catdata (version 1.2.4)

foodstamp: Food-Stamp Program

Description

The foodstamp data stem from a survey on the federal food-stamp program, 150 persons were interviewed. The response indicates participation.

Usage

data(foodstamp)

Format

A data frame with 150 observations on the following 4 variables.

y

participation in federal food-stamp program, yes = 1, no = 0

TEN

tenancy, yes = 1, no = 0

SUP

supplemental income, yes = 1, no = 0

INC

log-transformed monthly income log(monthly income +1)

References

Künsch, H. R., Stefanski, L. A., Carroll, R. J. (1989) Conditionally unbiased bounded-influence estimation in general regression models, with applications to generalized linear models. Journal of American Statistical Association 84, 460--466.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
##look for:
if(interactive()){vignette("modbin-foodstamp")}
}