      		<dc:subject>age</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>arson</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>assault</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>auto theft</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>birth rates</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>burglary</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>climate</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>counties</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>crime</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>demographic characteristics</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>disabled persons</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>economic conditions</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>election returns</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>employee benefits</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>employment</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>gender</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>geography</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>government expenditures</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>government revenues</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>group homes</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>Hispanic or Latino origins</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>housing</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>housing construction</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>income</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>labor force</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>larceny</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>manufacturing industry</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>Medicare</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>migration</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>mortality rates</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>murder</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>natural environment</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>occupations</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>older adults</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>pensions</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>physician availability</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>poverty</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>public assistance programs</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>race</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>rape</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>retail trade</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>robbery</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>taxes</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>unemployment</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>wages and salaries</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>weather data</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>workers</dc:subject>
      	
		
      		<dc:subject>NACJD.XIV</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>NACJD.VIII</dc:subject>
      	
      		<dc:subject>ICPSR.I.A.4</dc:subject>
      	
      	<dc:description>This file contains an array of county characteristics by
which researchers can investigate contextual influences at the county
level. Included are population size and the components of population
change during 2000-2005 and a wide range of characteristics on or
about 2005: (1) population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, (2)
labor force size and unemployment, (3) personal income, (4) earnings
and employment by industry, (5) land surface form typography, (6)
climate, (7) government revenue and expenditures, (8) crimes reported
to police, (9) presidential election results (10) housing authorized
by building permits, (11) Medicare enrollment, and (12) health
profession shortage areas.</dc:description>
		
      	<dc:date>2008-01-24</dc:date>
	    
      		<dc:type>administrative records data</dc:type>
      	
      		<dc:type>aggregate data</dc:type>
      	
      		<dc:type>census/enumeration data</dc:type>
      	
      	<dc:identifier>20660</dc:identifier>
      	<dc:identifier>10.3886/ICPSR20660.v2</dc:identifier>
    	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
 Population Estimates Program. CO-EST2005-alldata: County Population
 Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000, to July
1, 2005. March 16, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
 Population Division. Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) and Combined
 Statistical Areas (CSAs), December 2005. Internet release date January
19, 2006. Last revised June 14, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and
 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. CENSUS
 OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 2000 [UNITED STATES]: SELECTED SUBSETS FROM
 SUMMARY FILE 3 [Computer file]. ICPSR13402-v2. Washington, DC:
 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and Ann Arbor, MI:
 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
 [producers], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for
 Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. DS12 (Counties,
Tables P1-P160I Only).</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
 Population Estimates Program. CO-EST2005-alldata: County Population
 Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1,
2005. March 16, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
 Census. Population Estimates Program. HU-EST2005-[ST_FIPS]: Housing
 Unit Estimates for Counties of [ST_FIPS]: April 1, 2000 to July 1,
2005. August 21, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
 Census. Population Estimates Program. CC-EST2005-agesex-[ST_FIPS]:
 Annual Estimates of the Population by Selected Age Groups and Sex for
Counties in [STATE]: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005. August 4, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
 Population Estimates Program. CC-EST2005-6RACE-[ST_FIPS]: County
 Population Estimates with Sex, 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone and One
 Group with Two or More Race Groups) and Hispanic Origin. August 4,
2006. (One data file per state.)</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program. Labor Force Data by
 County, 2005 Annual Averages. No date given. Accessed September 11,
2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research
Service. Final 2004 County Typology Codes. August 26, 2004.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research
Service. 2003 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. August 2003.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic
 Analysis. Regional Economic Information System 1969-2005 (REIS). April
 27, 2007. Tables CA05N (Personal income by major source and earnings
 by NAICS industry, 2005), CA06N (Compensation of employees by NAICS
 industry, 2005), CA25N (Total full-time and part-time employment by
 NAICS industry, 2005), CA30 (Regional economic profiles, 2005), and
CA35. (Personal current transfer receipts, 2005.)</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research
Service. Natural Amenities Scale. September 1999.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Energy. ICC Public Proposal
Form. March 24, 2003.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>International Code Council. 2004/2005 Proposed Changes
 to the International Energy Conservation Code. ICC Public Hearing,
February 2005. EC9-04/05.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Briggs, R.S., Lucas, R.G., and Taylor, T. Climate
 Classification for Building Energy Codes and Standards: Part 2 - Zone
 Definitions, Maps and Comparisons. Technical and Symposium Papers,
 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning
 Engineers (ASHRAE) Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL, January, 2003. Table
1B.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Energy. Building America Climate
Regions by Counties of the United States. Version 3, June 26, 2006.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the
 Census. Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 2004. Data file
04CFFCOM.TXT. No date given. Accessed May 18, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 2002
 Census of Governments. County-Area File - Public Use Format.
2002_Census_State_County.txt. No date given. Accessed June 15, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 2002
 Census of Governments. Directory Information File - County
Area. 02countyareagid.txt. No date given. Accessed June 15, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of
 Investigation. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM DATA [UNITED STATES]:
 COUNTY-LEVEL DETAILED ARREST AND OFFENSE DATA, 2004 [Computer
 file]. ICPSR04466-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for
 Political and Social Research [producer and distributor],
2006-07-26. DS4 (Crimes Reported).</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Charles Haines Stewart III. Official 2004 Presidential
Election Returns. No date given. Accessed June 18, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>CNN.com. America Votes 2004:
U.S. President/Mississippi/County Results. Accessed September 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Colorado Secretary of State. Official Publication of
 the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2003 Coordinated, 2004 Primary,
2004 General. No date given. Accessed September 26, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Illinois State Board of Elections. Candidate Totals by
 County: 2004 General Election. GE2004Cty.xls. No date given. Accessed
September 26, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Montana Secretary of State. Official Election Results:
 2004 Election Results by County. No date given. Accessed October 1,
2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>New Jersey Division of Elections. 2004 General Election
 Results: Official List, Candidates for President for November 2004
General Election. December 1, 2004.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Ohio Secretary of State. General Election: President
 Full Term Commencing January 20, 2005: Official Tabulation: November
2, 2004. No date given. Accessed September 26, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>West Virginia Secretary of State. State of West
 Virginia Certificate for the General Election conducted on the Second
of November, 2004. January 3, 2005.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in California." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Georgia." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Idaho." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Hawaii." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Maine." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Missouri." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in New York." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Rhode Island." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>Wikipedia. "United States presidential election, 2004,
in Tennessee." Accessed October 1, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the
 Census. Manufacturing and Construction Division, Residential
 Construction Branch. CO2005A.txt. 2005 Annual County Level Residential
 Building Permit Statistics. No date given. Received from the Census
Bureau on June 18, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health
 Resources and Services Administration Geospatial Data Warehouse.
Health Profession Shortage Area Report - Primary Care. June 21, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 Health. Health Resources and Services Administration Geospatial Data
 Warehouse. Health Profession Shortage Area Report - Mental Health
Care. June 21, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health.
 Health Resources and Services Administration Geospatial Data
 Warehouse. Health Profession Shortage Area Report - Dental Care. June
21, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>U.S. Department of Health and Social Services. Centers
 for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare Aged and Disabled by
 State and County as of July 1, 2003 (County03.TXT). No date
given. Accessed June 20, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
      		<dc:source>United States Department of Health and Social
 Services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. County to CBSA
 crosswalk file (NPRM2008_xwalk_file.xls). No date given. Accessed June
20, 2007.</dc:source>
      	
    	
      		<dc:coverage>United States</dc:coverage>
      	
		
      		<dc:coverage>2000--2007</dc:coverage>
      	
      	<dc:rights> ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 
        3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).</dc:rights>
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