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A panel dataset containing Covid-19 related data for 46 states. This data comes from Callaway and Li (2021). See the paper for additional descriptions.

Usage

covid_data

Format

A data frame with 1656 rows and 9 variables:

positive

The cumulative number of cases per million individuals in a particular state by a particular time period.

time.period

Time period

group

The group that a state belongs to. It is based on the time period when they enacted the shelter-in-place order.

state

State abbreviation

totalTestResults

The total Covid-19 number of tests run per million individuals in a particular state by a particular time period.

state_id

Numeric state identifier

region

Census region for particular state

retail_and_recreation_percent_change_from_baseline

The percentage change in retail and recreational travel from pre-Covid baseline. This is from Google's Mobility report (see paper for details).

current

The current number of cases per million individuals in a particular state by a particular time period. This variable is constructed from positive (see paper for details).

Source

Callaway and Li (2021)