Inequality Among Western State Governors


Below is a small set of actual data that will be used a couple of
times in Soc. 210a. It shows, among other things, that in the
western United States a decade ago, governors' salaries varied
from state to state.

This dataset is small enough to permit analysis without a
computer, yet has several features that merit discussion. 



SOME DATA ON THE 13 WESTERN STATES OF THE U.S.

NAME         STHD  POP_87  TAXES CONG GOVSAL

Alaska       1959    525    0      1     82
Arizona      1912   3386    8      5     75
California   1850  27663    9.3   45     85
Colorado     1876   3296    5      6     70
Hawaii       1959   1083   10      2     80
Idaho        1890    998    8.2    2     55
Montana      1889    809   11      2     50
Nevada       1864   1007    0      2     78
New Mexico   1912   1500    8.5    3     63
Oregon       1859   2724    9      5     74
Utah         1896   1680    7.75   3     60
Washington   1889   4538    0      8     87
Wyoming      1890    490    0      1     70

  Source:  WORLD ALMANAC, 1989.
  Statehood, pp. 600-625
  1987 population, p. 540
  Highest income tax rate, p. 122
  Congressmen, p. 105 
  Governor's salary, p. 114