Lung cancer mortality in French departments (1968--1969)

These data were made available in the data webpage of the book by Gaetan and Guyon. The data are courtesy of Chantal Guihenneuc-Jouyaux.

Description:

Male lung cancer mortality rate standardised over the age range 35--74 and over 2 year period, 1968--1969 at the scale of the French départments.

Format:

• poumon: Male lung cancer mortality rate
• metallurgie: Male percentage employed in metal industry
• mecanique: Male percentage employed in mechanical industry
• textile: Male percentage employed in textile industry
• vente tabac: Cigarette sales
• numero departement: Department number
• latitude: Latitude of department (centroid?)
• longitude: Longitude of department (centroid?).

References:

Richarson, S., Guihenneuc, C. and Lasserre, V. (1992), Spatial linear models with autocorrelated error structure, The Statistician, 41, 539-557.