Connecticut and Neighboring State, USA The shapefile contains the following variables: 1. FID - Field identifier 2. Shape - Type of coverage (i.e. Polygon) 3. OBJECTID - The unique ID for each record in the table 4. STATE_NAME - State name 5. STATE_FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard (state code) 6. STATE_ABBR - State abbreviation 7. POP2000 - Population 2000 8. POP2004 - Population 2004 10. MALES - Population of Males 11. FEMALES - Population of Females sOURCE: ESRI