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Social indicators data on 207 nations distributed by the United Nations circa 1998.

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A data frame with 207 observations on the following 14 variables.

region

a factor with alphabetical levels Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Oceania.

tfr

total fertility rate, number of children per woman.

contraception

percentage of married women using any method of contraception.

educationMale

average number of years of education for men.

educationFemale

average number of years of education for women.

lifeMale

expectation of life at birth for males.

lifeFemale

expectation of life at birth for females.

infantMortality

infant deaths per 1000 live births.

GDPperCapita

gross domestic product per person in U.S. dollars.

economicActivityMale

percentage of men who are economically active.

economicActivityFemale

percentage of women who are economically active.

illiteracyMale

percentage of males 15 years of age and older who are illiterate.

illiteracyFemale

percentage of females 15 years of age and older who are illiterate.

Details

In a few cases where the percentages of males and females 15 and older who are illiterate were unavailable, these variables were filled in by regression imputation from the corresponding percentages 25 and older who are illiterate.

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Source

Downloaded from http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/social/main.htm in 1998.

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