SCPRC-EST2008-18+POP-RES: Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident 
Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: 
July 1, 2008

File:   7/1/2008 State Characteristics Population Estimates File

Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date:  December 23, 2008

Sort order of observations: States in FIPS code sort.

Data fields (in order of which they appear):
 
VARIABLE		DESCRIPTION
	   
SUMLEV			Geographic Summary Level	   
STATE			State FIPS code	   
REGION			Census Region code	   
DIVISION		Census Division code	   
NAME			State Name	   
POPESTIMATE2008		7/1/2008 resident population estimate	   
POPEST18PLUS2008	7/1/2008 resident population estimate age 18 years and over 
PCNT_POPEST18PLUS	7/1/2008 Percent of State population age 18 years and over	 

The key for SUMLEV is as follows:
	010 = Nation
	040 = State and/or Statistical Equivalent or Puerto Rico Commonwealth

The key for REGION is as follows:
	0 = United States Total - does not include Puerto Rico
	1 = Northeast
	2 = Midwest
	3 = South
	4 = West
       	x = Not Applicable

The key for DIVISION code is as follows:
	0 = United States Total 
	1 = New England
	2 = Middle Atlantic
	3 = East North Central
	4 = West North Central
	5 = South Atlantic
	6 = East South Central
	7 = West South Central
	8 = Mountain
	9 = Pacific
        x = Not Applicable