equality_index dataset

LGBTQ+ Rights Laws by State

Data on the number of LGBTQ+ equality laws (as of 2019) and demographics in each U.S. state. data

Format

A data frame with 50 observations, one per state, and 6 variables:

• state: state name
• region: region in which the state falls
• gop_2016: percent of the 2016 presidential election vote earned by the Republican ("GOP") candidate
• laws: number of LGBTQ+ rights laws (as of 2019)
• historical: political leaning of the state over time (gop = Republican, dem = Democrat, swing = swing state)
• percent_urban: percent of state's residents that live in urban areas (by the 2010 census)

Source

Data on LGBTQ+ laws were obtained from Warbelow, Sarah, Courtnay Avant, and Colin Kutney (2020). 2019 State Equality Index. Washington, DC. Human Rights Campaign Foundation. https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/HRC-SEI-2019-Report.pdf?_ga=2.148925686.1325740687.1594310864-1928808113.1594310864&_gac=1.213124768.1594312278.EAIaIQobChMI9dP2hMzA6gIVkcDACh21GgLEEAAYASAAEgJiJvD_BwE/. Data on urban residency obtained from https://www.icip.iastate.edu/tables/population/urban-pct-states/.

equality_index