Context,1980,2001,,,,,
Resident population (thous.),"226,542","284,797",,,,,
Total area (thous. sq. mi.)a,"3,619","3,718 (1990)",,,,,
Total civilian labor force (thous.),"106,940","141,815",,,,,
Real gross domestic productb,$4.9 trillion,$9.2 trillion,,,,,
Median household incomeb ,"$32,661 (1984)","$38,426 ",,,,,
Average household expendituresb,"$32,020 (1984)","$36,070 ",,,,,
Number of households (thous.),"80,776","R105,480 (2000)",,,,,
Average life expectancy (years),73.7,P76.9 (2000),,,,,
Labor force participation by women,46%,60%,,,,,
"a 1980 data include the Great Lakes and inland and coastal water. 1990 data include inland water only. The Census Bureau tabulates area data for the decennial census years only.
b Expressed in 1996 chained dollars (see Glossary for definition).
c Earliest year available is 1984.
d BTS computations, Nov. 15, 2002.",,,,,,,
Key: P = preliminary data; R = revised. ,,,,,,,
"Sources: Population, area, number of households—U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of United States: 2000, available at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html; GDP— USDOC, BEA; median household income—USDOC, Census, available at www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/ie1.html; average household income and expenditures, employment—U.S. Department of Labor, BLS, available at http://www.bls.gov/cex; life expectancy—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available at www.cdc.gov.",,,,,,,
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